European Union may consider Pentium III embargo
News A report to be presented to the European Union Technical Committee discusses the possibility of placing a European trade embargo on Pentium III chips, according to a report on German newswire Futurezone .
[November 24, 1999, 17:11]
European Union Satellite Centre Selects Atempo Time Navigator for Data Protection
White Papers Located in Torrejon, near Madrid, Spain, the European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC) is an agency of the Council of the European Union. Off late, EUSC has seen its storage requirements grow by 300 percent due to the increase of image sizes and the...
[November 4, 2008, 0:01]
Clinical Literature Reviews: Changes in the European Union's Medical Device Directive Require Manufacturers to Take Immediate Steps to Comply
White Papers With a rapidly approaching March 2010 deadline to comply with the European Union's revised Medical Device Directive, Nerac advises that manufacturers, now faced with an enormous amount of work to complete in a short period of time, take immediate...
[May 1, 2009, 1:18]
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]
European Union approves creation of .eu domain
News It is hoped that the creation of this new domain will consolidate the identity of pan-European businesses and boost the prestige of Europe's Internet industry as a whole. The European Commission decided that the domain may be maintained by a unique...
[May 11, 2000, 16:30]
European Union pushes to retain 'free' Internet
Talkback 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. The "digital divide". What a crock.
[March 5, 2004, 14:15]
Yahoo Personals aims at European union
News Mitic added that Yahoo will start charging European users by the end of the calendar year. Yahoo will expand its online personals business to Europe on Wednesday, the latest move for the Web portal's heavily touted service.
[June 11, 2003, 8:11]
'Lack of trust' hinders EU police data-sharing
News European Union member states aren't trusting each other when it comes to sharing data, leaving police forces in the dark about international crime, the House of Lords European Union committee has found.
[November 13, 2008, 6:30]
Patent nonsense: the case for unfettered development
News The Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID) has caused considerable controversy ever since it started passing through the corridors of the European Union in 2002. The process of the directive through the European Union's institutions may...
[February 18, 2005, 15:45]
Pro-Intel purchasing under fire in Europe
News Under laws governing the European Union, public agencies must use an open procurement process, said Jonathan Todd, a spokesman for the European Commission. And if the commission is not satisfied with the response, it will inform the countries that...
[April 22, 2004, 8:50]
Teleworkers get new employment safeguards
News Four and a half million teleworkers in the European Union will have greater security, while keeping their flexibility, as a result of a consultation process between European employers and trade unions.
[July 18, 2002, 14:50]
Echelon: Government spying breeds business distrust
News European computer security experts disclose that, just as more concrete information about the activities of satellite spying system Echelon begins to emerge with reports to the European Union, businesses outside Britain are asking for increased...
[June 30, 2000, 10:38]
Entertainment industry 'trying to hijack data retention directive'
News Cyber-rights groups have accused the entertainment industry of attempting to hijack the European Union's data retention legislation. The European Union is considering whether to force telecoms operators and Internet service providers to retain...
[November 24, 2005, 17:00]
UKIP bashes software patents
News The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has slammed those pushing for software patents in the European Union. If the legislation is passed, the only way to prevent the introduction of software patents in the UK would be to leave the European Union - a...
[May 3, 2005, 17:00]
Media companies demand ID numbers for CDs and DVDs
News Every CD or DVD disc manufactured in the European Union would have to carry a unique code if proposals by media representation groups are adopted in the EU Enforcement Directive. The proposal is contained in a five-point plan delivered to the...
[May 24, 2002, 17:44]
UK record industry hits back at file-swappers
Talkback Where are they going with their softly softly consumer education approach, F**k that, if the european union and the respective record labels took the finger or more apt their heads out of their arses and made it easier for online purchasing of...
[March 26, 2004, 7:31]
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. The Union is yet to clarify what cooperative efforts it favours but some observers believe it may be...
[July 31, 2000, 14:39]
Europe to remove encryption restrictions, US to follow
News The European Union is expected to dramatically reduce restrictions on the export of encryption between member nations this coming Monday -- a move which experts believe will force the US to take similar steps.
[May 26, 2000, 8:04]
EU extends Oracle-PeopleSoft probe
News However, under competition commissioner Mario Monti, the European Union has been more aggressive on challenging mergers, said Stan Gorinson, who heads the antitrust efforts at Kilpatrick Stockton in Washington, D.C.and formerly served as antitrust...
[November 18, 2003, 9:45]
BT signs European Commission IT deal
News BT will supply and manage key European Union government internet services for at least the next four years. The contract with the European Commission's Directorate-General for Informatics (DIGIT) will see BT providing internet access and related...
[April 3, 2007, 14:37]



