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Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Have a SaaS Contract in Place? You May Need an AI Addendum

Virtually every business has signed an agreement with a software as a service (“SaaS”) provider at one time or another. And now, virtually every SaaS provider (it seems, at least) is coming out with an AI-related feature or...more

Mintz

Patch, Investigate, and Defend: Critical and High Vulnerabilities in Cleo Managed File Transfer Solutions Reportedly Under Attack

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There is news coming from the U.S. cyber community for organizations that use Cleo’s software products: if your organization or your vendors use Cleo’s Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, or LexiCom products, you may be at heightened...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Key Considerations for Selling AI Software to the Government

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The federal government is the biggest purchaser in America and that extends to the SaaS space. On September 24, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-18, offering updated guidelines for the...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

10 Questions to Ask Background Check Vendors

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Background checks are vital in ensuring you make informed decisions about candidates. However, selecting the right background check vendor can be daunting given the myriad of options available. Choosing wisely not only...more

Kerr Russell

Price Collusion in the Crosshairs

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There has been a spate of legislation and lawsuits targeting the use of software that gives visibility to competitors’ prices. This allows firms to adjust their prices, either undercutting the competition or setting a de...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Switching Background Screening Vendors: 6 Tips To Make The Change

Choosing the right background screening vendor is a crucial step for any organization. The stakes are high, and getting it wrong can lead to costly mistakes or legal troubles. If you’re considering making a switch, you’re not...more

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Choosing an eDiscovery Vendor: Does Size Matter?

Growth of the eDiscovery industry has occurred through new companies, new products, and consolidation. So does a company’s size matter when you’re choosing an eDiscovery provider? Some of that choice comes down to preference,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Combatting Supply Chain Cyber Threats: Safeguarding Data and Protecting Digital Supply Chains

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As supply chains have become more digitized and interconnected, they have also become more vulnerable to a range of cyber threats. These threats not only pose risks to the direct operations of companies but also to the...more

Purpose Legal

Blog Summary: Embracing Challenges and Strategies in Legal Vendor Collaborations

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We recently joined a webinar hosted by the EDRM for an insightful session featuring experts Doug Kaminski and Amy Sellars focused on the intricacies of vendor collaboration, legal partnerships, and effective strategies for...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

4 types of end-user computing (EUC) risk to have on your radar

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How to define and categorize EUC risks based on organizational impact - Any application supporting a critical process that is developed or managed by end users rather than an IT department or professional software...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 4, April 2023

Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible?

It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you if its product is compromised and results in a data...more

Polsinelli

The Structure of Data Rights in a Post-On-Premises World

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As society moves away from the use of on-premises software into a modern world in which software vendors offer software and services through online, hosted environments, new challenges and trends related to data use and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Seeks to Block Deal Between Top Mortgage Loan Technology Providers

On March 9, the FTC unanimously voted to block the proposed merger between the nation’s largest provider of home mortgage loan origination systems (LOS) and other key lender software tools, and its top competitor that offers...more

Array

How do you evaluate your tech partnerships?

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For the past three years Bloomberg Law has conducted surveys to understand the key trends in legal operations and legal technology. One of the prominent findings in the 2022 survey is the shifting priorities by which firms...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

What to Do When Your Timekeeping System Crashes

A number of companies suffered collateral damage last winter as a result of a cyber attack on a major provider of time and attendance software.  With your timekeeping systems compromised, how do you determine what to pay your...more

Mayer Brown

Software and Data Audits: Tips to Avoid the Traps

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Licensees face financial risk and operational disruption in audits by their software and data vendors. Changes in technology are driving a current surge in those audits. Join Mayer Brown partners Richard Assmus, Brad Peterson...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Oracle USA, Inc. vs. Commissioner of Revenue: Tax Abatements Available for Out of State Software Sales

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Software vendors and purchasers won an important victory in a decision handed down by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) this May. The SJC affirmed vendors can use the normal abatement process to apportion sales...more

Ankura

5 Best Practices for Third Party Risk Management

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Organizations are becoming increasingly reliant on external parties to manage parts of their business. The centralized knowledge, expertise, and economies of scale that third parties provide enables organizations to focus...more

Blank Rome LLP

Massachusetts High Court Finds Statutory Right to Apportionment of Sales Tax for Software Used in Multiple States

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied the Commissioner of Revenue’s attempted money grab and held that there is a statutory right to apportion sales tax on receipts from the sale or license of software that was...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government...

April 2021 Bid Protest Roundup (Law360 Spotlight)

This installment of our monthly Law360 bid protest spotlight examines three protest decisions addressing (1) mismatches between proposed labor categories and the scope of a vendor’s underlying General Services Administration...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Why Is Vendor Management Software So Crucial For Financial Institutions?

Vendor management is a complex task, yet a necessary undertaking for any organization dealing with third parties.  ...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Utilize Structured Systems and Automation to Improve Vendor Responsiveness

It happens to everyone. You send out an inquiry to a vendor. A few days pass and no one replies. You email, you text, you leave a voicemail. A few more days pass, and finally you get a response. ...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

COVID-19 Client Primer | Maximizing Teleconferencing Privacy

ANALYSIS - Maximizing Teleconferencing Privacy - With much of the nation under orders that limit employees’ ability to go into the office, organizations around the world are increasingly moving entire businesses online...more

Morgan Lewis

Contract Corner: Basics of Uptime Commitment in Cloud Service Level Agreements

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In cloud services, whether it is infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), or software as a service (SaaS), service availability is often a significant customer concern because the customer is relying...more

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