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RSS commissionMake haste with the analogue-digital switch, urges EC
News The European Commission has called for EU members to speed their switchover to digital television, and therefore in the process free up spectrum, which can then be used for broadband services. The plans to reserve... [30 Oct 2009]
'UK must up privacy safeguards following Phorm'
News The European Commission has said the UK government doesn't have adequate communications privacy legislation and must step up its efforts. The announcement follows complaints by UK citizens and privacy groups over the... [30 Oct 2009]
'Cross-border shopping must be made easier'
News The European Commission's research found language and regulation barriers, and lack of trust to blame for the blocked transactions. In a strategy outlined by last week, the Commission recommends... [26 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Steve Gediking, head of IT and facilities, Independent Police Complaints Commission Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further,... [23 Oct 2009]
It's down to you to save the world, IT industry
News In a recommendation adopted by the Commission last week, it called on the ICT sector to become 20 per cent more energy efficient by 2015, and to outline, by 2011, the practical steps it will take to achieve this target. [13 Oct 2009]
Shanghai Social Security Builds Data Warehouse to Support Policymaking and Service Planning
White Paper When the social security card project was initiated in 1998, the Shanghai Municipal Information Commission established the Shanghai Social Security and Citizen Service Center to oversee the development and maintenance of... [01 Oct 2009]
Online fraudsters enlist Trojans to run off with your money
News Money mules are typically people recruited online as "independent contractors" or "financial managers" whose sole purpose is to wire the money placed into their account to someone else, typically out of the country, in exchange for a... [30 Sep 2009]
Google: Apple rejected Google Voice for iPhone
News Google told the Federal Communications Commission in a redacted letter to the agency a few weeks ago that Apple did in fact reject its Google Voice application from the App Store. Google dropped its request for... [21 Sep 2009]
Photos: Medical tech of the future, from robo-pills to cyber-surgeons
Photo The device - developed between 2003 and 2005 with the support of the European Commission - is on show as part of an exhibition on medical robots. While the debate over the future of technology in the NHS rages on, the... [15 Sep 2009]
Datacentres: The temples of IT
Comment Another MHP, Rackspace, has also started to commission its own datacentres. The awesome scale of today's datacentres can only be appreciated by touring them. Their huge halls house rack upon rack of equipment and feature... [08 Sep 2009]
Google seeks to appease Europe with digital books copyright deal
News Google made its conciliatory gestures as the European Commission kicked off a series of discussions aimed at "seeking precise details on the exact scope of the settlement" and "how many European works or publications... [08 Sep 2009]
Google Books beefs up privacy policy after criticism
News The company announced the new policy in a blog post on Thursday, saying it was developed following conversations with the US Federal Trade Commission. Google has released a more detailed privacy policy for its Google... [04 Sep 2009]
Oracle-Sun deal to go under the EU's microscope
News On Thursday, the European Commission said it will take a closer look at Oracle's planned $7.4bn purchase of Sun Microsystems. The in-depth investigation will examine the effect the deal will have on competition in... [04 Sep 2009]
Amazon steps up Google Books criticism with court filing
News Sony, the American Association for People with Disabilities, the European Commission, and several others have filed briefs of support with the court. Amazon came out swinging on Tuesday against Google's proposed... [03 Sep 2009]
IT graduates failing to make the business grade, say UK tech chiefs
News Steve Gediking, head of IT and facilities, Independent Police Complaints Commission The majority of the jury said they believe universities are not producing IT graduates with the right skills for their businesses - bad... [02 Sep 2009]
