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  Federal Court favours record labels in Internet simulcast copyright case

  The Federal Court ruled that Internet simulcasts of radio programs are not broadcasts under the Copyright Act and therefore are not covered by existing licenses granted to commercial radio stations.

• Microsoft Azure designer talks up cloud licence transfers

  CIOs looking to move existing software assets into the cloud but unsure about the licensing arrangements should leverage credits and other transfer services to minimise the impact, says one of the designers of Microsoft’s Azure cloud service.

• Transol unit signs reciprocal distribution deal

  Digital distribution company Transol's (ASX:TNC) music distribution subsidiary, Valleyarm Digital, has completed the circle of a licensing deal with Germany's Believe Digital.

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  QLD biometric licenses to go ahead

  The Queensland Government’s new biometric driver's licences are expected to go live with the next two months following a successful trial in August and September.

• Birst offers concurrent user pricing for BI

  On-demand BI vendor Birst announced Tuesday that it is now offering the option of concurrent user pricing, a licensing model few BI providers use because it can limit the amount of money they make compared to typical "named user" pricing.

Whitepapers about licensing

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  Oracle x86 Infrastructure - The Optimized Stack: Reducing Total Cost of Ownership through Vertical Integration

  In July 2011, Edison published a white paper that demonstrated the total cost of ownership (TCO) advantages of Oracle’s optimized x86 integrated stack. This white paper is version 2.0, created to reflect the changes in system from the three competing vendors and a change in the VMware licensing model. Learn more

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  Case Study: Lowering Total Cost of Ownership