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Information Commission lambasts anti-terror bill
News Sweeping measures to retain communications data for law enforcement purposes have been branded "unnecessary" by the Office of the Information Commissioner, along with the warning that such provisions are likely to infringe the Human Rights Act.
[November 14, 2001, 13:51]
EC ends full-time antitrust monitoring of Microsoft
News In 2005, the Commission appointed an independent trustee to assess whether Microsoft was supplying interoperability information for Windows with workgroup servers to software rivals. While the trustee has been removed, Microsoft still has an...
[March 4, 2009, 14:14]
Covert staff surveillance 'illegal'
News Firms that secretly monitor staff email and Internet use are likely to be breaking the law, according to the Information Commission. The guidelines can be downloaded from the Information Commission's Web site.
[April 9, 2002, 14:28]
EC repeats call for telco super-regulator
News The European Commission's Information Society Commissioner has reiterated her desire to introduce a pan-European telecommunications super-regulator. Viviane Reding said on Thursday that the current system — whereby countries take care of their own...
[November 20, 2006, 12:25]
EC initiative aims to shield Europe from cyberattacks
News The European Commission on Monday launched a draft strategy designed to protect Europe's critical information infrastructure from large-scale cyberattacks. In outlining the proposed measure, the Commission said in a statement that the Critical...
[March 31, 2009, 15:43]
Intel-STMicro deal gets US antitrust probe
News The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requiring more information, otherwise known as a "second request", as it reviews the deal for possible antitrust violations. US Federal Trade Commission officials are taking a deeper look into Intel's plans to...
[August 31, 2007, 9:27]
Sales and Commissions
Downloads The Sales and Commission application lets you enter sales information for items sold and totals the amount for you. Sales and Commission features the ability to track sales for different employees or categories, recurring list screen to store...
[July 2, 2009, 11:41]
Comision Nacional de Proteccion Social en Salud Integrates Information and Achieves High Availability
White Papers The commission wanted to unify and integrate information into a single platform and Database. The commission used Oracle Database to integrate information from across the organization, creating the largest single database in the country with a...
[November 3, 2007, 0:00]
EC warns gov't over Phorm foot-dragging
News The European Commission has threatened to take formal action against the UK government, which it says has not provided information it needs in its probe into Phorm ad-serving technology. The Commission has sent three letters requesting information...
[February 12, 2009, 14:39]
EC reshuffle bumps Kroes out of antitrust seat
News In her new role, Kroes is taking over from Viviane Reding, who is moving from the Commission for Information Society and Media to the Commission for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. Competition commissioner Neelie Kroes and telecoms...
[November 27, 2009, 15:08]
Microsoft meets EC deadline with a thud
News An EC spokeswoman declined to say how long it would take to analyse the technical information provided by Microsoft, as the Commission's competitions services team, led by UK computer expert Neil Barrett, will have to review it in detail first.
[July 31, 2006, 16:55]
US privacy groups call Amazon policy 'deceptive'
News The Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC), a research centre in Washington DC, is asking the commission to investigate Amazon's practices and compel the bookseller to withhold information about its customers instead of selling it to third...
[December 5, 2000, 14:14]
No decision on Microsoft antitrust fines for 'weeks'
News The European Commission said on Thursday it will need to spend a number of weeks analysing the information that Microsoft has presented in its hearing before making a final decision on whether the company will be fined for not complying with a...
[March 30, 2006, 17:50]
EC calls for energy efficiency through ICT
News The European Commission has called on member states to use information and communication technologies to improve energy efficiency, in an ongoing regional push to combat climate change and aid economic recovery.
[March 13, 2009, 13:47]
EC probes BT-Phorm trials
News However, the Commission is unlikely to take any action over the trials, information society and media spokesman Martin Selmayr told ZDNet.co.uk on Wednesday, as the UK Information Commissioner's Office has ruled out any punitive measures...
[June 11, 2008, 15:14]
Shanghai Government Commission Moves Forward With Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
White Papers Shanghai Sci-Tech Information Centre (SSTIC) provides information systems for the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission to support the advancement of e-government and an information-based society.
[September 28, 2007, 1:00]
Greece warned over gaming 'mess'
News Struan Robertson, solicitor at City law firm Mason's and editor of out-law.com, said that Greece did not follow an EC directive that requires countries to give the commission three months' notice before passing a law that concerns "Information...
[July 24, 2003, 11:33]
EC suspends Oracle probe
News But the Commission said it has "stopped the clock" until Oracle provides requested additional information. They missed the deadline, so we are making a formal notice that we have stopped the clock until we get the information we requested," said...
[January 12, 2004, 10:20]
EU investigates governments' tech procurement
News The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, said Wednesday that it has asked Finland, France, the Netherlands and Sweden for information on the requirements they have set when seeking computer equipment from vendors.
[October 14, 2004, 14:05]
French campaigners win concession in mobile privacy row
News The decree also allows the CNIL -- National Commission for Information and Civil Liberties -- to punish cases of unsolicited marketing by fax. The Commission is congratulating itself after the French government followed its stance over the creation...
[August 12, 2003, 16:00]
