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

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 ...

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

Software vendors are increasingly considering product-licensing practices based on a subscription model, as changing demands from customers and investors dictate a shift from the time-honored ...

Transitioning from traditional software licensing to a SaaS model involves careful consideration of legal, financial, and operational factors.

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 ...

Software licensing compliance has become a costly burden for enterprises, with more than a quarter of organizations now ...

Licensing models and grid computing are about to collide. Don’t take my word for it, though. Read what Larry Ellison said to me when I interviewed him last month. “You will see an alternate ...

Tough economic times, and the availability of more software licensing models than ever before, have combined to shift more negotiating power into customers’ hands. But there’s a downside: The ...

The growth of grid computing is being stymied by the traditional per-processor licensing models that software vendors continue to push, according to a new research study from The 451 Group. What ...

ISLANDIA, N.Y.--Computer Associates International, the No. 4 U.S. software maker, said it will let customers pick the price and length of software licenses as the company changes its business ...