Morgan and Burden on IT Contracts

Richard Morgan, Kit Burden (Autoren)

Media-Kombination

885 Seiten

2013 | 9th edition
Sweet & Maxwell
978-0-414-02858-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The 9th edition of Morgan & Burden on Computer Contracts: • Goes through computer contracts and their provisions, and provides a set of precedents to help draft agreements • Provides an overview of contracts and the structure of the computer industry and services provided • Examines hardware and software acquisition, detailing all the key elements and options • Deals with distribution and marketing agreements, and how these can impact the end user • Discusses maintenance contracts for hardware and software and the relevant components • Investigates the role of services including bureaux, consultancy and  outsourcing services • Contains coverage of public sector contracts • Addresses the growth of web services in the IT market place • Takes into account the increasing relevance and regulation of procurement policies • Coverage of statutory, SI and case law • Contains precedents as a major feature of the work, both in print and on an accompanying CD • Contains details of drafting procedure • Summarises the practical steps to take for drafting IT agreements and managing IT services • Will now conjoin the topics of Hardware acquisition and Maintenance • There is also a re-examination in the structure of the relationship of Software acquisition and maintenance as these areas are increasingly becoming indivisible • The key area of Non web based services is examined in detail looking at the impact of consultancy, outsourcing etc in the IT contractual context • The increasing relevance of Web based services, e.g. Cloud based services will be given a central place in the new structure of the work • There will be a fresh examination of Procurement and its relevance in the light of changing regulations

Inhalt

Introduction: The Importance of Contracts and main types. Acquisition: Hardware; Commissioned Software; Licences; PCs; Distribution and marketing; Test Agreements; Leases. Maintenance: Hardware maintenance; Software maintenance. Technology Transfer. Other computer services: Consultancy; outsourcing; service contracts (bureaux; Internet services, etc).Procurement: Public Sector; Private Sector. Precedents. Appendix: Sources of advice.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.12.2013
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► IT-Recht
• ISBN-10: 0-414-02858-9 / 0414028589
• ISBN-13: 978-0-414-02858-6 / 9780414028586
• Zustand: Neuware