Bangkok--Aug 23--PC & Associates Consulting
Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced that registration for the Get SAM Get Compliant program has been closed now. Supported by the Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce, this program aimed to create awareness about intellectual property rights and to encourage the use of licensed software in businesses.
Organizations in the public and private sectors, including listed companies and independent organizations, had shown interest and signed up to participate the campaign. Participants would have obtained useful advice on software asset management (SAM) from the BSA. The implementation of a model SAM practice would help to improve their productivity and enable better corporate governance.
All applicants joining the programme would have submitted their audited inventory list to the BSA by August 16. Once the information is verified, all successful applicants would receive a BSA SAM certificate, and a 1-year immunity from BSA initiated enforcement raids .A list of all successful organizations will be posted on www.samthai.com.
As a further incentive to businesses for adopting a SAM practice, the BSA will be awarding three organizations with the best software management practices with a SAM Best Practice Award in recognition for their efforts.
Meanwhile, companies that have not signed up under this program and continue to use illegal software may be soon be raided and face prosecution. To report software piracy in the workplace for a reward of up to THB250,000.- call the BSA Anti-Piracy Hotline at 1800 291 005 or 0 2711 6193. All identity of all callers will be treated confidential.
About BSA
The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the foremost organization dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world. BSA is the voice of the world's commercial software industry and its hardware partners before governments and in the international marketplace. Its members represent one of the fastest growing industries in the world. BSA programs foster technology innovation through education and policy initiatives that promote copyright protection, cyber security, trade and e-commerce. BSA members include Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Bentley Systems, Borland, Cadence Design Systems, Cisco Systems, CNC Software/Mastercam, Dell, Entrust, HP, IBM, Intel, Internet Security Systems, Macromedia, McAfee, Microsoft, PTC, Phoenix Technologies Ltd., RSA Security, SAP, SolidWorks, Sybase, Symantec, The MathWorks, UGS and VERITAS Software.
In Thailand, BSA works closely with the Association of Thai Software Industry (ATSI), Association of Thai Computer Industry (ATCI) and Prevention and Suppression of Intellectual Property Infringement Committee in the promotion of intellectual property rights.
For more information please contact:
Pranee Chalermtanasak
PC & Associates Consulting Co., Ltd.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0 2971 3711 End.