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Category: Microsoft

PCI Compliance Considerations for XP’s End
Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Licensing Change Alert, Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft: News You Can Use, PCI (Payment Card Industry)Leave a Comment on PCI Compliance Considerations for XP’s End

We have talked about the end of support for Microsoft XP at length and its implications for users in regards to security and licensing, but thought it would be important to also make our clients and friends aware of the potential for non-compliance with PCI-DSS for any organizations using Point-Of-Sale (POS) payment application environments.

Two Upcoming Webinars – Microsoft and Oracle Live Q&As – Sign up now!
Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft Software Assurance, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft: News You Can Use, Miro News, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, Oracle: News You Can Use, Software audit, software licenseLeave a Comment on Two Upcoming Webinars – Microsoft and Oracle Live Q&As – Sign up now!

Sign up today for our next two Live Q&A Webinars – and get your questions in early to ensure that we can get to them. Looking forward to “seeing” you there!

Is the end of life for Windows XP really going to happen?
Tim HegedusMicrosoft, Microsoft Licensing Tip, WindowsLeave a Comment on Is the end of life for Windows XP really going to happen?

Doomsday for Windows XP is just a few months away. On April 8th, 2014, Microsoft will issue its last updates for this version. On the same day that Windows XP gets its final updates, Office 2003 and all of it is included applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and so on will also get its final security updates.

Satya Nadella: Clean Up the Licensing Mess!
Scott D. Rosenberglicensing, Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment on Satya Nadella: Clean Up the Licensing Mess!

ZDNet’s Ed Bott, writing about the Six challenges for Microsoft as the Satya Nadella era begins, lists as Number 4: Clean up the licensing mess. Enterprise customers experience real pain every day thanks to Microsoft’s unbelievably complex licensing rules, which are practically sadistic. Glad we aren’t the only ones saying this!    

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