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CIOs waste energy and budget as one in six servers go unused
News In the wake of energy prices that hit 12.5 euro cents per kWh, the cost to power datacentres in Western Europe increased 13 per cent year on year in 2008, to reach €4.9bn. Wondering how to make that tech... [19 Oct 2009]
SAP on the hunt for more Business ByDesign guinea pigs
News In May 2008, SAP announced it was reducing investment in Business ByDesign by around €100m during 2008 with no further "accelerated" investment planned for 2009. SAP is holding back... [10 Sep 2009]
RFID tagging tech gets privacy code
News The worldwide market value for RFID tags is estimated to be €4bn in 2008 and to grow to around €20bn by 2018, it added. The European Commission has today issued a set of... [12 May 2009]
Nokia handset sales predictions tumble
News The company also said that both it and Nokia Siemens Networks would see a smaller market in mobile infrastructure, fixed infrastructure and related services, in euro terms. Nokia has downgraded its outlook for the fourth... [17 Nov 2008]
Large Hadron Collider puts a grid on it
News Cern has spent €100m on staff and materials for the grid. One of the world's largest computing grids, capable of streaming the equivalent of 3 million DVDs a year was officially launched on Friday. [03 Oct 2008]
Dublin gets its own Oyster card-a-like
News The system is part of Ireland's Transport 21 project, which will see Ireland invest a total of €34bn in its transport infrastructure before 2015. Dublin is to get its own equivalent of London's Oyster card that will... [24 Sep 2008]
US, Europe tighten IT spend as India, China boom
News But the overall levels of spending in the West in 2008 are predicted to remain far higher than emerging markets overall, with the EU and US standing at €311bn and €345bn... [11 Sep 2008]
Red tape hampering tech research
News The EC is set to invest €9bn in high-tech research under its ICT research programme between 2007 and 2013. Between 2003 and 2006, the EC gave away €4bn in funding, according to the Commission,... [05 Sep 2008]
Mobile roaming in Europe gets cheaper
News The European Commission is set to shave a few euro cents off its 'Eurotariff' roaming rate cap, which puts a limit on the amount operators can charge customers for making or receiving calls when abroad in the European... [29 Aug 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News The analyst predicts non-messaging data roaming revenues within the EU will more than double between 2008 and 2013, reaching €1.1bn by the end of the period. Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by... [02 Jul 2008]
Euro 2008 blues dents online booze and TV sales
News Online shopping is continuing to grow steadily across many ranges in May but the lack of a home nations team in the Euro 2008 football championship means sales of electrical goods and alcohol has fallen... [20 Jun 2008]
Mobile internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News The EU's mobile data market grew by 40 per cent last year, to €7bn, the research found, with 3G users doubling to 112 million in the year to April 2008. Europe has taken to 3G faster than any other... [11 Jun 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Licensed to bill
Comment And in the particular case of Microsoft, Fast's £1m per year is dwarfed by the fines totalling €1.68m imposed on Microsoft because EU judges determined that the company had abused its monopoly position. [07 May 2008]
SAP SaaS delay - no surprise
News But yesterday the company extended this target by 12 to 18 months and added it will reduce investment in the tech by around €100m during 2008 with no further "accelerated" investment planned for 2009. [01 May 2008]
Why pay more abroad? EU demands mobile roaming cuts
News On wholesale tariffs, she pointed out costs per megabyte can be as high as €7 and as low as 25 euro cents, adding "there really is room for manoeuvre". EU commissioner for information society and... [11 Feb 2008]
