The Business Software Alliance, founded in 1988, is one of the foremost organizations that promote a safe and legal digital world. The company represents the worlds commercial software industry before governments and in the international marketplace. It educates consumers on software management and copyright protection, cyber security, trade, e-commerce and other Internet-related issues. BSA s worldwide and policy council members include Adobe, Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Cisco Systems, CNC Software, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Synopsys and UGS. The company has operations in more than 85 countries, including, Singapore, London, India, Beijing, Australia, South Africa and Indonesia. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.