The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals' (ASBCA) recent decision in CiyaSoft Corporation confirms that government agencies that procure commercial computer software will be subject to a seller's ...

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Ilkka Turunen in his role as global ...

We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse Underlying every piece of software you use is source code ...

If you need to install Microsoft Office 2007 on a company computer other than the originally licensed machine, you can do it legally thanks to the terms of Microsoft's end-user license agreement.

The SCO Group confirms that three more companies--Computer Associates, Leggett & Platt, and Questar--have obtained its license for running Linux. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

Pat Beemer, IT director for Seattle Lighting, has a lot of orphaned computer hardware and unused software licenses on his hands — the result of what he calls “serious” layoffs at the company. “We’re ...

Europe’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that the trading of “used” software licenses is legal and that the author of such software cannot oppose any resale. The exclusive right of distribution of a ...