Contrary to what you may believe, purchasing software rarely means you own it. In reality, the software most often still belongs to the company or developer and what you purchase is a software license ...

It's hard to believe that some of the most profitable software companies in the world--Oracle, Microsoft and SAP--are sitting on a licensing model that is untenable in the long run and will ...

Every day we hear how the network is changing. Virtualization, Cloud, Software-defined Networking, the Internet of Things — it’s clear big transformational change is happening. The technical aspects ...

A Coalition for Fair Software Licensing lobbying group has launched, aiming to remedy "anticompetitive software licensing practices." The group, consisting of "more than a dozen companies," was ...

Software audits are on the rise—a fact well-documented by Gartner. Software giants have long recognized that audits are a way to generate additional revenue, and vendors like Oracle, Microsoft and IBM ...

Service to negotiate contracts for site-licensed software and administer the distribution to the campus, including programs such as SUNY ITEC. UB makes available links to contracted vendors for ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A bipartisan group of House lawmakers are trying again to pass a proposal meant to rein in the costs of the government’s software ...

Hate reading software licenses? Not knowing the language might have something to do with it. Here’s a quick glossary No two licenses are the same. even licenses for the same application can vary ...

As the global economy teeters somewhere between stagnation and recession, many companies are placing a renewed focus on cost management. Tech leaders, who hold significant portfolios of assets and ...