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Football clubs get Philips smart season tickets
News The cards are based on Mifare technology from Royal Philips Electronics and is already in use elsewhere, such as at Real Madrid and PSV Eindhoven, a Philips-owned Dutch league team. FC Cöln has become the latest... [15 Dec 2004]
London Underground looks at 'smart' anti-terror CCTV monitoring
News The move comes as London remains on a high state of alert against a possible terrorist attack following the bombs in Madrid earlier this month. London Underground is set to roll out high-tech CCTV surveillance software... [29 Mar 2004]
Politicians call for Tube mobile coverage review
News The Madrid train bombing saw mobiles used as detonators, although it was the phones' alarm functions and not any wireless signal which was used to set off the explosives. The Liberal Democrats have called for a rethink... [28 Jul 2005]
ID cards: "This is not a Big Brother database"
News Browne said those who cite the terrorist bombings in Madrid last year as evidence that ID cards have not worked in Spain are missing the point. The government has again hit out at critics of its controversial compulsory... [01 Dec 2004]
Further job cuts hit troubled chip sector
News The optical components maker, which was spun off from Lucent Technologies, is in the process of cutting 25 per cent of its workforce as part of a cost-cutting strategy having issued a profits for its third quarter.positions were axed in... [02 Jul 2001]
Blunkett wants European DNA database
News Blunkett will tell his counterparts that allowing other countries access to biometric records could help prevent incidents such as the Madrid train bombings. Home Secretary David Blunkett will today call for the creation... [05 Jul 2004]
Microsoft faces $5m per day fines
News European competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said last week in Madrid: "The deadline is the end of this month and if it's not met then it's the end of the game. Time runs out for Microsoft this week after an antitrust... [31 May 2005]
Data retention directive gets final approval
News EU countries will now have until August 2007 to implement the directive, which was initially proposed after the Madrid train bombings in 2004. The EU has given the final thumbs-up to a controversial data retention... [22 Feb 2006]
Terra strikes fear into staff with job cull strategy
News Its shares rose three per cent in Madrid in early morning trading to just over E10 (£6.20). Chairman Joaquim Agut said that by the end of the merger, he expected staff numbers to be down by 15 per cent. [08 May 2001]
French ecommerce given courier boost
News However, Moutel said Chrono e-liko will extend operations to Brussels and Madrid next year before turning its attention to the German, Italian, Portuguese and UK markets. The newly formed company, called Chrono e-liko,... [14 Dec 2000]
Davis departure threatens more misery for Terra Lycos
News Terra Lycos results are due to be released after the Bolsa Madrid closes this afternoon but the waters will be muddied by conflict between Spanish and American accounting practices. Internet legend Davis, founded Lycos... [01 Feb 2001]
Team ESPN plays major league 'soccer ball' with Aura Sports
News For example, the European Champions League, with its big-name teams such as Real Madrid and Manchester United, is likely to drive far larger ad revenues than Major League Soccer, which boasts the Colorado Rapids and... [10 Jul 2003]
Done roamin' - be sure to check GPRS costs before travelling
News This means somebody downloading a sizeable presentation while on business in Madrid, for example, faces a bill of tens of pounds. Mobile phone users returning from trips abroad this summer are being shocked when they... [24 Jul 2003]
IDT unveils European Internet phone service
News IDT say Madrid and Almera, Spain, will see the service start early this November. IDT today announced the launch of its European phone-to-phone Internet service in collaboration with Teledirect Communications. [26 Oct 1998]
Devil's Advocate: Does the UK need ID cards?
Comment Yet the recent bombing in Madrid that caused serious loss of life was actually carried out by Spanish citizens, who had perfectly genuine Spanish ID cards. Whether or not you believe in the benefits of ID cards, the... [19 Oct 2004]