Software License Deployment Rights
Having to work in a few vendors environment, I realize there are many things that customer are not aware when purchasing any software licenses. I have experience or came across those customer that have presence in several countries to seek for quotation or pricing from the respective countries to compare which countries would provide a better cost saving in order to purchase from for their entire or if not a specific country usage. There is nothing wrong with this however most of the software licenses pricing differ depending on countries in terms of taxes and rebates , etc. However most customer are not aware, if you purchase a licenses from 'A' country and used it in 'B" country, you might end up violating licenses agreement without knowing it. In terms of audit and compliance, this is in turn results in a violation. Some companies have been caught and fined not knowing the reason behind. Some software houses, do send auditors to check on companies randomly...