Microsoft, police take hard stance on pirates

The workshop follows days after the launch of Windows Vista in the country. Microsoft sources say the training will help the Botswana Police Service in identifying pirated software products, a growing 'white-collar' activity in Botswana and the rest of southern Africa.

Infact, software piracy is so rife here that a May 2006 study commissioned by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) ranked Botswana in the top 15 countries with the highest piracy rates worldwide. Skills gained should lead to the arrest and successful prosecution of culprits, following thorough investigations into the production and distribution of the fake goods.