Microsoft urges Jordan to fight software piracy
20/11/2008 17:21
Microsoft urged Jordan to take more efforts to curb software piracy rate
which stood at 60 percent in 2007, local daily the Jordan Times reported
today.
The 60 percent of soft piracy rate is "still high, because in Dubai
for example, it stands below 40 percent. this largely affects plans to attract
investments in the IT sector," said Sherif Seddik, regional director of
Microsoft North Africa, East Mediterranean and Pakistan.
"There is a need for
more efforts to raise awareness and that is a responsibility of all companies in
the sector, governments and all concerned entities," he said.
The software
industry in Jordan experienced more losses in 2007, amounting to US$20 million,
up from US$19 million the previous year, according to a study by the Business
Software Alliance.
Xinhua
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