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Colleges caught using unlicensed software by BSA
The spotlight on unlicensed software has been cast over the education sector with the Business Software Alliance (BSA) settling with a couple of institutions caught on the wrong side of the licensing law.
Norwich-based Kingswood Learning and Leisure Group was hit by a £40,000 for illegal software use and Bickenhall College of Computing also paid out a four figure settlement.
Kingswood Learning and Leisure was caught out using unlicensed copies of Adobe and Microsoft products and the Bickenhall college was also using Adobe and some Autodesk without paying the proper fees.
"Educational establishments have the same responsibilities as any other business to operate legally and have the correct software licenses, setting a good example for others to follow," said Michala Wardell, chair of the BSA UK Committee.
She pointed out that the money spent on settling with the BSA could have been spent on other much needed facilities and would join the other recent examples as warnings to those prepared to take risks to cut costs.
"Businesses need to be aware of the threats posed by unlicensed software. The £40,000 settlement from the Kingswood Learning and Leisure Group should be a timely reminder for other businesses to check their licenses are up to date," she said.
Source: Microscope.co.uk Simon Quicke March 2, 2010 9:11 PM
Parago Announce Software Metering
The Parago team are proud to announce the launch of Software metering on February 1st 2010, another development to the Parago system. This will be included as part of your annual support and update charge to all our current subscribers!
Software metering is an addition to the SAM system already present within Parago. With this update, you can now not only tell what software is installed on a machine, but also how often. Utilizing this information enables our customers to distribute their licences more effectively or even reduce the amount they purchase, saving them even more money on licensing!
Being able to track software usage is another powerful tool in accurate licensing. Now you can have all the information within your asset management solution… Parago!
Power and CO2 consumption calculator
The Parago team are proud to announce the Power Consumption Meter, another development to the Parago system included as part of your annual support and update charge! You will find the new Power Consumption Meter on your ‘home’ page under ‘shortcuts’ and ‘energy’.
You can now determine electricity costs on all main ICT products such as servers, PCs, laptops, printers and audio visual equipment. From this information you can report on savings being made by the policies you put in place such as turning equipment off at set times/hours. It’s not just calculating the savings for you… it also works out your CO2.
Being able to show you are implementing policies to saving money and the environment is an important step forward for us all. Now you can have all the information in with your asset management solution… Parago!
