[kictanet] KCB cited for software piracy - Business Daily

Fri Mar 31 16:30:24 EAT 2017

Ahmed

Super important questions you raise. It would have been great to be a fly
on the wall in some of those Board Meetings at KCB.. :-) Some heads will
surely roll there..And soon..

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On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> I think this issue needs a proper investigation before we jump into
> conclusions.
>
> I find it rather surprising that there was no exit strategy option visible
> - which hints to a high degree of vendor lockin without a termination
> roadmap (for a Bank that manages a huge chunk of our country's financial
> sector).
>
> I think before we jump into conclusions there are many moving parts that
> need to be looked at, such as how it was possible to have to be held
> hostage by a single vendor in the process for a very important bank in the
> banking sector (which also happens to handle other banks in receivership).
>
> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 11:06 PM, Ronald Ojino via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Interesting hmmm...however, it would be of great importance to know the
>> basis of the ruling...was it informed by any local act..which specific
>> clause?
>>
>> On 30-Mar-2017 10:10 PM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Indeed. Not sure how this can be justified. The bottle line is that we
>>> all must respect IP.
>>>
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>>> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 5:39 PM +0300, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi at at.co.ke>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ali,
>>>>
>>>> That ruling is a bit interesting... You uninstall and yet are banned
>>>> from either developing or sourcing for a replacement!
>>>>
>>>> On 30 Mar 2017 10:13 a.m., "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Listers
>>>>>
>>>>> Interesting development. Potential precedence setting.
>>>>>
>>>>> The High Court has stopped KCB Group from using a banking IT platform
>>>>> following a multi-million-shilling lawsuit where the lender is accused of
>>>>> software piracy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nagalakshmi Solutions Ltd (NLS) obtained orders stopping KCB from
>>>>> using its banking software after the lender continued using it despite
>>>>> terminating the five-year contract in November.
>>>>>
>>>>> Judge Fred Ochieng also ordered KCB, Kenya’s largest bank by assets,
>>>>> to uninstall the software that works together with its core banking
>>>>> application and barred the listed lender from developing a similar IT
>>>>> application.
>>>>>
>>>>> Read on:-
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/KCB-cited-for-s
>>>>> oftware-piracy/539550-3870220-b7e92lz/
>>>>>
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