types of escrow solutions
The types of Escrow Solutions include:
Software Escrow:
Protects software application source code, including web sites and web applications. Available where a software application has been specifically written or amended for use by one licensee and also for standard 'off-the-shelf' applications where the same software is used by a number of licensees, allowing multiple licensees to register on one agreement set up by the supplier. A specific agreement is also available to cover software under development ensuring regular deposits of code are made during the development process.
SaaS Escrow:
Designed specifically to protect the data and functionality provided by browser-based hosted applications, our Software as a Service (SaaS) Escrow Solution utilises NCC Group’s ‘Escrow Live’ secure portal technology to offer a cost effective yet flexible way of assuring your business continuity. From straightforward data vaulting to real-time application and data replication, our market-leading solution minimises the potential effects of service disruption on your business.
Information Escrow:
Protects product designs, manufacturing processes, marketing materials and industrial formulae. Designed specifically to protect the growing number of organisations who outsource the development of specific elements of their operations to a specialist third-party, any type of business-critical information can be covered. Often just as critical as software applications, business critical information currently protected by our clients includes product designs, processes, industrial formulae and branding material/advertising campaigns.
Copyright protection:
Protects clients' original material to assist in the prosecution or defence of copyright infringement claims. Designed to assist in establishing ownership of material such as software applications, web sites, product designs, artwork, original music scores and fashion designs through proving that it was developed by our client first. The original material is held along with rough drafts and plans showing how it evolved, details of the owners and evidence of authorship and any relevant contracts of employment for staff involved in its development. In any copyright infringement claims, the owner can use this as evidence that it created the material.
Our most comprehensive Escrow Solutions include expert Verification Testing which provides assurance that should a release of software source code or other material be required, it will be immediately useable.