What is Proprietary Software

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Software that are legal property of a party. Typically, the source code is not available. The use of them is in general under contractual agreements. Learn more in: A Cost Model of Open Source Software Adoption

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A close source software, licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. Learn more in: The Main Concepts Behind the Dematerialization of Business Processes

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A close source software, licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. Learn more in: The Main Concepts Behind the Dematerialization of Business Processes

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Proprietary software is a commercial software where the core is kept secret by the developer, users of the software have to pay license fee and do not have the right to lend the software to their colleagues, let alone modify. Learn more in: Adopting Open Source Software in Smartphone Manufacturers' Open Innovation Strategy

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A close source software, licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. Learn more in: Promotion of Administrative Modernization through Processes Dematerialization

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A commercial software that is the opposite of open source software, its source code is kept secret by the developers or company that developed it. Learn more in: The Cultural and Institutional Barrier of Knowledge Exchanges in the Development of Open Source Software

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According to Wikipedia proprietary software is a term for computer software with restrictions on use or private modification, or with restrictions judged to be excessive on copying or publishing of modified or unmodified versions. The term is coined by the free software community and means that these restrictions are placed on it by one of its proprietors. Similarly, closed source is a term for software whose license does not meet the Open Source Definition. Learn more in: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

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Computer software with restriction on use of private modification, or with restrictions on copying or publishing of modified or unmodified versions. Learn more in: When Local Governments Choose Open Source Technology

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Proprietary software is commercial software where the core is kept secret by the developer, users of the software have to pay license fee, and users even do not have the right to lend the software to their colleagues let alone to modify. Learn more in: The Impact of Open Source Software on Smartphones Industry

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Is a type of software whose use, modification, distribution, and redistribution copyright imposed by its publisher, vendor or developer is limited to the owner or creator. Learn more in: A Strategy Towards Cost-Effective Content Delivery in the Higher Learning Institutions of Tanzania: Mobile Learning