Software companies need new licensing models - and here's why

Tom Allen
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It's impossible to accurately forecast software use

Software licensing models must be updated to keep pace with the way in which they are used. That was the conclusion of the CIOs attending Computing's most recent IT Leaders' Club in the Four Season...

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