MS updates licensing terms

Microsoft customers will be able to move any of 41 Microsoft server applications between servers within a server farm as often as necessary without paying additional licensing fees, from 1 September, according to Microsoft officials, states TMCnet.

One of the applications includes Ross Enterprise v6.3 that provides features for enhanced visibility into a company's production and supply chain.

The project accounting module included in Ross Enterprise v6.3 puts financial reporting requirements against individual projects over time as it lets manufacturers include additional related costs of material such as freight, insurance, handling and duty as part of valuing inventory at time of receipt.

IREA, one of the largest electric distribution cooperatives in the US, went live with Striata's Secure Email Bill Presentment and Payment solution, according to PR Web.

Striata, a global leader in e-mail presentment and payment solutions, is helping IREA lower billing costs by replacing paper bills with secure electronic document delivery.

IREA, which only recently added the ability for its members to make electronic payments online or by phone, selected Striata because of its successful history in customer adoption of paperless initiatives.

Fiserv, a provider of IT services to the financial industry, unveiled the new eBILLPLACE.com Web site, reports FinExtra.com.

eBILLPLACE is designed to help consumers find answers to their questions about online banking and bill payment, with information and tools available such as an environmental savings calculator, cost and time savings calculator, bank and biller search capabilities, expert advice on security and a bill pay personality quiz.

"We wanted to make eBILLPLACE an engaging user experience and a site where anybody can learn about the many benefits of online bill pay and e-bills," said Jardon Bouska, division president, Fiserv Electronic Biller Services.