What is a software licensing agreement?
A software licensing agreement is an agreement between the software seller and the customer granting the right to run or use a software program under specific terms and conditions. One copy of the software application is provided and may be copied or downloaded to multiple computers according to the terms of the licensing agreement. The licensing agreement specifies who may legally use the software and how it may be used. Volume licensing can save you money Each employee and computer requires a personal copy of software. Add laptops and home computers to the equation and software costs can quickly escalate. When you buy software off the shelf, you pay extra for packaging, manuals and discs, so if you need multiple copies of a software program for your entire office, you can often save money by licensing. When you opt for volume licensing you usually receive a single disk and manual, simply packaged, with the authorization to install the software on the number of computers identified in
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