software licensing

Software licensing comprises the permissions, rights and restrictions imposed on software (whether a component or a free-standing program). Use of software without a license could constitute infringement of the owner's intellectual property rights, and allow the owner to sue the infringer.

Under a software license, the licensee is permitted to use the licensed software in compliance with the specific terms of the license. If there is a breach of the license, depending on the license it may result in termination of the license, and potentially the right of the owner to sue.

Software is licensed by owners in a variety of ways, including: shrink wrap contract accompanying the software, free software license accompanying open-source software which is typically made freely available in source code form, and enterprise software licenses which are agreements the terms of which are specifically negotiated between the licensee and licensor.

Licenses vary greatly depending on what the licensor choose to grant (or, in the case of a negotiated license, negotiate) as permissions, rights and what restrictions on the licensee are imposed. License prices may also vary by customer, application, license scope, and the like.Client is solely responsible for tracking and maintaining appropriate software licensure as required by software vendors and by law.

At Shift F7 we help companies make better licensing decisions by providing expert software licensing, procurement and asset management advice.

We will analyse the purchasing patterns within your organisation and provide detailed cost analysis against all licensing models to provide the definitive direction and support you require in rationalising the cost of all your software products.

We simplify the complexities that so often surround software licensing and provide highly competitive pricing. This ensures that you are able to take advantage of often substantial cost-savings by having the most intelligent solution applied to your requirements.

By understanding your estate and software requirements, Shift F7 can offer innovative solutions from the raft of options from the main software vendors. we can forecast future Capex and Opex costs that eliminates future cost surprises and keep your organisation fully compliant within this sometimes complex area of IT.