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Dispute over Broadcom's licensing policy escalates

The German IT user association VOICE accuses Broadcom of violating competition law and files a complaint with the EU Commission.

By Martin Bayer

May 8, 20254 mins

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5 software licensing challenges in the next generation network

By Thomas Nallen

Sep 19, 20174 mins

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A blueprint for open source software adoption

By Mahshad Koohgoli, CEO of Protecode Inc., special to Network World

Mar 14, 2011 6 mins

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An Independent View of Microsoft Software License Agreements

Overview of commercial Microsoft licensing agreements, first in a series on Microsoft Volume Licensing Agreements.

By Cynthia Farren

Nov 8, 2010 8 mins

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Microsoft Office licensing now a bit easier for Citrix users!

New Roaming Use Rights for Microsoft Office, Visio and Project applies to Remote Desktop Services situations.

By Cynthia Farren

Jul 27, 2010 4 mins

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Is Microsoft's SQL Server really cheaper than Oracle?

Let's compare database costs based on per-CPU licensing

By Sean McCown

Jul 7, 2010 5 mins

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Profiting from open source -- without selling out

By Peter Wayner

Jun 28, 2010 13 mins

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Tips for Negotiations with Microsoft in June

June is the end of the Microsoft fiscal year, which makes it an ideal time to negotiate.

By Cynthia Farren

Jun 18, 2010 4 mins

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I could license you to use this software, but then I’d have to kill you

The weirdest open source software licenses

By Phil Odence

May 18, 2010 3 mins

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The Defensive Patent License makes patents less evil for open source

Two law professors are developing a software patent license in the image of the GPL

By Julie Bort

May 7, 2010 5 mins

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Is it time to switch to third-party software support?

By Pete Babb

Mar 30, 2010 7 mins

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Dispute over Broadcom's licensing policy escalates

5 software licensing challenges in the next generation network

Articles

A blueprint for open source software adoption

An Independent View of Microsoft Software License Agreements

Microsoft official defends complex software licensing efforts

Oracle's silence on Google lawsuit, Java process raise eyebrows

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Microsoft Office licensing now a bit easier for Citrix users!

Is Microsoft's SQL Server really cheaper than Oracle?

Profiting from open source -- without selling out

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I could license you to use this software, but then I’d have to kill you

The Defensive Patent License makes patents less evil for open source

Is it time to switch to third-party software support?

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