NetFlash: Microsoft tries to sweeten controversial licensing program

Users have been bristling over Microsoft’s licensing and software maintenance programs ever since the company first started talking about them two years ago. They complained that the programs would raise their software costs. While Microsoft isn’t planning to cut prices, it is trying to give users more value for their money. Microsoft freebies intended to sweeten controversial licensing program http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0527microlicen.html?net

Users have been bristling over Microsoft’s licensing and software maintenance programs ever since the company first started talking about them two years ago. They complained that the programs would raise their software costs. While Microsoft isn’t planning to cut prices, it is trying to give users more value for their money.

Microsoft freebies intended to sweeten controversial licensing program

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0527microlicen.html?net

Face-off: Should we fight spam with technology or legislation?

This week’s face-off accepts the premise that spam is bad – the only question is how exactly to get rid of it. Do we outlaw spam? Or do we let filters simply remove it from our e-mail? We have experts weigh in on both sides. Plus, there’s plenty of room in our forum for you to express your own views on the topic.

https://www.nwfusion.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=446

Execs tout, question Wi-Fi

Vendors might be furiously trying to exploit Wi-Fi wireless LAN technology, but the consensus at last week’s Vortex 2003 conference was that few have figured out how to make a real business of it. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0526vortex.html?net

Grid technology helps fight SARS

As the number of suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome cases in Taiwan grew last week, a group of vendors was banding together to give hospitals and health organizations a way to share possibly life-saving information.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0526sargrid.html?net