Software License Compliance

Thirty-six percent of the world's software is pirated based on the "2004 Global Software Piracy Study" conducted by International Planning & Research Corporation for the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and the Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft (CAAST). Software piracy is not only a crime, but it can destroy computers and data. Protect yourself from these dangers by using a variety of informative tools, kits and services. They'll help you stay out of trouble and keep your systems operating at peak performance.

For more information about software compliance and software management, please visit the CAAST web site (www.caast.org) or Business Software Alliance web site (www.bsa.org).

Approach

Here are the steps required to get you on the road to SW License Compliance:

Step One: Plan

Develop & communicate SW policy
Implement procedures to enforce policy
Determine what User software you need

Tools:

CAAST “Software Management Guide”

User Profile Survey

Software Piracy and the Canadian Law

Step Two: Audit

Inventory installed software
Inventory authorized license agreements
Compare installed software to authorized

Tools:

Discovery Tools

Definitive Software Library

Step Three: Rationalize

Identify un-authorized installations
Develop “Keep/Upgrade/Discard” strategy
Execute strategy & verify results

Tools:

Discovery Tools

Definitive Software Library

Step Four: Enforce

Implement IT Asset Management
Perform spot audits
Harvest SW from disposed PC assets

Tools:

ITAM/CM Implementation Services

SW License Compliance Services:
Micromation offers a convenient service program to help you quickly develop your SW license compliance process including planning, design, implementation, education, audit tools and workshops.

Sign up here for SW License Compliance information:

Contact Information:

Name:	Example: Sandy Brown
Title:	Example: Manager
Email Address:	Example: sbrown@YourDomain.com

Company Information:

Company Name:
Country:
State/Province:
City:
Address1:
Address2:
Zip/Postal Code:	Example: 99999-0000
Phone Number:	(123) 111-1234 ext 4444
Fax Number:	(123) 111-1234

Domain:	Yourdomain.com (ignore the "www."prefix)
Estimated # of PCs:
Estimated # of SW Titles
Market Space:
Primary Email Application:
Your Interest in SW Compliance*
Other Interests? Explain:

File: sw_compliance_audit.htm


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