The fact that the Big Four audit firms are being used both for statutory and software licence audits should raise alarm bells in IT departments. As Computer Weekly has previously reported, the ...

While many software vendors run software license audits on customers, there are some key differences customers should be mindful of when it comes to IBM, according to a new report from advisory firm ...

Karen Schwartz is a freelance technology writer based in the Washington D.C. area. A software audit is a daunting situation for any organization – one that creates demands and stress on IT staff and ...

The most "aggressive" software auditor of all is Microsoft, according to a recently published industry study. Companies that license software face annual "true-ups," where they must account for the ...

It's not just an IRS audit that organisations need to worry about. Increasingly, the auditor bears a familiar calling card - Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, Oracle and SAP to name a few. According to a recent ...

'Truing up' licenses amounts to billions of dollars in revenue for the major software makers. Here's where the money goes -- and how it's extracted When the software audit request came from Adobe two ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Imagine that your doctor recommends a new medication. Later, you discover that they have an ...

Specialized programs that perform a variety of audit functions, such as sampling databases and generating confirmation letters to customers and vendors. It can ...

Companies can use financial audit software to determine whether there are significant misstatements in their financial accounts. An audit is a legal obligation for businesses to stay out of fraud.