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Found an interesting note in RedHerring. Apparently there was a study in 2004 which provided some market feedback on the latest Trends in the software pricing arena.

Some 496 respondents, both vendor executives and enterprises, were surveyed in the September study, Key Trends in Software Pricing and Licensing. Licensing company Macrovision, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), Centralized Electronic Licensing User Group (CELUG), and SoftSummit jointly conducted the survey.

I haven’t received this type of feedback during my experience working in the ASP market for the last 9 years. However, this may be more in line with those software organizations who are making the transition from installed software to hosted models. I wonder what ever came of this study.

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When I was young, I attended a “lab” school. This was essentially a school designed to teach teachers how to teach… and one of the bi-products was that students were taught by teachers in training.

I suppose in the first six years of my life, I was subjected to more testing that most folks face through their entire scholastic program. As a result, I’ve always had an affinity for the various tests that one can be given.

Since I decided to return for my MBA, I’ve taken a couple of these that appear to be gaining greater relevance in my life. The first is the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). Some information on Myers-Briggs can be found here.

As it would turn out, my “Type” is ENTP. There are some descriptions provided here. Of course, this is just a sample of the information that can be found here.

It’s interesting how many ways this information can be used when looking at organizations and their group dynamics. There used to be a number of places where you could go to get access to a free analysis. Those sites appear to have discontinued this offering. I suppose that you can get started here, but there will be some costs. Additionally, I know that you can typically get access to a test through a local university and many HR organizations offer these to their employees as well.

Thank goodness that there are a diversity of perspectives and personalities.

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