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software audit

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(legal)software audit - A regular investigation of the software installed on all computers in an organisation to ensure that it is authorised or licensed.

Software audits minimise the risk of prosecution for software theft, minimise the risk of viruses through uncontrolled software copying, and ensure technical support is available to all users.

The Business Software Alliance Guide To Software Management.
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The results: * 25% conducted a company-wide software audit yearly, * 40% do it on an as-needed basis, * 13% don't do it at all, * 73% had no system for retiring software, * 70% believe they are maintaining redundant, deficient, or obsolete applications, * 35 % said unwanted software consumes up to 15% of their IT budgets, and 23% reported the cost was higher, and * 33% said their company brings in new software at the rate of more than 10 new projects per year.
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A mere one-in-five of those surveyed revealed that they included a software audit within their financial review.
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