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Tag: Oracle Software Licensing

Life is more than just Oracle licensing
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We just spent a long weekend in Miami and the NY Times Sunday, April 6th edition runs an article in their Travel section about Miami “Babylon on a Budget: A Weekend Challenge by Matt Gross. His first paragraph is absolutely spot on and I will shamelessly quote it directly: “There’s a very fine line between tackiness and glamour, and in Miami Beach –itself a very fine strip of sand- that line sometimes vanishes. Is that maximum blonde’s minimal swimsuit cringe-making […]

Concurrent Device licensing: A valuable asset or an asset past its time?
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With respect to Oracle software licensing, Concurrent Device licensing is generally defined as the maximum number of input devices accessing a program at a given point in time. If multiplexing hardware or software is used, this number must be measured at the multiplexing front-end. What does this mean for customers licensed in a Concurrent Device model? With the Concurrent Device metric, Oracle counts the source and use of data. Automated batching of imported as well as exported data would increase […]

Are consultants needed to negotiate enterprise software licensing?
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Of course we’re going to say yes as Miro Consulting helps negotiate Oracle software licensing (and Microsoft too!).  But, we’ll try to be a bit more methodical about why you should hire an outside pro to help with license negotiation and software asset management. Remember that having a C-level executive – the CIO – devoted solely to IT is relatively new for businesses.  The last 7 or 8 years has seen an explosion of CIO titles.  But, nevertheless, the CIO […]

A rare look inside an Oracle software licensing negotiation
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A European bank (not named) negotiated its Oracle software licensing.  According to Forrester, the bank approached Oracle with best practice in “how to negotiate” with the multimillion-dollar Oracle database vendor.  Typically, Oracle licensing and maintenance contracts are complex and can be costly.   One of the main issues: Oracle and many software companies typically include clauses in their software license agreement to remove any liability from any negative business-related events related to the software.  The financial institution needed more assurance.  CIO […]

Week in Review (Around the World): Software Licensing and Compliance
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In the News This Week ·    CIO How a European Bank Got Oracle to Surrender Key Software Licensing… ·    CNN Money Virtualization Real Issue For Software Licensing/ ·   ComputerWeekly Court ruling strengthens UK patents on software It follows an appeal case brought by software licensing company, Symbian, after a patent application was rejected by the Intellectual Property Office. ·   Trusted Views Microsoft Licenses Adobe Flash For Windows Mobile ·   WebProNews Enterprise Software Up Google’s Alley?

One-minute Oracle Licensing Tip: Modifications
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If your enterprise has installed any Oracle applications (including Hyperion, Siebel, PeopleSoft, etc.), the following piece of information is important and should be kept in mind. Many Oracle applications come bundled with the following restricted use licenses: • Oracle Database Enterprise Edition; and • Oracle Internet Application Server Enterprise Edition ‘Restricted use’ means you cannot modify, alter, or otherwise change these underlying products. The intent of restricted use is that you employ -and deploy – these products “as is” and […]

A case of software licensing indemnification
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Epicrealm is a former web acceleration company that stopped marketing and selling its products around 2003 filed lawsuits last year against a group of 13 companies including Safelite for allegedly infringing on two patents that cover the way in which many dynamic web pages are constructed and served. Although Oracle isn’t part of any of the lawsuits, the company supplies software that delivers dynamic web pages. Under the terms of its software license agreement, Oracle agrees to indemnify its customers […]

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