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Software outsourcing predictions for 2012

Friday, December 30th, 2011
softwareoutsourcing predictions for 2012

software outsourcing predictions for 2012

We have only one day left until the end of the year, and we all wonder: what changes will 2012 bring?

In this post we have gathered the most notable trends that might play an imporatnt role in 2012.

Are there opportunities that can compensate the threats that come from the overall economic situation? We tried to figure that out below. (more…)

Ideas for your Legacy Software

Friday, November 18th, 2011

obsolete software problemModern business requirements change very quickly. After a few months (rarely years) even the best software product may be referred to ‘legacy software’. So what to do next?

The key point is that every company should plan the ways software application will be maintained and upgraded even before it is released. But what to do if for some reasons you have to deal with a legacy software product that no longer meets your requirements, but can not be immediately replaced? (more…)

IPR Protection and Softheme NDA Agreement

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Ensuring and protecting client’s intellectual property (IP) rights is highly critical for any outsourcing business. Softheme understands how important for our customers is to secure their IP rights, and this is why we put an emphasis on signing any requested non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by our clients and NDAs with our employees. Below you will find an excerpt from our standard NDA signed between Softheme and our employees:

This non-disclosure agreement, hereinafter – “Agreement”, is signed and shall enter into force between Party 1, in the person of the representative of Softheme LLC, the Owner of the Confidential Information, hereinafter – “Owner”, and Party 2, hereinafter named as “Consultant”, who renders (or plans to render) services of informational-consultative nature to Softheme LLC.

In connection with business relations between Parties, the Owner and the Consultant realize the necessity for the Owner to disclose to the Consultant some confidential information which belongs to the Owner; to be used for the sole purpose of planning and execution of business activities; and protect confidential information of this sort (hereinafter – “Commercial Secret”) from unauthorized use and disclosure.

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