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Article | 28/09/2010 How to get tough with your tech vendors
Planning a purchase from a major IT vendor? In this still-tough economy, negotiating pros recommend being aggressive and creative, as well as analyzin...
Article | 29/04/2010 Users advised to be careful with Oracle ULAs
Oracle's unlimited license agreements (ULAs) can make great sense for companies that want to use a lot of the vendor's software, but a number of poten...
Article | 20/04/2010 IBM Q1 profit jumps 16 percent
IBM on Monday reported first-quarter earnings of US$1.97 per share on $22.9 billion in revenue, a rise of 16 percent and 5 percent, respectively, over...
Article | 26/03/2010 Oracle revenue up, but charges drag down profit
Fueled by growth in new software licenses, Oracle revenue for its fiscal third quarter, ended Feb. 28, increased 17 percent from the same period last ...
Article | 15/12/2009 Multiple consumer electronics companies hit with GPL lawsuit
The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has brought a copyright lawsuit against 14 consumer electronics companies for allegedly violating GNU General P...

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Article | 9/10/2009 Does Microsoft complicate its licensing on purpose?
Navigating Microsoft's complex rules and programs for software licensing has been notoriously difficult for businesses -- a pain point not lost on the...