IT - The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) is a consortium of over 60 information technology (IT) industry associations from economies around the world. WITSA members represent over 90 percent of the world IT market. As the global voice of the IT industry, WITSA is dedicated to: * advocating policies that advance the industry’s growth and development; * facilitating international trade and investment in IT products and services; * strengthening WITSA’s national industry associations through the sharing of knowledge, * experience, and critical information; * providing members with a vast network of contacts in nearly every geographic region of the world; * hosting the World Congress on IT, the premier industry sponsored global IT event; * hosting the Global Public Policy Conference; and * hosting the Global Information Security Summit. Founded in 1978 and originally known as the World Computing Services Industry Association, WITSA has increasingly assumed an active advocacy role in international public policy issues affecting the creation of a robust global information infrastructure, including: * increasing competition through open markets and regulatory reform; protecting intellectual property; * encouraging cross-industry and government cooperation to enhance information security; * bridging the education and skills gap reducing tariff and non-tariff trade barriers to IT goods and services; and * safeguarding the viability and continued growth of the Internet and electronic commerce. The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)is an industry trade group for several U.S. information technology companies. Founded in 1961 as the Association of Data Processing Services Organizations (ADAPSO), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)provides global public policy, business networking, and national leadership to promote the continued rapid growth of the IT industry. ITAA consists of approximately 325 corporate members throughout the U.S., and is secretariat of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)., a global network of 67 countries' IT associations. The Association plays a leading role in issues of IT industry concern including information security, taxes and finance policy, digital intellectual property protection, telecommunications competition, workforce and education, immigration, online privacy and consumer protection, government IT procurement, human resources and e-commerce policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start-ups to industry leaders in the Internet, software, IT services, digital content, systems integration, telecommunications, and enterprise solution fields. ITAA membership is open to any company with operations situated in the U.S. and offering commercial IT products and services. Companies eligible for full IT membership include firms with headquarters, division offices, or branch offices located in the U.S. as well as foreign firms with subsidiary operations in the U.S. In addition, [1] offers affiliate membership to firms that sell business products and services to IT companies. ITAA publishes a series of electronic newsletters. The ITAA E-LETTER covers the issues of the networked economy. These include coverage issues such as information and telecommunications public policy, as well as pertinent news about the businesses of electronic commerce, Internet service and enhanced telecommunications service providers. The ITAA E-LETTER is distributed exclusively by electronic mail and available for free available for free