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Tech may sink immigration bill if unhappy, Sen. Hatch warns

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday began debate on more than 300 amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill, including a number of changes to sections on H-1B visas.

China still safe for IT outsourcing, despite US security concerns, says vendor

China's reputation for security may have been marred by recent U.S. accusations of state-sponsored hacking but the nation is still a safe place as a tech subcontractor for foreign businesses, according to one of China's largest IT outsourcing vendors.

Icahn, Southeastern make alternative bid for Dell

Investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management have made a counter-offer for Dell that would keep the computer company still publicly traded, according to reports.

Intel acquires two software companies

Intel has acquired two software companies as it continues to build its burgeoning portfolio to include more tools to write and manage programs and interfaces.

U.S. IT services providers heartened by Senate immigration bill

Domestic IT services providers say the U.S. Senate's immigration bill could benefit them by raising the costs of their competitors that are based overseas.

Blackstone abandons offer for Dell

Blackstone Group has given up its bid for Dell, less than a month after the private-equity fund manager said it was planning to top an offer from founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners, according to news reports.

U.S. firms say H-1B restrictions may help them

An IT support services company in Iowa said the U.S. Senate's comprehensive immigration bill, which seeks restrictions on the use of H-1B and L-1 workers, may help U.S. companies because it would raise costs on offshore IT service providers.

Senate's big immigration bill seeks to crack down on offshore outsourcing

The U.S. Senate's comprehensive immigration bill would make major changes to the H-1B visa that are certain to upset some and possibly please others.

Senate immigration bill may push back on globalization

The long-awaited U.S. Senate comprehensive immigration bill, which could arrive in Congress on Tuesday, will likely contain provisions onerous to offshore outsourcing firms that are dependent on H-1B visas.

Oracle wants to be easier to work with, Mark Hurd says

Oracle's sales force isn't usually seen as the easiest to work with, with customers bombarded by multiple account representatives from different product areas.

Tata to acquire French IT services company Alti

Tata Consultancy Services is to acquire French IT services company Alti in a bid to increase its presence in the European market.

U.S. gets 124,000 H-1B petitions, 45% above cap

The federal government received 124,000 petitions for H-1B visas, 39,000 more than it can fulfill under two hiring caps.

With H-1B cap exceeded, visa lottery will be needed

The government's H-1B visa caps have already been reached, meaning a lottery will be needed to distribute visas, federal officials said late today.

Tech overhaul for Portland police, fire, 3 years behind schedule, $10M over-budget

A sweeping overhaul of systems used by Portland, Ore.'s fire and police departments is three years behind schedule and about $10 million over budget, in part because city officials failed to "effectively use lessons learned" from past technology projects, including a troubled SAP software implementation, according to a new audit report.

U.S. gets flood of H-1B petitions on first day

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received roughly 50,000 'packages' with H-1B petitions on Monday, the first day of filing for the next fiscal year.

H-1B demand this year will be fast, furious

The federal government begins accepting new H-1B visa petitions on Monday, with demand expected to be heavy. And the initial rush is going to be followed by much fury.

Gartner: Global IT spending to rise 4.1% to $3.8 trillion in 2013

Worldwide spending on IT products and services will grow 4.1 percent this year to roughly US$3.8 trillion, according to new forecast figures released by analyst firm Gartner.

It's twilight for small in-house data centers

Virtualization, cloud services and SaaS is making it much easier to shift IT infrastructure operations to service providers, and that is exactly what many users are doing.

Epicor suit claims services firm hijacked its ERP software

Epicor is suing IT service provider Alternative Technology Solutions, claiming the company illegally used its ERP (enterprise resource planning) software in order to develop and sell add-ons and services, in a case that has parallels to tussles over third-party software maintenance.

Dell confirms bids from Blackstone, Icahn group

Dell has received two counter-offers related to its plans to go private, with rival bids coming in from private equity fund manager Blackstone and entities associated with investor Carl Icahn.