permits in comment and analysis
The Brampton Factor: Microsoft vs EU
Comment US legislation permits software licences to bar decompilation, a restriction not permitted in Europe. Microsoft is a pioneer in pushing anti-competition laws to their limits, argues Martin Brampton. The real lesson of... [18 Sep 2007]
Leader: The great IT skills debate
Leader In what can only be interpreted as confirmation of the belief that the UK lacks skilled workers for certain positions, the government earlier this week announced a new points-based systems for work permits and visas that... [10 Mar 2006]
Election 2005: Next government must launch 'war on hackers'
Comment Meanwhile, the Professional Contractors Group continues to call for the abolition of IR35 legislation and wants continued restrictions on work permits for workers in sectors where the UK already possesses an adequate... [21 Apr 2005]
Devil’s Advocate: Google - an electronic freedom argument
Comment It is relatively harmless that money permits the acquisition of material objects. Can the internet usher in a new era of freedom and equality? In the early days hopes were high, as it was believed that universal access... [03 Nov 2003]
What's the fuss about... content management?
Comment It also permits the process of content development to be controlled. As websites and intranets become ever more complex, Quocirca analyst Jon Collins this week asks whether content management software will become... [29 Nov 2002]
CIO wanted, no experience necessary: the IT skills shortage
Comment Albeit with a vested interest, they make a simple argument - reducing the time it takes to obtain work permits for non-EU workers from three months to one week, while at the same time enabling multinational companies to... [30 Aug 2000]
The trials of Microsoft: The old world order has ended
Comment In Europe, things are just as bad: the European Commission's investigation into Windows 2000 continues following complaints that the server software is bundled in such a way that permits only Microsoft products to be... [04 Apr 2000]
Outsourcing with a difference
Comment Offshore outsourcing also stops companies from going through the labourious process of obtaining work permits for IT staff. Most investment banks don't like getting work permits for a low level techie. [20 Jan 1999]
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