I've been having an ongoing dialog with a number of very large SIs and very large enterprises about how open source "support subscriptions" are still confusing to a great many purchasing departments.

Cloud data protection technology developer Asigra Wednesday unveiled a new licensing plan for its software that lets channel partners lock in their total licensing costs over a three-year period even ...

This software subscription model may not be new for IT but I believe will be a new licensing trend for the major telephony players and represents an alternative sourcing model worth consideration. As ...

Microsoft is offering a new subscription model to small businesses that will allow them to use the company’s software for less cost than the currently available licensing model. The plan, called Open ...

Wokingham, UK - September 7, 2010—Perforce Software has added subscription pricing to its licensing options, giving customers more choices when adopting its Software Configuration Management (SCM) ...