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 ...

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 ...

Per-seat software licenses may soon be obsolete. Most software will soon be purchased by agents. Prepare for consumption-based pricing models. Goodbye, per-seat software licensing? Goodbye, software ...

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 ...

Industrial equipment manufacturers are shifting from costly hardware variants to software differentiation, unlocking recurring revenue and customer value through strategic ...

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 ...

Consumption-based licensing charges customers based on usage. Whereas traditional software licensing is established around ...

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 ...