OCT 19, 2021 | GLOBAL
BSA Welcomes Two New Global Members
Shopify and Unity join the enterprise software industry’s top advocacy group
WASHINGTON – October 19, 2021 – BSA | The Software Alliance is pleased to welcome Shopify and Unity as new global members. BSA will also add two new members to its Board of Directors: Vivek Narayanadas, Shopify’s Vice President, Legal and Data Protection Officer; and Ruth Ann Keene, Unity’s Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary.
“At BSA, we’ve said that every sector is a software sector for years. As the pace of digital transformation has sped up, that’s become truer than ever before. Industries ranging from agriculture to retail and beyond now rely on software platforms to power their daily operations,” said Victoria Espinel, President and CEO of BSA | The Software Alliance. “Our new members are groundbreaking leaders in digital transformation, and I’m excited to have them on board as we continue our work to promote ethical AI development, protect consumer privacy, and foster innovation.”
- Shopify is a leading provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce, offering trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size. Founded in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify powers over 1.7 million businesses in more than 175 countries.
- Unity is the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content. Unity’s platform provides a comprehensive set of software solutions to create, run, and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices. Unity was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco.
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BSA | The Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) ist die globale Stimme der Software-Industrie gegenüber Politik und Wirtschaft. Die Mitglieder der BSA gehören zu den innovativsten Unternehmen weltweit und erarbeiten neue Software-Lösungen, die die Wirtschaft antreiben und das moderne Leben von heute prägen.
Die BSA mit Hauptsitz in Washington, D.C., und Niederlassungen in über 30 Ländern weltweit leistet Pionierarbeit in der Schaffung von Programmen zur Einhaltung und Durchsetzung geistiger Eigentumsrechte und der Einführung von Richtlinien, auf deren Basis technologische Innovationen und die digitale Wirtschaft gefördert werden.