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NASA overspent $15 million on unused Oracle licenses as it failed to track usage

CIO Business Intelligence

The report attributes the huge over-expenditure to vendor lock-in and NASA’s unwillingness to risk a license audit by Oracle because of its lack of visibility into software management. These challenges expose the agency to increased costs because of penalties for violations of software licensing agreements, the report showed.

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SAP and customers still in cockpit of debate about indirect licensing

Computer Weekly

SAP and the UK & Ireland SAP user group have been thrashing out the topic of indirect licensing in 2017. Is there an amicable settlement in sight?

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Univ. of Washington rolls out new licensing process to streamline negotiations with spinouts

GeekWire

This week the UW unveiled Husky FAST Start , a new licensing process meant to speed up startup license discussions. universities more control over technology licensing. In 2017, CoMotion laid off 15% of its staff , a move attributed to the expiration of some money-generating UW technology patents. public university.

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Uber granted 30-month license to continue operating in London

The Verge

Uber has secured a 30-month — or two-and-a-half-year — license to keep its ridesharing services up and running in London, according to a report from the BBC. The company later won a 15-month appeal in court , only to have its license taken away yet again in 2019 after TfL said the company was still not “fit and proper” to operate in the city.

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Pony.ai is the first autonomous car company with a taxi license in China

The Verge

has received a license to operate its autonomous taxi service in China, making it the first company to win the country’s approval (via Reuters ). In November, the Chinese startup gained approval — but not a license — to operate 67 vehicles in Beijing. Image: Pony.ai.

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Sapphire 2017: McDermott declares SAP indirect licensing policy change

Computer Weekly

At SAP’s annual Sapphire Now conference in Orlando, Florida, CEO Bill McDermott rules out of court charging for static read access in third-party systems

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Top 10 business applications stories of 2017

Computer Weekly

Indirect licensing of SAP software was the big story, with SAP’s victory over Diageo in the High Court proving a tinderbox. AI, machine learning and blockchain oscillated between hype and reality