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Unlicensed Software on Office Computers Costs Gexa Corporation $400,000 In Fines

Posted on: Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 12:00 CDT

NEW YORK, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT. THE BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE, OR B-S-A, ANNOUNCED ONE OF ITS LARGEST SETTLEMENTS EVER WITH RETAIL ELECTRICITY PROVIDER GEXA CORPORATION. THE HOUSTON-BASED COMPANY PAID B-S-A A WHOPPING FOUR-HUNDRED-THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER AN AUDIT REVEALED IT HAD UNLICENSED MICROSOFT, SYBASE AND SYMANTEC SOFTWARE PROGRAMS INSTALLED ON OFFICE COMPUTERS.

B-S-A, A WATCHDOG GROUP REPRESENTING THE NATION'S LEADING SOFTWARE MANUFACTURERS, IS OFFERING REWARDS OF UP TO TWO-HUNDRED-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR QUALIFYING LEADS RECEIVED BY APRIL 15TH.

JENNY BLANK, DIRECTOR OF ENFORCEMENT FOR B-S-A:

"This settlement illustrates that it is more expensive to copy software than it is to acquire a sufficient number of licenses in the first place. Organizations should ensure that all the software programs installed on their computers are fully licensed, just as they would carefully manage any other area of their business."

TO FILE A CONFIDENTIAL PIRACY REPORT AND SEE IF YOU ARE ELLIGIBLE FOR A TWO-HUNDRED-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD, CALL B-S-A'S HOTLINE AT 8-8-8-NO-PIRACY OR VISIT NOPIRACY.COM.

I'M KIRAN KHALID.

AUDIO PROVIDED BY: THE BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

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THE BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

CONTACT: FOR STORY INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: MultiVu Media Relations,1-800-653-5313, EXT. 3 OR EMAIL RADIO@MULTIVU.COM

Web site: http://www.nopiracy.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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