license. By Bob Gourley. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”. ? Margaret Mead. MORE

The SAP legal case against Diageo highlights the seemingly arbitrary rules governing software licensing MORE

Linux creator answers questions about the history of the Linux kernel, what made the OS different and why he used the GNU GPL license Read More. Shared MORE

Cisco this week said it patched a “ critical ” patch for its Prime License Manager (PLM) software that would let attackers execute random SQL queries. The Cisco Prime License Manager offers enterprise-wide management of user-based licensing, including license fulfillment. Released in November, the first version of the Prime License Manager patch caused its own “ functional ” problems that Cisco was then forced to fix. MORE

Information Technology Blog - - How To Get the Best User-Friendly Software Licensing Protection - Information Technology Blog. These software licensing protection gurus offer the most dynamic licensing models to date. No More Host-Based Licensing Frustrating Your End-User. MORE

Windows Server 2012 R2 Anthony Bartolo Licensing Windows Server Microsoft introduced Windows Server 2012 R2 as the “Gateway to the Cloud.” MORE

At SAP’s annual Sapphire Now conference in Orlando, Florida, CEO Bill McDermott rules out of court charging for static read access in third-party systems MORE

Flashback a decade or two, to the days when one big database vendor is constantly changing its licensing -- and customers keep figuring out how to beat it, according to this IT pilot fish. Every time the vendor came up with some way to maximize profits, someone came up with a way to bypass it legally and minimize licensing costs," fish says. "So Our local sales team took us out to lunch at a local fancy hamburger joint to explain how the new licensing scheme would work. MORE

There’s no question that enterprise application usability has for the most part been left behind MORE

As it continues to grow, The Open Compute Project is moving closer to a tipping point that creates lasting change in how IT equipment is built and sold. This raises a new set of questions: Can the revolution give birth to successful businesses? Open Compute MORE

My take on open source licenses. Open Source licensing can be a confusing and daunting task. Most developers simply adopt licenses of other popular projects. I wanted to shed some light on the most popular licenses and provide some guidance on which one should be used and when. MORE

When starting on your cloud migration journey, pricing competition and license portability should be paid close attention to MORE

I have written before on the challenges presented by licensing indirect SAP use and despite the launch of a new mechanism to check compliance this area still represents and area of concern for SAP customers MORE

There’s no question that enterprise application usability has for the most part been left behind MORE

Sale of mobile patent portfolio comes alongside software licensing agreement and may herald Xiaomi’s expansion into Europe and the US, say analysts MORE

Judge rejects Diageo’s submission that SAP PI is a “gatekeeper” licence for gaining access to the SAP suite of applications and database MORE

I’m not Microsoft licensing expert! In this post, you will learn more details about New SCCM Intune Licensing details. The post Learn New SCCM Intune Licensing Details Subscription Vs CALs appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog by Anoop C Nair. SCCM featured Intune License requirements SCCM Intune Licensing Details SCCM License Explained Easy SCCM license requirement explainedSubscribe YouTube Channel [link]. MORE

Cubic Transportation plans to use London's payments system to develop contactless solutions for transport around the world MORE

Microsoft invests $15 million in Foursquare and licenses location data, and Google and Cisco agree to a broad cross-licensing agreement to avoid unnecessary patent lawsuits. Cisco Google Microsoft foursquare MORE

SAP and the UK & Ireland SAP user group have been thrashing out the topic of indirect licensing in 2017. Is there an amicable settlement in sight MORE

The CIOs of SAP customers need to pay close attention to the vendor’s announcement earlier today with details on how it intends to modernize its software licensing model. MORE

Many of our customers have thousands of licenses and students they train through our platform. Before, it cost an extra license to give access to managers who weren’t students themselves, taking away licenses that could be used by a student. MORE

Fears that it will lock in and abuse customers via burdensome licensing arrangements, as it is often accused of doing for its enterprise software, could lock Oracle out of the growing cloud computing market. So says the Campaign for Clear Licensing , a Belgian nonprofit advocacy group that conducted a survey showing that enterprises consider their relationship with Oracle to be " hostile." Can enterprises trust Oracle to avoid vendor lock-in for its cloud offerings? MORE

Software companies like SAP must defend their license revenue. The expertise and forces they bring to bear in the overall process of assessing Indirect usage should not be underestimated MORE

I’m not a licensing expert, and the license documents are successfully able to confuse me more whenever I try to understand it. I have seen people are trying to resolve Software licensing troubles with SCCM inventory. I don’t believe that SCCM can provide a software licensing insights. The post Software Licensing Troubles But Don’t Trouble SCCM Admins appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog. MORE

The recent publication of court filings from a licence dispute case shows a catalogue of underhanded techniques the supplier used following an audit MORE

Open Source licensing can be a confusing and daunting task. Most developers simply adopt licenses of other popular projects. I wanted to shed some light on the most popular licenses and provide some guidance on which one should be used and when. BSD & MIT Both licenses are very similar. They are very liberal and allow for sub-licensing meaning that any derived works may be released under a different (commercial or otherwise) license MORE

Only in Silicon Valley: License Plate Sightings in the Field. Only in Silicon Valley: License Plate Sightings in. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Wednesday, February 6, 2013. MORE

By 2019, more than 30 percent of the 100 largest vendors' new software investments will have shifted from cloud-first to cloud-only. Read More. Industry Perspectives MORE

The reality is that if you want to install and run your applications on-premise, software developers do not want your business because they can see the difference in the costs of support for on-premise customers vs cloud-based MORE

By using natural convection, the university eliminated lots of cooling equipment and reduced energy use Read More. Design Power and Cooling Startups MORE

Yet another SAP customer hits the spotlight as a license violation case begins MORE

Heads of businesses risk breaching the Companies Act, fines, or a possible jail sentence if they fail to take software licensing risks into account MORE

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ARM secures new processor licensing agreements with IBM and Chinese semiconductor provider Spreadtrum to continue its worldwide growth in network and communications markets. IBM Networking arm spreadtrum MORE

Two recent stories at InfoWorld got me thinking about how much enterprise pricing approaches are being infused into the cloud -- approaches that are much like the familiar enterprise software pricing of the 1990s. These pricing models are clearly aimed at the enterprise, not at the small-business market that made cloud what it is today. And they bring the same pros and cons of those traditional software licences. MORE