A host of trends in the technology industry could lead to a sharp increase in licensing fees next year and beyond, and enterprises should consider renegotiating existing deals now, research firm Gartner says in a new report. The firm said that even if per-unit software prices change little, as expected, total license fees paid could double on average by the end of 2006 as a result of moves to dual-core processors and expanded use of server virtualization and computing on demand.
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Gartner Warns To Renegotiate Software Licenses Now
Posted by: Keith Regan November 24, 2004 09:50 AMA host of trends in the technology industry could lead to a sharp increase in licensing fees next year and beyond, and enterprises should consider renegotiating existing deals now, research firm Gartner says in a new report. The firm said that even if per-unit software prices change little, as expected, total license fees paid could double on average by the end of 2006 as a result of moves to dual-core processors and expanded use of server virtualization and computing on demand.