Following months of anticipation and some high-profile criticism, Oracle has changed the licensing model for its databases and middleware on multicore servers, bringing it a step closer in line with competitors.
The launch of Sun Microsystems Sun Fire T1000 servers has prompted Oracle to change the way it currently licenses software for machines with multi-core processors.
New server technologies, such as multicore processors and virtualisation, have led IBM to begin radically revamping its server software pricing method.
Sun Microsystems plans to alter its licensing to make it easier to bundle Java Runtime Environment with Linux.
Microsoft is taking a stand on an emerging technology that threatens to reshape software pricing models.
Oracle and SAP customers will soon have to negotiate new licensing models with changes to both vendors' plans on the way.
Microsoft is taking a stand on an emerging technology that threatens to reshape software pricing models.
Macrovision's David Znidarsic says multicore processing is leading some software companies to make poor decisions about licensing.
Many small and midsize companies harbour some level of trepidation regarding how dependent they have become on Microsoft software, according to a US survey.
Co-president Charles Phillips says his former brethren are doing a poor job of grading the company's performance.
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