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The foundation of every business often lies in the official legal documents that allow it to be approved as a company. Among these documents are licences, which define the rights of a company around a range of products or services they can sell.

Licensing is often specific to every country, state and city. Licensing is necessary in order to regulate markets and meet demands. It is also an efficient way to control markets that include dangerous products such as alcohol or rifles selling.

In the tech space, licensing can spread across both hardware and software products.
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Siemens enhances NX software with AI, cloud & immersive tools

Tue, 16th Jul 2024
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Siemens introduces NX X, a game-changing cloud-based engineering solution with new AI, immersive, and electro-mechanical tools, enhancing the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.
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Rimini Street offers support against VMware fee hikes

Tue, 21st May 2024
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Rimini Street launches support to counter VMware's shift to subscription licensing, ensuring businesses maintain perpetual licenses without vendor lock-in.
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Thales & Neural Labs expand partnership to create AI-powered smart cities

Wed, 20th Mar 2024
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Thales intensifies its partnership with Neural Labs to create AI-driven smart cities, using cloud-licensing capabilities to manage global licenses, optimizing Neural Lab's SaaS offerings and fostering growth.
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Keystone Group boosts efficiency with PeerGFS software implementation

Mon, 4th Dec 2023
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Keystone Group, the UK's leading steel lintel manufacturer, has adopted PeerGFS software which has dramatically improved efficiency and data security.
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Rimini Street extends support for ClickSoftware users

Thu, 19th Oct 2023
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The expanded solution enables Salesforce ClickSoftware on-premises licensees to maximise the value of their mission-critical ClickSoftware investments.
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Huawei announces royalty rates for patent license programs

Fri, 14th Jul 2023
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The company promotes IP protection, balances innovation and adoption, and unveils rates for its handsets, Wi-Fi, and IoT patent license programs.
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Fortinet enhances FortiFlex program for demands of modern workplace

Tue, 13th Jun 2023
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Fortinet introduces new product and service additions to its FortiFlex program, offering more flexible licensing options to customers.
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Ashurst hires Anthony Lloyd as partner in Digital Economy team

Mon, 5th Jun 2023
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Ashurst builds digital economy practice with the appointment of Anthony Lloyd as Partner in its Sydney office from DLA Piper.
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CyberRes partner program offers flexible product deployment

Thu, 1st Dec 2022
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CyberRes has launched its MSSP Program, offering flexible options for partners to access its cybersecurity products and services.
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Colleague and competitor: What the enterprise can learn from co-opetition in open source communities

Mon, 10th Oct 2022
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Co-opetition in open source is vital for innovation and collaboration, but widespread participation is needed for it to succeed.
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Businesses throwing money at nothing over cybersecurity stack

Wed, 27th Apr 2022
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Infrastructure and licensing costs are deeply concerning for businesses looking to consolidate cybersecurity tools and make a move into the cloud.
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Paessler launches enterprise-scale monitoring solution

Thu, 30th Apr 2020
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Paessler AG unveils PRTG Enterprise Monitor, a robust IT infra management tool with a flexible sensor-based license.
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Canalys says SECaaS growing rapidly, while vendors struggle to keep up

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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Security-as-a-Service offerings surged in 2017 according to Canalys, but vendors like Symantec struggle to meet unpredictable investor expectations.
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BlackBerry aims to secure IoT devices

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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BlackBerry inks a deal with Punkt Tronics AG to integrate its cybersecurity technology into IoT devices, aiming to secure home and enterprise networks.
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Huge tech leaders come together for open source licensing initiative

Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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Red Hat, Facebook, Google and IBM have come together to promote greater fairness and predictability in license enforcement.
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Ivanti is 'transforming the way we understand the data centre'

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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The license optimiser helps asset managers understand even the most complicated server-based enterprise software.
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Gartner opinion: “You need to fire your reseller”

Mon, 26th Sep 2016
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Gartner suggests ditching resellers who fail to clarify licensing changes, an essential service spotlighted at the Dallas ITFPAM Summit.
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ANSYS CFD and Microsoft Azure perform best HPC scalability in the cloud

Thu, 4th Aug 2016
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One of the most common request from our customers moving their HPC workloads to the cloud is to get the ISV licensing model adapted to the Cloud.
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Cloud First Licensing – boosting Microsoft's race to the cloud

Fri, 5th Feb 2016
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Microsoft's 'Cloud First Licensing' strategy accelerates, reshaping the tech giant's cloud race with key licensing updates.
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Windflow narrows 1H loss, says new financing needed

Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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Windflow Technology, the unprofitable wind turbine manufacturer, narrowed its first-half loss but says it will need to borrow from its shareholders an.