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Support from Brussels
At the conference, which started in Venice yesterday leaders of Europe’s ailing computer, manufacturing companies called for action from Brussels. The companies wanted Brussels to ensure the survival of a significant European information technology industry.
The chief executives of Groupe Bull de France, Olivetti of Italy and Siemens-Nixford of Germany complained they were at a disadvantage compared with their US and Japanese competitors.
These US and Japanese companies, they said, enjoyed the benefits of a strong home market and cooperation between the public sector and the computer industry. In these countries, they added, more than 90 per cent of public contracts went to domestic companies.
In Europe European-owned companies had only a 30 per cent share of the market for public sector computer projects. The other 70 per cent of contracts went to foreign countries and foreign-owned companies of Europe. The European computer companies stressed that a more sympathetic relationship with the public authorities should be built in Europe.
Mr. Francis Lawrentz, chairman of Groupe Bull, said he was not seeking protection or fortifications around Europe, but a coherent policy from Brussels leaving no doubt as to the importance of the industry. Among other measures, they asked for involvement at an early stage in the planning of Europe-wide information technology projects. It would give them a good chance of securing final contracts.
Word List:
| 1. hardware | [´ha:dwεә] | oборудование, аппаратное обеспечение; аппаратные средства |
| 2. software | [´sɔftwεә] | программное обеспечение (ПО), компьютерные программы, "софт" |
| 3. end user | ||
| 4. to compete | конкурировать; соперничать | |
| 5. competitor | конкурент; противник, соперник | |
| 6. to seek (sought, sought) | [ si:k, sɔ:t] | добиваться (чего-л.), стремиться (к чему-л.) |
| 7. seek help | искать, просить помощи | |
| 8. to ail | болеть, беспокоить, тревожить; причинять боль | |
| 9. ailing | больной, нездоровый, хворый | |
| 10. to call for | призвать к | |
| 11. to ensure | гарантировать, обеспечивать | |
| 12. to survive | [sә´vaiv] | выдержать, пережить, уцелеть, выжать |
| 13. survival | выживание, долговечность | |
| 14. significant | [sig´nifikənt] | значительный |
| 15. to complain to smb of smth | Жаловаться кому-либо на что-либо | |
| 16. disadvantage | [disəd´va:ntidℨ] | Невыгодное положение |
| 17. to enjoy | Пользоваться | |
| 18. public sector | Государственный сектор | |
| 19. coherent | [kou´hiərənt] | Последовательный |
| 20. to secure | [sә´kjuә] | получать |
2. Write down the Russian equivalents:
| hardware software | computer manufacturing company |
| end user | computer industry |
| computer company | computer project |
| computer market |
3.Translate into Russian:
1 Computer-making industry is developing rapidly.
2 New programs come into wide usage.
3 They make the industry move forward.
4 The competition is strong and fierce.
5 Leaders of Europe's ailing companies called for action.
6 The companies wanted the Union to ensure their survival
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