Microsoft Corp. continues to tweak its volume-licensing programs to make it easier for business customers to purchase the company’s software in bulk. In a related move, last week Microsoft said it is ...

"There has never been a better time to negotiate volume licensing deals with Microsoft," said Rob Horwitz, research chair at Directions On Microsoft, the research firm that published the report. "And ...

Among other changes, the software giant has established a Web site designed to make it easier to understand what the program's rules are. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several ...

As Microsoft ends volume-based discounts for certain services, health systems need to be prepared to optimize their licenses before it’s time for their next agreement renewal.

The new cold-server backup coverage boosts benefits of the company's Software Assurance program, which has been criticized for offering too little to justify its cost. During her years at CNET News, ...

Cutting these volume discounts ‘changes the dynamic of the relationship between the customer and Microsoft,’ SHI’s Lane Shelton told CRN. Microsoft plans to eliminate discounts that reward larger ...

Microsoft is changing some of its licensing rules, which are already complex. Here’s what small businesses should know.

An in-depth look at the ins and outs of Lync licensing, how it fits into Microsoft's strategy, and how it fit into your enterprise's existing infrastructure. Microsoft Lync shook up the unified ...

Microsoft Wednesday added a bit more sweetener to a licensing program that has been a bitter pill for users. Microsoft Wednesday added a bit more sweetener to a licensing program that has been a ...

Starting on Wednesday, enterprises can sign up for Microsoft’s new Select Plus licensing program, a plan that one analyst said seems to be designed more to help the software giant than its customers.

Macromedia Inc., a maker of software popular on college and university campuses, has deepened discounts in its volume-licensing programs for colleges, partly in response to a growing demand for ...