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RSS ecEC plays it straight in bid for dot-eu
News The European Community Panel of Participants (EC-POP) steering group advises that the organisation be clearly linked to the EU territorially and institutionally. The proposal aims to guide the EC in the... [06 Oct 2000]
Behind the Headlines: EC was heavy handed in AOL/Time Warner decision
News Jonathon Steel, CEO of the Bathwick Group and one of the guests on this week's Behind the Headlines programme, said: "I think the EC is bound by legislation to play a role. But Martin Brampton, operations director at the... [13 Oct 2000]
Real CEO: EC ruling could help in $1bn action
News Although strangely quiet at the time of the EC announcement, when asked today by silicon.com if it will help Real's action, Glaser said: "My lawyers tell me yes. Real has pointed out on more than one occasion that it... [07 Apr 2004]
EC-Microsoft ruling - record fine expected
News An announcement by EC competition chief Mario Monti is due just before lunchtime today in Brussels following a weekly meeting of the executive body's 20 commissioners. The EC will be reacting to... [24 Mar 2004]
EC: Stronger protection needed for electronic networks
News Vital electronic networks need to be better protected to prevent the risk of a domino effect that could result in a major communications "collapse", says the European Commission (EC). As a result the EC... [19 Jan 2007]
EC consults industry to settle cross-border e-trade laws
News BT's European Representative, Tilman Kupfer, said the EC's proposals would not succeed in creating an internal market for ecommerce because small and medium-sized enterprises would have to comply with laws in 15 member... [04 Nov 1999]
EC to settle Microsoft's fate by mid-July
News Commission sources later confirmed a decision could be taken earlier and denied that 19 July was inked in as D-Day for the EC's ongoing battle with the software giant. In 2004, the EC ruled that... [07 Jun 2006]
Analysis: EC antitrust ruling - Microsoft may yet have the last word
Comment EC competition commissioner Mario Monti hailed the decision as precedent-setting and a victory for consumers and innovation. The EC wanted there to be some precedent for what Microsoft could and couldn't... [24 Mar 2004]
EC pumps cash into grid research
News Viviane Reding, the EC's information society and media commissioner, said the projects will enable businesses to become more adaptive, agile and innovative if they help companies embrace the potential of grid computing. [19 Sep 2006]
EC: 'Open source almost always cheaper option'
News In a lengthy report into business deployments of open source software, published in full late last week, the EC said in "almost all cases" cost savings would be made by switching from proprietary to open source software. [15 Jan 2007]
EC Vista antitrust concerns fleshed out
News Microsoft and the EC have been in protracted discussions regarding Vista since March, over the EC's concerns.that parts of Vista may violate anti-competition laws. In an interview at the RSA security... [25 Oct 2006]
This time in '99: EC calms industry fears with copyright revision
News Internet service providers (ISPs) and major companies had feared the European Commission (EC) would maintain a ban on caching online copyright content. Nicholas Landsman, secretary general of the Internet Service... [19 May 2000]
EC opens its mind to open source
News Liikanen, Commissioner for Enterprise and the Information Society, has launched a study into the possibility of the EC adopting open source for its internal operations. Liikanen was in charge of EC... [21 Jul 2000]
Microsoft ruling: EC defends "political posturing"
News EC competition commissioner Mario Monti has defended today's Microsoft ruling against staunch criticism that suggested the decisions taken in Brussels will prove ineffective and fail to form effective measures against... [24 Mar 2004]
EC tightens up data protection
News A revised EC data protection act, which is expected to take effect in October, will impose tighter regulations on the processing of personal information. Under the revised Act, you will not be able transfer personal data... [30 Jun 1998]
