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Loop hole – Discount-Licensing continues reselling Microsoft licenses…

I came across this really interesting piece from Zdnet.com about a company called Discount-Licensing.com that has continued to sell second hand software, after Microsoft attempted to squash them. They apparently found a loophole within Microsoft’s licensing agreements and are able to offer a variety of Microsoft products. Although Microsoft made a change in October 2007, software licenses with the previous terms (disused licenses purchased before October 2007) can still be sold by the company. Microsoft has yet to respond to […]

One-minute Oracle Licensing Tip: Modifications

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 […]

Week in Review (Around the World): Software Licensing and Compliance

In the News This Week • Computerworld: Microsoft vs. Apple: You do the math • eWeek: Red Hat adds top intellectual property lawyers • Los Angeles Times: Ex-CEO of Merisel is sued Jenson resigned from the software licensing firm in 2004 as the New York company, then based in El Segundo, sued him and others. • Bloomberg: TiVo Fourth-Quarter Loss Narrows; Hardware Costs Drop (Update2) TiVo continues to have software licensing discussions with other cable operators, Rogers said today in […]

A case of software licensing indemnification

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 […]

Hot List!

The BSA rampage seems to be a hot topic on our blog these past few weeks so I thought it would be of interest to add a “hot list” that I came across from EnterpriseITPlanet.com. This one was recently posted by the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA), which has the same mission as that of the BSA. The list includes the most pirated software applications last year which they may consider “low hanging fruit” for 08 – beware! 2007 Software […]

The Supply Management Promise

We have long been a resource for Oracle software licensing to our clients.  From time to time, we get inquiries about other Oracle or software-related issues – anywhere from database management to what to do with the latest patches.  While we can answer some of these questions, it’s not really our area of expertise and that’s why we have formed alliances with other companies.  This year, we’ve decided to highlight our partners through various marketing activities including webinars.  We hope […]

Week in Review (Around the World): Software Licensing and Compliance

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

Webinar Alert!

We are hosting another webinar and it’s coming up rather quickly – it will be held next Tuesday, March 4th, at 1:00 PM. This time around we will have a guest speaker, Paul Vallee, president of Pythian, to talk about Supply Management techniques for cost savings. Here is the link to register and more info below – “see” you there! The Supply Management Promise Date: March 4, 2008, 1 pm ET (60 minutes) Speaker: Paul Vallee, President, Pythian Businesses in […]

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