TechSpot

APRIL 26, 2024

Microsoft is making yet another contribution to the world of open-source software preservation. under an MIT license. Ten years after releasing the source code of MS-DOS 1.25 Working in partnership with IBM and "in the spirit of open innovation," the company has released the source code of MS-DOS 4.00 Read Entire Article

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Microsoft is in talks with Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) to settle the trade body’s complaint about its cloud software licensing practices in the European Union (EU). The European cloud firms had called this a restrictive cloud licensing policy.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 19, 2023

Microsoft has revealed on the softwares' official product pages that it will stop directly issuing licenses for Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Workstation. The disclaimer states that January 31, 2023, is the last day consumers can download the operating systems from Microsoft's site.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 13, 2023

All Posts The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has overspent about $15 million on Oracle software over the past five years because it lacked a centralized software asset management practice, according to an audit report published by the space agency’s office of the inspector general (OIG).

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Have you ever met an Oracle customer who happily pays the company’s fees for software support? There’s not much incentive for large vendors to provide prolonged support for software they’d just as soon discard into the end-of-life bin. Neither have we. Rimini Street is different. When was your last database health check?

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 2, 2023

With tight IT budgets getting tighter, many Oracle licensees with Unlimited Licensing Agreements (ULAs) are tempted to consider an exit plan to avoid the pinch of rising support costs. Most enterprises want to avoid expending unnecessary time, effort, and resources on licensing issues, so they can focus on maximizing value and results.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Founded in 2009, Audiosocket is seeing growth of its music licensing software products used by social media creators, movie production studios, and others. Some of the artists on the music licensing platform Audiosocket. Audiosocket Image) The company has raised $3.5

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 3, 2024

billion ruling that it improperly replaced mainframe software from rival BMC at AT&T. AT&T “independently decided” to displace BMC software from its mainframe environment, the three-judge appeal court panel ruled. “AT&T’s IBM and BMC both develop software that runs on IBM mainframes. IBM appealed. billion judgement.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Cisco has taken the wraps off a pair of intelligent WiFi-7 access points and introduced a new way of licensing wireless gear across cloud, on-premises and hybrid networks. With it customers can purchase our new unified licenses (Cisco Wireless Essentials or Advantage) in a Cisco Networking Subscription.

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GeekWire

JUNE 11, 2024

(LinkedIn Photos) Seattle startup Cyrus Biotechnology is spinning out a business that will expand access to the company’s software technology, with the potential of supporting innovation in drug development, agriculture, synthetic biology and manufacturing.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 3, 2024

A VMware licensing cost increase of 150%. For many VMware customers, the licensing model and price changes were abrupt. Facing backlash from existing customers, Broadcom has attempted to explain the new product and licensing model with a hope that current customers can manage the transition. An increase of 300%.

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Information Week

AUGUST 12, 2022

Open-source software is more than a license. Below are three recent case studies of OSS being relicensed or going rogue, each providing a practical guide for vetting and using OSS.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, scrutinizing its cloud computing, software licensing, cybersecurity, and AI businesses. The inquiry follows over a year of informal interviews with competitors and business partners, Bloomberg reported.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 12, 2024

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Still, gen AI for software development is in the nascent stages, so technology leaders and software teams can expect to encounter bumps in the road. Software development requires heavy documentation,” Dasdan says.

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Network World

JULY 16, 2024

Just days after Microsoft said that it was attempting to resolve the issue with CISPE, Google along with AWS started protesting Microsoft’s anticompetitive cloud software licensing practices in the EU.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MARCH 28, 2024

Essentially, all software is built using open source. By Synopsys' count, 96% of all codebases contain open-source software. Lately, though, there's been a very disturbing trend.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 21, 2024

A VR demo at the Emirates booth during the 2023 Dubai Airshow is the subject of a lawsuit filed by a software development firm against Amazon Web Services. alleges that AWS wrongly terminated their broader software development agreement and owes more than $1.27 Surreal Holdings of Alpharetta, Ga.,

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

(LinkedIn Photo) After more than a week of controversy, Unity Technologies posted an apology letter to its community and promised to undo or rollback many of the changes it had planned to make to the licensing agreements for its game engine Unity. Unity, which has an office in Bellevue, Wash.,

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Anoop

JANUARY 5, 2021

The ConfigMgr asset intelligence reports provide information about hardware, license management, and software. Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates.

