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Re: [LUG] Scottish firm pays out £120,000 over unlicensed software

 

On Tue, 16 Dec 2008, Rob Beard wrote:

> I'd have thought a company this size would have some sort of Microsoft
> licencing agreement in place anyway (whatever it's called these says,
> Software Assurance isn't it?)

It's easy to let things get out of hand - especially given the complexity 
of Microsofts licensing schemes, and a growing company. One place I worked 
for some yers back ended up using an external consultancy just to manage 
their Microsoft licensing. Thankfully I just dealt with their Linux stuff.

Gordon

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