ISVs form European software lobby
eWeek | at | by Mike
Twenty-six software companies, including giants such as SAP and Microsoft, have joined forces for what they say is Europe's first industry association focusing on ISVs (independent software vendors).
At a launch in Brussels on Thursday, the chairman of the newly formed ESA (European Software Association, not to be confused with the European Space Agency), Jeremy Roche, said the group would aim to overcome the "fragmentation" of Europe's software industry. The ESA will aim to promote the interests of European software companies at the level of EU (European Union) government, lobbying the European Commission and the European Parliament, the ESA said.