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Civica and FAST cosy up with SAM

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Strategic partnership deal will see Civica offer its licensing and fulfilment services to FAST's customer base

07 Dec 2011

UK office workers unmoved by software misuse

Economic difficulties causes whistleblowers to clam up

Anti-piracy body's research reveals that most office workers turn a blind eye to software misuse

12 Sep 2011

FAST pledges to back piracy push

BSA nabs under-licensed Belfast architect

Piracy fight moves online

Pirate flag on the sailboat waving in the wind

Recently launched site invites channel to join fight against online counterfeit product sales

05 Aug 2011

Industry players unite for anti-piracy push

Microsoft, Amazon and Nokia are lending support to initiative aimed at tackling online piracy

16 May 2011

Cloud leaves firms in dark over licensing

Cloud and virtualisation are next big concern for end users attempting to get their software estates in order, according to FAST

18 Mar 2011

FAST takes piracy fight to the North East

Anti-piracy body plots new software misuse education campaign

10 Mar 2011

Channel losing £3bn a year to online crime

Federation Against Software Theft welcomes proposals to form central reporting hub

21 Feb 2011

Number of software audits doubles

Fast unveils hardware and software management tool to help firms get a grip on their assets

03 Feb 2011

EC berates IP laws

European body publishes report which calls for a reassessment of existing laws

21 Jan 2011

FAST takes software piracy fight to the north

Anti-piracy body partners with Trading Standards North West to educate businesses about software misuse

29 Nov 2010

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BYOD: balancing IT risk and productivity

Organisations must strike a balance between worker productivity and the security of social media/mobile devices

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Smart working in the 21st century

Overcoming technological limitations and traditional office cultures to free employees to do more with less from wherever they want to


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Life's a beach

With a triumvirate of VARs getting into sporting sponsorship, Dave runs the rule over the brand-building opportunities

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Views from the Channel

Why Apple wants bigger bite of channel

Latest distribution sell-through figures indicate a softening in Apple's stance towards the channel, says CRN deputy editor Doug Woodburn