Chinese Enterprises Need to Accelerate the Process of Software Legalization

The use of unauthorized or pirated software will expose the company to major security risks. These potential security risks and the resulting losses are far greater than the cost savings from purchasing cheap pirated software. This conclusion comes from the sponsorship of the Business Software Alliance, the world's leading information technology market research and forecasting agency International Data Corporation (IDC) independently completed a white paper in China "Chinese companies to promote the process of software legalization, eliminate the security risks of pirated software," it evaluated The attitude of Chinese corporate users toward using unauthorized or pirated software, and the resulting security risks.

The white paper titled "Chinese Enterprises Promote Software Legalization and Eliminate the Risk of Pirated Software Security" was completed by IDC on the basis of an online and interview survey of more than 600 companies in China. The survey covered major industries such as financial services, government, manufacturing and public utilities.