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'Cross-border shopping must be made easier'
News For more on the EC's strategy see Shoppers blocked from buying across EU borders on ZDNet UK. The EC has called for cross-border online shopping to be simplified, following research that found six out of 10 shoppers... [26 Oct 2009]
The Convergence of "3S" - Security, Storage, and System Management: Opportunities and Challenges for Outsourcing Services
White Paper These functionalities are therefore increasingly embedded in the infrastructure, making the borders between security, storage, and systems management vague. The outsourcing services market is transforming rapidly and... [02 Oct 2009]
The Mobility Advantage: Improving Operational Efficiency and Accountability in Federal Agencies
White Paper Every day, employees in a wide range of agencies must make on-the-spot mission critical decisions to protect the nation's food supply, borders, and the health of the public, military personnel and veterans, as well as... [04 Aug 2009]
Border Security Systems: The Hungarian Case Study
White Paper An efficient security policy that ensures the reliable surveillance of the borders, as well as the provision of the necessary access, is extremely important for Hungary, the "Visegrad region", and the EU. [31 Jul 2009]
Mobile payments: Standalone systems blocking the way
News These mobile payment schemes are typically standalone, meaning that they are not interoperable, whether across or within national borders. Take-up of mobile payments is being held back by the lack of interoperability... [22 Jul 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Iran, tweets and e-democracy
Comment The obvious: countries with borders isolate people but the internet is borderless and connects everyone. Compiled at the IoD in London and dispatched to silicon.com via a free wi-fi service on the same day [29 Jun 2009]
Photos: What Brown's reshuffle means for tech
Photo Johnson's remit will cover the rollout of the £1.2bn e-Borders system, due to start in 2010, which will cross reference the personal details of almost all passengers travelling to and from the UK against a watchlist of... [10 Jun 2009]
Merge a Range of Cells Into a Single Cell
White Paper The webcast also shows how to adjust the position of the contents of the merged cell and add borders and background colors. Using the Merge feature in Excel 2007, users can quickly turn that worksheet into an... [02 Jun 2009]
AACB Reverses Storage Growth, Reclaims Close to 70% Capacity for Microsoft Hyper-V and Backup Data
White Paper AACB) has come far from its humble 1979 start in a trailer near one of the crossings along the British Columbia, Canada, and United States borders. Canadian company A & A Contract Customs Brokers Ltd. [01 May 2009]
Get More From the Core: Drivers of Back-Office Transformation
White Paper The processes a back office handles must be standardized across borders, products and legal frameworks. A core system needs to be robust and have the flexibility and capacity to modularize and standardize processes. [01 May 2009]
'Yes' vote for roaming text message price cap
News Just in time for the summer holidays, European citizens will now be able to see the single market without borders on their phone bills. The cost of sending text messages and downloading data will fall for people roaming... [23 Apr 2009]
The massive IT overhaul brewing at Carlsberg
Comment Having made a number of acquisitions recently - most notably Scottish and Newcastle - the brewer is now seeking to revamp its approach, become a cohesive, pan-European company and cut costs across borders. [20 Apr 2009]
Legal Eye: Ecommerce held back by outdated laws
Comment The legal and regulatory scheme for buying and selling online across European borders needs a rethink, says lawyer Petra Papinniemi. General anxiety about payment security and fraud relating to online purchases add to... [15 Apr 2009]
Engineering Lecturer Uses SmartDraw to Enhance Visual Communication
White Paper A Lecturer at the Muscat Higher College of Technology located in the country of Oman, which borders the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Sea needed an easy way to communicate complex ideas to the... [14 Apr 2009]
Photos: My seven wonders of the tech world
Photo Of course it's not all good news, with hackers from different nations easily able to spread malware far beyond their own borders. Then there's the massive size of the atom smasher built to conduct its far-reaching... [09 Apr 2009]