Software audits often precipitate significant consequences for each side, as the auditee can be presented with as much as a seven figure “true-up” charge or have its day-to-day operations ...

Wendy McMahon is a freelance writer and general tech geek who has been writing about technology for over 10 years. Follower her on Twitter at @wendymcmahon. With software makers such as IBM promising ...

The fact that the Big Four audit firms are being used both for statutory and software licence audits should raise alarm bells in IT departments. As Computer Weekly has previously reported, the ...

The most "aggressive" software auditor of all is Microsoft, according to a recently published industry study. Companies that license software face annual "true-ups," where they must account for the ...

A software audit is a right of review often sought by licensors. A software audit typically entails the licensor hiring a third-party auditor whose job is to undertake an independent examination of ...

While many software vendors run software license audits on customers, there are some key differences customers should be mindful of when it comes to IBM, according to a new report from advisory firm ...

Microsoft could face a user revolt as it launches a campaign in the United Kingdom to get midrange companies to submit to a software audit. Those who refuse risk having their details being handed to ...

The audit community’s adoption of electronic working papers to encourage collaboration has had an unintended consequence of creating dark data. That is, data trapped within these new documents, making ...

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