Symantec Helps Customers and Itself

Years after Symantec made the transition from selling boxed software to downloadable software, they are taking the next step and have now announced the offering of Norton security as a service. They are not the first company to go this route — Adobe and Autodesk have set great examples of how to make this a smooth and … Continue reading Symantec Helps Customers and Itself

Subscription Pricing: New Ground for Enterprise Software Vendors

Adobe's recently announced that their flagship product, Creative Suite, will now only sold as a subscription service.  This is further evidence that the days of selling traditional, out of the box software, in a buy-to-own model is slowing down.  The emergence of cloud computing is not only changing the way consumers access and use software, … Continue reading Subscription Pricing: New Ground for Enterprise Software Vendors