TomorrowNow, the US subsidiary
of SAP
being sued by Oracle for copyright
infringement has finally responded to the
allegations.
In a statement issued this week, TomorrowNow acknowledged
Oracle’s lawsuit – first announced nearly three weeks ago on 22
March – and reassured customers of ‘business as usual’. But the
statement added very little to what its parent company had already
said.
“We are still reviewing the matter and until we have a chance to
understand the allegations more fully , it would not be prudent to
comment on the pending litigation,” said the statement.
TomorrowNow provides support services for customers of Oracle
subsidiaries JD Edwards and
PeopleSoft and is accused of illegally hacking
into its secure support website for the applications’ users. Oracle
further alleges that SAP then copied content from the Oracle site
and used it to offer Oracle customers cut-rate support services as
a means of persuading them to move over to SAP's rival
applications.
If proven, the allegations could implicate TomorrowNow customers
who would be liable for copyright infringement along with SAP, but
speculation has so far centred on the suit being unfounded or
stemming from the actions of a rogue employee.
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