11/19/99 Bus. Wire 16:52:00
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Friday, November 19, 1999
ITAA Cheers Senate Sign-Off on Digital Signatures
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 1999--The Information Technology
Association of America (ITAA) today called the U.S. Senate passage of S. 761,
The Millennium Digital Commerce Act of 1999, an important step in the
advancement of Electronic Commerce in the United States.
The bill, which will enable consumers to utilize digital signature technology
in online transactions, will now move to conference with House and Senate
members.
"With the recent milestone of 100 million Americans online, Internet
technology is progressing faster than any previous technology in history. We
believe this bill is a significant step towards realizing a Digital Opportunity
for Americans to utilize e-commerce," said ITAA President Harris N. Miller. "We
look forward to working with the Congress on the conference report of this bill
to assure swift passage into law."
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 26,000 direct and
affiliate corporate members throughout the U.S., and a global network of 39
countries' IT associations. The Association plays the leading role in issues of
IT industry concern including taxes and finance policy, intellectual property,
telecommunications competition, workforce and education, encryption, critical
infrastructure protection, online privacy and consumer protection, securities
litigation reform, government IT procurement, and human resources policy. ITAA
members range from the smallest IT start ups to industry leaders in the
Internet, software, IT services, ASP, digital content, systems integration,
telecommunications, and enterprise solution fields. For more information visit
itaa.org
CONTACT: ITAA, Arlington Tinabeth Burton, 703/284-
5305 tburton@itaa.org 16:38 EST NOVEMBER 19, 1999
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