AI
The Model Is the Commodity. Microsoft Just Proved It.
Microsoft spent $13 billion investing in OpenAI. Then, in September 2025, it quietly added Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 to Copilot Studio. By January 2026, Claude was enabled by default for most Microsoft 365 Copilot commercial tenants. By March 2026, Microsoft shipped a feature called Critique, in which GPT drafts a response…
Read MoreA Deep Dive into NEO’s Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optimization Report
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is the backbone of modern enterprise IT, prized for its stability, security, and performance. However, managing a large RHEL estate is a complex undertaking fraught with hidden risks and costs. Organizations often struggle with lifecycle management, OS standardization, infrastructure inefficiency, and the constant threat of backdating penalties from subscription gaps.…
Read MoreA Deep Dive into NEO’s Oracle DB Optimization Report
Oracle databases are the powerful, reliable workhorses of the enterprise, but they are also a source of immense complexity and cost. Managing an Oracle estate is a high-stakes balancing act between ensuring compliance, controlling spend, and planning for the future. The central challenge is a lack of clarity. Without a clear, data-driven picture of your…
Read More🔵 NEO Context: Your Contract Intelligence Superpower
We’re excited to launch 🔵 NEO Context, the newest skill of NEO, turning your contract PDFs into an intelligent, audit-ready knowledge base. 🧠 Before now, Licenseware users could rely on the License and Contracts Manager (LCM) to store and organize all their license agreements, EULAs, NDAs, amendments, price sheets, and other vendor-contract documents. That was a solid…
Read MoreIntroducing NEO – Your Free AI-Powered Licensing Chatbot
We have some BIG NEWS! 🎉 NEO, our Gen AI licensing chatbot, is now officially available to everyone. And it’s completely FREE of charge! What is NEO? NEO is an AI-powered chatbot designed to simplify software licensing. Built using advanced natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning, NEO can:✅ Answer complex licensing queries instantly✅ Provide…
Read MoreIntroducing the ITAM Maturity Assessment – Built with the Industry Leaders
Understanding and improving your IT Asset Management (ITAM) maturity just got easier. We’re excited to introduce the ITAM Maturity Assessment, developed in collaboration with industry experts Kylie Fowler and Rory Canavan from ITAM Accelerate, and David Foxen from SAM Beast Consulting. Why ITAM Maturity Matters Effective ITAM practices enable organizations to optimize costs, maintain compliance,…
Read More4 Ways SIM, Powered by Lansweeper and Licenseware, Helps You Understand Your Software Environment
Written by Lansweeper ? original article Managing software assets is a challenging task for any business. With the growing complexity of IT environments, the need for clarity around licensing, cost management, and software optimization is more critical than ever. According to TechRepublic, companies in the US and UK waste approximately $44 billion annually on unused software licenses.…
Read MoreIntroducing SIM – The Software Inventory Manager! 🚀
We’re excited to unveil our latest addition to the Licenseware product lineup, and this one’s BIG! 😍 Say hello to SIM – the Software Inventory Manager 🧠. Designed to provide instant insights into your software estate, SIM makes it easier than ever to understand and manage your software inventory. What Does SIM Do? Simply upload…
Read MoreSustainability and AI at Crayon UK’s “Optimise to Innovate” Event
As passionate followers of technology and its impact on our daily lives, we recently had the privilege of attending the “Optimise to Innovate” event at the London Science Museum. Organised by Crayon UK, a leading technology company specialising in comprehensive digital transformation services, the event provided a thought-provoking platform for the titans of the tech…
Read MoreWhat is the AI Act, and why should you care about it?
Last week I was invited, along with several other Romanian startups, to the EU Parliament to hear about the new compliance regulations for high-risk AI, along with other topics like the regulatory sandboxes (more on that in this post), the Data Act and other ways in which the EU is addressing the fast-paced technology innovations…
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