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White Paper This white paper describes the criteria and standards that are available to facilitate methods for objectively analyzing the benefits of EC technology when confronted with multiple product choices. Procedures for performing electrical (hybrid) and... [03 Jul 2008]
EC Reactor: a Blueprint for Small to Medium Businesses
White Paper The Small to Medium Business (SMB) network environment is a challenging gauntlet of issues ranging from high network infrastructure costs that drain limited funding to a lack of trained IT staff capable of managing increasingly complex network... [03 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News European mobile operators should brace themselves for enforced price cuts for SMS roaming, predicts an analyst. Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, for the mobile industry to voluntarily reduce... [02 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News It expects rates to fall by a similar amount over the next three years without EC intervention, it added. The spokesman added: "If they [the EC] decided to bring these mobile term rates down much faster than they're already coming down that would... [30 Jun 2008]
T-Mobile UK slashes Euro data roaming costs
News T-Mobile UK is the latest mobile operator to crack under the steely gaze of EC telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, and slash the price of data roaming and sending text messages in Europe. T-Mobile has announced it is reducing roaming charges by... [20 Jun 2008]
'Pay to receive' calls won't happen, say UK operators
News On Tuesday, however, the operator 3 said in a statement "there is no reason for the EC recommendation to result in receiver pays". Following suggestions by Europe's telecommunications chief that she would not oppose mobile operators that wanted to... [19 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy
Comment The EC move is being heralded as the end to a feud between consumer electronics companies and rights owners that dates back to the 1960s. Although the EC came close to passing new guidelines, it didn't come to fruition because of pressure from... [18 Jun 2008]
EC pledges open standards support
News The European Commission has pledged to support open standards and promote interoperability, to avoid vendor lock-in of European governments to any one technology. In a speech to OpenForum Europe in Brussels on Tuesday, European commissioner for... [12 Jun 2008]
Female CIOs break through glass ceiling
Comment The EC says there is a shortage of around 300,000 qualified tech staff in Europe and that attracting more women into the profession is vital to help close that gap. The lack of women in the IT profession is well documented and the traditional... [11 Jun 2008]
Attracting Students and Faculty to Western Kentucky With Intelligent Multi-Campus Voice, IM, Video and Mobility Applications
White Paper Avaya also implemented an IP Telephony Solution with Extension to Cellular (EC 500) to offer one-number access to desk and mobile phones. Western Kentucky University wanted to increase the productivity and quality of faculty, staff and student... [11 Jun 2008]
EC backs tech for green future
News The European Commission (EC) is backing the use of technology to cut carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency across Europe's economy. The EC cites advanced computer servers which use the same amount of energy as a standard light bulb. [15 May 2008]
IT education organisation takes Microsoft grumbles to EC
News Becta, the organisation that advises the UK government on educational IT, has escalated its complaint over the interoperability of Microsoft's products to the European Commission. The announcement has already drawn praise from some of the same... [14 May 2008]
EC: Oracle-BEA gets the go-ahead
News The European Commission has approved the acquisition of BEA Systems by Oracle. A-Zs… Security from A-Z… Biometrics from A-Z… Broadband from A-Z… Wireless from A-Z… Green IT from A-Z… The Commission has said it approved the acquisition under EU law. [01 May 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News An EC e-health survey has found the vast majority (87 per cent) of European doctors use a computer - and almost half (48 per cent) have a broadband connection. According to the EC, the most tech-savvy countries are more likely to use IT for... [28 Apr 2008]
Europe embracing speedy fat pipes
News According to the EC there are now around 100 million broadband internet connections across the EU, with 40 million new regular users going online during 2007. Around three-quarters (77 per cent) of businesses in Europe are now using high speed... [18 Apr 2008]
