<A HREF="http://www.channelinsider.com/article/Bill+Gates+Says+West+Not+Supplying+Enough+IT+Talent/193506_1.aspx?kc=CWTCIEMLP110806CWS1">A shortage of information technology graduates</A> from Western universities is leading companies to call on developing countries to meet research demand, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Russia's internationally renowned education system became a cheap talent pool for the West. Now dozens of Russian language Web sites offer computer programming jobs in the United States, alongside visa support and language training.