SAP Eliminates Low-cost Maintenance Option

Software Licensing, Software Negotiation, Technology, Uncategorized

SAP has eliminated its Basic Support maintenance option priced at 17% of license fees leaving new customers with only a maintenance offering priced at 22% of license fees. Original story located here. Given SAP’s new maintenance scheme, choosing a lawyer to negotiate your SAP software licensing agreement that knows what maintenance concessions SAP will agree to…

Study Finds Software Licenses Unfairly Biased, Confusing

Software Licensing, Software Negotiation, Technology, Technology Management, Uncategorized

The National Consumer Council (the “NCC”) in a study reported here found that software licenses are confusing and have terms that protect the interests of the vendor over those of the end user. To anyone that has reviewed or negotiated a software license these findings are hardly surprising. Signing a license without first having the agreement reviewed…