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RSS europe in newsSepa adoption 'could take five years'
News However, according to business solutions manager Paul Styles at electronic payments systems supplier ACI Solutions, Sepa take up has ground to a halt, following the economic slowdown across Europe, because banks have... [18 Nov 2008]
85 per cent of companies embracing open source
News Gartner conducted its survey of 274 end-user organisations across the Asia/Pacific, Europe and North American markets in May and June, and announced the results on Monday. Eighty-five per cent of companies are already... [18 Nov 2008]
PC vendors under the microscope
News The brand also has a presence in all major markets, including the ones that still have a high demand for PCs, like Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. Already beginning to feel the effects of... [17 Nov 2008]
World IT spending still to grow next year
News Regionally, spending in Japan, Western Europe, and the US will take the biggest hit. Emerging markets like Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America will still experience... [14 Nov 2008]
Europe gets OLPC's Give One Get One $100 laptops
News One Laptop per Child's Give One, Get One scheme is to come to Europe. No official details were available at the time of writing about UK cost, availability or when the scheme will launch in Europe.... [13 Nov 2008]
Virtual strip scanners move closer for EU airports
News The EU has taken another step towards the introduction of "virtual strip search" full body scanners at airports. A workshop on aviation security and the use of full body scanners, which reveal a negative-like image of a person's body,... [10 Nov 2008]
Stormy markets freeze C&W demerger
News C&W reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) up 26 per cent at £357m for the six months to end September after turning around its Europe Asia and US business. It increased guidance... [10 Nov 2008]
Visa demos the credit card with its very own PIN pad
News Visa Europe SVP head of innovation and new products Sandra Alzetta said the interest from industry in the product "has been overwhelming". According to a spokesman, the number of transactions authenticated by Verified by... [10 Nov 2008]
Start-ups placing faith in the cloud
News Lee McReady, alliances director of managed-services company NTT Europe, said: "I could find a company that had a product I could use, and I could get it and try it for very little outlay. The start-ups at the meeting... [07 Nov 2008]
Fujitsu snaps up Siemens' stake in joint PC deal
News Japanese electronics conglomerate Fujitsu will buy Siemens AG's 50 per cent stake in their PC joint venture for €450m, aiming to boost its presence in Europe. Fujitsu said in a statement the acquisition would help it... [05 Nov 2008]
Mobile wallets to bulk out m-payments' future
News The analyst predicts the top three regions for mobile payments will be the Far East & China, Western Europe and North America - which together will account for more than 70 per cent of mobile money payments on a gross... [30 Oct 2008]
Multimillion pound boost for privacy watchdog
News Thomas said the EU data protection directive had its roots in law 50 years old and that the Rand Europe think tank were making good progress on their review of the directive commissioned by the ICO this year. [29 Oct 2008]
HP to shake up netbook market with mainstream line
News It's a dramatic increase, and the difference is all coming out of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), where Asus and Acer have been incredibly aggressive about their netbooks, the Eee PC and Aspire One, respectively. [29 Oct 2008]
EU privacy law shake-up to force data breach confessions
News Hustinx went on to say that the powers of the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) were lagging behind equivalents in the rest of Europe and welcomed consultations to give the ICO more powers. Banks, other... [28 Oct 2008]
Coming soon: 60 million connected machines
News Connected machines are on the rise in Europe, says analyst house Berg Insight, and are predicted to number almost 60 million in five years' time. Cars, smart energy meters, security alarms and point of sale (POS)... [27 Oct 2008]
