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News The company said that in the next few months a trial of payment cards with their own pin pads will start with four banks - Cal in Israel, Cornèr Bank in Switzerland, IW Bank in Italy and MBNA in the UK. [10 Nov 2008]
Microsoft: Trojan threat is rising
News In Brazil, password stealers dominate; viruses are big in Spain; in Italy it's unwanted software led by the peer-to-peer client Wi32/BearShare; while in Korea viruses are the biggest threat. Vulnerabilities are... [04 Nov 2008]
Coming soon: 60 million connected machines
News Berg Insight said Scandinavian countries currently have a very high proportion of smart energy meters; Germany and Italy are dominated by motor vehicle applications of machine comms; and Spain is focused on security... [27 Oct 2008]
UK firms top the pile in Galileo shortlist
News The Nav-up grouping, represented by Inmarsat, will be taking on Germany's DLR and Italy's Telespazio for the right to run operations. The shortlist of companies bidding to build Europe's Galileo satellite system has been... [23 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 launched an inexpensive laptop with a small keyboard and... [05 Sep 2008]
Only one in 10 Brits recycles old mobiles
News The survey is based on responses from people in 13 countries: Brazil, China, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Nigeria, Russia, Sweden, UK, United Arab Emirates and USA. Just one in 10 people in the UK recycle... [09 Jul 2008]
Femtocells: Europeans clueless on mobile access tech
News Poland was the most femtocell-friendly nation, according to the survey, with two-thirds (67 per cent) planning to purchase a femtocell service in the next 12 months, followed by Spain (62 per cent) and Italy (61 per cent). [23 Jun 2008]
UK CIOs beaten to boardroom by French
News The UK is fourth worst, with Finland, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland all faring better than Blighty. CIOs in the UK are far less likely to be appointed to the board than their counterparts across the... [19 Jun 2008]
Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin to retire
News CEO-in-waiting Colao joined Vodafone via Italy's second mobile operator, Omnitel Pronto Italia, after Big Red bought a controlling stake in its parent company. Mobile operator Vodafone has announced its CEO Arun Sarin is... [27 May 2008]
Nato fires up cyber defences
News Seven Nato member states have signed documents for the formal establishment of the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence: Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Spain. A Nato cyber defence... [16 May 2008]
Open source: UK dragging its heels
News They see the [intellectual property] problems are no worse than those in proprietary software," said Gianugo Rabellino, chief executive of Sourcesense, an Italy-based systems integrator with a UK subsidiary. [15 May 2008]
Vodafone plugs iPhone gaps
News Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey will be able to purchase the iPhone for use on the Vodafone network. [06 May 2008]
Changes to retail bricks to match online clicks
News According to a report from Visa Europe, more than a quarter of 300 retailers in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK expect a drop in store numbers over the next seven years.silicon.com... [09 Apr 2008]
Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT
News The five partners hosting Avatalk on their islands are Idearium, Italy Island Resort, Nuova Sicilia, Style Magazine and Venice Italy. The one month virtual world pilot will start on 26 March allowing... [20 Mar 2008]
AOL snaps up Bebo for $850m
News Bebo, meanwhile, plans to launch five localised versions of its service this year (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands) and AOL will make it a major part of the company's international expansion strategy. [13 Mar 2008]
