The flipped pricing model operates on a crucial premise: qualified human beings remain the secret ingredient for success.

New software licensing models introduced by large vendors are meeting the needs of new technologies, but not the needs of enterprise customers, according to the software usage management vendor.

News. Alternative software licensing models gain traction. By John K. Waters; October 25, 2004; The perpetual software license is slipping as subscription and utility models gain market traction among ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The software industry is due for ...

In some ways, the BSL is akin to a freemium model for software licensing (with an open-source twist). As Widenius explained to me, the BSL allows developers to set a limit for how many servers ...

Red Hat aims to further disrupt the traditional software space, this time attacking traditional licensing models. At the company’s recent Summit in Boston, executives pointed out the expenses ...

Pay-as-you-go model, privacy protections agreed – but critics say it just buys 'Microsoft more time to lock in customers' A ...

It's hard to believe that some of the most profitable software companies in the world--Oracle, Microsoft and SAP--are sitting on a licensing model that is untenable in the long run and will ...

The Pitfalls Of Per-Seat Licensing. Let’s start by taking a closer look at why software companies are more than happy to offer the per-seat licensing model to their customers.

Software makers are likely to retool their licensing models, but so far there's no industry-wide agreement how customers should be charged. More on software licensing ...

Software Development News Software licensing may go pay-for-use - SD Times Several companies are reworking their licensing agreements to make them less focused on users and more focused on uses ...