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- Engineering Company Saves 20 Days of Compliance Administration With New Licensing Agreement
- Firth Rixson is one of the United Kingdom's original alloy and steel forging specialists. It provides high quality manufacturing material for aerospace, power generation, oil, and related industries. United Kingdom based forging expert Firth Rixson negotiated a tailored financing solution for its Microsoft Volume Licensing Enterprise Agreement in 2006. The...
- Tags: Licensing Agreement, Administration, Compliance, Financing, U.K., Microsoft Corp., Firth Rixson, Service Management, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Case studies 2007-12-01
- Healthcare Provider Improves Integration Among Systems With Licensing Agreement
- Since opening in Athens in 1979, Mitera has set a high standard for medical services. Mitera offers the latest diagnostic technologies and integrates its clinical and administrative systems to provide better patient care. To streamline integration among those systems, Mitera maintains the newest releases of Microsoft software on all of...
- Tags: Software, Licensing Agreement, Health Care, Agreement, Microsoft Corp., Integration, Mitera, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Case studies 2006-07-05
- Ensure business continuity: Protect investments in mission-critical software
- By Frank A. BrunoA major issue that CIOs wrestle with is the possibility that key processes could experience significant downtime should their software fail in some way. CIOs usually know where the deficiencies are, but they often have a difficult time deciding where to spend the money to tighten up...
- Tags: agreement, business continuity, deposit material, escrow agreement, Guest Contributor, licensing agreement, software, verification
- Technical articles 2003-10-28
- TPG readers report that most didn't sign a Microsoft licensing agreement before deadline
- Polling Place examines the results of the TechProGuild Quick Poll: Did your organization sign a licensing agreement with Microsoft before August 1st?
- Tags: Service management, TechRepublic Staff, licensing agreement, Microsoft Corp., Texas Pacific Group, Polling Place, agreement
- Technical articles 2002-09-02
- Many voters don't deal with any Microsoft licensing agreement program
- Polling Place examines the results of TechProGuild's Quick Poll: What Microsoft volume licensing agreement program do you deal with?
- Tags: TechRepublic Staff, agreement, Microsoft Corp., Polling Place, licensing agreement
- Technical articles 2002-02-11
- Florida Bank Simplifies Collaboration Solution Deployment With Licensing Agreement
- Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, BankAtlantic provides convenient customer service, with longer than usual banking hours. Yet, manual business processes and inefficient policy and procedure document management impeded staffers' productivity and ability to keep up with growth and customer demands. BankAtlantic renewed its Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft to simplify and...
- Tags: Licensing Agreement, Collaboration, Microsoft Corp., Florida Bank, Groupware, Banking, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Services
- Case studies
- Advisory Firm Grows Business With Flexible Licensing Agreement, Integrated Technology
- When McGrathNicol began in Australia in 2004, one of many challenges the company's management faced was to choose technology that would provide immediate returns and long-term value. The company evaluated various licensing strategies that would deliver initial cost savings and long-term benefits and found both in an integrated Microsoft solution...
- Tags: Licensing Agreement, Cost Savings, Microsoft Corp., Service Management, Benefits, Human Resources
- Case studies 2008-07-01
- Company Benefits From Licensing Agreement as It Rebrands and Expands Operations
- NuStar Energy began operations in 2007 in San Antonio, Texas, after separating from parent company Valero Energy. Management was under pressure to rebrand operations while ensuring that customers experience continuous service. NuStar had to choose technology that would provide immediate operational efficiency and support long-term corporate goals. NuStar Energy also...
- Tags: Licensing Agreement, Microsoft Corp., NuStar Energy, Benefits, Service Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Management
- Case studies 2008-09-16
Additional Resources
- Momentum Webcast: Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Licensing Briefing (Level 100)
- If an organization has 250 or more desktop computers and uses Microsoft products, it may be time to take a closer look at the value provided by Microsoft infrastructure products and the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Volume Licensing program. The attendee of this webcast will learn how the Enterprise Agreement works,...
- Tags: Software, Webcast, Agreement, Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Asset Management, Digital Media, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- dual boot winxp pro on same HD, seperate partitions?
