ITAA Cheers Senate Sign-Off on Digital Signatures

Business Wire, Nov 19, 1999

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 http://www.itaa.org