Month: January 2013

IBM Joins BSA

January 25, 2013January 18, 2013 Scott D. Rosenbergsoftware asset management, Software auditLeave a Comment

IBM is the among the 40 software vendors to be a part of the Business Software Alliance (BSA)

Auditing…is Good!

January 23, 2013January 18, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Oracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, software asset management, Software auditLeave a Comment

e often refer to software audits as a bad thing… when vendors are knocking down your door and are threatening to fine you. Well, auditing, when YOU are the one doing it, is a positive and effective way to avoid those fines.

Watch Your Whistle Blowers!

January 21, 2013January 18, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Oracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Software auditLeave a Comment

90% of all audit letters sent in 2012 were the result of tips from whistle-blowers, according to the BSA.

Oracle Security Patches Released

January 18, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergDatabase security, IT Security, JAVA, Oracle database, Oracle: News You Can Use, Risk, Security Assessments, Security RiskLeave a Comment

Oracle released its latest in security patches this week – with 86 fixes in total that address security vulnerabilities that Oracle has rated from 0 to 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System.

Oracle Joins the BSA

January 17, 2013January 18, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Oracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, Oracle: News You Can Use, Software auditLeave a Comment

Late last year, Oracle joined the Business Software Alliance (BSA).

Oracle Audit: Communications

January 14, 2013January 14, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergOracle auditLeave a Comment

When an Oracle audit begins, whom should we speak with?

3rd Party Support

January 11, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Support, Third Party SupportLeave a Comment

From OracleConnection and our very own Eliot Arlo Colon. Miro is asked all of the time about options outside of Oracle provided support. Clients are constantly seeking alternatives to the 22% of license fee Oracle charges for annual support renewals. Clients maintain several reasons to look at alternatives, including ‘budgetary constraints, escalation of costs (annual uplifts), ROI, customer sat issues related to support or just plain old ‘due diligence’’. Keep in mind that its ‘buyer beware’ when it comes to […]

BSA Nabs Small Business

January 10, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergSoftware auditLeave a Comment

The BSA nabbed a small design consultancy in the UK and fined them £3,000 ($4,827), following a tip from a whistle-blower that the company was using unlicensed Adobe, Autodesk and Microsoft software.

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