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Microsoft buys virtualization vendor to help with Vista migrations: Microsoft announced on March 12 it had purchased another virtualization vendor -- one whose technology Microsoft is counting on to help ease Windows Vista migrations. That vendor, Kidaro, makes desktop virtualization software for enterprise users. Microsoft said it plans to combine Kidaro's technology into its suite of...; Tags: Volume-license, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Virtual PC, Migration, Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Hardware, Storage, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-12
Microsoft: Volume licensees to get fewer CDs, shorter contracts: Microsoft is making a number of tweaks to its volume-licensing policies and procedures in the name of cutting complexity and reducing environmental waste. The changes affect those licensing Microsoft products under Enterprise Agreements, Select licenses and Open License Agreements and will take affect over the course of...; Tags: Volume-license, CD, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-09-06
Manufacturer Saves IT Costs With Integrated Environment and Volume Licensing: Greek industrial and marine automation systems manufacturer UTECO had a heterogeneous IT infrastructure. UTECO standardized on the Microsoft server product portfolio, acquired with a Microsoft Open Value Volume Licensing agreement. Now the IT staffer saves time using automated software update management, and employees have a secure collaboration solution. UTECO used...; Tags: Volume-license, Information Technology, Environment, Server, Microsoft Corp., Update Management, Strategy, Management; Case studies 2007-06-19
Microsoft's licensing mess: If you've been selling a product for more than 10 years and you've shipped hundreds of millions of units, you'd think your customers would know what they're buying. For Microsoft, that's not the case.The culprit is the hopelessly confusing, practically Byzantine Windows licensing structure, which consists of a maze of...; Tags: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Microsoft, Licensing; Blog posts 2007-06-07
SolutionBase: Changes to Product Activation and Volume Licensing: Windows XP introduced Windows Product Activation, which helped Microsoft control piracy but became a bane to network administrators who installed and needed to activate Windows XP in large organizations. Windows Vista takes product activation worries to a new level. Here's what you'll face.; Tags: Volume-license, Product Activation, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software; Download resources 2007-05-03

How to get sued by Microsoft: Shopping at SurplusComputers.com is like poking around an especially geeky Goodwill store, Most of the goods are surplus for a reason, but occasionally youll find a particularly useful bit of hardware or software whose market has crested, making it a great bargain. Ive been receiving the companys Deals of the...; Tags: Microsoft, Licensing; Blog posts 2007-04-30
Windows XP will be around a lot longer than you think: Windows XP will be around a lot longer than you thinkTrue ... butFor most people, no XP on systems from Dell, Toshiba, Gateway, and Lenovo means no XP. At that point XP will have gone over the event horizon and start to become a part of history (and people...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows XP, OEM, volume-license, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, software, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-04-19
Confused over WGA? You're not alone: Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage servers finally noticed that the copy of Windows XP Professional I installed last weekend was using an unauthorized volume license key. That’s good news, because it means I’ll finally be able to finish the detailed report I’m working on that explains exactly how WGA actually works...; Tags: WGA; Blog posts 2006-08-09
Lloyd's Saves £70,000 in Software Licensing Costs and Also Secures Future Technology Upgrades: Lloyd's, decided against renewing its existing software volume licensing programme and sought instead a new business framework with Microsoft to accommodate its needs over a three-year period. It wanted a single purchase order for licensing compliance that would reduce costs and generate efficiencies and improved management and security of software...; Tags: Asset, Software, Volume-license, Microsoft Corp., Lloyd, Asset Management, Tools & Techniques, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management; Case studies 2005-07-01
Microsoft adds disaster aid to volume licensing: Microsoft adds disaster aid to volume licensingWorthless>Apparently the term "hot spare" doesn't register in Redmond. Once again MSFT misfires. Instead of giving their customers a bonus that's actually worth something, they dumb it down to something that's all show and no go. Hey, at least they're consistent!...; Tags: Sales tools, Servers, volume-license, cold calling, Microsoft Corp., cold server, disaster recovery, server, software; Discussion threads 2004-05-19
TechNet Webcast: Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 Solution Accelerator Debuts (Level 200): This webcast introduces Windows Vista Hardware Assessment version 2.0, an automated software tool that helps eliminate the need for IT staff to perform a manual inventory. This newly revamped tool is also now localized in six languages, and it generates inventory reports in just hours rather than days. Using information...; Tags: Volume-license, Webcast, Microsoft Windows Vista, Hardware, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software; Webcasts

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RIM's Lazaridis on why Qwerty's still working: RIM's co-CEO tells Silicon.com why he believes smartphones are the future, why Qwerty is so exciting, and why the Bold has nothing to do with the iPhone. BlackBerry maker RIM has been very busy this week hosting the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando, Fla. One of the announcements...; Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Phone, Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, Qwerty, Keyboards, Smart Phones, Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Silicon.com, Consumer electronics; News items 2008-05-16
Photos: Video cameras eye Richmond Port: Northern California's busy Port of Richmond has completed installation of a wireless mesh digital video surveillance system.The Port of Richmond, located about 15 miles northeast of San Francisco, has completed installation of a wireless mesh digital video surveillance system with the help of security firm ADT and a $2.3 million...; Tags: Video Surveillance, Richmond, Video Camera, Video, Photograph, Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-16
Automatic eyeglasses prescriptions?: For its space missions, NASA wants astronauts with excellent vision without corrective lenses or glasses. This doesn't prevent its Vision Science and Technology Group to study human vision of ordinary people like you and me. Two members of this group recently discovered that a new formula connecting optical quality with...; Tags: NASA, Vision, Model, Metric, Strategy, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Open Source in 2013: <satire> <source> Thank you. (Picture from Fox, America's only network. My picture at the top of this blog is expected to look much like this one in 2013, if I shave and get the combover right.) The hectic but repetitive routine of business and journalism often seems...; Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Verdiem spruces up its Survey PC power management software: Verdiem, one of the better known developers of power management software that counts Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft among its close partners, has delivered an impressive upgrade to its Surveyor technology. According to the Seattle-based company, the focus was on providing IT managers with even more configuration flexibility than previously available....; Tags: Software, Power Management, PC, Power Consumption, Survey, Verdiem, Desktops, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Judge: Possible 'manifest error of law' in Thomas case: In a huge break in the Capitol v. Thomas case – in which Jammie Thomas right was hit with a $220,000-plus verdict for copyright infringement – the judge in the case said he may have made a "manifest error of law" in his instructions to the jury. ...; Tags: Distribution, RIAA, Judge, Mr., Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Top 10 automotive search terms: Rank Search Term Volume 1. toyota 2.22% 2. honda 2.00% 3. nissan 1.33% 4. ford 1.09% 5. honda motorcycles 1.00% 6. harley davidson 0.92% 7. dodge 0.88% 8. suzuki 0.80% ...; Tags: Motorcycle, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-15
UK warned of China, India software threat: UK warned of China, India software threatHistory repeatsAs minicomputers pushed the mainframe vendors up-market, then workstations pushed minis up-market, then micros pushed workstations up-market, then lightweight mobile pushed micros up-market ...What happens to those up-market vendors of yesteryear? Well, IBM is still shipping mainframes, although they look a lot...; Tags: Mainframes, Workstations, software threat, workstation, mainframe, software; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
UK warned of China, India software threat: Key UK industry figures believe Britain should forget any hopes of matching China and India in the low-cost end of the software market, and instead carve out a high-end niche. UK software sales are on course to lag almost $60 billion behind China this year, fuelling high-level calls for...; Tags: Revenue, China, India, U.K., Tools & Techniques, Management, Nick Heath silicon.com, software, Inda, services; News items 2008-05-14