1. We do not provide service to undercut fellow colleagues or consulting firms
Everyone knows somebody to a degree especially in the local Information Technology industry.
This produces a comradery of sorts that can be both beneficial and have its drawbacks. The drawback being decisions or agreements that come back to haunt you in the future.
Technology jobs are increasingly difficult to sustain as a full time employee due to outsourcing in other countries and a headstrong attitude towards a company's bottom line. If you're choosing 84 Computing to indirectly eliminate an otherwise reliable and talented employee or consultant,
we then ask you to please exercise your best judgment and follow your
conscience. We value any opportunity to work for any client, but we
also reserve the right to refuse or discontinue service due to
unethical business decisions.
2. We will not jeopardize our reputation or business by overlooking the obvious
Software licensing and compliance should be of utmost importance to any company both small
and large, including home-based businesses. Many think nothing of
buying one copy of a software product, or borrowing one from a friend
or relative and installing it on all of their business computers. The
consequences of doing such a thing can put your business at risk of
very large fines if an audit were in place by The Business Software
Alliance (BSA). Click here for the BSA Website
Most are not aware the first step towards a BSA audit can be simply set into motion anonymously
via the BSA website. Depending upon your current or past business relations, employee history
or company computer policy, the following two examples could put your business at extreme risk.
You have a former disgruntled employee who is aware of your company's software practices,
yet you have never attempted (or blatantly ignored) compliance in licensing - You are unaware
of or don't normally keep track of what an employee may have installed on your computer(s).
Obviously, most would want to avoid these risk factors altogether. If 84 Computing discovers any licensing discrepancies within your organization while providing service, you will be informed confidentially and given the opportunity to take advantage of possible alternate solutions that
are free, open source or more affordable by utilizing our Software
Licensing Compliance service. However, if we are instructed to overlook
or otherwise ignore what may be deemed as unlicensed
or non-compliant, we reserve the right to refuse or discontinue service.
