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News The European Commission (EC) is backing the use of technology to cut carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency across Europe's economy. The EC cites advanced computer servers which use the same amount of energy as a standard light bulb.
[15 May 2008]
News Becta, the organisation that advises the UK government on educational IT, has escalated its complaint over the interoperability of Microsoft's products to the European Commission. The announcement has already drawn praise from some of the same...
[14 May 2008]
News The European Commission has approved the acquisition of BEA Systems by Oracle. A-Zs… Security from A-Z… Biometrics from A-Z… Broadband from A-Z… Wireless from A-Z… Green IT from A-Z… The Commission has said it approved the acquisition under EU law.
[01 May 2008]
News An EC e-health survey has found the vast majority (87 per cent) of European doctors use a computer - and almost half (48 per cent) have a broadband connection. According to the EC, the most tech-savvy countries are more likely to use IT for...
[28 Apr 2008]
News According to the EC there are now around 100 million broadband internet connections across the EU, with 40 million new regular users going online during 2007. Around three-quarters (77 per cent) of businesses in Europe are now using high speed...
[18 Apr 2008]
News In-flight mobile calls have been given the green light by the European Commission (EC) which has moved to pave the way for the take off of pan-European services. But the EC's information, society and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, has already...
[08 Apr 2008]
News European antitrust regulators are investigating whether Microsoft abused its desktop software market dominance in its effort to get the Office Open XML file formats standardised. The European Commission's antitrust regulatory body has sent queries...
[04 Apr 2008]
News The EC said in a statement: "The Commission's initial market investigation has indicated that the proposed merger raises serious doubts with regards to.competition concerns. The European Commission has said it has opened an in-depth investigation...
[31 Mar 2008]
News The European Commission wants to raise broadband internet penetration in the EU to 30 per cent by 2010, from 20 per cent today, in an effort to drive economic growth, its top telecoms regulator has said.
[20 Mar 2008]
News The European Commission moved to simplify the nascent mobile phone TV sector by adopting a standard backed by Nokia, but mobile operators said Brussels was acting too quickly. Mobile in pictures Check out silicon.com's latest mobile photo stories...
[18 Mar 2008]
News The European Commission's (EC) commissioner for information society and media, and ambassador against rip-off roaming charges, Viviane Reding, has set her sights on debunking geeky IT stereotypes which she believes are putting women off working in...
[07 Mar 2008]
News Viviane Reding EC Nandan Nilekani is pretty much a legend in his own lifetime. Co-founder of Indian outsourcing giant Infosys, foundation board member of the World Economic Forum, co-founder of the Indian National Association of Software and...
[03 Mar 2008]
News Competition commissioner for the EC, Neelie Kroes, has issued a stern warning to any company planning to blow off the regulatory agency and European antitrust laws. Photo stories Check out silicon.com's latest photo stories here…
[28 Feb 2008]
News The European Commission is to issue a recommendation on how member states should go about rolling out fibre connectivity to homes and businesses. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.
[28 Feb 2008]
News The European Commission has fined Microsoft a record €899m for defying sanctions imposed on the software giant for antitrust violations, far exceeding the original penalty. The Commission, executive arm of the European Union, has now fined...
[27 Feb 2008]
News The EC is also investigating the possibility of requiring electronic authorisation for outside travellers as an alternative to requiring a visa. The EC is also looking at creating a European Border Surveillance System with the aim of preventing...
[14 Feb 2008]
News Therefore, she said if there is not a "credible" voluntary reduction of wholesale tariffs over the whole industry the EC may be forced to step in. EU commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, speaking today at the Mobile World...
[11 Feb 2008]
News Viviane Reding EC Microsoft today made a $44.6bn offer for web giant Yahoo! valuing the company 62 per cent higher than its latest stock value. According to Microsoft, the bid is intended to better position the two companies in the online world...
[01 Feb 2008]
News O2 has significantly cut its data-roaming prices within Europe. The Telefónica group, which owns O2, has announced its customers in the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Spain and the UK would see cuts in excess of 40 per cent when using their...
[15 Jan 2008]
News EU countries need to look to IT systems to deliver "tools for health authorities" and "personalised health systems for patients", according to a European Commission (EC) report. Forecasting budget-breaking growth in EU health costs, from nine per...
[09 Jan 2008]
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