Regardless of whether your company is under investigation by the SIIA, you have an independent obligation to achieve software compliance in your business. In most businesses, this means adopting new corporate policies, placing tighter restrictions on desktop users, and instituting best practices for documenting software purchases. If you want to avoid the cost and risk of an unsuccessful audit, the time to achieve compliance is now. The lawyers at Scott & Scott, LLP have extensive experience fighting the SIIA. Leverage that experience to insure that your business does not become the next Software & Information Industry Association target.
Privelaged Audits
Privileged Audits Using Compliance Auditor™
The logical starting place for any software compliance engagement is a confidential attorney-conducted software audit. Scott & Scott, LLP carefully conducts a complete audit of your IT infrastructure resulting in detailed reports that are fully protected by the attorney-client and attorney-work product privileges.
Our Compliance Auditor™ software was designed specifically for businesses being audited by the Software & Information Industry Association. Compliance Auditor™ runs remotely capturing the audit data with no disruption to day-to-day operations. To insure attorney privileges, no data resides on the client's network and all reporting is done by Scott & Scott, LLP. Compliance Auditor™ reports only on software titles relevant to SIIA audits eliminating the need to analyze irrelevant data captured by other tools. Finally, only Scott & Scott's Compliance Manager™ fine calculator estimates your potential exposure in a Software & Information Industry Association audit.
When dealing with issues potentially damaging to your business' financial interest, confidentiality and relevant data are of paramount importance. To learn more about Compliance Auditor™ contact us now.
Software Aquisition
Many companies have decentralized software purchasing procedures that result in duplicate purchases and poor accounting for software assets. Scott & Scott, LLP assists its clients in obtaining legitimate software products at discounted prices. Our software acquisition service insures that software compliance is affordable, and eliminates the exposure to fines and losses that can result from purchasing counterfeit software, products without necessary documentation, or product types that are inappropriate for your use.
Audit Representation
If you have been contacted by the Software & Information Industry Association, you need experienced counsel to protect your business. Scott & Scott, LLP is one of the only U.S. firms with a dedicated practice group focusing on defending companies accused of software piracy by the Software & Information Industry Association. Our lawyers have counseled many businesses in your situation. Our lawyers have the technical and legal skills necessary to vigorously fight for your interests against SIIA.
Managed Compliance
Minimizing the risk of fines means the dedication of resources to insure ongoing software compliance as your business grows and your IT infrastructure evolves. Like other IT services, many companies find it more cost effective to outsource software compliance functions to experts rather than divert resources from their core business. Scott & Scott, LLP provides a full service, cost effective, managed solution to insure real time compliance. The service includes monitoring the network for unauthorized use of software titles, procuring additional titles as needed, providing reports to the IT and accounting departments, and maintaining necessary documentation to substantiate ownership of all software running on your network.
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