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What (who) is Business Software Alliance - definition

TRADE GROUP ESTABLISHED BY MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Business software alliance; Business Software Alliance; The Software Alliance; BSA Global; Bust your boss!; BSA (The Software Alliance)

Business Software Alliance         
<company> The BSA was created by Microsoft in 1988 in an attempt to combat software theft. The alliance includes the majority of leading software publishers including Novell, Symantec, and Autodesk and is actively campaigning in over 65 countries. The BSA operates a three-pronged approach: 1. Lobbying to strengthen copyright laws and co-operation with law enforcement agencies. 2. Educating the public through marketing, roadshows, etc. 3. Bringing legal actions against counterfeiters. BSA's aims are the same as the {Federation Against Software Theft} but it is not limited to the UK. In December 1990 the BSA obtained the first legal order in the UK which allowed a surprise search on a company's offices for suspected copyright infringement. http://bsa.org/bsa. UK Office: Business Software Alliance, 1st Floor, Leaconfield House, Curzon Street, London W1Y 8AS, United Kingdom. See also software audit. (1996-05-19)
Business software         
SOFTWARE PROGRAM USED TO PERFORM VARIOUS BUSINESS FUNCTIONS
Business application; Business applications; History of business software
Business software (or a business application) is any software or set of computer programs used by business users to perform various business functions. These business applications are used to increase productivity, measure productivity, and perform other business functions accurately.
Business alliance         
AGREEMENT BETWEEN BUSINESSES, USUALLY MOTIVATED BY COST REDUCTION AND IMPROVED SERVICE FOR THE CUSTOMER
Alliances between product software firms; Business alliances; Horizontal alliance; Horizontal Alliance
A business alliance is an agreement between businesses, usually motivated by cost reduction and improved service for the customer. Alliances are often bounded by a single agreement with equitable risk and opportunity share for all parties involved and are typically managed by an integrated project team.

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Software Alliance

The Software Alliance, also known as BSA, is a trade group of business software companies established in 1998. Its principal activity is trying to stop copyright infringement of software produced by its members. It is a member of the International Intellectual Property Alliance. Founded as the Business Software Alliance, it dropped "Business" from its name in October 2012, and styles itself "BSA | The Software Alliance".

BSA members include Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Atlassian, Autodesk, Cloudflare, Cisco, Dropbox, IBM, Microsoft, Nikon, Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, Siemens and Zoom. It is funded through membership dues based on member company's software revenues, and through settlements from companies it successfully brings action against.

Many Microsoft EULAs include a clause requiring users to agree to audits by software companies.

Examples of use of Business Software Alliance
1. She comes from the Business Software Alliance, where she serves as vice president of government relations.
2. According to the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the regional software p...
3. Business Software Alliance TRENDSMiddleeast/Africa (In %)UAE 34Algeria 83Bahrain 62Egypt 65Jordan 64Kuwait 68Lebanon 74Morocco 72Oman 64Qatar 62KSA 55Tunisia 84Average 58%
4. The Business Software Alliance represents software and hardware companies including Adobe, Apple, Cisco Systems, Dell, IBM and Microsoft.
5. In addition, she said, the Business Software Alliance estimates that "for every two dollars‘ worth of software purchased legitimately, one dollar‘s worth is obtained illegally" in China.