Most of us use the Internet to communicate, but we’re not alone – our appliances now use it too. It all began in 1990 when someone hooked up a toaster to the Internet to control it remotely. Since then, innovators have been exploring how to link devices to the Internet in order to improve our … Read More >>
Category: Industry
BSA Lends a Helping Hand
Last Friday, BSA held its second annual Global Day of Service, where we encourage BSA team members around the world to take time out of their workday to volunteer at local organizations. This year, nine of our offices participated and it has been incredibly rewarding to see their acts of service. This year, I joined … Read More >>
BSA’s 2017 Fly-In Highlights Data Issues, Workforce Development, and Trade
On Wednesday, board members and executives from BSA’s member companies met with Members of Congress and the Administration to talk about policy priorities of importance to the software industry and our digital economy. The BSA delegation included representatives from Adobe, ANSYS, Apple, Autodesk, Bentley, CA Technologies, Datastax, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Splunk, Symantec, Trend Micro, Workday, … Read More >>
Software Paves the Way to Increased Economic Growth
The concerns with our aging infrastructure are well-documented. The highways, bridges, and airports that paved the way for our world-leading economy today are crumbling and, even worse, undermining growth. Rather than boosting business, our infrastructure costs the nation roughly $1 trillion a year in lost economic growth. Our highways suffer from constant congestion, our bridges … Read More >>
Software.org: At the Intersection of Software and Society
When it comes to software, society faces three key challenges. We need to design policies that can stay ahead of cutting-edge technologies. We need to prepare for the workforce of the future. And we need to better support diversity, inclusion, and economic opportunity for all. Software.org: the BSA Foundation will tackle all of these challenges … Read More >>