- I need 2 completely seperate software situations. Legal ramifications?thanksDepends on [i]your[/i] Licensing Agreement.Unless you've a Volume or Academic Licensing Agreement, you'll find that it's 1 copy per machine.However, I'd not worry about the legal aspect so much as the practical ones.For example, how are you going to activate the 2nd...
- Tags: frankl@..., windows, software, hardware, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-02-11
- Teachers' Association Reduces Costs and Simplifies Licensing Management
- Representing approximately 39,000 educators throughout Alberta, Canada, The Alberta Teachers' Association ATA is dedicated to advancing public education and professional standards throughout the province. To improve communications and collaboration with and among its members and to help reduce administration costs, the ATA standardized its infrastructure on the Microsoft .NET Framework...
- Tags: Software, ATA, Alberta, Microsoft Corp.
- Case studies
- Momentum Webcast: Microsoft Licensing Briefing: Open Value (Level 100)
- In this webcast, a Microsoft licensing specialist presents the benefits of Open Value, a volume licensing agreement tailored specifically to the needs of the small business or mid-market customer. The presenter presents a comprehensive look at open licensing: how it works, how much it costs, the key benefits, how it...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Benefits, Digital Media, Human Resources, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Members polled expect clients to sign an Open License agreement with Microsoft
- Clients have a few options when picking a licensing agreement with Microsoft, such as an Open License, Select License, or Enterprise agreement. Consultants told us in a Polling Place Quick Poll which agreement they most expect their clients to choose.
- Tags: Service management, TechRepublic Staff, Microsoft Corp.
- Technical articles 2002-07-26
- Fast-Growing Australian Manufacturer Reduces Costs and Deployment Time
- From 1992 to 2006, Dingo Australia grew from 3 to 151 employees to accommodate the rapidly growing demand for its world-famous mini diggers. As it grew, the company added a few computers at a time with desktop software preinstalled. This created a mix of Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Roi/Tco, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- Case studies 2006-12-26
- Changing licensing servers for Terminal Server Licensing
- I recently added a new domain controller to my small network, then made this new DC the licensing server in AD Sites and Services. The old DC was also the TS licensing sever but I deactivatied it as such and then activated the new DC for this purpose. ...
- Tags: server, ctdak, Microsoft Windows Terminal Server
- Discussion threads 2007-04-04
- Momentum Webcast: Enterprise Agreement Welcome Briefing (Level 100)
- The attendee of this webcast will learn about the enterprise commitment, the true-up process a simple way to report on installed applications, and terms of payment. It will show how to add products to Enterprise Agreement after signing it, and how channel partner, or software advisor, can assist. It also...
- Tags: Webcast, Advisor, Agreement, Investment, Digital Media, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts 2007-12-05
- Agile Licensing for an Adaptive Enterprise
- While licensing trends have migrated from fixed licensing models toward variable usage, utility licensing models can be challenging to assemble and deliver. This paper highlights options that will enable independent software vendors ISVs to begin a journey to deliver flexible or agile licensing. These offerings, which provide customers with increased...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Adaptive Enterprise, Utility Computing, It Management, It service Management
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Media Company Achieves Low-Cost Enterprise Licensing Through SAM
- A major entertainment company was poised to negotiate a global enterprise software licensing agreement with Microsoft, and wanted to begin discussions with a detailed and accurate picture of its software assets worldwide. The growth in the number and complexity of software vendors' licensing plans in the past several years made...
- Tags: Asset, Software, Microsoft Corp., Asset Management, Tools & Techniques, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management
- Case studies 2006-06-01
- Collection Agency Improves Customer Service With Integrated Software Solution
- Mellon Collection Services, based in Athens, Greece, wanted to upgrade its IT environment and its aging debt collection software to improve operational efficiencies and customer service. It acquired new Microsoft development tools for its IT staffers and productivity enhancing desktop software for its information workers using a Microsoft Open Value...
- Tags: Customer Service, Agency, Software Solution, Microsoft Corp., Mellon, Tools & Techniques, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Management, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- 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
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