Staying legal is now becoming important policy at most companies with random audits of software loaded throughout the company by MIS and/or independant review/audit companies. Tools such as Microsoft Systems Management Server, Intel’s Landesk Manager and BSA SoftScan make this process simple with automatic remote inventories of both hardware and software run from the network administrator's desk. Software theft creates significant problems for all involved, one of these is the obvious risk of legal action from a software company. |
