Europe
RSS EuropeLarge Hadron Collider's grid gets stressed
News The tests, called Scale Testing for the Experiment Programme '09, threw huge amounts of data around the distributed computing project, which uses dedicated optical-fibre networks to distribute data from Cern (the European Organization... [03 Jul 2009]
iPhone 3.0, holograms and the shed birthplace of Silicon Valley
Photo And if you're still hungry for mobile hardware, click here to check out our round up of 10 of the best smartphones on the market - or arriving soon - including the Android-powered HTC Hero (pictured) which is due to ship in... [03 Jul 2009]
Why Google's security arm doesn't have a war room
News Instead, computerised systems monitor three billion messages per day that flow in and out of customer systems and pass through Postini's thousands of machines in datacentres around the US and in Europe before hitting the... [02 Jul 2009]
ID cards: 'A project nobody wants and the nation can't afford'
News While the government may have decided to drop the compulsory element of the scheme, it's still hoping to encourage UK citizens to sign up voluntarily by promoting potential uses of the card, such as for travel within... [01 Jul 2009]
The Ubiquitous Password Problem
White Paper The attendee of this webcast will learn how Imprivata customers BJC Healthcare, Bridgestone Europe, and Tayside Fire and Rescue all found a common solution in OneSign Single Sign-On. The presenter talk about the identity... [01 Jul 2009]
Security Economics and European Policy
White Paper As Europe moves online, information security is becoming increasingly important: first, because the direct and indirect losses are now economically significant; and second, because growing public concerns about... [01 Jul 2009]
Intrusion Detection and Tolerance in Grid-Based Applications
White Paper With the increasing use of Grid-based applications, especially in business-driven scenarios, new types of cross-domain attacks which initiate from one site and then easily spread to other federated sites are expected to appear and become... [01 Jul 2009]
CIO Job Report: June's job moves and CIOs wanted
News He will take up the £180,000 per year position in September, where he will oversee 1,400 staff and a budget of £1bn, making the HMRC one of the largest IT departments in Europe. Let silicon.com keep you up to date with... [30 Jun 2009]
Photos: Top 10 smartphones you could take a shine to
Photo The Hero will ship in Europe next month. While every man and his dog seems to be bringing out a smartphone at the moment, several devices stand out from the crowd. Here silicon.com rounds up the current crop of... [30 Jun 2009]
Apple, Nokia, RIM agree to one charger for all
News It's not clear yet if Apple will only include the micro USB adapter in Europe or if it will include the micro-USB connector in addition to its own Dock Connector. It's estimated that there are 400 million mobile phones... [30 Jun 2009]
Microsoft fingers thumb drives for Windows 7 netbooks
News The same goes for all XP owners, as well as users looking to move from a higher-end version of Vista to a lower-end version of Windows 7 and all users in Europe trying to upgrade to Windows 7 using the browser-less "E"... [26 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.06.09
Round-Up More importantly, they're a fiercely techie bunch with a proud reputation as Europe's cradle of mobile civilisation: a Nokia engineering student reportedly sent the first GSM text message, the Round-Up will have you know. [26 Jun 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 be a "significant... [26 Jun 2009]
BT hooks up with Tata in five-year call-handling deal
News Under the agreement, BT will use Tata to terminate international calls that were made from Britain to countries mostly outside of Europe, while Tata will use BT Wholesale to terminate calls that end in Britain. [26 Jun 2009]
Microsoft hangs price tags on Windows 7
News Microsoft has set the UK retail pricing for Windows 7, which is due to launch worldwide on 22 October. Prices range from £49.99 for pre-ordered Home Premium to £229.99 for Ultimate. The company has also said that, due to the European... [25 Jun 2009]
