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- A Vista kill switch would be good for Linux
- Hello George,I agree with your perspectives on this issue, however, I understood that Microsoft and its partners who comprise the Business Software Alliance BSA have been able to expand their reach overseas thanks to help from the WTO. For example, the following is from the BSA's Web site:+~+~+~+~+"Current Free Trade...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-05
- The Ten Commandments of fighting software pirates
- The Ten Commandments of fighting software piratesarticle rootTen Commandments? You mean, as in, “GOD SAYS...”?Don't get me wrong. I think the enforcement industry players are performing a function that is as necessary as their process is ethically questionable. But, Ten Commandments? As in “THESE ARE THE WORDS...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-22
- BSA US Reward scheme hits $50,000 until end of Feb 06
- As an IT Professional this news needs to be digested and fed through to C level execs pretty quickly, it has wide reaching implications. Read the fine print in the article at http://www.bsa.org/usa/press/newsreleases/San-Fran-settlement-Jan-2006.cfm where 2 San Francisco firms very recently paid up $US 150K in fines as settlement costs. That’s...
- Discussion threads 2006-01-12
- job opening in my dept
- I work for Health Net Inc. It is a large health care company located in southern california (Woodland Hills, CA). I have openings in my department for Senior Financial Business Systems Analyst and for a Project Manager. My department is responsible for managing and implementing the company's...
- Discussion threads 2005-11-07
- Software Compliance Toolbox
- For those looking for templates, policies, procedures and interesting information located in one centralized area, the site link at http://www.pcprofile.com/Software_Compliance_Toolbox_Intro.htmoffers a very pragmatic approach to the task and fits well with management perspective in terms of developing policies and procedures for enforcement within any organization.The information provided here is based...
- Discussion threads 2005-07-04
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- Take advantage of the BSA's licensing grace period
- Libraries have been doing it for years. Every now and then, they offer a period of amnesty from fines for people who return their overdue books.It’s a win-win situation. The libraries get their much-valued assets back, and the slackers get a chance to come clean without paying an arm and...
- Technical articles 2003-03-04
- Four steps to stop software piracy at your company
- Software firms are getting serious about stopping piracy, and some companies have been caught in the crossfire. Here are four key steps you can take to protect your company.Software firms are taking a bite out of software piracy, and if you’re not careful, it could be your company that gets...
- Technical articles 2000-12-01
- Know your responsibilities when you discover pirated software
- IT consultant Dan Rosenthal runs across pirated software on his clients’ computers a couple of times a month. Last fall, for example, he discovered his customer had installed the same copy of Microsoft Office on five computers.The office didn’t want to spend $300 for software for each computer because staff...
- Technical articles 2003-03-18
- How Dumb Is This? or have these businesses loads of money to throw away?
- Record Fine Paid! Maybe the BSA $US 1m Reward scheme is starting to have an impact? http://www.pcprofile.com/BSA_Reward_scheme.htm
- Discussion threads 2007-10-03
- At what price would you abandon your boss's loyalty?
- The British have come up with a monetary incentive for reporting the illegal use of software, as described in this story from News.com: "Rat on your pirate boss, win $36,000." According to the article, an anti-software group called the Business Software Alliance "already has an online hotline for...
- Blog posts 2006-05-01
- Hardware auditing software - any ideas ?
- Hi All,Have been looking for a software package that could do the following:-1.scan and audit server/Pc hardware across Lan/Wan with no install/footprint on PC/Server.2.Give detailed results ie network card name and results.3.Retrieve hardware serial numbers (is this possible ? )if so it may need to target registry entries.and cost needs...
- Discussion threads 2005-01-12
- What are the repercussions of a BSA audit?
- Maintaining proper software licensing may be a challenge, but the consequences of noncompliance can be staggering. Learn what the Business Software Alliance is and what actions it takes to protect software companies' intellectual property rights.In two recent articles, we offered one network admin’s experience with software licensing compliance and then...
- Technical articles 2002-04-18
- Best Practices in Creating High Level Application Security
- Software piracy continues to be a growing epidemic. According to the Second Annual Business Software Alliance BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study, thirty-five percent of the software installed on personal computers worldwide was pirated, representing a loss of nearly $33 billion in 2004. This white paper examines prevalent hacking...
- White papers 2005-10-14
- BSA 2005 Global Software Piracy Study
- In 2004, 35 percent of the software installed on personal computers worldwide was pirated, a one percentage point decrease from 36 percent in 2003. Yet, losses due to piracy increased from $29 billion to $33 billion. These are among key findings of an independent global software piracy study released...
- White papers 2005-05-01
- Software firms want copyright law rewrite
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
- Technical articles 2005-01-07
- FREE Whitepaper on protecting your software against piracy
- Software piracy continues to be a growing epidemic. According to the Second Annual Business Software Alliance BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study, thirty-five percent of the software installed on personal computers worldwide was pirated, representing a loss of nearly $33 billion in 2004. This white paper...
- White papers 2007-03-21
- Does your organization prohibit software piracy? Our poll says probably not
- A recent TechRepublic poll showed that a large percentage of respondents either use unlicensed software or give its use tacit approval. Here's what the Business Software Alliance said about our findings.If General Motors has a good year, are you entitled to a free Cadillac?Well, no. But if Symantec or Microsoft...
- Technical articles 2000-12-20
- Best methodology for application effectiveness assessments?
- Post IT reorg, my new postion is Quality Assurance Analyst from BSA. My main job is to do after-the-fact application effectiveness assessments, on our existing systems like our Siebel & event mgmt systems, financial package, etc. We're looking at high level value to the business (is it aligned with...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-29
- Implementing Information Security Governance (ISG) - A Case Study: Entrust
- As a worldwide leader in identity and access management solutions, Entrust takes information security very seriously. Given its leadership role and the increasing emphasis on cyber security, Entrust was directed to review and improve internal information security practices. Cyber security is best viewed, not solely as a technology challenge, but...
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- Get IT Done: Manage software licensing compliance
- Know the laws behind software license compliance and the consequences for not obeying them.As IT professionals, we have a responsibility to ensure that the companies we work for understand and comply with laws regulating software licensing. Whether you are a CIO, network engineer, consultant, or service provider, understanding and applying...
- Technical articles 2001-08-08
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