July 5, 2002

Microsoft Relents on Software-Licensing Terms That Colleges Criticized

By FLORENCE OLSEN

Responding to criticism from college administrators, the Microsoft Corporation has announced alternatives to three unpopular features of its Campus Agreement licensing program. The new options, which were to take effect on July 1, should help colleges do a better job of forecasting their licensing costs and managing server licenses.

The changes also loosened constraints on the use by professors and staff members of institutionally licensed software on their home computers, and gave

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