Microsoft tunes SMB licensing

摘要

Microsoft is streamlining its licensing and financing programs to simplify for midsized businesses the acquisition and maintenance of its software in North America and around the globe. The company is consolidating variants of its Open Value licensing program, which is targeted at midsized companies, into a single program that is scheduled to be available in October. Microsoft says the changes also will help its resellers better serve midsized companies. The changes, designed to make it easier for users to acquire, track and upgrade software, are part of Microsoft's plan to target specific products and programs at midsized businesses — a market it has largely ignored but is now targeted by rivals such as IBM.