Licence management is the mainstay of many ITAM roles, so it is important to stay informed on the latest software publisher news. We aim to keep our readers informed on the latest developments at tier 1, 2 and 3 software publishers, combined with analysis of how it will affect ITAM professionals.
(This article was reviewed and updated on 3 July 2025) Visual Studio Licensing Visual Studio subscriptions are licensed Per User with each licensed user able ... Read more
Written by: Kelly Yip
Published on: July 3, 2025
The ongoing legal battle between VMware (under Broadcom ownership) and Siemens is yet another example of why ITAM goes far beyond license compliance and SAM. ... Read more
Written by: AJ Witt
Published on: June 18, 2025
Back in November 2021, Microsoft made Power Apps available under the pay-as-you-go (PAYG) model, alongside the traditional Per User/Per App options. This PAYG model has ... Read more
Written by: Kelly Yip
Published on: June 11, 2025
On the 30th April, Microsoft released its Q3 quarterly earnings report, exceeding expectations and igniting investor optimism. Investors had been keeping a watchful eye on ... Read more
Written by: Kelly Yip
Published on: May 6, 2025
For businesses reliant on Java, Oracle’s licensing model presents a formidable challenge. Once a freely available technology, Java has evolved into a costly necessity for ... Read more
Written by: AJ Witt
Published on: February 17, 2025
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Microsoft Corp recently announced its June 2024 Q4 and FY24 end-of-year results. Looking at the overall results across all sectors, the total revenue for Microsoft ... Read more
Written by: AJ Witt
Published on: August 6, 2024
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The following article was originally published on the 12th December 2023. Scroll down for more recent updates on this continually-evolving story: Mere weeks after completing ... Read more
Written by: George Wright
Published on: December 12, 2023
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Flexera’s 2023 State of ITAM Report highlights the latest ITAM trends and statistics surrounding ITAM and SAM teams across the globe, including challenges, initiatives and ... Read more
Written by: George Wright
Published on: October 24, 2023
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The following analysis was compiled by Piaras MacDonnell, IBM license expert at License Hawk in response to the recent announcement of a 15% HCL price ... Read more
Written by: George Wright
Published on: August 10, 2023
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“The collaboration between Crayon and Amazon Web Services (AWS) helps strengthen and accelerate cloud adoption and cloud migration for Crayon customers” Crayon has announced a ... Read more
Written by: George Wright
Published on: May 22, 2023
Happy New Year from IBM: Here are your new prices More software “price harmonisation” coming from a Tier 1 vendor… following on from Microsoft’s recent ... Read more
Written by: Rich Gibbons
Published on: December 15, 2022
Microsoft price rises are coming in 2023. In an effort to “become more agile”, Microsoft have announced they will begin a new process to “harmonize” ... Read more
Written by: Rich Gibbons
Published on: December 1, 2022
They’ve been teased for almost 5 months and they’re finally here, Microsoft’s changes to cloud and virtualisation licensing for Windows Server, Windows 11, and desktop ... Read more
Written by: Rich Gibbons
Published on: October 3, 2022
Adobe have announced their intention to acquire a company called Figma – for $20 billion dollars (insert Dr Evil gif here!). https://pixabay.com/photos/shopping-online-e-commerce-fashion-4000414/ What does Figma do? That’s ... Read more
Written by: Rich Gibbons
Published on: September 23, 2022
You’ll be pleased to know that a company known for their aggressive audit tactics have bought another company known for their aggressive audit tactics…OpenText will ... Read more
Written by: Rich Gibbons
Published on: September 5, 2022
Image by Sapto Cahyono from Pixabay Just as many aspects of the 90s, including music and fashion, are back in vogue (if only I’d kept hold of the ... Read more
Written by: Rich Gibbons
Published on: August 18, 2022
Oracle are moving increasingly towards being a subscription-based company and have identified Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as their big bet for the future – getting ... Read more
Written by: Rich Gibbons
Published on: May 31, 2022
Microsoft have announced a range of changes to their European cloud licensing policies, aimed at reducing some of the heat they’ve been receiving from European ... Read more
Written by: Rich Gibbons
Published on: May 20, 2022
Microsoft have announced more changes to their Software Assurance program – this time its the 24×7 Problem Resolution Support that is on the chopping block. ... Read more
Written by: Rich Gibbons
Published on: May 11, 2022
Whatever Microsoft can do, Adobe can do too, right? April 27th, 2022 sees the introduction of Adobe price increases of 4-7% for Adobe Creative Cloud ... Read more
Written by: Rich Gibbons
Published on: April 14, 2022