Microsoft Vancouver responds to immigration woes
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Microsoft will open a software development office in Vancouver, Canada, later this year, in part as a way to retain talented workers who can't stay in the U.S. because of immigration laws.
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Goolag understaffed Google has added to calls for immigration authorities to allow more skilled foreign labour into the US, as the Mountain View firm struggles to keep pace with its own expansion.â¦
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Pay up, please A small Beijing software firm is taking Microsoft to court, alleging that it hasn't been keeping its end of a bargain to license technology for converting the Roman alphabet into Chinese characters.â¦
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Â· Clean record and ability to speak English required Â· Spokesman admits proposal is contentious
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By Thomas Ryll, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep.
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An order for Microsoft software was cancelled by Beijing&#39;s municipal government after complaints that local governments do not support software developed domestically.
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BOSTON/VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Microsoft  Corp.  said on Thursday it will open a software  development center in Vancouver, giving it a place to employ  skilled workers snagged by U.S. immigration quotas.
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Vancouver, British Columbia office will house international workers caught in immigration tangle.
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VANCOUVER, British ColumbiaâIn a speech at the Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages and Applicationsâor OOPSLAâconference here, Microsoft Corp.
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Canadaâs merit-based immigration system has helped it compete for highly educated workers but has created waits of four years or more for immigrants.
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Although there have been no reports of major problems, some users have encountered obstacles in moving to the new Windows.
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SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- Seeking to be more competitive with Microsoft Corp...
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Messages reminding people not to overstay their visas are part of a government drive to clamp down on immigration.
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The Beijing municipal government may be reconsidering its controversial decision to sign a sweeping deal with Microsoft. Microsoft beat domestic software developers out of a 3.6M dollar contract on November
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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates called on the U.S. Congress to raise the cap on skilled-worker visas, saying the county's economic future was at stake.
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NEW YORK - Hoping to lure away PeopleSoft customers nervous about Oracle's acquisition of their vendor, Microsoft is launching a migration program offering PeopleSoft customers licensing and support discounts on Microsoft's rival business applications.
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Some businesses and lawmakers are worried that new identification requirements going into effect Thursday at the borders with Canada and Mexico could create widespread confusion and delays and discourage some people from making the trip.