Companies in Europe will be able to access private cloud services from local data centres by the end of 2012
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R&D Investment Drives European Software Growth
European software companies continue to push R&D to drive growth.
Google Offers Opt-Out For Wi-Fi Location Services
Google is curbing its Wi-Spy location data collection by offering WiFi access points owners to opt out
Enterprise Plus For Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
Amazon Web Services launches VPC globally and announces Direct Connect and identity management
Yahoo European Search Results Moving To Bing
Yahoo, transferring its European organic search results to Microsoft Bing, warns firms to check keywords
EFF Demands Better Search Privacy In Europe
The Electronic Frontier Foundation wants better EU protection for 'intimate' search records
Microsoft Files EC Antitrust Complaint Against Google
Microsoft claims that Google is abusing its dominance in the online search market to block out rivals
Cloud Jobs And Profits Could Shower The UK – Report
But Germany, France and Italy will do better out of the cloud, according to EMC Consulting's report
EC Sues The UK Over Phorm Privacy Failure
BT’s secret trials of a behavioural advertising technology have landed the UK government in hot water with the European Commission
IBM Adds More European Data Analytics Centres
Three IBM Analytics Solution Centres will focus on financial services, green technology and Smarter Cities in Switzerland, Hungary and Austria
European Parliament Calls For EU-Wide Copyright Law
As if the UK Copyright Act was not controverisal enough, now the European Parliament is calling for a wide ranging EU copyright law
EC Says Tech Funding Is ‘Missing In Action’
Lack of cash and too much red-tape are still persistent problems for EU IT start-ups, says the EC Digital Commissioner
European Economic Crisis To Hurt IT Spending
Gartner analysts trimmed their worldwide IT spending forecast for 2010, reducing expected spending increases to just 3.9 percent
EU Pushes For Tighter Data Sharing Rules With US
Europe and the US are wrangling over the transfer of data relating to terrorism or criminal activities
Europe Suffering From Digital Poverty, Warns EC
Member states must cooperate on improving skills and infrastructure to compete better with the US and Asia, the EC believes
EC Plans Emergency Video Conference Over Flight Chaos
European transport ministers are planning to use video conferencing to hold an emergency meeting on air travel chaos caused by the eruption of an Icelandic volcano
Ignoring The Internet Could Stall Economy, Warns EC
Cooperation between the public and private sectors on open Internet platforms is key to Europe's future
Internet Explorer’s Share Drops In Some European Countries
Microsoft saw market-share for certain major European markets decline during the period between 9 February and 10 March