20May
Trust, But Verify with Third-Party Software Vendors
Enterprise-level software solutions often are very complex products requiring a level of expertise that may be outside the experience or skill sets of generalist IT teams. Many businesses therefore rely on the services of independent...
13May
Negotiating Technology Contracts: On-premise vs. Cloud and Hosted Software
More and more businesses are considering accessing hosted software rather than purchasing on-premise software. They are also placing data in third-party public or private clouds instead of selecting on-premise software. This article will explain the...
11May
Bad Advice That Can Get You Sued for Software Copyright Infringement
In recent years, many software publishers began using software audits as a means to increase revenue by penalizing customers for perceived compliance issues. Software publishers often conduct direct audits, or audit through companies such as...
15Apr
Negotiating a Statement of Work: Key terms in a Statement of Work
Often, after signing a Master Service Agreement (“MSA”), a service provider and its client will memorialize the details of the project by crafting a Statement of Work (“SOW”). The importance of the terms in a...
13Apr
IBM Approves Limited Exceptions to ILMT Sub-Capacity Reporting
For more than a decade, IBM has allowed its end users to license IBM software products on a sub-capacity basis. For IBM licensing purposes, sub-capacity licensing required customers to accept the sub-capacity licensing terms (originally...
