European Commission

Home Office Adopts ‘Flawed’ EU Cyber-Crime Directive

James Brokenshire has signed the UK up to the EC cyber-crime directive despite major grey areas

14 years ago

EC Renews Contract For Microsoft Software

Open source fans will be disappointed as the European Commission buys more from Microsoft

14 years ago

Intel-McAfee Deal To Get EU Blessing Next Week

European regulators are reportedly ready to approve the acquisition of McAfee after Intel's concessions

14 years ago

Europe Calls For Tougher IP Laws

The European Commission believes that its own laws to combat online piracy are not tough enough

14 years ago

Is The EC’s Google Antitrust Investigation Biased?

The European Commission's questions to Google advertisers and search rivals about how it promotes its own web services are leading,…

14 years ago

Nokia Confirms Dual Charging For Handsets

Nokia confirms it will offer dual charging options, following moves by the EC to establish a “universal charger”

14 years ago

Intel Tries To Appease EU Fears Over McAfee Deal

Intel is offering promises to EU regulators to alleviate antitrust fears over the McAfee acquisition

14 years ago

Universal Charger Specs Agreed For Mobile Phones

The ability to charge different mobile phones with a common 'universal charger' has moved one step closer

14 years ago

European Commission Pushes e-Government Openness

The new European Interoperability Framework and European eGovernment Action Plan both aim to make government services more open

14 years ago

Google Faces Expanded EC Antitrust Investigation

The antitrust watchdog of the European Commission has expanded its investigation into search engine giant Google

14 years ago

EC IT Head Hits Back At ‘Proprietary Software’ Claim

The IT boss of the EC has denied a claim that its software contract favours proprietary vendors

14 years ago

Europe’s Google Witchhunt Smacks Of Microsoft

Microsoft may not be able to compete squarely, but it can engage in legal subterfuge, backing smaller companies to aid…

14 years ago

IBM Mainframe Foe TurboHercules Gets Microsoft Investment

Microsoft has invested in TurboHercules, a company that has filed an antitrust complaint against IBM in Europe

14 years ago

EC Calls For Greater Cloud Data Security

Europe's digital commissioner, Neelie Kroes, wants better data protection in the cloud

14 years ago

NATO, EU And US Plan Action Against Cyber-crime

European countries are to form their own Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) to fight Internet threats

14 years ago

EU Initiates Cloud Storage Research With €15.7m Funding

The EU is funding research into better ways of storing and accessing data in a federated cloud

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

EC Says Cloud Will Evaporate Without Open Standards

The rise of the internet and cloud services would not have been possible without openness, the EC has said

14 years ago

EU Escalates Call For Greater ICO Powers

The Commission has urged the UK to give the ICO greater powers of regulation, in order to better protect national…

15 years ago

Neon Complains To EC About IBM’s Business Practices

Neon Enterprise Software, already suing IBM in the US, says it will file a similar complaint in Europe accusing IBM…

15 years ago

Paedo-Fear Pushes The Surveillance Agenda

As European politicians fall for yet another lobby trap, Peter Judge sighs and says let's get on with the task…

15 years ago

UK Leads The Way In Carbon Reduction Targets

The UK is a better position than most to meet proposed tougher EU emissions targets, but it still has a…

15 years ago

Europe Finally Gets Digital Agenda

Digital manifesto for the region faces criticism on open source and copyright expectations

15 years ago

UK Lags On EU Demands For Open Spectrum

EU wants harmony, but the future of the UK's spectrum is still up in the air according to experts

15 years ago

IBM Hit With Another Mainframe Antitrust Complaint

TurboHercules filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission claiming that IBM is illegally creating a monopoly that is costing…

15 years ago

Google Takes Street View Nation-Wide

Google has expanded its Street View service to cover 96 percent of all UK roads and thoroughfares

15 years ago

Panel Raises Concerns Over Orange/T-Mobile Merger

A consumer group has expressed its unease over the European Commission's approval of the T-Mobile/Orange merger without a detailed investigation

15 years ago

EC Confirms Antitrust Complaints Against Google

The European Commission has launched a preliminary inquiry against Google, following complaints from three online companies, including Microsoft.

15 years ago

Orange and T-Mobile Merger Gets European Green Light

The European Commission has reportedly given the green light to the proposed Orange/T-Mobile merger, according to various media reports

15 years ago