Broken locks.WASHINGTON, DC -- Chief executives from leading high-tech companies are calling on Congress to stay away from policy initiatives that penalize companies from outsourcing labor to foreign nations. "America can only grow jobs and improve its competitiveness by choosing to compete globally, and that will require renewed focus on innovation, education and investment," said Craig Barrett, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Intel Corp. In a report issued Jan. 7, the Computer Systems Policy project said, "Countries that resort to protectionism end up hampering innovation and crippling their industries." CSPP CSPP California School of Professional Psychology CSPP Computer Systems Policy Project CSPP Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists CSPP Chambre Syndicale des Photographes Professionnels (France) CSPP Career Sea Pay Premium members include Dell, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Motorola, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Intel and others. Barrett said white-collar jobs in the U.S. are no longer a guarantee. "It had been assumed we had a lock on white-collar jobs and high-tech jobs. That is no longer the case." |
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