The company pitches StarOffice to SITA for a blanket overhaul of government office software with a low-cost licensing structure.
Software piracy is steady to lower in SA, with currency fluctuations distorting the picture.
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The hardware-based security solution uses digital rights management for software protection, licensing and distribution.
The company's CRM 10.5 solution is available for use on smartphones like the BlackBerry and iPhone. [Local rep: Camsoft]
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