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InstallAware Software has discovered that Wolters Kluwer abused one license across 31+ developers and 4 continents for more than a decade. Their balance due InstallAware Software exceeds 300,000 USD (three hundred thousand US dollars).

USA: Twenty-two(22) named users.
Anderson, Bryan ‘bryan.anderson@wolterskluwer.com‘
Binet, Claude ‘Claude.Binet@wolterskluwer.com‘
Canihuante, Francisco ‘frank.canihuante@wolterskluwer.com‘
Chambers, Kevin ‘Kevin.Chambers@wolterskluwer.com‘
Cheng, Clement ‘Clement.Cheng@wolterskluwer.com‘
Convents, Marc ‘marc.convents@wolterskluwer.com‘
Corvatta, Stefano ‘Stefano.Corvatta@wolterskluwer.com‘
‘Gaetan.Cyr@wolterskluwer.com‘
Do, Debra ‘Debra.Do@wolterskluwer.com‘
Hardin, Wes ‘Wes.Hardin@wolterskluwer.com‘
Holzhause, Jens ‘jens.holzhause@wolterskluwer.com‘
Huesmann, Annette ‘Annette.Huesmann@wolterskluwer.com‘
‘vlad.katsovich@wolterskluwer.com‘
Lin, Michael ‘Michael.Lin@wolterskluwer.com‘
Mincer, Mark ‘Mark.Mincer@wolterskluwer.com‘
Myers, Scott ‘Scott.Myers@wolterskluwer.com‘
Pau, Tim ‘Tim.Pau@wolterskluwer.com‘
‘Nicolas.Sigalo@wolterskluwer.com‘
Sisson, Mark ‘Mark.Sisson@wolterskluwer.com‘
Yadav, Rajan ‘Rajan.Yadav@wolterskluwer.com‘
Zeleznik, Boris ‘Boris.Zeleznik@wolterskluwer.com‘
DE-L&R-Tec-Support ‘tec-support-delr@wolterskluwer.com‘

Italy: One(1) named user.
Marangi Vito ‘Vito.Marangi@wki.it‘

Brazil: Three(3) named users.
‘fabrica.configuracao@prosoft.com.br‘
Henderson Lopes ‘henderson.lopes@wolterskluwer.com.br‘
Jose Rubens ‘rubens.martins@prosoft.com.br‘

Germany: Three(3) named users.
Addison BIT Support ‘Addison-BIT-Support@wolterskluwer.com‘
‘jens.holzhause@addison.de‘
‘tec-support@wolterskluwer.de‘

Our research continues to identify additional users on a regular basis.

The response of the Wolters Kluwer legal counsel was to question whether the InstallAware Software EULA could be binding upon Wolters Kluwer:

“In addition, as I have repeatedly stated, I am not necessarily disputing that an agreement exists between the parties. As a prerequisite to establishing your claim however, InstallAware needs to establish that the terms of the agreement you provided were agreed upon by both parties. We have not received any information in this regard.“
Kiran Kumar Nagulapalli, Senior Legal Counsel, Global Law and Compliance Department, Wolters Kluwer
Mobile +1 201 469 5257

Here are other members of the Wolters Kluwer legal team underwriting this decision:

Nagulapalli, Kiran K ‘Kiran.Nagulapalli@wolterskluwer.com‘
Pollard, Beth ‘Beth.Pollard@wolterskluwer.com‘
Sheffer, Rick ‘Rick.Sheffer@wolterskluwer.com‘
Sisson, Mark ‘Mark.Sisson@wolterskluwer.com‘
Sandstrom, Patty ‘Patty.Sandstrom@wolterskluwer.com‘

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InstallAware Software also recently discovered that when L3 Technologies acquired Harris Corporation, they violated the non-transfer clause of the InstallAware Software EULA by rolling Harris’s defunct licenses into the new L3Harris Technologies entity, while also attempting (and failing) multiple unauthorized trial license extensions. Their balance due InstallAware Software exceeds 50,000 USD (fifty thousand US dollars).

List of known license and/or trial period abusers:
‘Nicole.King@L3Harris.com‘
‘tom.gauger@L3Harris.com‘
‘jim.reitano@L3Harris.com‘
‘bill.edwards@L3Harris.com‘
‘james.carney@L3Harris.com‘
‘Ben.Wells@L3Harris.com‘
‘tmaier@harris.com‘
‘Valerie.Piccolo@L3Harris.com‘
‘matt.novi@harris.com‘
‘CATHERINE.HAMLETT@HARRIS.COM‘

Underwriting development manager:
‘Jason.D.Moore@L3Harris.com‘

Underwriting legal counsel, with a known delinquency at the New York Bar:
‘Eric.Spencer@L3Harris.com‘

The defense strategy of L3Harris was to deny the existence of InstallAware Software, crowned by the words:

“Please go away.“
Eric Spencer, Sr. Director, Managing Counsel Intellectual Property, L3Harris
Mobile +1 321 339 7967

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InstallAware Software advises all Partners and Clients to exercise extreme caution in all dealings with Wolters Kluwer and L3Harris and/or the above named individuals.

These entities and/or individuals are known to InstallAware Software to routinely engage in wanton acts of blatant software piracy.

InstallAware Software is taking legal action against the above named entities.

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