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Microsoft asks Bangladesh to end piracy
Dhaka
November 24, 2004 - 9:40AM
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Microsoft says it will be lobbying the Bangladesh government to crack
down on piracy of its software.
A pirated copy of a Microsoft program can be bought for less than one US
dollar in Bangladesh where Microsoft has just opened its first office.
Staff from the Bangladeshi operation would be lobbying the government
to enforce laws on software piracy, said Feroz Mahmud, Microsoft's
Bangladesh country manager.
"The entire industry suffers from this problem so it is not just important
for Microsoft but also for the local software industry," Mahmud said.
"We know it can't be done in a day but we have requested the
government to assure the implementation of the law and we will be
continuing to push for this."
Microsoft's Bangladesh operation, which has a staff of 14, will also work
with the government to expand the use computers in education and
modernise the country's banking and telephone sectors through e-
governance.
A Bengali version of Windows would also be launched, Mahmud added.
Recently Microsoft has announced an expansion of its community and
economic development programs in Asia as part of its global campaign to
improve access to computers.
Asia is particularly important to Microsoft because the region is expected
to be the biggest source of growth for the IT industry over the next 20 to
25 years.
AF
Dhaka
November 24, 2004 - 9:40AM
Page Tools
Microsoft says it will be lobbying the Bangladesh government to crack
down on piracy of its software.
A pirated copy of a Microsoft program can be bought for less than one US
dollar in Bangladesh where Microsoft has just opened its first office.
Staff from the Bangladeshi operation would be lobbying the government
to enforce laws on software piracy, said Feroz Mahmud, Microsoft's
Bangladesh country manager.
"The entire industry suffers from this problem so it is not just important
for Microsoft but also for the local software industry," Mahmud said.
"We know it can't be done in a day but we have requested the
government to assure the implementation of the law and we will be
continuing to push for this."
Microsoft's Bangladesh operation, which has a staff of 14, will also work
with the government to expand the use computers in education and
modernise the country's banking and telephone sectors through e-
governance.
A Bengali version of Windows would also be launched, Mahmud added.
Recently Microsoft has announced an expansion of its community and
economic development programs in Asia as part of its global campaign to
improve access to computers.
Asia is particularly important to Microsoft because the region is expected
to be the biggest source of growth for the IT industry over the next 20 to
25 years.
AF
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