Information technology plays an increasingly vital role in the modern day organisation as it underlies practically all aspects of its operations and services. It is also a significant differentiator between competitors. Recognising this, organisations are investing heavily in information technology solutions in order to prevail in an increasingly competitive business environment.
We assist clients on both sides of the negotiation table, be it suppliers or those acquiring technology from them. On the acquisition side, we assist our clients to negotiate the many critical and complex issues relevant to acquiring, effectively deploying and managing technology solutions for their businesses, whilst on the supply side, we assist our clients to develop effective and innovative contract structures that take into account emerging business trends and technologies.
Our Services Include:
- Drafting all types of Information Technology Agreements, including software development and customisation, systems integration, turnkey systems, application service provisioning (ASP), software and hardware distribution, network services, disaster recovery services , IT security services, technology evaluation agreements
- Advising, negotiating and drafting licences, e.g. shrink wrap, standard licence terms, end-user licences, open source licences
- Drafting all agreements ancillary to IT transactions, including maintenance and support agreements, collaboration and partnering agreements, confidentiality agreements, escrow agreements, professional services agreements
- Advising on all aspects of information technology and provisioning regulation, obtaining required regulatory approvals, IT policy development and audit, submissions and advice on proposed legislation and guidelines
- Software escrow services
Selected Conferences & Publications:
- “Information and Communications Technology Law & Globalisation”, 13th Malaysian Law Conference, 2005
- “Open Source: Legal & Policy Issues”, Computer Law Association Asia Conference, Bangalore, 2005
- “Challenges of Business Continuity from a Legal Perspective”, PIKOM Business Continuity Works Conference, 2005
- “Know Your Rights: Legal Considerations for Open Source”, Free and Open Source Software Works Conference (FOSSWorks), 2005
- “Managing Legal Risks in Technology Contracting”, Managing IT Contracts Conference, Centre of Management Technology, 2005
- “Open Source: Legal & Policy Issues”, 3rd MSC International Cyberlaw Conference, 2004
- “Managing IT Contracts – Planning the Contract”, Managing IT Contracts Conference, Centre of Management Technology, 2003
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