The aim of the ISO/IEC 19770-1:2012 standard is to help organisations manage their software as a strategic asset of the business, maximising return on investment. This can help organisations win the trust of their clients and ...
In the latest twist in a saga that has dragged on for seven years, a federal judge on Thursday refused to set aside a $675,000 fine that a jury had imposed on a former Boston University student for illegally downloading 30 songs. In a ...
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Microsoft has said it is increasing its investment in China as it looks to take advantage of the growing market. The company will invest in new hires, more research for local requirements, and an expansion to additional cities and ...
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IDC Government Insights research arm has published a top 10 predictions list for 2013. The predictions are: 1. Consumerisation of IT and transformational cloud developments will continue to create more challenges than opportunities 2. ...
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Three key European parliamentary committees have voted against adopting the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta). The agreement is aimed at setting an international standard for tackling large-scale infringements of intellectual ...
Use LicenseCard 1.0 to protect and license Mac and Windows software.A custom image file is delivered to the customer during the purchase process.That image can be dropped onto the protected application to activate it. ...
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Germany-based Atlantic Zeiser, the supplier of industrial solutions for product identification, will display product tracing, counterfeiting combat and protection from grey market at Emballage on 19-22 November 2012 in Paris. It will be ...
IDG News Service-Microsoft launched a new anti-piracy campaign in China to highlight the security risks of buying counterfeit software. In a recent investigation,Microsoft purchased 169 PCs from shops in China and found that all were ...
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Computerworld-A woman ordered to pay$222,000 for pirating 24 copyrighted songs has taken her fight against the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA)to the U.S.Supreme Court. In a petition filed Monday,lawyers for Minnesota ...
Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India ended the week lower Friday with sources expressing skepticism over whether a rise seen over the past few days was sustainable in the ...
A student is standing trial accused of aiding hacking collective Anonymous with an attack against online payment company PayPal which,it is claimed,cost the online payment service£3.5m. The jury at Southwark Crown Court was told how ...
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Tuesday's election leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress.In many longstanding technology debates,policy experts see little movement forward,although lawmakers may look for ...
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U.S.President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night,topping 270 electoral votes to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney just after 11 p.m.yesterday. Romney held a small lead in the battleground state of Virginia,but most election ...
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IDG News Service-Modifying Apple's iPhone software to install applications not approved by Apple will still be legal under new exemptions to take effect on Sunday in the U.S.,but illegal for an iPad and other tablets. The seemingly ...
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Microsoft will not sell Windows 8 as a physical boxed product in China and instead will only distribute the OS through downloads and pre-installs on devices,in a move that could help the company drive consumers away from pirated copies of ...
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