Not long ago, software licensing was the quiet part of the business. You picked a model, shipped a product, collected the check, and moved on. Today, licensing is suddenly in the spotlight—not because ...

Someone at my seminar in Los Angeles last month asked about challenges that the cloud poses for software licensing. That’s such a broad and complex topic that it could warrant an entire seminar of its ...

Cloud-based software and service licensing comes in many forms and provides users with several options in cloud environments. The license management and validation processes are hosted in the cloud by ...

A software license is a document that provides legally binding guidelines for the use and distribution of software. Software licenses typically provide end users with the right to one or more copies ...

Contrary to what you may believe, purchasing software rarely means you own it. In reality, the software most often still belongs to the company or developer and what you purchase is a software license ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. In the city of Dallas, Interim CIO Brian Gardner needs to manage ...

Ricky oversees and leads the editorial team for BizTech magazine. He's a writer, technology enthusiast, superhero lover and eternally curious. Keeping up with software can be a resource-draining, time ...

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 ...

Every day we hear how the network is changing. Virtualization, Cloud, Software-defined Networking, the Internet of Things — it’s clear big transformational change is happening. The technical aspects ...

Service to negotiate contracts for site-licensed software and administer the distribution to the campus, including programs such as SUNY ITEC. UB makes available links to contracted vendors for ...