How to manage your software assets

摘要

In May, the Business Software Alliance, the industry's licensing watchdog, launched a six-week blitz to cut the use of illegally copied or counterfeit software across 5,000 businesses in the Manchester area. Organisations in the city were sent a letter advising them to audit the software installed on their systems and check whether it was properly licensed. The BSA warned that 11 companies were already under investigation for software licence violations. However, it said no legal action would be taken against any company that signed up to its software audit programme by 30 June.