European Union vies with United States to attract highly skilled foreigners
CNet News writes that “[t]he European Union's new proposal aimed at fast-tracking the immigration process for workers in ‘highly skilled’ [occupations] is making some U.S. technology heavyweights nervous. It's no [...]
ACT Announces it Will Not Appeal European Court Ruling in Microsoft Case
ACT Announces it Will Not Appeal European Court Ruling in Microsoft Case Organization will Look Toward a Constructive Dialogue Rather than Further Litigation to Answer Open Questions Brussels – Today [...]
Will the Italian parliament restrict bloggers’ rights?
According to Slashdot, “Italy wants to restrict bloggers' rights by forcing everyone to register their blogs, pay a tax and have a journalist as a ‘responsible director.’ This law is [...]
The Future is Now – Feeling the Need to Defend the Desktop
I felt like I was reading a story from the future when I read this lead from a news article about a Microsoft exec. pleading why desktop software is still [...]
British chancellor is unlikely to refrain from changing capital gains tax regime
The Register states that after British “business leaders met chancellor Alistair Darling yesterday to detail their objections to his proposed changes to how capital gains tax is charged,” Darling said [...]
British entrepreneurs are unhappy with proposed changes to capital gains tax regime
The Guardian reports that “[t]he leaders of the UK's four biggest business groups will meet the chancellor today for talks as disquiet continues to grow over his pre-budget announcement of [...]