software industry

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software
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsɒft.weər/us
/ˈsɑːft.wer/
the instructions that control what a computer does; ...
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industry
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.də.stri/us
/ˈɪn.də.stri/
the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or ...
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(Definition ofsoftwareandindustryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In addition to his academic background, he has extensive experience in thesoftwareindustry.
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If there was ever a need for the standards organizations to save us consumers from thesoftwareindustry, this is it.
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In the industry which, more than any other, typifies this epoch of globalization-thesoftwareindustry-much depends on a kind of 'reembedding'.
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He echoes what so many project designers believe, that is, that the globalsoftwareindustryregards software development as a 'craft that requires only technician-level skills'.
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Thesoftwareindustryas a whole, most of whose products are licensed, has a turnover of about £2 billion per annum.
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Over 25,000 people are employed in the videosoftwareindustry, making video the largest visual entertainment medium employer.
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I speak about technological advance and about further consultation with the computersoftwareindustry.
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There is not the slightest doubt that the computersoftwareindustryhas been heavily undermined by the growing practice of commercial piracy.
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The key importance of this particular information is in planning manpower policy in the computer industry, especially manpower for thesoftwareindustry.
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The importance of videos can be seen by the fact that more than 25,000 people are employed in the videosoftwareindustry.
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People set up a business to hire out their services, particularly in thesoftwareindustry, and they do so through a company.
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A change in copyright legislation is vital for thesoftwareindustry.
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I also believe that piracy could pose a real threat to thesoftwareindustryif not acted against now.
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Such concepts can complement other advanced tools and methods to enable the computersoftwareindustryto develop novel and powerful applications.
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I am also especially interested in the health and growth prospects of thesoftwareindustry, and concerned that they, too, should burgeon.
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I shall deal with some of the problems caused by piracy in thesoftwareindustry.
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The success of any industry is underpinned by protection from unfair competition and thesoftwareindustryis no exception.
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That is as good a description as any of what has been going wrong in thesoftwareindustryduring the past two years.
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Generally, the entertainment sector of thesoftwareindustryis pleased with the amendments.
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I speak of intellectual property theft and the computersoftwareindustry.
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