Contrary to what you may believe, purchasing software rarely means you own it. In reality, the software most often still belongs to the company or developer and what you purchase is a software license ...

Most people have at least heard of open source software by now—and even have a fairly good idea of what it is. Its own luminaries argue incessantly about what to call it—with camps arguing for ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mid-sized companies were more frequently subjected to software license audits in the past three years, and more than half of audited companies paid up to $1 million in ...

With Windows 8, Microsoft has completely overhauled the license agreements it presents to customers. Historically, these end user license agreements, or EULAs, have been lengthy documents written in ...

The past few years have been interesting, if not complicated, for CIOs and senior IT executives at companies using Linux and other open-source software. Some have been threatened with lawsuits (first ...

Many organizations are turning to resellers to buy “off-the-shelf” software. These resellers can frequently offer better pricing than could be obtained by purchasing directly from the software ...

Software piracy by IT professionals is rampant, according to a survey of 200 IT professionals on IT Ethics conducted by Network World. While 89% of respondents said it was unethical for an IT employee ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Department of Veterans Affairs now has a complete roster of its software licenses and is working to create a centralized data ...