Software licences can easily trip up organisations, putting them at risk of compliance action. Speaking to Computer Weekly, senior software asset management consultant Rory Canavan warned that, in ...

Virtualisation sets a number of software-licensing traps for the unwary, but they can largely be avoided through some sensible precautions, says Manek Dubash. IBM was embarrassed after it launched its ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Gartner recently predicted that ...

Audits mean it's not just the IT department that should be keeping an eye on software As vendors tighten up on software licensing, CFOs are being encouraged to get more involved in licence management.

The essential protection of software stems from intellectual property rights, primarily copyright. When the UK left the European Union (EU), at a superficial level nothing changed because the essence ...

It can be a juggling act to curb unnecessary costs on additional software licences while ensuring there are enough licences for all users. IT departments will often procure more seats than they ...

The concept of open-source software (OSS) is to share the source code for free with future users. So what happens when companies use the free code of others to develop their own code? Scott Thiel ...

Open source software (OSS) has become an indispensable element of modern technological ecosystems, enabling global collaboration, rapid innovation and widespread access to cutting‐edge tools. Central ...

Gillian Tan of That.Legal explains how accidental font licensing gaps arise in practice, and how Singapore’s compensatory copyright framework affects enforcement outcomes ...

Motorola's semiconductor group is selling and licensing a chipset and software package for 2.5G wireless handsets to original equipment designers and manufacturers. Dubbed the Convergence Platform, ...