Legal Tips on SaaS Contracts
So what is up with signing contracts online? Well, what is up is that it is becoming mainstream really fast, and is a great way to speed up the process of having written contracts signed (e.g. your SaaC contract template). You can now skip the faxes going back and forth, mailing of SaaS contract template […]
Quick background: Oracle was sued on July 29, 2010 by the Department of Justice alleging that Oracle overcharged the government when it licensed its software. How does this work? Well, when a company wants to sell a significant volume of software to the government they file what is called a CSP-1 (Commercial Sales Practices Format […]
Why EDUCATION is So Important to Software Negotiations or SaaS Negotiations Think about it. One of the most important things to remember — maybe the most important thing — is that it is really important to educate your customer, partner, etc. about your Software or SAAS model when negotiating the software eula or SAAS contract (i.e. […]
While I know a little bit about SAAS accounting issues, there are people that know a lot more about it. I ran into Jay Howell (from BDO Seidman) at a recent SAAS seminar I presented at (regarding SAAS contracts) in Washington DC (he is the technical guru on SAAS issues at BDO), and I thought […]
What Does Your Software EULA or Software as a Service Agreement Say About Your Company? Interesting question. When a software, software as a service or other IT company sends its written software EULA or software as a service agreement to the customer as part of closing a deal, it is really telegraphing a message about […]