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Purthread Technologies Has Been Awarded The 2013 American Technology Award
Jun 25, 2013Purthread Technologies, a life science and performance fabric firm dedicated to developing textiles to reduce bioburden in the healthcare environment, has been awarded the 2013 American Technology Award in Advanced or Technology ...
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PurThread Technologies Developed The Antimicrobial Textile Technology
May 30, 2013The antimicrobial textile technology being developed by PurThread Technologies is a finalist in the 2013 TechAmerica Foundation American Technology Awards (ATAs) in the categories of Health & Medical Technologies and Advanced Manufacturing. ...
Tags: Textile, antimicrobial textile
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The U.S. Tech Industry Added Nearly 64,000 Software-Related Jobs Last Year
May 19, 2013The U.S. tech industry added nearly 64,000 software-related jobs last year, but as the workforce expanded, the average size of workers’ pay cheques declined by nearly 2 percent. There are multiple theories for the decline in pay, ...
Tags: Software Developer, Wages, Workforce
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The U.S. Tech Industry Added 67,400 Jobs in 2012,a 1.1% Increase From a Year Earlier
May 16, 2013The U.S. tech industry added 67,400 jobs in 2012, a 1.1% increase from a year earlier, according to a report from the TechAmerica Foundation. The tech industry's growth slightly outpaced the overall private sector in the U.S., which grew ...
Tags: Tech Employment, America, Computer Products
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Obama Has Signed an Executive Order Requiring Government Data Be Made Available in Open
May 13, 2013U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order requiring that government data be made available in open, machine-readable formats, expanding open-access requirements from earlier in his administration. A new open data policy, ...
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The U.S. Senate Has Voted to Allow States to Collect Sales Tax From Online Retailers
May 8, 2013The U.S. Senate has voted to allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers, making it more difficult to buy tax-free products online. The Senate's vote of 69-27 for the Marketplace Fairness Act late Monday sends the bill to the ...
Tags: US Senate, Internet Sales Tax
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A Handful of Lawmakers Have Stalled The U.S. Senate From Voting on Legislation
May 2, 2013A handful of lawmakers have stalled the U.S. Senate from voting on legislation that would require large Internet and catalog sellers to collect state sales taxes from their customers. Supporters of the Marketplace Fairness Act still hope ...
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Largely Prohibits Four Agencies From Using Chinese-Made IT Products Could Backfire
Apr 4, 2013A little-publicized provision in a U.S. government budget resolution that largely prohibits four agencies from using Chinese-made IT products could backfire, several tech trade groups said. The provision, in a 2013 budget resolution ...
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Two Lawmakers Introduced Legislation to Pay Legal Costs in Patent Infringement Lawsuits
Mar 1, 2013Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require a losing plaintiff to pay legal costs in many patent infringement lawsuits, in an effort to discourage so-called patent trolls from filing court cases. The Saving High-Tech ...
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The Immigration Innovation Act Would Increase The Number of H-1B Visas
Jan 31, 2013New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators would nearly double the number of H-1B visas that companies can get each year to hire foreign high-skill workers, including technology employees. The Immigration ...
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Retroactive for 2012 and Extended It for 2013
Jan 2, 2013retroactive for 2012 and extended it for 2013. "The fact that the R&D credit was a cornerstone of the fiscal cliff package bodes well for the industry," said Kevin Richards, senior vice president of federal government affairs at ...
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The U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments in Two Cases
Dec 26, 2012The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in two cases with potentially broad implications to technology users, one reviewing whether consumers can resell copyright-protected products they have purchased and the second challenging ...
Tags: U.S.Supreme Court, NSA, technology users, surveillance program
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TriQuint Semiconductor Has Received The 2012 Corporate Wellness Award
Dec 24, 2012RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has received the 2012 Corporate Wellness Award from technology trade association TechAmerica, in recognition of the firm promoting internal employee ...
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Corent Technology Was Honored as The Most Innovative Cloud Technology Provider
Dec 19, 2012Corent Technology, Inc., a disruptive innovator in the Cloud Computing space, was honored as the most innovative cloud technology provider at the 19th Annual TechAmerica Orange County High-Tech Innovation Awards. "Our 'Plug & Play' suite ...
Tags: Corent Technology, Cloud Computing space, cloud technology
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TechAmerica Has Released Its Latest Job Report Which Showed Job Gains
Dec 18, 2012TechAmerica has released its latest job report which showed job gains in 16 of the last 18 months. In that time, IT jobs have grown from 5.8 million to 6 million, or 3.3 percent. “The technology industry is adding jobs as ...
Tags: employment, IT, jobs, TechAmerica, technology industry