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Opera: Mini leads cross-platform charge
News Browser maker says Opera's reach extended to include devices such as games devices and in-flight entertainment systems, where over 35.6 million people use Opera Mini.
Tags: Browser, Web browsers, Opera Software ASA, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Web Browser, Europe, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antitrust, Microsoft Windows
Oracle taps into Sun tech for faster Exadata
News Database giant has used Sun FlashFire technology in a version of the data-warehousing appliance.
Tags: Processors, Components, Hewlett-Packard Co., SAS Institute, Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, Oracle Corp., disk, agreement, Components
MySQL ex-CEO tells EU to let Oracle buy Sun
News Marten Mickos urges EU antitrust regulators to approve Oracle's Sun acquisition, arguing that delay hurts customers and that Oracle won't sink Sun's MySQL group.
Tags: Open source, Business applications, Acquisitions, Regulations, Open Source, Database, Commission, European Commission, Business applications, MySQL ex-CEO
Europe urged to hasten book digitization
News Europe could pull ahead of Google in the digitization of books as long as it acts swiftly, information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding has said.
Tags: Web 2.0, Data Management, Digital rights management (DRM), Commission, Google Inc., Books Digitization, European Commission, Web 2.0, Copyright Protection, Europe
EU begins IPv6 rollout
News First European Union agency has begun offering services over version 6 of the Internet Protocol to drive adoption.
Tags: IPv6, DNS, IPv4, public sector, European Commission, information security, internal network, security tool, IPv6, European Union
Europe to test Microsoft browser ballot system
News The EC has said it is happy with concessions made by the software giant to provide a choice of browsers, while Microsoft will make technical docs available to developers.
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, Commission, Microsoft Corp., software, European Commission, Business applications, Web Browser, Europe
EC formally objects to Oracle buying Sun
News European regulators have formally objected to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Oracle vows to fight the conclusion.
Tags: Acquisitions, Open source, Open Source, Database, Commission, Database Product, software, European Commission, U.S. Department Of Justice, Sun Microsystems Inc.
UK urged to coordinate with EU allies on spam
News The United Kingdom and other member countries need to make a concerted effort to crack down on spam and spyware, according to the European Commission.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Hacking, Commission, Malware, Romania, European Commission, U.K., Telecommunications, Spam, European Union
Roaming caps legal, advises EU advocate general
News The EC's imposition of roaming caps on Vodafone and other mobile operators did not stifle competition, according to the European Court of Justice's advocate general.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Commission, Cap, European Commission, mobile, Miguel Poiares Maduro, Telecommunications, European Court, European Union, economic activity
Europe assisting US with IBM antitrust probe
News The European Commission said it has provided information to U.S. regulators looking into possible anticompetitive practices by IBM in the mainframe market.
Tags: Components, Antitrust, Commission, Mainframe, IBM Corp., European Commission, U.S. Department Of Justice, T3, Computer & Communications Industry Association, data-processing
US govt probes IBM's mainframe business
News The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into IBM's mainframe business for anticompetitive behavior, according to reports.
Tags: Mainframes, Legal, Mainframe, ATM, IBM Corp., Computer, Supplier, U.S. Department Of Justice, Associated Press, Computer & Communications Industry Association
Europe getting 'Internet freedom' law
News Major overhaul of telecommunications regulations tackles issues ranging from data-breach notification to faster number porting to Internet access.
Tags: Regulations, Web sites, Piracy, negotiator, Telecoms Reform Package, European Commission, Web sites, European Parliament, Telecommunications, European Union
Intel, AMD reach landmark settlement
News Upon payment of US$1.25 billion by Intel, AMD will drop longstanding antitrust litigation. The two powerhouses will share chip technology.
Tags: Processors, Servers, computer chip, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Computer, European Commission, Chip, FTC, Settlement
HP: European telcos to become cloud providers
News Company, which sells bespoke hardware to cloud providers, says most major telcos in Europe will move into providing cloud services within 18 months.
Tags: Cloud computing, Communications, Data Protection, Hewlett-Packard Co., U.S., European Commission, IT Services, Financial Crisis, Europe, Cloud computing
Sun to lay off another 3,000 employees
News In preparation for its takeover by Oracle, server maker says it expects to cut about 10 percent of its global workforce over next 12 months.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IBM Corp., restructuring, restructuring charge, European Commission, job, Business Strategies & Functions, Larry Ellison, Workforce, Sun Microsystems Inc.
