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Preo Flyer: Legal Bases

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When buying used software, it is worth taking a look at the transfer processes of the dealers: What documents do you receive as a customer and what additional security so that you can pass the next audit? In addition, knowledge of the current legal situation helps, because the European Court of Justice and the Federal Court of Justice have created a clear legal basis for trading in used software.

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Whitepaper: Therapies for Cost Structures

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How hospitals and clinic companies use the secondary market for software licences to generate rapid savings of up to over 50%.

Checklist: Vendors of used software

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What distinguishes reputable dealers from dubious ones? We show what you need toconsider when choosing your used software partner.

Customer Cases

PREO-Case: Asklepios Kliniken

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The compliance requirements for hospitals are extremely high, as is the cost pressure. In an interview with Christian Schmidt, Managing Director of Asklepios IT-Services, he explains how the group found a legally secure and scalable solution that helped them achieve savings of 50 per cent.

PREO-Case: Swedex

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Corporate software costs can increase rapidly through cloud and rental models. Swedex had a similar experience. The Essen-based company currently employs 280 people and has 30 years of experience in the production of office equipment.

PREO-Case: LMT Group

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When Tim Fäsecke, Head of IT at LMT, joined the company two years ago, used software was just about the last thing on his mind. In the interview, he explains how he changed his opinion over the course of a SAM project and why he now sees used software as a valid model in licence procurement.

PREO-Case: Medius Kliniken

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Dietmar Zelinski, Head of IT at Medius Kliniken, started looking intensively at Office 365, only to decide against using it in the end. What were his motives?

PREO-Case: County Hospital Demmin

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Reiner Lange, IT manager at Demmin County Hospital, recently learned that not all used software is the same during a plausibility check by Microsoft.

PREO-Case: Nehlsen AG

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Centralisation, conversion, standardisation – in IT, this is almost always associated with high costs. Software licences that have to be procured for conversion and standardisation processes can be very expensive with the software manufacturer. Nehlsen AG, which wanted to harmonise its office applications, could not even get the necessary licences from the manufacturer.

PREO-Case: Atruvia IT service provider

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After the merger of the two insitutes Fiducia in Karlsruhe and GAD in Münster to Atruvia, the IT service provider went into the cloud. PREO supported Atruvia in merging two extensive licence histories and legal matters. With the help of PREO, over 150,000 licences became legally tradable.

PREO-Case: LKH Andernach

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The Andernach Regional Hospital (LKH) has successfully implemented a transparent and legally compliant procurement procedure for the purchase of used Microsoft licences. (Stefan Bach, Head of Information Technology, LKH Andernach)

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