<s>
Shelfware	B-License
at	O
one	O
time	O
referred	O
to	O
binders	O
of	O
unused	O
documentation	O
and	O
at	O
present	O
refers	O
to	O
unused	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highest-risk	O
definition	O
of	O
shelfware	B-License
is	O
security	O
software	O
,	O
purchased	O
to	O
fill	O
an	O
identified	O
weakness	O
,	O
sitting	O
uninstalled	O
on	O
a	O
shelf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shelfware	B-License
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
money	O
spent	O
on	O
licensing	O
more	O
"	O
seats	B-License
"	O
than	O
needed	O
"	O
cuts	O
into	O
the	O
bottom	O
line.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternative	O
to	O
pre-payment	O
for	O
what	O
becomes	O
unused	O
software	O
is	O
via	O
a	O
pay-per-use/software	O
-as-a-service	O
arrangement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
unused	O
software	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
should	O
be	O
considered	O
shelfware	B-License
-	O
in	O
particular	O
that	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
unintentional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
is	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
,	O
since	O
bundled	O
with	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
Client	O
Access	O
License	O
(	O
CAL	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
subsequent	O
survey	O
,	O
also	O
cited	O
in	O
the	O
article	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
less	O
than	O
70%	O
actually	O
made	O
full	O
use	O
of	O
that	O
for	O
which	O
their	O
company	O
paid	O
:	O
Shelfware	B-License
by	O
accident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2016	O
survey	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
software	O
companies	O
should	O
give	O
feedback	O
when	O
they	O
become	O
aware	O
of	O
shelfware	B-License
overspending	O
found	O
the	O
majority	O
finding	O
this	O
feedback	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
risk	O
to	O
recurring	O
revenue	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
long	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
IT	O
department	O
buys	O
a	O
bundle	O
of	O
software	O
that	O
includes	O
a	O
specific	O
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
user	O
department	O
is	O
unwilling	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
this	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
buys	O
the	O
same	O
functionality	O
elsewhere	O
,	O
the	O
IT	O
purchase	O
will	O
go	O
unused	O
:	O
shelfware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
when	O
not	O
paying	O
double	O
,	O
shelfware	B-License
raises	O
the	O
effective	O
price-per-copy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
and	O
others	O
have	O
used	O
CRM	O
techniques	O
"	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
'	O
shelfware	B-License
 '	O
to	O
get	O
people	O
..	O
to	O
use	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unsold	O
copies	O
of	O
software	O
sitting	O
in	O
stores	O
can	O
become	O
shelfware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
regulatory	O
requirements	O
contributed	O
to	O
both	O
kinds	O
of	O
shelfware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
purchases	O
,	O
when	O
bought	O
for	O
doing	O
evaluations	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
expensive	O
,	O
are	O
shelfware	B-License
following	O
evaluation	O
,	O
but	O
keeping	O
them	O
may	O
be	O
easier	O
than	O
getting	O
them	O
off	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
property	O
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
shelfware	B-License
originated	O
before	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
referred	O
to	O
reams	O
of	O
paper	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
columnist	O
wrote	O
that	O
overly	O
complicated	O
diagrams	O
and	O
graphics	O
were	O
"	O
more	O
likely	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
become	O
shelfware.	O
"	O
</s>
