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BSA reacts to further Bribery Act claims

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Anti-piracy body explains why so many of its cases are settled out of court, as Bribery Act queries mount

20 Jan 2012

Wikipedia protests anti-piracy law

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Online encyclopaedia will go offline for 24 hours in protest at US government's proposed anti-piracy legislation

17 Jan 2012

BSA hits back at Bribery Act claims

Boxing gloves

Anti-piracy body dismisses allegations that financially rewarding people for information on software piracy is in breach of the Bribery Act

16 Jan 2012

BSA whistleblower flushes out unlicensed plumber

BSA doubles whistle-blower windfall to £20,000

BSA stings seating firm

Latest settlement comes hot on heels of Kaspersky Labs’ decision to leave the organisation

13 Dec 2011

BSA bags insurance firm payout

Anti-piracy body nabs insurance company for alleged software licence misuse

08 Nov 2011

BSA doubles whistle-blower windfall to £20,000

Anti-piracy body marks start of new Nottingham education campaign by doubling maximum whistle-blower reward

05 Oct 2011

UK grabs top-five spot in BSA rankings

Business Software Alliance's Global IT Competitiveness Study sees the UK leap one place

27 Sep 2011

BSA: Half of PC users acquire software illegally

New survey casts light on global attitudes to software piracy

07 Sep 2011

Financial directors lack confidence in SAM

BSA research claims despite an increase in software purchasing, many FDs are unsure it is deployed correctly within their firms

01 Sep 2011

BSA nabs under-licensed Belfast architect

Anti-piracy body orders firm to pay more than £30,000 for software misuse

25 Aug 2011

BSA hails UK anti-piracy pushes

Anti-piracy body claims nearly 900 firms have taken part in its regional campaigns to date

10 Aug 2011

Seconds out: The channel's biggest fights

To celebrate CRN Fight Night this week, we run through the industry's biggest bust-ups

26 May 2011

Industry warned over piracy costs

V.i. Labs says BSA figures may be underplaying the size of the piracy problem

09 May 2011

BSA whistleblower flushes out unlicensed plumber

Anti-piracy body reaches settlement with Leicester-based plumbing and glazing firm

11 Apr 2011

BSA doubles UK haul in 2010

Whistleblowing employees helped anti-piracy body sting UK firms to tune of £2m last year

28 Mar 2011

BSA sticks label maker with £24,800 settlement

Anonymous tip-off uncovers unlicensed software use at Flintshire-based System Labelling

10 Feb 2011

BSA hits healthcare training provider with settlement

OCB Media counts cost of unlicensed software use

28 Jan 2011

BSA gives education provider £80,000 lesson

Anti-piracy body reaches settlement with higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds

06 Dec 2010

CRN Partner Connect 2012

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CRN's premier networking event is back on 17 May at the Ricoh Arena

Date: Thu 17 May 2012

CRN Fight Night 2012

One of the fights from CRN Fight Night 2010

Channel fighters preparing to square up once more on 24 May

Date: Thu 24 May 2012

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The mobile enterprise: Secure the data, not the device

The proliferation of endpoint devices within the enterprise has highlighted the shortcomings of one of the traditional approaches to data security

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Measuring the ROI of Google Apps

This Forrester report compares the costs and benefits of legacy email and productivity software with Google Apps


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Dave the dealer

Clocking off

Dave discovers that rozzers are seemingly living in the technology dark ages

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Views from the Channel

Departing CEO has done Dixons a service

Mark Needham, founder of distributor Widget, argues that John Browett leaves for Apple with Dixons in better shape than when he arrived