A lot of the previous posts on software that I’ve done have focused on the power of software to do good on this planet. Take Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc of Calgary for example, who recently developed life saving software that has cardiac units all over North America and Europe excited (but not too excited, at least not around the patients). According to the Calgary Herald “The program analyses discrepancies and structural abnormalities in the muscle immediately, and has the potential to improve survival rates of cardiac patients by providing information immediately from the scan, rather than having to run additional tests” It’s a feel good story about software that warms the heart. But today let’s talk about some less than pious people who abused software at the expense of government and others.

Earlier this year a Vancouver family was sued by Microsoft for $750,000 in a pay per click fraud, the first lawsuit of its kind ever. Way to go Vancouver! Another first. The two sons and their mother would stay home for hours on end clicking competitor’s advertisements until their advertising budgets had been drained one nickel at a time and the ads were dropped. Then the family’s ad would make its way to the coveted top position of the page. Click fraud is a serious problem and despite the fact that I never imagined cheering for Microsoft in a court case, I hope they wax the floor with these morons.

Another recent one in BC has Police alleging that the owners of OK Log Sort Ltd. based in Kamloops in B.C.went to “extraordinary lengths to crack software used to schedule random checks on loads of logs the company was handling.” They’ve been accused of cheating the government of $600,000.

And lastly, a Richmond computer systems company has been charged with nine counts of criminal tax fraud for allegedly supplying several sushi restaurants with software used to cheat Revenue Canada. The company, InfoSpec Systems Inc., owned by Richmond business leader Cindy Chan, are facing charges for providing “zapper” software to Honjin Japanese Restaurant in Yaletown, the Honjin Sushi Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Man restaurants in North Vancouver, Kitsilano Sushi in Vancouver, and Easy Money Cheat Robot Sushi in Richmond. Just kidding, I made that last place up. It was better than making a quip about sushi from these places smelling extra fishy- oops, too late.

For business owners in Vancouver and other cities looking for an advantage, business software is definitely an excellent investment and can give you an edge. Whether it’s a POS system or project management software, or accounting and tax software, an upgrade to a new and efficient system can save you and make you money. Software companies in Vancouver like Thirdi specialize in customized software development for small businesses that give you an advantage. And it’s a lot quicker than sitting in a house clicking a mouse for hours cheating your competitors out of money and ad space. So use software for good and make money, don’t use it for evil and go to jail. And get in touch with us here at Thirdi if you have any further questions about software or the nature of good and evil.

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