Microsoft is changing some of its licensing rules, which are already complex. Here’s what small businesses should know.

I've always wondered this ... OEM licensing for Microsoft software is often cheaper than volume licensing. So why do people use volume licensing for Office or Windows ...

"There has never been a better time to negotiate volume licensing deals with Microsoft," said Rob Horwitz, research chair at Directions On Microsoft, the research firm that published the report. "And ...

Microsoft debuted a new volume licensing agreement earlier this year, touting it as a simplified -- and much shorter -- version of the software giant's existing agreements. It's called the Microsoft ...

While public availability of Office 2013 and its various components are a few months from delivery for the general public, those with volume license agreements can get them. Microsoft's announcement ...

Microsoft announced Volume Licensing program changes Tuesday that supposedly simplify matters for IT shops, as well as hosting providers. Most of the changes are described in a Microsoft-produced Q&A ...

A client has a lot of retail MS software installed on their computer in their corporate office and around the country. The IT person literally has an entire bookcase (not shelf, entire case) almost ...

Microsoft is starting to roll out a new volume-licensing plan that unifies its myriad existing business licensing agreements into a single new type of contract. Currently, Microsoft offers a variety ...

Microsoft Corp. continues to tweak its volume licensing programs to make it easier for business customers to purchase the company’s software in bulk. This week Microsoft said it was reducing the ...

Microsoft Corp. continues to tweak its volume-licensing programs to make it easier for business customers to purchase the company’s software in bulk. In a related move, last week Microsoft said it is ...