Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers sent a letter to the Indian government, expressing alarm at “unprecedented interference” in the procurement processes of government and commercial entities in India. The letter stated, in part, that “This policy will undermine investor confidence and would be inconsistent with India’s international obligations, as well as, … Read More >>
Category: Industry
From Piracy to the Cloud, Holleyman Discusses Key Issues for the Software Industry in C-SPAN Interview
From promoting the growth of the global cloud computing market, to curbing piracy, to enacting balanced cybersecurity legislation, there is critically important work underway in the United States and other markets on high-priority issues for the software industry. BSA President and CEO Robert Holleyman covers several of the high points in this recent interview on … Read More >>
India’s Opportunity to Accelerate IT Growth
After a week of meetings with policymakers and business leaders in New Delhi, I leave convinced India is on the right path to achieve its goal of becoming a power center in the global IT economy. As I noted a few days ago, the country is moving rapidly up the leader board in IT industry
At Last, Industry-Standard SAM for Organizations
In every sector of the global economy, organizations of all types rely on software tools to communicate, to make products, to offer services, and to manage their operations. But keeping track of all those software assets can be a challenge, especially for a large enterprise. More divisions, more teams, more projects mean more software — … Read More >>
Partnering to Strengthen India’s IT Ecosystem
“Technology has transformational power,” the Government of India declares in its 2011 National Policy on Information Technology. “It is a great leveler of opportunity within and across economies.” This observation is undeniably true, and India is well on its way to achieving its aspiration of harnessing technology innovation to become one of the world’s leading … Read More >>