07 August 2012

ChannelAdvisor Fined $150,000 For Unlicensed Microsoft Software

CEO Scot Wingo's ChannelAdvisor made the news late last week.  For a "private software-as-a-service company", which has eBay as an investor, it was rather embarrassing news.

• ChannelAdvisor pays $150K in software settlement, by Lauren K. Ohnesorge
• "Morrisville-based ChannelAdvisor has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle claims that it had pirated software installed on its computer."
• "ChannelAdvisor had also agreed to delete from its computers all unlicensed software, to acquire any licenses necessary to be compliant and to take measures to ensure the situation wont happen again."

(read the rest at link)