Morgan and Burden on IT Contracts

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Description
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
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Table of Contents
1.   Introduction: The Importance Of Contracts and The Main Types of IT Contract
Part I : Hardware and Software Acquisition and Maintenance
2.   Hardware Acquisition
3.   Hardware Maintenance
4.   Commissioned Software
5.   Software Licenses
6.   Free and Open Source Software Licenses
7.   Software Maintenance
8.   Test Agreements
9.   Distribution and Marketing
Part II : Computer Service
10. Consultancy
11. Outsourcing Agreements
12. Service Contracts: Data, Bureaux, Disaster Recovery and Cloud-Based Services
13. Service Contracts on the Internet: ISP Agreements
14. Service Contracts on the Internet: Web Design Agreements
15. Service Contracts on the Internet: Website Access Agreements
Part III : Technology Transfer
16. Technology Transfer
Part IV : Procurement
17. Private Sector Procurement
18. Public Sector Procurement
Precedents
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Author Details
Richard Morgan, M.A, FBCS, CITP
Kit Burden, Partner, DLA Piper LLP