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SEPTEMBER 2004 |
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COMPUTERWOCHE: MICROSOFT WANTS TO SAVE SOFTWARE ASSURANCEThe unsuccessful volume licence program "Software Assurance" from Microsoft is to be made more attractive, reported the German weekly "Computerwoche". With a so called "step-up" option, Standard Edition users (Biztalk, Office, Windows Server) could switch to the Enterprise Edition and would only pay the difference in the price between the two licences. Until now, a completely new Enterprise licence would have been necessary for that purpose.
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SEPTEMBER 2004 |
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MANAGERMAGAZIN.DE: TOUGH STRUGGLE OVER (USED) SOFT GOODSThe online magazine sees a great potential for the used software market: According to the business website quotes Meta Group, who claim that 90 billion dollars worth of sold software is not used - more than one third of the total for software world-wide. The potential savings for customers of used software amounts to about 30 percent. At the same time, the legal position of those users buying and selling software, albeit different from that which many developers attempt to portray, is clear: Software can be resold, just like any other object.The article "Harter Kampf um weiche Ware" (Tough struggle over soft goods) corresponds with the experience and assessment of usedSoft and usedSoft's customers.
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JULY 2004 |
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EHI: NO EXPIRATION DATE IN SOFTWARE TRADEUsed software licences are not just legally beyond reproach, they also make clear efficiency gains possible for companies. That is the conclusion made by the "Retail Technology Journal" of the Euro Trade Institute EHI. Among others the article "Tradeable goods without expiration date" reflects the motives of usedSoft customers for the purchase of used software licences.
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MAY 2004 |
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JUPITER: SOFTWARE ASSURANCE HAS FAILEDMicrosoft’s Volume licence program "Software assurance" does not meet its expectations – neither those of the users nor those of the company itself. A Jupiter poll (see heise.de) makes it clear: The licencing option that provides guaranteed updates for periodic payments causes Microsoft products to be more expensive than customary licence contracts for more than half of large corporations and for about 40 percent of all mid-sized companies. The acceptance is accordingly low: According to Jupiter, less than 16 percent of Microsoft’s customers have agreed to this “Software Assurance“ or “Upgrade Advantage” model.
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APRIL 2004 |
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GARTNER: HOLDING BACK ON PURCHASE OF NEW SOFTWARE LICENCESIn Gartner's opinion, the software market will not return to double-digit growth in the near future, writes Computerwoche. According to market researchers, companies remain cautious with software investments ; especially new licences are being purchased sparingly. |
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MARCH 2004 |
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IDC: CUSTOMERS SPENT TOO MUCH ON SOFTWARE LICENCESThe currently common software licence models don't work long-term anymore, since the customers no longer see a relationship between the price and the advantages of using the software, as was determined by market researchers from IDC. According to silicon.de, IDC also observed, that too many licences are purchased, since the users were unable to properly estimate their needs.
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MARCH 2004 |
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IDC: THE WORST PHASE IS OVERThe crisis in the software market is nearing the end, according to IDC estimates, writes the "Computerwoche". Markets researchers say that in 2003, growth was at a week 3.6 percent and should increase to about eight percent by 2007, assuming an economic recovery.
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NOVEMBER 2003 |
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GARTNER DATAQUEST: THE MARKET FOR SOFTWARE LICENCES CONTINUES TO GROWAccording to Gartner, the worldwide sales of software licences will grow about 6.5 percent yearly until 2007, reported Computerwoche. Office and messaging products as well as groupware should rise about eight percent per year and reach the largest volume of any segment. ERP, SCM and CRM products are expected to grow at a comparatively small yearly rate.
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SEPTEMBER 2003 |
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GARTNER: MAXIMISING THE VALUE OF SOFTWARE INVESTMENTSInvestments in software licences must yield their dictated return on investment (ROI). This applies to an even larger extent to CRM projects, since these projects account for up to 28 percent of all project costs, as Gartner found out. With significantly less expensive licences out of the used market, the ROI can be reached much faster.
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APRIL 2003 |
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GARTNER: WASTE IN CRM LICENCESAccording to Gartner, 42 percent of all purchased CRM licences aren't even used, reported Computerwoche. In spite of quantity rebates for licence purchase, the total cost of ownership (TCO) in the CRM area averaged 20 to 30 percent higher than that of cautious licence purchasing.
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