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More energy must go into making devices efficient

Insight perspective Technology exists to make devices far more efficient, but a number of factors are standing in the way, says ARM executive.

Sunday, July 05 2009 09:35 PM

Tags: Green IT, Consumer Technology, Electronics, Device, Carbon Footprint, Europe, device manufacturer, Brussels, carbon dioxide, manufacturer

Malaysia to enforce data protection law

News Eight years in the making, country's Personal Data Protection Bill will finally be tabled in parliament this month and expected to be in force early-2010.

Thursday, October 08 2009 05:59 PM

Tags: Data security, Privacy, Local Government, Regulations, Data Protection, E-government, Conference, Safe Harbor, European Union, Singapore

AMD fires another antitrust salvo at Intel

News Battle between two chipmakers over alleged anticompetitive conduct with PC makers and sellers moves to Germany.

Tuesday, July 18 2006 09:28 AM

Tags: Processors, Antitrust

Microsoft in talks over Windows 7 broadband bundles

News The software giant is talking to mobile operators about bundling Windows 7 with netbooks for 3G mobile-broadband deals.

Friday, March 06 2009 12:33 PM

Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Broadband, operating system, 3G Network, subnotebook, Microsoft Windows XP, Brussels, Microsoft Windows

Air-traffic-control glitch hits London

News An unspecified computer problem is causing major disruptions to air traffic in the south east of England, with flights delayed or canceled at Gatwick, Heathrow and other airports.

Friday, September 26 2008 09:07 AM

Tags: Flight, Spokesperson, Matt Loney, aircraft, London, Hardware, software, England, Computer Problem, Brussels

Epson aims to cut CO2 emissions by 90 percent

News The company has pledged to cut its CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2050, through a variety of strategies, including shrinking its printer parts.

Thursday, June 05 2008 09:33 AM

Tags: Green IT, Recycling, R&D, Peripherals, Spokesperson, Emission, Europe, imaging, Germany, Brussels

EC pledges to promote open standards

News With a side swipe at Microsoft, competition commissioner Neelie Kroes has said that future Commission technology procurements will have to support open standards.

Thursday, June 12 2008 08:42 AM

Tags: Open source, Software, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, Standards, workgroup server, payment, antitrust, Brussels, Microsoft Office

EU regulating Microsoft like it's 1999

News The notion of bundling a browser into an operating system isn't new. But that hasn't stopped European regulators from delivering fresh objections.

Monday, January 19 2009 12:08 PM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, European Union, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Brussels, Opera Software

EU calls for energy efficiency through ICT

News European Commissioner Viviane Reding has urged member states to use information and communication technologies to consume less power and combat climate change.

Sunday, March 15 2009 11:11 PM

Tags: Green IT, Telecommunications, European Union, Information And Communication Technology, Europe, energy efficiency, Brussels, member state, R&D, industry

Software AG looks to reap what it SOAs

News The German business infrastructure software maker is aiming to hit its revenue target by focusing on service oriented architecture, and both organic and inorganic growth.

Friday, November 28 2008 11:16 AM

Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Object-oriented programming, SOA, Software AG, Europe, software company, Object-oriented programming, software, Brussels, financial

Google makes concessions to European publishers

News As hearings on Google's digitization project kick off in Europe, the company says European books still listed as commercially available will not be included in its online registry.

Tuesday, September 08 2009 09:28 AM

Tags: Data Management, E-commerce, European Union, Europe, Settlement, New York Times Co., Internet, board, France, E-commerce

EC: Businesses need to sign up to social networks

News Social networking for small businesses, the 'internet of things' and the mobile internet will be key drivers for future business growth, according to the EC.

Thursday, February 05 2009 06:06 AM

Tags: Web 2.0, SMB, Mobile, Mobile Internet, Spokesperson, Small Business, social networking, network, Web 2.0, Internet

EU objects to browser in Windows

News European regulators say they believe software giant is violating that region's antitrust laws by bundling its Internet Explorer browser in Windows.

Monday, January 19 2009 11:34 AM

Tags: Antitrust, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, attorney, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, European Commission