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Thales & Neural Labs expand partnership to create AI-powered smart cities
Wed, 20th Mar 2024
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saas
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digital transformation
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licensing
Thales intensifies its partnership with Neural Labs to create AI-driven smart cities, using cloud-licensing capabilities to manage global licenses, optimizing Neural Lab's SaaS offerings and fostering growth.
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BSA settles $347,000 in damages against Australian firms that used unlicensed software
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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breach prevention
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BSA The Software Alliance settled over USD $347,000 in damages against 28 Australian firms using unlicensed software in 2017, double the previous year.
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Aussie reseller to pay nearly $1m in damages for Microsoft piracy
Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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microsoft
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software piracy
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partners
An Aussie reseller has been ordered to pay Microsoft nearly $1 million in damages for selling pirated software, with further cases likely.
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Aussie company fined for using unlicensed software
Wed, 18th May 2016
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licensing
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bsa
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software piracy
Software advocate BSA has imposed damages of $100,000 on a West Australian metal works company for using unlicensed software.
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Radical approach by Microsoft NZ opens up refurbished market
Fri, 19th Dec 2014
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cartech
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synnex
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cloud services
Kiwi resellers are jumping on board a Microsoft initiative which enables them to get Windows OEM software at half price for refurbished computers.
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Microsoft raids reseller
Wed, 7th Apr 2010
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windows
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software
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microsoft
Pirated copies of Windows and Office have been confiscated after Microsoft and UAE authorities raid a city reseller.