Control your Technology Potential.
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. . . . Although business owners are responsible
for knowing what software is being used on their company computers, many do not
know what software licensing they have or need.
The use of unauthorized copies of software is illegal.
It compromises both the company’s ethics, the safety of their computer systems
and their ability to obtain product support.
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. . . . If you or one of your employees copy, download,
loan or distribute software, your company is guilty of software piracy.
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. . . . If you buy software programs intended for use
on one computer and install it on multiple computers, you could be sued for copyright
infringement.
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. . . . If your employees install unauthorized software
onto company computers or download illegal software from the Internet, you could
face both civil and criminal prosecution.
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. . . . It does not matter if a business owner is
unaware of the activity or that any revenue was generated as a result of using unauthorized
software, the business owner may be liable for statutory damages of up to $150,000
for each program copied and fines up to $250,000.
You could even be sentenced to jail for up to five years.
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Manufacturer
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Make/Type
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Version
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Product Name
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Legally licensed?
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Microsoft
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Windows Server
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2003
|
Standard
|
Yes
|
|
Microsoft
|
Windows Server
|
2003
|
Enterprise
|
Yes
|
|
Microsoft
|
Windows Server
|
2003
|
Datacenter
|
Yes
|
|
Microsoft
|
Windows Server
|
2003
|
Web Edition
|
Yes
|
|
Microsoft
|
Windows Server
|
2003
|
Small Business Edition
|
Yes
|
|
Microsoft
|
Windows Server
|
2000
|
Standard
|
No
|
|
Microsoft
|
Windows Server
|
2000
|
Advanced
|
No
|
|
Microsoft
|
Windows Server
|
2000
|
Datacenter
|
No
|
|
Microsoft
|
Windows Server
|
2000
|
Small Business Edition
|
No
|
|
Microsoft
|
Windows Server
|
NT
|
4.0
|
No
|
|
Microsoft
|
Windows
|
XP
|
Professional
|
Yes
|
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. . . . Planit
will review your software, document the status of your current license agreements,
and develop a plan to achieve and maintain license conformance.
We will also develop a plan for creating and storing duplicate copies of
software and managing software subscription renewals.