[kictanet] KCB cited for software piracy - Business Daily

Fri Mar 31 16:47:39 EAT 2017

Seems to me like a misunderstanding that has become a dispute. KCB is not
known to be as careless as to get things this bad.

Interesting details in the link below including talk of bothced takeover
bid of vendor by KCB.

http://theinformer.co.ke/3180/kcb-faces-shutdown-over-sh5-1b-software-piracy-claim/

On 31 Mar 2017 16:32, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
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> Ahmed
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> 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 <
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>> 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).
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>> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 11:06 PM, Ronald Ojino via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>>> 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:
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>>>> 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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