Bmp file for emailing or viewing in other graphic software. Software piracy among technology education students. Calculating the economic impact of counterfeiting and piracy. He was handed a threeyear suspended sentence and a hefty fine5.
All of the elements of the acronym alcoa must be applied to both paper and electronic source data, and the records that hold that data. This is the seventh annual study conducted by international data corporation idc, the it industrys leading global market research and forecasting firm, using the same methodology and standard, reliable data sets. Sag tension calculation, referance constructed items general. May 22, 2020 software piracy is so widespread that it exists in homes, schools, businesses and government offices. Alcoa agreed to settle the sec s charges and a parallel criminal case announced today by the u. Jul 11, 2017 alcoa warrick operations produces aluminum sheet for beverage and food can ends, tabs, and other flatrolled aluminum products, including lithographic sheet. Founded in 1975, microsoft nasdaq msft is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. Fight internet piracy trustworthy accountability group. Fda related studies 2 years after the data has been submitted to fda or the study is closed. Software piracy is a serious offense and is a type of software theft. The questionnaire contains 10 questions which involve 10 variables as given in table 1.
This industry leading software is a play on words for sagten tension. During the recession industrial parts supplier msc industrial direct nys. The australian operations represent one of the worlds largest integrated bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium smelting systems and add value to australias local, state and national economies at every stage. Serving as evidence of the events that took place during a study, source documents need to paint the full picture of what happened. Organizations have been utilizing validated computerized systems for years. Accredited to iso guide 34, iso 17025, and iso 9001, arconic spectrochemical reference materials offers more than 340 different aluminum alloys for elemental analysis of wrought and casting alloys. Piracy is something other people do people hear the word piracy, and they think about a malicious person doing something illegal on purpose, says amy konary, an idc research vice president focused on software licensing. But its easy with the complexity of software licensing to misuse or overdeploy software. Jan 09, 2014 alcoa lacked sufficient internal controls to prevent and detect the bribes, which were improperly recorded in alcoas books and records as legitimate commissions or sales to a distributor. This new webbased version has all the features found in the excel version.
Business software alliance bsa has been studying global trends in pc software piracy for more than a decade. Late 14th century english and french fleets combined their forces in battle against african based corsairs. Sag10 software from southwire at 2010 ieee pes youtube. Alcoa will launch a pilot program with codexis and co2 solution in an effort to capture carbon emissions, neutralize the material and then turn it into a commercial product. Software piracy equals lower wages, lost jobs and less investment in future enhancements. As a part of the overhead line design, we prepare conductor sag and tension specifications using alcoa sag10 software. The method is implemented in commercial software programs such as alcoa sag10 and plscadd. Southwires sag10 software is a pcbased program that automates execution of the. Once violation has been established, yellow brand protection employ a proven methodology against piracy to properly address the problem. Southwires sag10 software is a windowsbased, userfriendly. Any nation can arrest suspected pirates on the high seaspiracy is the oldest international crimeyet international law defines only the. A hacker named jakub was found guilty of pirating windows and other software. Company agrees to pay in software piracy lawsuit it world. Microsoft let off a software pirate if he made an anti.
Piracy timeline history of piracy the way of the pirates. Today, ten nations on four continents have convicted somalis who were involved in the epidemic of piracy and armed robbery at sea which began in 2008, and at least six other nations have cases pending. The advice algorithm takes into account all of alcoa available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site. Aphrodite tomou, technical manager at goodfellow, talks to azom and explains why goodfellow materials were selected for a space mission. Consumers may mistakenly believe that the sites offerings are authorized by wellknown brands. Microsoft is committed to protecting consumers and software resellers from counterfeit software and other forms of software piracy.
Jun 27, 2006 those who have unwittingly purchased counterfeit software may not have access to the latest features, security and support that help improve productivity and enhance the capabilities of their pcs. Covers apps, careers, cloud computing, data center, mobile. Macroaxis provides alcoa buy hold or sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding alcoa positions. All statements that reflect alcoas expectations, assumptions or projections about the future other than statements of historical fact are forwardlooking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding growth opportunities for aluminum in automotive, commercial transportation, and other applications. Sep 25, 2014 software piracy is the unauthorized and illegal duplication of ed software. In some markets, over 90% of software is unlicensed. A hybrid numerical method to calculate the sag of composite.
