Washington – Today the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) commended Microsoft and Novell for announcing an important partnership agreement that puts customers and innovation before licensing ideology. The wide-ranging agreement will undoubtedly move the industry further toward a new level of cooperation between open source and proprietary businesses. ACT president [...]
Microsoft to Ship Windows Vista On-time in Europe. SMEs can breathe a sigh of relief. Brussels – The thousands of small and mid-size information technology firms throughout Europe and the United States welcome today's confirmation that Microsoft will deliver Windows Vista on time worldwide, according to the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), which [...]
"Today the European Parliament took an important step toward making the patent system more accessible and predictable for the thousands of ICT SMEs that rely on it. ACT commends the Parliament's commitment to the EPLA process that will inevitably lead to lower litigations costs and decreased complexity." "Perhaps most important, [...]
Good morning Madame Chairman, members of the Commission, thank you for the opportunity to speak today on behalf of IT SMEs. My name is Jonathan Zuck and I am the President of the Association for Competitive Technology, an IT industry trade association representing over 3,000 SMEs, about a third of [...]
Honorable Mike Pence, Chairman, House Small Business Committee, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight Honorable James DeMint, Chairman, House Small Business Committee, Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs Dear Chairman Pence and Chairman DeMint: The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) represents over 3,000 technology companies and professionals. The bulk [...]