Complementary tech organizations are poised to share research and advocacy resources on behalf of members, eliminating redundant activities. After a year of speculation, AeA, formerly known as the American Electronics Association and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), are in talks to merge their respective groups and programs. A merger would create a lobbying powerhouse for the IT industry inWashington, and a unified voice representing technology companies. The combined groups would have more than 2,000 members, including industry heavyweights like Google Inc.,Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., and Hewlett-Packard, whose co-founder David Packard started… Read More