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Network World

AUGUST 14, 2024

Discontent over VMware licensing changes and shifts to the partner program has sent customers looking elsewhere, and at least two competitors say they are benefiting from the discord in the form of increased sales. This forced some customers to buy software they didn’t need as part of a bundle, increasing their costs.

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Network World

AUGUST 20, 2024

Streamlined licensing is another component of the Blueprint. “To Disparate licenses, varied terms, and unpredictable costs can hinder operational efficiency and become a significant burden,” wrote Mathias Kokot, vice president of cloud-ready data center at Juniper, in a blog about licensing.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

AI coding agents are poised to take over a large chunk of software development in coming years, but the change will come with intellectual property legal risk, some lawyers say. The same thing could happen with software code, even though companies don’t typically share their source code, he says. How was the AI trained?

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Network World

JULY 11, 2024

A complaint was filed in 2022 by CISPE (Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers Europe) accusing Microsoft of unfair licensing practices that hurt Europe’s cloud computing ecosystem. Microsoft will also compensate CISPE members for lost revenues related to high licensing costs over the past two years.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Broadcom has fired back in the ongoing legal dispute with AT&T over VMware software support services, claiming that AT&T is resorting to “sensationalism” and had long intended to stop using VMware software but delayed the move.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

To increase operational efficiency and guarantee and enable scalability, selecting the right SCADA software is mandatory. My article below will guide you through comparing SCADA software and help you understand the features to select the most appropriate software for your organization.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Microsoft’s cloud business is under surveillance in Europe: The association of Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) has set up new monitoring body to ensure the tech giant complies with a legal settlement to keep cloud licensing practices fair in the region.

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GeekWire

APRIL 18, 2023

It relaunched as 98point6 Technologies, a software-only company focused on licensing its tech to third-party healthcare providers. based MultiCare Health System, the company’s first foray as a third-party software provider. A 98point6 representative pointed to the SEC filing when asked for clarification.

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Network World

MAY 24, 2024

These, along with issues such as software licensing, could disincentivise customers from using rival cloud providers, thereby stifling innovation and inhibiting competition in the cloud service market. Private clouds and software-as-a-service offerings were considered out of scope.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From the start, Meta has made the Llama models available to other enterprises under a license it describes as “open source,” but the creation of the new business group makes clear that Meta’s interest is commercial, not philanthropic. Meta also has a veto on competitors using Llama for anything too big: The Llama 3.2

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Network World

AUGUST 14, 2024

So far, the $60 billion Broadcom-VMware deal has led to some layoffs , VMware licensing changes, production rationalizations, and shifts to the partner program. Updates include zero-touch orchestration capabilities, pull-based architecture, and edge fleet management. VMware customers would be wise to have an exit plan.”

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TechSpot

MAY 10, 2024

Activation helps Microsoft ensure that a copy of Windows is genuine and hasn't been used on more devices than allowed by the software license terms. In a traditional computing environment, every Windows instance needs to be purchased and activated to unlock full capabilities. Read Entire Article

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Bouyed by the growing wave of software developers adopting artificial intelligence, GitHub is previewing a system called Copilot Workspace that uses natural language to help developers plan and implement projects. The moves come amid a surge in AI usage among software developers, who have led the wave of generative AI adoption.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Because Windows 11 Pro has new hardware requirements, your upgrade strategy must both address hardware and software aspects, not to mention security, deployment plans, training, and more. Then, check with the software vendors to see if the applications are compatible with Windows 11 Pro.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Call it the *Ultimate Productivity Boost*, here's your chance to get your hands on top Microsoft software – Microsoft Office Professional for just $33 or Windows 11 Pro for a mere $29. How often do you come across a deal that not only slashes costs but also amplifies your day-to-day productivity? Read Entire Article

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 27, 2024

It’s an open secret that even proprietary software contains open source components these days, and major vendors are, to varying extents, supporting or participating in open source projects. Some corporate projects have migrated from open source licenses to other forms of license for business reasons.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

GeekWire File Photo) Amazon has committed more than $1 billion to license Microsoft 365 cloud productivity software for 1 million of its corporate and frontline workers in a surprise “megadeal” between the crosstown rivals, Insider reported Tuesday , citing an internal document and a person familiar with the matter.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 31, 2024

WP Engine has never lost the ability to access the WordPress software and plugins on the Website. A source familiar with the WordPress space, who asked that their name not be used, offered a financial reason why WP Engine might have resisted agreeing to licensing or other payments. “I These are accessible without any login.

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