The company for which you work is currently facing financial crisis. The financial controller has proposed that the company should seek for alternative sources of...

      

The company for which you work is currently facing financial crisis. The financial controller has proposed that the company should seek for alternative sources of software. One of the options available is that of freeware from the Internet and magazine vendors. As the organisation's information technology manager, advise on the implications of adopting this proposal.

  

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gregory
Freeware
This refers to freely available software which can be acquired from the sources listed i.e. the
Internet, magazine vendors, etc
Implications of using freeware:
1.Cost savings –Because the software is free
2.Compromised software quality
Almost all freeware is offered only for the purpose of evaluation. This contains many
uncovered errors by adopting such freeware an organization compromises in the quality of
its systems.
3.No systems maintenance offered by the software creators or distributors. Since
freeware is free, the creators or distributors have no obligation to provide maintenance. The
organization acquiring freeware would thus have to perform its own maintenance. This may
be costly.
4.Compromised system quality
gregorymasila answered the question on November 20, 2017 at 15:53


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