View all newsletters
Receive our newsletter - data, insights and analysis delivered to you
  1. Technology
December 3, 1987

ASHTON-TATE NAMES COMPANIES PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT

By CBR Staff Writer

Ashton-Tate Corp reports from Torrance that seven of the most vociferous US software and hardware companies provided information to the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department for a sting operation on November 27 against six major software piracy syndicates: involved were Apple Computer, Ashton-Tate Corp, Autodesk, IBM, Lotus Development Corp, Microsoft Corp and Wordperfect Corp and some 60 Hong Kong Customs and Excise inspectors, who raided nine locations on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories and made 10 arrests of people involved in the warehousing, distribution and export of counterfeit software; inspectors confiscated over 20,000 phony manuals and disks of dBase III Plus, Lotus 1-2-3, Wordperfect, MS-DOS and other software programs with estimated worth of $257,000, making it the largest raid ever in terms of value of goods seized; under direction of Ashton-Tate deputy general counsel Thomas Chan, a Hong Kong private investigation firm gathered information for the raid from undercover surveillance at six counterfeit software shops.

Content from our partners
How businesses can safeguard themselves on the cyber frontline
How hackers’ tactics are evolving in an increasingly complex landscape
Green for go: Transforming trade in the UK

Websites in our network
Select and enter your corporate email address Tech Monitor's research, insight and analysis examines the frontiers of digital transformation to help tech leaders navigate the future. Our Changelog newsletter delivers our best work to your inbox every week.
  • CIO
  • CTO
  • CISO
  • CSO
  • CFO
  • CDO
  • CEO
  • Architect Founder
  • MD
  • Director
  • Manager
  • Other
Visit our privacy policy for more information about our services, how New Statesman Media Group may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.
THANK YOU