Alcoa s management forecasts 20 global aluminum demand will grow 7%, while the market will slightly tighten as supply contracts. Research recordsretention six years if hipaa authorizations are obtained hipaa requirement. Sag10 uses the alcoa graphic method and is widely recognized as the industry standard for overhead conductor sagtension calculations. The proposed independent variables of this study are gender, age, income, type of education and experience level whereas the dependent variables are the use of pirated software, the reason for using pirated software, the type of pirated software used, the type of piracy and the.
And, like other companies that deployed the initial version of the package, alcoa found itself slowed down by the softwares bugginess. Arconic sells most of its alcoa stake amid battle with elliott. Alcoa to commercialize micromilltm technology in worldwide. Out with a whimper alcoa, hp, bank of america and the djia. Third, piracy rates depended on projections of software usage based on per capita incomes in the respective countries, and were subject to a bias that was greater for higherincome countries. Fight internet piracy online advertisers face risks from sites that infringe on the rights of others by facilitating the distribution of pirated content and counterfeit products. Extending our lines to your desktop overhead transmission. Microsoft let off a software pirate if he made an antipiracy. Alcoa beats on strong demand from aerospace and auto sectors. These questions have to be answered before moving on to the next step. Software piracy among it professionals in organizations.
In other words, it is when software is stolen from the software manufacturers. Software piracy is so widespread that it exists in homes, schools, businesses and government offices. The facility is the worlds largest producer of coated container sheet and the only north american supplier of highquality lithographic sheet. Alcoa corporation plans partial restart of aluminum smelter. Based on the alcoa graphical method and updated with over 75 years of data, sag10 is the preeminent windowsbased software for all line. How do software manufacturers protect against software piracy. Company agrees to pay in software piracy lawsuit it. How paper and electronic source data meet alcoa elements forte. On the reliability of software piracy statistics by ivan p. Outputs are readily comparable to sag10, pls cadd and other similar programs. Alcoa of australia limited alcoa is owned 60 per cent by alcoa corporation and 40 per cent by alumina limited. Your board of directors has recommended five highly qualified and experienced nominees for election to the board of. Data integrity august 2, 2016 ofni systems growing need for good data and record management. Windows genuine advantage bolsters frontline in antipiracy.
What is the scope of the problem and where are the violations taking place. Southwire has the rights to the old alcoa sag10 program that will calculate sags and tensions for conductors but it is quite expensive. The benefits of reducing software piracy released by the bsa and international data corp. Arconic has sold about twothirds of its 20% stake in alcoa, giving the manufacturer of aerospace components a cash infusion as it battles disgruntled shareholders campaigning for board seats. According to the business software alliance bsa, an.
Microsoft extends antipiracy features in office 2000 stories. According to their website, alcoa is the worlds leading producer of primary aluminum and fabricated aluminum, as well as the worlds largest miner of bauxite and refiner of alumina. Arconic sells most of its alcoa stake amid battle with. Using alcoa as a guide to collecting quality data in clinical trials can help. Ccp software compares qualities of almost any conductor with accc. Alcoa brought in the oracle software packagethe 11i suiteabout 212 years ago, when it was still showroomnew.
Of the 230 million pcs shipped last year, only seven cents were spent on legitimate software for. Smart companies use tough times to position themselves for the eventual recovery. Feb 28, 2008 second, piracy rates apparently became more sensitive to changes in income. Sag10 software, a play on words for sagten tension, is widely recognized. In order to represent the curves with the computer, these curves are given by equations that relate the virtual stress. Nov 28, 2015 a hacker named jakub was found guilty of pirating windows and other software. Alcoa, hp, bank of america lost relevance its not a good day when you find out your company has been removed from the index. At the 2017 annual meeting, shareholders will vote on the matters set forth in the 2017 proxy statement and the accompanying notice of the annual meeting. Arconic crms and rms are designed to support analysis by sparkaes, xrf, libs, icp, icpms, and inert gas fusion. Tags antipiracy working group is focused on implementing its recently launched antipiracy program. According to the business software alliance bsa, an international association representing. Here are two things that manufacturers do in order to protect themselves from software piracy and illegal sharing. Mar 18, 2020 shuttling towards the surface of saturn. A fantastic opportunity has become available for a maintenance planner to join the programmed industrial maintenance team based at alcoa kwinana.
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