Software piracy is not only detrimental to our country’s economy and the development of the ICT sector but it also has direct negative impacts on companies.
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a nonprofit trade association, is the foremost organisation dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world. Maurisoft, as the official representative of Adobe in Mauritius, and our partner Microsoft are active members of the BSA in Mauritius.
BSA members are adamant that companies play a key role in promoting the use of genuine software. It is critical that companies work together to address the key issues of software piracy.
BSA Top 10 Reasons why you should help fight software piracy:
- Viruses introduced by illegal software can damage or even destroy your system.
- Serial number clashes can cause serious disruption.
- The lack of user manuals, reference manuals, and product support can make your job even more difficult.
- Because you have no original disks, you’re unable to recover from a software failure.
- You waste time and energy sorting out system problems.
- You get no assurance of product authenticity or reliability.
- If you run a CAD environment, you may encounter problems with output devices such as printers and plotters.
- The organization will suffer a tarnished reputation if found guilty of copyright infringement.
- Criminal charges may be filed against directors who consent or turn a blind eye to illegal copying of software.
- Your company forfeits product warranties and low-priced or free upgrades.
For more information about software piracy, download the brochure on gogenuine.mu
A software asset management is one of the tools that can help you regain control of software in use in your company and help you manage it. If you would like to run a software asset management for Adobe or Microsoft software, do not hesitate to contact us.
For more information about the current ‘Go Genuine’ campaign, visit the Maurisoft website.
