ITAM industry veteran Alan Plastow and Integrity Software deliver a deep dive into the risks and costs associated with non-compliance and dealing with enforcement agencies. In this recorded webinar Al provides an overview of: Worldwide Enforcement Agencies Compliance Exposures and Costs Copyright Law A full anatomy of a vendor audit including a sample letter The Exposure and Expense of Software... 

Are you bored at work? Do you fancy a new challenge? How about the prospect of attracting lots of board level attention, the threat of legal action, loss of IT jobs, enormous punitive charges and all round fire fighting with a vendor audit? Simply follow this quick guide and you’ll soon be attracting vendor audits quicker than you can say “Six Figure Settlement”! 1. SET THE BAIT: Firstly, ensure... 

I recently corresponded with a former audit manager from a top tier software vendor. He kindly shared his tips for dealing with compliance audits from a vendor perspective. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "INTERVIEW: Former Vendor Auditor Provides Software Compliance Tips", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2009/06/09/interview-former-vendor-auditor-provides-software-compliance-tips/" }); Read More →

The table below summarises the different results achieved by an organisation faced with a vendor audit depending on their maturity. Success with vendor audits is not only about having sound ITAM processes and procedures in place but also the correct attitude towards the situation, swift action, and strong negotiation. I welcome your feedback or comments on this model or your experiences with vendor... 

Autodesk Australia has successfully sued Ginos Engineers Pty Ltd, an engineering firm based in Adelaide, for copyright infringement of its CAD software.  SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Australian Engineering Firm Must Pay 10 Years Compensation For Copyright Infringement", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2009/02/02/australian-engineering-firm-must-pay-10-years-compensation-for-copyright-infringement/"... 

Today the ITAM Review interviews Scott D. Rosenberg. Scott is CEO and Founder of Miro Consulting Inc, known for helping customers analyze and negotiate enterprise agreements with the major publishers such as Oracle and Microsoft. We asked Scott to share an insight into the common errors firms make when signing agreements and his experiences in software asset management. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:... 

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has named the latest software pirate to be caught for selling illegal software. John Rothwell from Liverpool in the UK fell afoul of the BSA investigators when he tried to sell them £2,000 of Adobe, CorelDRAW, Microsoft Office and other software titles for £29. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Software Pirate Caught Selling On Auction Site", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2008/11/03/software-pirate-caught-selling-on-auction-site/"... 

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has continued to keep the pressure on those failing to use legal software after announcing a handful of successful cases in its fight against unlicensed products. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "BSA Announces Four New Piracy Cases", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2008/10/13/bsa-announces-four-new-piracy-cases/" }); Read More →

CRN reports that UK Trading Standards have worked with the Metropolitan Police to exercise the new law on software piracy. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New UK Software Piracy Laws Enforced For The First Time", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2008/09/23/new-uk-software-piracy-laws-enforced-for-the-first-time/" }); Read More →

The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) is to team up with Trading Standards in a pilot campaign based in Cardiff this summer. One thousand companies in the Welsh capital are due to be sent advice on how to achieve compliance followed up by visitors from Trading Standards. Trading Standards in Cardiff have stated they will be using a combination of guidance and education followed by spot checks... 

According to the BSA the UK Piracy rate dropped 1% to 26% in 2007. The BSA claims “The reduction follows significant investment by the BSA in both education and enforcement programmes over the last year in the UK. These include the launch of a dedicated, regional programme, which targeted Glasgow on account of its specific piracy problems and will be turning its attention to Manchester over the...