Microsoft has revamped its Software Assurance licensing program with eight new features for large companies, small- to medium-size customers and professionals. These include an extension of 24-hour ...

In 2002, ZDNet UK reported critical analysis of the introduction of Microsoft's Software Assurance programme. It remains controversial. Three years on, our initial conclusions bear revisiting. July 31 ...

In an apparent effort to beef up stagnant revenues in its software licensing division, Microsoft has made changes to its licensing program that will affect businesses using software on multiple ...

In a report published Monday, Forrester said that uncertainty over the timetable for Microsoft software releases, and the headaches involved with upgrading to new software versions, has many ...

The Software Assurance Marketplace, the SWAMP, is an important resource for improving software development and software assurance activities. Developed with funding from the Department of Homeland ...

Microsoft Corp.’s disclosure that the release date for Yukon has slipped again gave some SQL Server users even more to think about than the potential effect on their IT project plans. Many Microsoft ...

Microsoft has been aggressively pushing Software Assurance, a contractual upgrade rights program that allows businesses free upgrades -- and other benefits -- in exchange for annual fees over a two- ...

Several major power companies have launched a software assurance database that will serve as a software bill of materials (SBOM) repository for the power industry. Part of a long-sought solution to ...

The National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee is about to meet with senior cybersecurity officials from the White House on the issue. Government entities should pursue artificial ...

Microsoft Corp. is planning several major changes to beef up features of Software Assurance, the company’s maintenance and upgrade program that has been criticized for its expense and slow follow-up ...