Productive Corporation

Productive has released its newest P-Guide entitled, "Mid-market Software Licensing".  In recent years, Software as a Service (SaaS) and open source solutions have been emerging as potential solutions to the challenges posed by software licensing.  While both have undeniable benefits, users should examine four reasons to think twice about SaaS and open source as components to critical infrastructure while taking a look an innovative new offering from Microsoft OVS.  Read an excerpt from the article and learn more about the P-Guide. 

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In an effort to provide the most relevant resources for our customers to use, Productive offers articles about pertinent issues in IT for mid-market companies.  These articles are designed to educate IT professionals about software as it relates to security, storage, infrastructure, volume licensing and other relevant topics. 
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P-Guide: Mid-market Software Licensing
Do SaaS and open source offer a solution to mid-market software challenges?  Or should you look to incumbent vendors for new alternatives?
Receive the Mid-market Software Licensing P-Guide here.
Date Published: September 23, 2008
Format: PDF
Length: 4 pages
Excerpts from the P-Guide:

The case for Saas and Open Source
No one can deny the SaaS and open source have plenty of benefits.  Consider open source.  For starters, plenty of observers cite the software's security advantages over its commercial competitors.  It can be customized to fit a company's unique needs.  And it's designated as free to use (at least in its most basic versions), which makes it appealing to companies that either have limited cash on hand or which are leery of getting locked into using a single, proprietary software vendor....

Four Reasons to Think Twice
Given the obvious benefits of open source and SaaS, is now the time to ditch the conventional software approach?  Maybe not.  As fast as both technologies are growing, both have quirks and drawbacks.  Here are four points to consider...

OVS: An Alternative to the Alternatives
What other options are out there?  Earlier this year, Microsoft unveiled the U.S. version of its Open Value Subscription (OVS) program, an offering that provides a comprehensive way for mid-market companies (with between five and 250 PC's) to manage software acquisition and licensing.  The program is notable for several reasons... 

Read more and receive P-Guide: Mid-market Software Licensing here.

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