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It's down to you to save the world, IT industry
News The EC singled out videoconferencing as an example of technology that has helped cut carbon emissions, claiming if Europe were to replace 20 per cent of all business trips with videoconferencing, Europe... [13 Oct 2009]
Google seeks to appease Europe with digital books copyright deal
News At a hearing in Brussels on Monday, organisations representing various European publishers, libraries, rights holders, and businesses involved in internet commerce criticised the proposed settlement as it currently... [08 Sep 2009]
'Don't let European telecoms law get axed', says Ofcom
News At the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (Ecta) conference in Brussels on Thursday, Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said if the Telecoms Package failed to become law by the end of this year, it would... [26 Jun 2009]
HP Remote Trader Workstation Solution Improves the Working Environment and Lowers Cooling Costs at Fortis Bank NV
White Paper The Brussels based Fortis Bank NV provides banking and insurance services to personal, business and institutional customers throughout Europe and worldwide. Fortis Bank NV wanted to improve the working... [21 Jun 2009]
'ICT going green is key to economic recovery'
News The Commission's statement echoes a speech made on Thursday by Viviane Reding, information society and media commissioner, at a Microsoft event in Brussels. Targeting energy-efficient and low-carbon growth will help... [13 Mar 2009]
Software AG looks to reap what it SOAs
News Software AG has been expanding its operations in countries such as Brazil, Japan and South Africa and was recently named the fourth largest software company in Europe in terms of revenue by the 2008 Truffle 100... [27 Nov 2008]
Viviane Reding
AS Profile The scope of her brief is such that she's setting political and administrative agendas across a spectrum of issues of increasing importance - from digital inclusion to data privacy and protection, with one panellist even dubbing her "the... [07 Oct 2008]
'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News Bob Carter of the Identity and Passport Service and chairman of the Brussels Interoperability Group, said in a statement: "The rigorous testing in Prague was a critical step in the European deployment of second... [22 Sep 2008]
EC pledges open standards support
News In a speech to OpenForum Europe in Brussels on Tuesday, European commissioner for competition policy, Neelie Kroes, said future Commission product procurements would be based on open standards. The... [12 Jun 2008]
Data security a top priority for Europe
News Also speaking at the event in Brussels, the European Commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, said the software industry has a large role to play in Europe. Speaking at the... [05 Dec 2007]
Mobile TV: Europe switches on to DVB-H
News Mobile TV may yet come of age in Europe - the technology's prospects have been given a boost by EU member states which have given their backing to the European Commission's strategy for tiny telly. But with the majority... [30 Nov 2007]
European software industry gets big thumbs up
News At an awards ceremony in Brussels, Intellect announced the top European IT companies for 2007 - the 'Truffle 100'. An Intellect statement said: "With a headcount of 175,000, Europe's software vendors... [22 Nov 2007]
Microsoft rolls over for EU antitrust ruling
News Kroes said in a speech in Brussels she has been in almost daily contact with Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer over the past two or three weeks, and that Microsoft has now agreed to make workgroup server... [23 Oct 2007]
Outsourcing deals face EC competition scrutiny
News The threshold test for deals that will need EC approval is if the supplier has a turnover of €5bn globally and €250m in Europe, and if the potential turnover of the outsourced IT operation also exceeds €250m per year. [29 Aug 2007]
Row over European mobile TV standards
News Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for the Information Society and Media said Europe needs to take the lead with mobile TV by backing a single standard - as it did with GSM in the 1990s - or risk other regions getting ahead. [19 Jul 2007]
