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Virtualisation could leave firms needing six times more licences

08 January 2013 •

License Dashboard claims confusion between user and device-based software licensing could leave firms open to hefty fines

Firms using certain virtualisation technology could need up to six times as many licences as they think they do, according to software asset management (SAM) vendor License Dashboard. The firm w...

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