SOFTWARE INDUSTRY WILL CONTRIBUTE $20 BILLION TO US TRADE BALANCE IN YEAR 2000.(Industry Trend or Event)

From: Federal Computer Market Report | Date: December 27, 1999 | Copyright information

The US software industry will contribute more than a $20 billion surplus to the total US trade balance during the year 2000, up $7 billion from its contributions in 1999, estimates Brian McEachron, senior corporate attorney for Microsoft Corp. McEachron testified last month before the Trade Deficit Review Commission on behalf of the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and Microsoft.

"The US software industry last year employed more than 800,000 US workers and contributed o...

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