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Technology Sourcing Conference - June 2010

2010 is turning out to be the year when new ways of sourcing software and technology services have hit the corporate mainstream. Fuelled by the internet, technology sourcing has moved centre stage in the drive to innovate, achieve efficiencies and reduce costs. At this conference, experts from Kemp Little and guest speakers in the field provided a guide through the hot legal issues in the areas of technology sourcing currently undergoing the most profound change – including Outsourcing, Cloud Sourcing, Open Source and Procurement. The event was hosted by Kemp Little in association with Practical Law Company.

Materials from the event

Available below are the Kemp Little conference slides and audio from the presentations as well as supporting materials related to the respective session topics.

Getting the Best out of Outsourcing: Current Hot Spots

Presentations

• Conference Slides: "Getting the Best out of Business Process Outsourcing: Current Hot Topics"

Related materials

1. Article: "Outsourcing – into 2010 and beyond" (Kemp Little)
2. Article: "Subsequent-generation outsourcing"
3. Article: "Exit management: how to stop the door slamming shut"
4. Guide: "TUPE – Employment Implications of Business Transfers and Service Provision Changes"

Getting the Best from the Cloud: Finding the Silver Lining

Presentations

• Conference Slides: "Getting the Best from the Cloud: Finding the Silver Lining"

Related materials

1. Article: "Cloud Computing: the Rise of Service-Based Computing"
2. Article: "Software business models and contracts on the cusp: legal implications of software as a service"
3. Document: "Software as a service subscription agreement"
4. Document: "Software as a service subscription agreement (pro-supplier): drafting note"
5. Presentation: "Head in the clouds or blue sky thinking… is cloudsourcing the 'new black' or 'so last year’?"

Getting the Best from Procurement: BskyB v EDS and the Curios Incident of the Dog with the Degree

Presentations

• Conference Slides: "Getting the Best from Procurement: BSkyB v EDS and the curious incident of the dog with the degree"

Related materials

1. Article: "Allocating risk in technology contracts: a review of UK case law on the enforceability of liability caps and exclusions"

Getting the Best out of Open Source: Freedom and Governance

Presentations

• Conference Slides: "Open Source Software: A Practical Approach to Governance in the Organisation - Balancing OSS Freedoms and Licence Responsibilities"

Related materials

1. Article: "Open source software: Freedoms, Responsibilities and Governance"
2. Article: "Open Source Software – Freedom and Governance"
3. Article: "Balancing free with IP: potential: competition law issues for open source software"

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