German and Russian IT industry work closer together 17. October 202217. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot Not only does Russia´s IT industry grow at a breathtaking pace, but it also wants to work closer together with the German IT sector. So far this co-operation has been successful. Last year Germany exported IT and telecommunications devices as well as consumer electronics to the value of 2.3 billion Euros to Russia.
Application period for German internet award started 15. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot As from today you may apply for participation in the German internet award competition organized by the German Association for Information Management , Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM). Winners will be awarded cash prizes to the value of 25.000, 20.000 and 15.000 Euros. By July 31st small and medium-sized entities with clever digital concepts which …
Consumption in Germany rose faster than salaries 14. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot In the year 2006 consumer spending of private households rose by 2.1% whereas income increased by just 1.8%, as was reported yesterday by the Federal Statistical Office. Thus, the savings ratio decreased from 10.6% in 2005 to 10.5% in 2006. In the year 2000 this ratio was 9.2%.
IT salaries increased strongly 14. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot The IT sector is booming. More than 32.000 vacancies for IT experts were published in February alone, revealed the “Monster Employment Index”. This figure represents an increase by 14% as compared with January. The high demand for experts has effects on salaries too.
Reform of corporate taxation is about to be passed 14. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot Probably today the German cabinet is going to pass a corporate tax reform intended to take effect in 2008. The reform is to lower the total tax burden on companies to below 30 percent. Yesterday, however, temporarily there were irritations due to the fact that after a meeting with business leaders Mrs. Merkel already talked …
Tonight opening ceremony of CeBIT 2007 14. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot Tonight at six o´clock the CeBIT computer exhibition will be festively opened in the presence of the German Chancellor, Mrs. Angela Merkel, in the Hannover Congress Centre. About 2000 guests are expected to take part in this opening ceremony. The motto of this year´s CeBIT is “Join the vision”. From tomorrow, March 15th, the exhibition …
Economic prospects further improving 13. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot Even though the economic upward trend is said to slightly lose momentum in March 2007, the overall economic prospects continue to be promising. The corresponding economic indicator for Germany calculated by the Centre for European Research (ZEW) now stands at 5.8 after 2.9 points in February. However, the current value still falls much short of …
Awards worth 85.000 wait for innovative companies 13. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot Until March 31st it is still possible to apply for participation in the innovation prize 2007 competition organized by the Initiative Mittelstand. Looked for are innovative companies from all fields of industry which distinguish themselves by their innovative products, solutions or services which at the same time are of high use to small and medium-sized …
Optimism on the IT market continues 13. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot The market players of the IT business in Germany, Switzerland and Austria are all in high spirits. 65% of those questioned are very optimistic with regard to the development in the field of technology in 2007 (2006: 53%). More than 90% expect higher revenues in 2007 (2006: 79%). The sectors which are probably going to …
Daylight saving time starts on Sunday in the USA 9. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot On Sunday, March 11th, for the first time the daylight saving time in the USA and Canada starts three weeks earlier than in Germany. The end of this period will also differ. In America the finishing date was deferred to November 4th. This measure is to save energy in both countries. According to numerous IT …