Press Releases
27th November 2008
When Data Goes Missing
FAST IiS Launches Data Leakage Protection (DLP) special interest group as reports indicate 50% of ca – Read more...
FAST IiS Facts
Reduction in illegal software
A reduction in illegal software from 27 per cent to 17 per cent would create more than 13,500 additional jobs and contribute around £1bn to UK tax revenue, (BSA).
Pirated Software
27 per cent of software in the UK is pirated, costing UK technology firms over £1 billion, (IDC/BSA, 2007).
More Jobs
A worldwide reduction of software piracy by 10 percentage points to 25 per cent could generate 600,000 new jobs and $141bn of additional tax revenue. (IDC/BSA, 2007).
Counterfeit software
Counterfeit software is used on over a third (35 per cent) of all computers worldwide, (IDC/BSA, 2007).
8 million recovered
In excess of £8 million has been recovered on behalf of the software industry as a result of FAST’s activities over the past seven years. (The Federation).
"I agree"
When installing software 72 per cent of people simply hit “I agree” without reading the terms and conditions. (The Federation, 2006)
Whistleblowers
100 whistleblowers a month contact (The Federation).
FAST IiS Events
EU Data Protection Directive and local laws primer (Speechly Bircham | Webinar)
Thursday 4 December 2008 - 4:30-5:30pm (GMT) The Data Protection and Information Law team at Speechly Bircham has been advising clients since 1983 on all asp– Read more...
EU E-Privacy Directive and local laws primer (Speechly Bircham | Webinar)
Thursday 11 December 2008 - 4:30-5:30pm (GMT) Presenters: Robert BondPartner and Head of IP, Technology & Commercial James Castro-EdwardsSolicitor– Read more...
IT Asset Management and Software License Management - a practical look at addressing the myths and overcoming the challenges.
IoD, 116 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ED 11th December IT Departments are facing increasing pressure from the business to introduce control and accountability in– Read more...
To view a full shedule of our up coming events please visit out Events area.
In September 2008 the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) and Investors in Software (IiS) joined forces to deliver a distilled, simplified and unified view of software asset management (SAM) and software license management (SLM) best practice to the end user community. Read more...

