Should Customers Worry About Counterfeit Software
Microsoft have just released data from their last financial year (July 2006 - June 2007) in relation to the audits they undertook and the amount of counterfeit software discovered in those customers.
29% of UK corporate-sized customers that went through a Software Asset Management review(audit) were found to have high quality counterfeit in their organisations This fake software had an equivalent value of $6.5m. In fact, the average value of counterfeit bought by each customer was $75K (based on a Volume Licensing legalisation value), or $105K based on the actual OEM/FPP value.
Microsoft in the UK has pioneered a highly effective process for identifying counterfeit software. Known as ‘Proof of Licence’, . Pilot programmes based on this approach are being proposed and developed for the US, Canada, France, Germany, Holland, India and Australia.
To find out more about piracy and how to advice customers the Microsoft Partner Portal at https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/40029354
