There are several types of software license audits, each with their own risks and variables, experts say. Trade groups like the Business Software Alliance often ask companies to conduct “self-audits,” ...

Software is computer code that tells a computer how to perform a specific task. There are many kinds of software, including operating systems, applications, and malware. Software can be distributed ...

With an understanding of what open source licenses are and their benefits, it’s also useful to know what are the main categories of these licenses, the different types, and their requirements. It’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Decrying the proliferation of open source license varieties, a Hewlett-Packard executive on Tuesday urged IBM and Sun Microsystems to abandon their own licenses and back the GNU GPL ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mid-sized companies were more frequently subjected to software license audits in the past three years, and more than half of audited companies paid up to $1 million in ...

Many software programs at the time of installation require users to enter a Product key. It contains both letters and numbers, an alphanumeric code combination of varying lengths. The key verifies the ...

It’s all over the news—the IT news at least—Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) is under attack. The patch, which Microsoft will issue today, should fix the bug. But what if your patch doesn’t ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

NASA uses thousands of unique software products from hundreds of vendors in its efforts to advance science, technology, aeronautics, Earth studies, and space exploration. Each software application and ...