Ensign News
» CS Group acquires FAST
Any doubts that the Federation Against Software Theft is a commercial software company in the guise of an independent company claiming to represent commercial and user interests in the fight against counterfeit software were dispelled on Tuesday with the
17th May 2007


» SC Magazine Gives Centennial DeviceWall "Recommended Award" in Latest USB Security Group Test
DeviceWall awarded five stars and rated top USB security product for ease of use, features, performance and value
15th May 2007


» Dell and LANDesk Get a Little Closer
Dell is looking to increase its ties to LANDesk, a provider of desktop, server and patch management software, as a way of offering more comprehensive enterprise administration tools for the vendor's line of PCs and servers.
10th May 2007


» LANDesk builds IPS into security suite
Systems management vendor adds host-based intrusion-prevention features to its enterprise security management software
10th May 2007




Industry News
» BSA raises reward to $1M for piracy tips
In an effort to fight against software piracy, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) said Monday it has temporarily raised the reward for anonymous reports of illegal software use in the workplace from $200,000 to $1 million.


» Student rapped for software piracy
Piracy watchdog successfully closes down illegal software distribution site following investigation


» Manufacturing Companies Pay Substantial Amounts for Unlicensed Software Use
Business Software Alliance Settles With Manufacturing Industry Businesses for Unlicensed Copies of Adobe, Autodesk, Microsoft, SolidWorks and Symantec Software


» SBA to educate 100,000 small businesses about software management and risks
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an organization dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world, have announced a partnership to educate nearly 100,000 small businesses on proper software manage




 
» BSA gives companies 15 more days to install legal software
Business Software Alliance (BSA) Friday informed the corporate sector and individual computer users across the country that the 51-day grace period it offered them for getting legal software without fines has been extended till June 30


» UK firm pays biggest ever fine over 'pirate' software
An unnamed UK firm has agreed to pay a record fine of £250,000 ($498K) for running unlicensed software.


» BSA Files Software Piracy Complaints Against Drug Testing Company
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a non-profit organization promoting the use of licensed software, has filed Affidavit-Complaints against Drugcheck Philippines, Inc. for the use of pirated and unlicensed software programs in its business


» Two-third of companies in the dark over software licenses
New survey finds that businesses are failing to get to grips with software licensing.




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