Some base their licensing on the number of users, and those users in turn may be named or concurrent. Others charge per processor or core that the software runs on.

Restricted license. Some licenses limit how you can use the software, as when, for instance, you purchase copies that may only be used in evaluating the software or in training personnel.

According to Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio, software licensing should be based on the number of processor sockets--not the cores. Microsoft is the good guy in this one with Oracle sticking to ...

By Arjun Mittal India's digital economy is booming, but with this success comes a seedy side track, software licensing scams.

Software license non-compliance can carry steep penalties, and breaking service level agreements (SLAs) can also be costly.

commentary Market research firm IDC believes the end is near for traditional licensing models.In a recent report, it predicted that over 50 percent of enterprise software vendors were likely to ...

Is the software license dead? At the SoftSummit conference, debate over subscription pricing, discounting and licensing practices comes alive. Alorie Gilbert Oct. 19, 2004 3:54 p.m. PT ...

A software license management tool should be implemented to provide decision makers with the required information. Without license management, decisions will be made based on purely technical data.

Proper management of software licenses helps to ensure that software is used properly as it is deployed across an enterprise or to individual workstations, Harris said. In fiscal 2025, the VA ...

But while software license compliance isn’t necessarily an everyday activity, he said “there does need to be a regular rhythm of review that does leave enough time for something to be done ...

Select License 5.0 plan for firms with 500 or more client machines Enterprise 5.0 for firms with 500 or more machines; Enterprise allows access to all licenses during a three-year time period ...