Gates wants more visas
Congress should do away with limits on how many foreign workers technology companies can bring to the U.S. under what’s known as the H1-B visa program, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp. chairman said last month. Asked what he would do if he were king for a day and could make any changes to U.S. policy, Gates said he’d eliminate the H1-B program, which sets limits on visas granted to highly skilled foreign workers. Gates participated in a Microsoft-sponsored panel discussion about ways to spur U.S. innovation.
Siemens income down
Siemens AG reported sales up around four per cent year-on-year for the quarter to March 31, but net income fell, dragged down by operating losses in its telecommunications and IT services business units. Sales for the second quarter of the company’s fiscal year totalled