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Oracle takes on virtualization

November 29, 2010November 17, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergOracle database, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, Oracle: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

Oracle has made some significant statements regarding their support of virtualization and cloud computing.

Microsoft Proposes Government Licensing of Internet Access

November 23, 2010November 16, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

Microsoft is taking a stand against malware attacks by proposing that the government be given the ability to block individual computers from connecting to the internet.

Oracle-SAP Lawsuit Revisited

November 23, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergEnterprise Agreement, IT Asset Management, Oracle Licensing Compliance, software asset management, Software auditLeave a Comment

Simple explanation on the Oracle v. SAP lawsuit, claims and damages.

Support and maintenance renewal

November 22, 2010November 15, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Enterprise AgreementLeave a Comment

We have discussed the importance of renewals on your software licensing contracts, but you must also take into consideration that support and maintenance contracts must also be renewed.

Tips on vendor negotiation

November 19, 2010November 16, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergMiro NewsLeave a Comment

Miro was recently mentioned in a great piece in InfoWorld Magazine about negotiating with tech vendors.

Microsoft agrees to license patents for Acacia

November 18, 2010November 16, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

Multiple media outlets are reporting that Microsoft has agreed to license 74 patents held by Acacia and Access, which acquired Palmsource.

Microsoft Addresses Licensing Complexity

November 17, 2010November 16, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

While at SoftSummit in San Jose, Microsoft stressed that they are attempting to make their licensing less complex, but admitted that there are still complexities to be addressed – for example – cloud and virtualization.

Support and maintenance – how long should my contract be for?

November 17, 2010November 15, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Contract Lifecycle management, Cost Containment/NegotiationLeave a Comment

Just this past week we received the same question from 5 different company CIOs – Do people really take out support contracts for more than a year?

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