First off, a happy 2005 to everyone, and I wish you all a prosperous new year and express my condolences to those affected by the recent tsunami. This week’s article concerns the resurgence of the ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

In the rapidly evolving world of software licensing and distribution, many vendors (and therefore customers) are considering a shift from traditional customer-hosted software solutions to Software as ...

These days, businesses are no longer as willing to accept the status quo in their relationships with technology companies. Instead, there’s a movement underway where enterprises actively seek partners ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7, 2022 — Lightbend, the company providing a cloud-native microservices platform for some of the world’s largest brands, today announced significant changes to the licensing model ...

This software subscription model may not be new for IT but I believe will be a new licensing trend for the major telephony players and represents an alternative sourcing model worth consideration. As ...

Software vendors are increasingly considering product-licensing practices based on a subscription model, as changing demands from customers and investors dictate a shift from the time-honored paradigm ...

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Software licensing practices must change to accommodate economic and technology trends, stressed officials at the SoftSummit conference here on Thursday. Officials from Macromedia, ...

Software publishers and users are at odds about software licensing, according a study released Monday. While software publishers aggressively move to subscription-based pricing, enterprises prefer ...

In June, PricewaterhouseCoopers published a report on software licensing that was based on interviews with 112 CIOs and chief financial officers at U.S. technology vendors. Among the findings: Half of ...