We are almost done with the development of our web project. There is more work to be done, but we want to change providers because our current company can’t meet their own target dates (we’re looking at a November launch of a project that was promised by last June.) Our contract has an intellectual property clause that gives us control of the code for our own further development with other contractors. My question is how and when does one go about setting up a software escrow? Once this contract is fulfilled, will we necessarily need a software escrow to access the code for further development? Are there any recommendations for choosing a software escrow company?

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Jay’s Answer: Here’s a good article detailing the whole escrow process including recommendations: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=236193