Method and apparatus for assessing products
US7496544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0283
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions for evaluating acquisition costs for a software product. A set of questions regarding the software product is presented. The set of questions are selected from a source. Costs for acquiring the software product are identified in response to receiving a user input to the set of questions. A report is generated using the costs, wherein the report is used to evaluate whether to acquire the software product in response to identifying the costs.
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