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Internet Case Overturns European Data Directive
News The Swedish Supreme Court overturned the European Data Protection Directive on Tuesday by ruling that a person who posted libellous material about several Swedish banks on the Internet was merely exercising his freedom of speech.
[July 18, 2001, 13:51]
European Leaders To Agree Internet Strategy
News The cost of getting online will be top of the agenda, with the European Commission calling for member states to unbundle local loops -- where incumbent telcos open their networks to other operators -- by the end of this year.
[March 24, 2000, 10:21]
European Court Asked To Rule On Internet Free Speech
News British Web site Outcast will ask the European Court of Human Rights to consider whether English libel laws breach the right to freedom of expression on the Internet, reports the Financial Times Friday.
[April 17, 2000, 9:38]
Lloyds TSB To Launch European Internet Bank
News The new pan-European operation will compete with Internet-only banking services such as Prudential's Egg and Halifax's upcoming Greenfield. All we are able to say is that we do have plans to launch a European Internet bank," said a spokeswoman.
[January 4, 2000, 12:37]
European IT Forum: Internet Is The Enemy Of Profits
News Delegates at this week's IDC European IT Forum in Monte Carlo were told that the Internet was the "enemy of profits" Monday and that the worst dotcom businesses have confused their "HTML with their P and L".
[September 12, 2000, 11:15]
European Internet Strike
News Organised by the Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications, campaigners are calling for Internet users to boycott the Net for 24 hours. CUT is campaigning for fast, non-telephone Internet access. If charges are taken off, the Internet will be far...
[January 29, 1999, 7:08]
European Union Pushes To Retain 'free' Internet
Talkback It's no wonder the internet drives them nuts. It's just so hard to believe that every bushman hunting gazelles with a spear doesn't have a T-1 running into his grass hut so he can shop on eBay. It's an outrage.
[March 5, 2004, 14:15]
European Union Pushes To Retain 'free' Internet
Talkback Hes damn right, governmental control like what China has is rediculous. You should see the UK governments attempt to put all its services online, what a joke.
[March 5, 2004, 12:45]
Case Study: A European Mint - Connecting People And Government Through The Internet
White Papers A European mint wanted to create an electronic tax filing and refund system. It lacked, however, the infrastructure and certification standards to guarantee information security levels mandated by recent legislation.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Interaction Between States And Citizens In The Age Of The Internet: "e-government" In The United States, Britain And The European Union
White Papers This paper presents a broad empirical overview of the electronic face of government, and this paper examines how the possibility that ICTs are capable of reshaping structures of governance has been integrated into policy pronouncements regarding e...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
KPNQwest Collapse Shakes European Internet
News Mon 10 Jun: 1&1 Internet says it will bid for a major KPNQwest data centre in Karlsruhe, which, incidentally, houses a competitor's servers NEWS ANALYSIS: KPNQwest collapse hands future back to big players
[June 11, 2002, 16:08]
Europe Internet Not Consumer Ready
News The European Internet is not yet a consumer medium according to Jupiter analyst Noah Yasskin. Yasskin believes free access will be a key driver in getting European consumers online. The Internet in Europe is a metered network not a consumer medium...
[October 18, 1999, 15:50]
EU Steps Up Cybercrime Talks
News The European Union met informally Saturday to discuss new cross-border powers for law enforcement agencies to combat international Internet crime. We are concerned that things could go that way," says a spokeswoman for EuroISPA (European Internet...
[July 31, 2000, 14:39]
European Quango Set To Take Up Net Tax Issue
News An e-policy think tank was created in the European Parliament on Monday to look at the issue of Internet taxation. The new organisation, dubbed the European Internet Foundation, will look at current Internet issues, including the possibility of tax.
[February 22, 2000, 16:08]
US Report: Microsoft EU Exemption Opposed
News Microsoft is attempting to win an exemption for its Internet Explorer licensing agreements with four European Internet service providers, the association said in a statement. Its comments were filed with the European Commission's directorate...
[July 13, 1998, 10:08]
TechTrader: Ebookers.com, Baltimore In Nasdaq Floats
News Two European Internet groups brought out floatation plans Wednesday -- but the London Stock Exchange won't have anything to do with them.ebookers.com, founded by the businessman who started the Flightbookers chain of travel agents 16 years ago...
[October 28, 1999, 10:38]
Gates Meets EC President, Draws Criticism
News Bill Gates' private audience with Romano Prodi, president of the European Commission Monday has drawn fire from Internet campaigners, Save the Web. Mr Gates cannot speak for the European Internet community," the organisation points out in a statement.
[October 12, 1999, 15:09]
Europe Search Partners Fight US Threat
News Upping the stakes in the European Internet-search market, one of the region's top providers of algorithmic, noncommercial search results has teamed with Europe's No.commercial listings provider to better compete against powerful US rivals.
[January 16, 2003, 11:16]
UK Net Startups Not Scared By Freeserve Plummet
News A number of European Internet companies with a public offering on the horizon have reacted with defiance to the news that the share value of Freeserve and eXchange dropped dramatically Monday and Tuesday.
[September 21, 1999, 16:17]
European Commission To Fund 'Safer Internet' Hotlines
News A European Internet safety project has received six million euros to fund a beefed-up awareness campaign promoting the dangers of children using Internet chatrooms. The funding awarded by the European Commission will form the final part of the...
[November 12, 2001, 17:06]
