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Week in Review (Around the World): Software Licensing and Compliance
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In the News This Week ·         Silicon Republic Directors could be jailed for unlicensed software ·         Enterprise IT Planet Software Piracy Watchdogs Are on the Prowl ·       Infoworld Users fed up over software licensing, pricing tactics ·       Network World UK group: Software licensing is misleading consumers

To Upgrade or not to Upgrade…
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SearchOracle.com just wrote an interesting piece this week on the trials and tribulations of going through an upgrade process on existing enterprise software. Mark Brunelli emphasizes the importance of doing your research ahead of time – know what the new features are, or what features may have been done away with – before making the decision to upgrade. Just because it’s called an upgrade, doesn’t always mean that it will serve as an advantage to your business. Another important factor […]

Week in Review (Around the World): The world of software licensing and compliance
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In the News This Week ·         Asia Times Online: Microsoft plays cool after DVD blow Chairman Bill Gates stated that the concept should prevent learning barriers for students which would include high software licensing fees. ·         BusinessWeek: The Secrets of Microsoft’s Sync Adding to the cost are the licensing fees for Microsoft’s software, and the voice-recognition technology from software maker Nuance Communications (NUAN). Between hardware and software-licensing costs, and assuming the markup of three to four times cost typical to […]

BSA Gets another one!
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Another “victim” of the BSA – a Denver, CO based door manufacturer was hit with over $92,000 to settle claims on unlicensed use of Microsoft and Symantec software. For a small local company that makes doors, that’s a serious amount of money to part with for something like this. According to the BSA, 35% of the software installed in 2006 was installed without legal licenses, amounting to nearly $40 billion in global losses because of software piracy and that 21% […]

Week in Review in the World of Software Licensing
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In the News This Week ·         InfoWorld Microsoft offers subscription licensing for small businesses ·         IT Business Edge Microsoft Cuts Software Licensing Costs for Some SMBs ·         Australian IT VMware Hits the Books: VIRTUALISATION software maker VMware has cemented a major software licensing deal with Australia and New Zealand’s academic sector. ·         CRN  Tech Data Enhances E-Biz Tools To Track Licenses, Contract Renewal

Eliot for President!
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I wanted to post a brief entry today with some exciting news. Eliot Arlo Colon has been appointed to President of Miro, effective today. Eliot has served as the company’s COO for the past seven years where he has negotiated over $700 million in software licensing transactions, saving our clients more than half a billion dollars in licensing, support and consulting fees. Eliot is our go-to guy when it comes to Oracle software licensing which has been a tremendous asset […]

Week in Review in the World of Software Licensing
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Its seems that software licensing has been the hearts and minds of many as Forrester rolls out its reporter on application licensing and pricing and Microsoft launches a licensing quiz. • Forrester points out is 29% of a company’s total IT budget will be spent on software-related costs in 2008 including on software maintenance fees – around 30% of the budget – according to Forrester’s “Software Licensing and Pricing” report. In the most recent “Trends 2008: Applications Licensing and Pricing” […]

Microsoft and Yahoo: Together at Last?
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So the plot thickens and after 2 months of behind the scenes negotiations (and whispers amongst the people “in the know”), the cat is out of the bag. Microsoft is proposing to buy Yahoo in order to compete against the all-knowing Google. It’s a bit like pitting the mighty Oz against Merlin. The offer on the table is an estimated $44 billion and change. Does Yahoo get a break on their Microsoft software licensing?

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