SANTA CLARA, Calif.--The business of selling software is due for an extreme makeover, industry executives said at the SoftSummit conference here. The trouble, they said, is the industry's rigid focus ...

SMBs often use a variety of software titles that require licenses for each employee using them and have a tough time keeping a handle on when those licenses expire. Companies often buy software titles ...

NASA faced another moon shot. This time, the civilian space ­agency’s monumental task was to help reduce government spending on software. For NASA, that meant eliminating duplicate software licenses ...

The distinction matters because it affects control. With open-source, users have agency to fix bugs, add features, or fork a ...

Federal agencies are missing out on cost savings and making too many duplicative purchases when it comes to IT and cyber-related investments, according to a new Government Accountability Office report ...

The issue of compliance is forever on the minds of IT executives, and even more so in the last 10 years, due to increased audit activities by software vendors, complex licensing rules and the ...

The promise of moving your company’s software and data systems into the cloud grows more enticing by the day. Virtualization, cloud computing and grid networks have a lot to offer enterprise users.

Law professors and academic-library groups are asking a federal appeals court here to modify a new ruling to make it clear that established copyright provisions, like fair use, sometimes trump ...

Careful navigation of software licensing agreements can save you a bundle. This guide to popular licensing mistakes and remedies explains how You say software licenses give you migraines? Talk to ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

The European Court of Justice reportedly says today that the rule applies to copies of software both on physical media and downloaded from the Internet. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology ...