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Government urges boost of IT market. (IT News).

Trade Partners UK--the government body set up to support UK companies trading internationally--has called for UK IT industry players to take a larger share of the 425 billion [pounds sterling] global market for software, services and hardware. Currently UK companies' exports in the sector total 20 billion [pounds sterling]

"Although we have an estimated 70,000 to 125.000 companies engaged in the supply of IT products and services in the UK, many of the firms in this sector have yet to realise their potential for overseas market sales,' said Mike O'Malley, senior interna

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