BSA in the News

“Ranking the cloud friendliness of entire countries appears to be a daunting task, but that didn't stop one international software advocacy group from quantifying an esoteric subject.” Read more

A great climate for promoting cloud computing opportunities isn’t just about having the right technology resources — there has to be a supportive nation-state behind it, assuring data privacy rights, promoting standards, fighting cybercriminals, and enabling a robust infrastructure. Read more

We support the efforts to rebuild some kind of certainty to allow the transfer of data between the two markets, Thomas Boue, director general of policy for the Business Software Alliance's Europe, Middle East and Africa division, told eWEEK. "Certainty in the market is very important, so that companies know what they can and cannot do." Read more

The distribution of unlicensed copyrighted software harms software publishers and developers and exposes businesses to a wide range of security threats. Bloomberg BNA posed questions to Victoria Espinel on efforts to detect and remove unlicensed software around the world, best practices for websites and the importance of coding in the legal profession. Read more