Software audits - why vendors' clauses may not be as strong as they think.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Wigley, Michael
- Source
- CIO (13284045); 6/3/2016, p1-1, 1p, 2 Color Photographs
- Subject
- AUDITING of corporations
CHIEF information officers
COMPUTER software industry
- Language
- ISSN
- 13284045
The article reports on a recent court decision shows that software vendors can face legal challenges when undertaking software audits. It mentions that vendors such as Microsoft, SAP and Oracle frequently undertake software audits that are problematic for Chief information officers (CIOs). It mentions that understanding of the licensing position and audit requirements, against the specifics of how the software is actually deployed, can help protect a customer from a vendor that overreaches.