As the competition for open source or the generally low end of the enterprise database market heats up, it is the support (e.g., technical, implementation, ISV) that will decide how soon adoption takes place and who will win. MySQL Network is an innovative support offering that threatens traditional commercial software licensing models.
The Toronto-based business law firm McMillan Binch LLP cites six phases of an outsourcing deal, each of which can benefit from legal advice: due diligence, RFP, vendor selection, negotiation, risk assessment, transition and compliance.
Plumtree Software spruced up its enterprise portal offering with the addition of a wireless server, network search functionality and a redesigned user interface.
By obtaining a new patent for how it delivers software services via the Web, McAfee.com Corp. may have cornered the market on what is viewed by some as a major source of future growth. Opinion on the matter is split between lawyers and vendors, while McAfee says that it is just protecting its business.