• 

  University of the Sunshine Coast streamlines software licensing, reduces excess certificates

  The University of the Sunshine Coast has moved to streamline its software licensing, reducing thousands of unwanted certifications for its software applications.

  By Lisa Banks | 07 June, 2011 12:38

  Tags: virtualize, Virtualization, virtualisation, University of the Sunshine Coast, software licensing, FlexNet Manager

• 

  How to get tough with your tech vendors

  Planning a purchase from a major IT vendor? In this still-tough economy, negotiating pros recommend being aggressive and creative, as well as analyzing your requirements first so that you don't buy more than you need and know where you can compromise.

  By Robert L. Scheier | 28 September, 2010 01:45

  Tags: The Industry Standard, software licensing, software, oracle, Microsoft, it strategy, it management, IBM, hewlett-packard, Gartner, Funding and Finances, EMC, Deployment and Management, Cisco Systems, business issues, business, applications

• 

  Users advised to be careful with Oracle ULAs

  Oracle's unlimited license agreements (ULAs) can make great sense for companies that want to use a lot of the vendor's software, but a number of potential pitfalls can get buried in the fine print, according to a new report from Forrester Research.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 29 April, 2010 06:42

  Tags: software licensing, oracle, Forrester Research

• IBM Q1 profit jumps 16 percent

  IBM on Monday reported first-quarter earnings of US$1.97 per share on $22.9 billion in revenue, a rise of 16 percent and 5 percent, respectively, over the same period last year.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 20 April, 2010 08:18

  Tags: software licensing, IBM, hardware, financial results

• Oracle revenue up, but charges drag down profit

  Fueled by growth in new software licenses, Oracle revenue for its fiscal third quarter, ended Feb. 28, increased 17 percent from the same period last year, hitting US$6.4 billion, though earnings declined due in part to restructuring charges incurred by the company's purchase of Sun Microsystems.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 26 March, 2010 08:01

  Tags: software licensing, oracle

• 

  Does Microsoft complicate its licensing on purpose?

  Navigating Microsoft's complex rules and programs for software licensing has been notoriously difficult for businesses -- a pain point not lost on the company, which for years has said it is trying to simplify the process for customers.

  By Elizabeth Montalbano | 09 October, 2009 11:15

  Tags: software licensing, Microsoft

Whitepapers about software licensing

• 

  IBM agility@scale™: Become as Agile as You Can Be

  In this eBook, Scott Ambler, IBM Rational software's Chief Methodologist for Agile and Lean discusses how IT organisations are finding that agile project teams, as compared to traditional project teams, enjoy higher success rates, deliver higher quality projects, have greater levels of stakeholder satisfaction, provide better return on investment (ROI) and deliver systems to market sooner.

• 

  Transforming Software Delivery: An IBM Rational Case Study

• 

  Case Study: Danske Bank Group improves efficiency and reduces time to market

• 

  Collaborative software delivery: Managing today’s complex environment to improve software quality