Grant Gross

Internet taxes will be on the U.S. Congress' agenda early this year, as lawmakers grapple with how to implement a tax policy for Internet sales and access.

The SCO Group Inc. has filed a slander lawsuit against Novell Inc., saying the company has engaged in bad faith efforts to deny SCO's rights to Unix and UnixWare.

U.S. IT companies need to hire foreign workers in order to stay competitive in the global market, but the U.S. government could also help by passing laws that improve the country's education system and encourage spending on IT products, says a report released by the Computer Systems Policy Project (CSPP).

More than four out of 10 U.S. IT workers received no raises during 2003, but 60 per cent expect to receive a raise of at least three per cent in 2004, according to a new survey released by skills assessment firm Brainbench Inc.

America Online Inc. (AOL) is planning to open a small development shop in Bangalore, India, but the giant Internet service provider hasn't worked out the details of how many Indian developers it would hire or what projects they would work on.

The trend toward U.S. IT and manufacturing companies outsourcing jobs to other countries has so far had little effect on the overall U.S. job market, supporters of offshore outsourcing and some economists argued at a recent forum, but others predicted the national debate over the issue will get hotter as more jobs move.

Time Warner Cable, a division of Time Warner Inc., on Dec. 8 announced partnerships with MCI and Sprint Corp. that should help it to...

Customers excited about switching their wireless carriers after number portability went into effect Monday may want to take a breath and take their time.