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SIIA & OPEXEngine: Let the Data Set You Free!

February 23, 2011 By

Hear how Kelly Battles, CFO of Host Analytics, works with her finance team to track key financial and operating metrics data to drive performance and keep the company on track to deliver growth in 2011. In addition, Lauren Kelley, CEO of OPEXEngine will present key software industry benchmarks from OPEXEngine’s comprehensive financial and operating benchmarking report, developed in partnership with the SIIA. Join us for this informative webinar to learn more about how the benefits of metrics-driven, fact based decision making can help you drive better performance and efficiency within your own organization.

Presenters:
Lauren Kelley, CEO & Founder, OPEXEngine
Kelly Battles, CFO, Host Analytics

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‘It’s Time to Sell the Yugo,’ or ‘Why Software Compliance and Piracy Enforcement Needs a 25 Year Upgrade’

February 1, 2011 By

Written by Jim Nauen, VP, Global Sales

A few weeks ago as I was getting ready to speak at a local HTCIA chapter in California, I started thinking about how little progress has been made in Software Compliance over the last 25 years. Having recovered over $130 million in compliance revenue over the last 20+ years for a number of large and small software vendors, it seems in 2011 that Software Compliance and Piracy Enforcement is still largely a matter of blind luck for many software vendors.

Hit or miss manual audits, whistle blower leads, channel partner tip offs, even mystery dialing are still the main source of overuse and piracy enforcement leads 25 years later, which is like driving in the dark with your headlights off and hoping to find the road. In keeping with the 80s, let’s call it the Yugo strategy of compliance revenue recovery. Why would you wait and hope that these leads come to you, instead of using modern methods of aggressively tracking and pursuing companies illegally using your software?

To continue reading this post, please visit the V.i. Labs blog.

Jim Nauen

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2011 SIIA Message from the President

January 31, 2011 By

Fresh on the heels of the SOTU, SIIA President Ken Wasch gives his predictions for our members in the year ahead.

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Which organizations are most likely to pirate software?

January 31, 2011 By

Eliminating corporate software piracy is one of SIIA’s biggest missions. Our members depend on our expertise when it comes to tracking down the organizations which, knowingly or not, shirk software license laws. Over the years, we’ve learned a lot about why and how organizations steal software. And next month, we’re giving you a chance to learn more about the underbelly of corporate piracy. 

Keith Kupferschmid, who heads SIIA’s Anti-Piracy Department, will share his expertise in an online panel hosted by V.i. Labs. The webcast, taking place Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 11 am ET, will cover everything from geographic trends in software piracy to the impact of the recession on compliance. 

Here’s a glimpse at Keith’s take on the average infringing organization: 

Key Characteristics: 
* Over 567 employees
* Average annual sales of $441 million

Most Common Industries: 
* 12% IT
* 10% Healthcare
* 10% Education
* 7% Real Estate & Retail
* 6% Insurance
* 3-4% Finance/Telcom/Engineering/Media Publishing/Legal/Construction

Curious why an IT company with over 500 employees would risk getting caught pirating software? You’ll have to sign up for the free webcast to find out more.

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SIIA CEO Interview with Bill Loss, SaaShr.com

January 7, 2011 By

What will the software industry look like in 3, 5, even 10 years from now? And what customer demands and business trends will drive changes in software products, how they’re developed, and the industry that provides them?

Given the dynamics of innovation and ever-changing user landscape, in many ways it’s difficult to predict what the software industry will look like in 3 years let alone 5 or 10 years. With this said, however, here are some thoughts for consideration.

Security: Security will ultimately be linked more often to an individual’s biometric markers. The trend continues towards multi-factor authentication where both physical and virtual considerations prevail. As advancements in security technology are achieved, cyber criminals will also continue to advance and keep this segment of the software industry ever-changing.

Private, Public and/or Hybrid Clouds: The existence of all three may very well be a reality for years to come. With most business decisions, associated risk must be well balanced with specific technology advancements to determine appropriate IT decisions. When it comes to private and public clouds, attention will remain focused around the sensitivity of intellectual property and related data which is collected, processed and stored. [Read more...]

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Announcing New Video Series: SIIA Members Rally at DreamForce 2010!

December 15, 2010 By

SIIA is delighted to announce a new video series, filmed at DreamForce 2010! With about 30,000 attendees, DreamForce has seen spectacular growth. This was SIIA’s first time exhibiting at DreamForce and we look forward to seeing everyone next year and in May at SIIA’s own executive cloud computing conference, All About the Cloud.

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Panel discussion with application vendors at SIIA All About Mobile conference

November 23, 2010 By

By Ryan Nichols, VP Product Management, Appirio

I had the privilege of being asked to join a fantastic panel at SIIA’s “All About Mobile” conference yesterday with some leading application developers making the switch to mobile. I was joined by David Fulton of Right Now, Jason Prater of Plex Systems, and Dan Miller of INgage Networks to discuss “Transitioning Existing Solutions to Mobile Devices.”

We were moderated by Anshu Agrawal, VP Marketing at Keynote Systems, who asked us a set of questions that are top of mind for any application developer thinking about mobile apps:

  • Why mobile is important to your business?
  • What is the cornerstone of your mobile strategy?
  • What do you feel were the pain points in implementing your strategy?
  • What were the biggest surprises for you in moving your customers to mobile?
  • What would you recommend to SIIA members looking to transition to mobile?

Here’s a summary of our conversation:

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