Tuesday | 14 October, 2008
Stories by: Paul Meller
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EU wants to take lead in 'Web 3.0' technology 30/09/2008 07:52:00
European Telecommunications Commissioner Viviane Reding won glowing praise for her vision of the Internet 3.0 Monday from Vint Cerf, one of the creators of the Web and now Google's vice president and chief Internet evangelist. - +
European public sector open-source guidelines spark debate 26/09/2008 07:58:00
Should European governments favor open-source software when they hold tenders for public contracts? Economists and policy makers appear to think so but industry giants including Microsoft argue that this would be discriminatory and are considering legal action to prevent this from happening. - +
Commission calls for broadband access for all Europeans 26/09/2008 08:01:00
Broadband access to the internet should be a universal service for all European Union citizens, the European Commission said Thursday as it launched a debate on the issue with policy makers, industry and the public. - +
EU calls for rewrite of IT trade agreement 15/09/2008 12:05:00
As tensions mount over the global trade in IT products, the European Commission has called for a broad discussion among all producer countries about what goods should and should not be slapped with customs duties, as well as talks on other barriers to trade, commonly called non-tariff barriers. - +
Google cuts time it retains IP address logs to 9 months 10/09/2008 09:14:00
Google will half the length of time it holds data linking surfers' IP addresses to their Web searches. - +
Intel faces new EU antitrust charges 17/07/2008 08:11:51
The European Commission is about to slap new antitrust charges on Intel, this time for trying to squeeze rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices out of some of Europe's most important technology retail stores, according to a person familiar with the situation. - +
EU sets target price of 18 cents for SMS roaming 16/07/2008 14:04:57
The retail price of text messaging while roaming should initially be capped at close to Euro 0.11 (AUD$0.18) per message, but then fall toward a long-term goal of around Euro 0.04 per message, the European Commissioner for the Information Society said Tuesday, unveiling plans to regulate the market for mobile phone messaging in Europe. - +
EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View 16/05/2008 08:51:26
Europe's data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx, urged Google Thursday to respect local privacy rules as it prepares to launch its Street View function this side of the Atlantic. - +
EU won't seek new antitrust complaint against Microsoft 14/05/2008 10:52:56
The European Commission confirmed it has received a complaint about Microsoft's business practices from a British government agency this week, but isn't following it up as it normally would with an antitrust complaint, according to a press officer. - +
Payment fraud moves to Internet in Europe, says Commission 29/04/2008 10:02:16
Despite recent efforts to clamp down on electronic payments fraud, the crime is still rife and is undermining citizens' confidence in buying and selling over the internet, the European Commission said Monday. - +
Report: Google begins taking Street View pics in Milan, Rome 24/04/2008 09:03:44
Google has begun photographing streets in European cities in preparation for the launch of its Street View feature on Google Earth this side of the Atlantic.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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