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Microsoft web store kills off Windows Marketplace
News Plans are in the works to add Japan, France, Spain, and the Netherlands in the near future, as well as other countries. The Microsoft Store, which opened for business Thursday, is designed to carry the... [17 Nov 2008]
Cern IT gets new home as servers suck grid dry
News Now Cern is planning to build a new centre in France, in addition to the existing centre, just over the border from its base in Geneva, Switzerland, directly linked to a power station. It's a move that's been prompted by... [06 Oct 2008]
Microsoft bows to demand and throws XP a lifeline
News CEO Steve Ballmer said in France last week that 180 million copies of Vista have been sold but he noted that businesses continue to move at their own pace. Although the largest PC makers can't sell XP anymore (except for... [06 Oct 2008]
Microsoft turns to Europe to fight the Google might
News Ballmer's European trip includes stops in Denmark, France, Norway, Portugal and the UK. Microsoft will set up a Search Technology Centre designed to help its Live Search gain on search leaders Google... [06 Oct 2008]
More wisps of Windows Cloud from Ballmer
News Ballmer said Thursday in a speech before France's CIGREF (Club Informatique des Grandes Entreprises Françaises): "Just as we have an operating system for the PC, for the phone, and for the server, we... [03 Oct 2008]
UK firms top the pile in Galileo shortlist
News The UK's Logica is up against France's Thales Alenia Space to get the contract for the ground mission system. Eleven candidates are on the list, which was made public by the European Commission and the... [23 Sep 2008]
Yahoo! tests home page overhaul
News The tests will be conducted in India, France, the UK and the US, Bhat said. and the Yahoo! home page attracts around 100 million US users per month and 300 million... [18 Sep 2008]
Dell joins netbook race
News It is available in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Austria immediately via Dell online and will be available in Spain and Italy starting in October. Dell has... [05 Sep 2008]
Cash still king as Brits leave cards at home
News More than a quarter of these cases occurred in Spain, more than double the amount in the country with the next highest volume of reports, France. CPP pointed out, however, that tourists' concerns might be misplaced,... [26 Aug 2008]
UK execs looking for jobs on the continent
News Only France and Germany recorded larger migrations, with 14 per cent and 12 per cent of their senior execs seeking a better life elsewhere, respectively. Senior execs in the UK are... [15 Aug 2008]
More businesses turning to VoIP?
News The dominant consumer VoIP service provider in EMEA is France Télécom, while Comcast leads in North America and Softbank in Asia Pacific, according to Infonetics. Worldwide revenue from hosted VoIP... [14 Aug 2008]
Social networking: Global phenomenon
News Growing at 41 per cent is Google's Orkut, at 32 per cent is AOL's Bebo, and at 19 per cent is Skyrock, a France-based social network that remains extremely popular among the youth in its home country. [13 Aug 2008]
UK trails in open source race
News This compares with almost a quarter (24 per cent) of businesses using open source in France, 21 per cent in Germany and 17 per cent in both Canada and the US. UK businesses are lagging... [14 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News The survey also found nearly a third (30 per cent) of consumers now watch TV or video online.uSwitch added that international broadband rankings put the UK's 4Mbps average to shame, with Japan boasting an average connection speed of... [14 Jul 2008]
Privacy concerns over Google Street View
News The service has been available for more than a year in the US but now takes in this year's Tour de France route. The Information Commissioner's Office has said it has concerns about Google's Street View... [09 Jul 2008]
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