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Licensing stories - Page 4

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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Aussie company fined for using unlicensed software
Wed, 18th May 2016
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licensing
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bsa
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software piracy
Software advocate BSA has imposed damages of $100,000 on a West Australian metal works company for using unlicensed software.
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Collaboration to enable on-demand, usage-based licensing in the cloud
Thu, 12th May 2016
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uc
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public cloud
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collaboration
​Flexera Software recently announced they are collaborating with Microsoft Azure to enable Thinkbox Software to add more services.
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NZ Govt open licensing consultation goes off without a hitch
Tue, 3rd May 2016
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open source
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cloud services
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government
NZ's innovative online consultation on open source software propels transparent, hitch-free government licensing talks.
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Cirrus inks $1.2 million in VMware licensing contracts
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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virtualisation
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it automation
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vmware
Cirrus Networks has inked two VMware enterprises licensing contracts worth more than $1.2 million all up, adding to its blue chip customer line up.
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StorageCraft offers up new socket-based licensing
Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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dr
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cloud services
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storagecraft
StorageCraft has added a new 'price friendly' socket-based licensing model for its ShadowProtect SPX backup and disaster recovery offering.
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Record revenue for Rhipe as cloud licensing momentum builds
Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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microsoft
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licensing
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rhipe
Rhipe has racked up a record half year revenue of $69.5 million, bolstered by Microsoft CSP and other new programs.
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Cloud First Licensing – boosting Microsoft’s race to the cloud
Fri, 5th Feb 2016
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microsoft
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cloud services
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licensing
Microsoft's 'Cloud First Licensing' strategy accelerates, reshaping the tech giant's cloud race with key licensing updates.
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Netflix goes bye-bye
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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digital entertainment
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nz
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netflix
Netflix cracks down on users accessing overseas programming via VPNs and proxies, upsetting Kiwi and Australian subscribers.
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Auckland and Christchurch global smart city winners
Tue, 20th Oct 2015
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smart cities
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christchurch
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awards
Christchurch's Sensing City and an Auckland City smart zoning initiative have been named among the most outstanding smart city projects in APAC.
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IoT: Creating new software vendors and need for licensing solutions
Fri, 31st Jul 2015
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iot
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gartner
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licensing
The internet of things is creating new software vendors – and a need for licensing and entitlement management solutions, Gartner says.
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Microsoft Licensing Agreement saves NZ Govt $119m
Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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microsoft
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government
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licensing
The original Microsoft Licensing Agreement contract signed in 2012 is used by 120 agencies and has achieved cost-savings of $119 million.
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FMA lifts head count to 170 staff as it probes new areas
Thu, 19th Mar 2015
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edutech
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licensing
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financial markets authority
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority has hired 170 staff and plans to invest in technology to fulfill its regulatory role.
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Windflow narrows 1H loss, says new financing needed
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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sales
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windflow technology
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licensing
Windflow Technology, the unprofitable wind turbine manufacturer, narrowed its first-half loss but says it will need to borrow from its shareholders an.
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ESET to release v6 of its Business Endpoint products
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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malware
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
ESET is poised to unveil v6 of its Business Endpoint products, promising major upgrades and an improved ESET Remote Administrator.
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FMA boss says corporate governance in NZ could be better
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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risk & compliance
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licensing
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transparency
FMA chief calls on New Zealand directors to improve corporate governance practices as part of regulator's risk outlook.
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Ingram Micro wins Microsoft SPLA deal
Wed, 19th Nov 2014
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cloud services
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licensing
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microsoft
Ingram Micro has inked a deal with Microsoft for distribution of the services provider licence agreement (SPLA) licensing in New Zealand.
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Move over Spotify, YouTube’s here
Thu, 13th Nov 2014
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
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amazon
New licensing deals means unofficial streams posted by regular users are now more likely to disappear, replaced by official uploads from labels.
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NZ firms broadly satisfied with labour flexibility under new employment law
Thu, 13th Nov 2014
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uc
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productivity
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telco
New Zealand firms have given the thumbs up to new employment law aimed at creating a more flexible work force by letting employers negotiate the te.
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Goldsmith approves second tranche of FMCA regulation
Tue, 4th Nov 2014
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licensing
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peer-to-peer lending
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regulation
The second phase of regulation of the Financial Markets Conduct Act, which overhauled the decades old Securities Act, has been approved by newly in.
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Top 12: Most dangerous things threatening networks right now…
Fri, 15th Aug 2014
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gfi software
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licensing
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passwords
From default passwords to missing patches, networks face constant threats that can easily be exploited, putting data at risk and causing potential disasters.