Thenumberoflicensesnecessary toset up a newbusiness was alsoreduced by 26 percent whilethe averagelicensetermof validity had grown andlicenses were granted more rapidly.
Time Warner Cable, the U.S.' second-largest operator, says it has no plans to switch to TV Guide Interactive from the Scientific-Atlanta and Pioneer guides it now uses even though its parent AOL is in the middle of a long-term license agreement with Gemstar.
And Swartz has engaged these big companies by offering its software, dubbed MetraNet, either through a perpetual or term-based license or as a managed service.