http://www.silicon.com Results for Europe en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/virtualisation/zurich-inks-29bn-outsourcing-megadeal-with-csc-39677643.htm The deal, worth $2.9bn, will cover Zurich's operations in Europe and the US. Zurich Financial Services has announced an outsourcing megadeal. The company said yesterday is has signed a 10 and a half year deal with CSC to supply datacentre and IT... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:18:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39668397,00.htm Despite all this, recent Quocirca research, which involved interviews with 270 IT managers from across Europe, shows that despite claiming to adhere to certain standards, many organisations still allow bad practice when it comes to the management... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39655945,00.htm Azure's storage service will also be updated, with data geo-replicated across pairs of datacentres - for example, in Europe, datacentres in Amsterdam and Dublin - from January. Microsoft's cloud-based computing platform Azure has been given an... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:55:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39650567,00.htm It turns out that fewer CIOs report to the CEOs in Europe than in other regions of the world. How will the 'new normal' impact CIOs in Europe? Michael Chui is a senior fellow of the McKinsey Global Institute, the economics research arm of analyst... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39650566,00.htm The Trojan then used the information to create new transactions that sent money from the victim's account through a web of middlemen, known as money mules, to other members of the international criminal network in Eastern Europe and Russia. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:08:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60635187p,00.htm The company conducts manufacturing and assembly operations in 29 plants in the United States; 31 plants in Europe; 14 plants in Asia; 6 plants in Latin America and 1 plant in Canada. Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited is a $13 billion global... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817587p,00.htm In fact, software writers in Eastern Europe, Russia, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere have developed tools that enable spammers to spam more effectively. Spam works because it is such a low-cost, high-reach endeavor. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39646337,00.htm The HD2 is available now in Europe from operators including Vodafone. While Microsoft's share of the mobile OS market may have waned of late, Windows Mobile continues to find its way onto shiny new hardware. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:57:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813140p,00.htm There are several information security control frameworks available to help one get started in creating IT controls for assessment and reporting to meet compliance requirements: ISO17799 from the International Standards Organization in Europe... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39643697,00.htm Stored or processed personal data in a country outside of Europe that does not have adequate data protection legislation Organisations that lose individuals' data could face a fine of up to £500,000 under proposals being considered by the government. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:10:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39629409,00.htm In 1943 Rosenberg was stationed with the 21st Army Group, which was sweeping across Northern Europe towards Germany after routing the Nazi army during the Normandy beach landings. But for three decades, those who worked on decrypting Nazi... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:41:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39629410,00.htm The European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers have reached a compromise over the rights of internet users continent-wide, setting Europe on course for a major overhaul of telecoms regulations. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:04:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60787176p,00.htm Should you outsource your data centre? You should if your organization has mission critical IT services, latency dependent Web services, business critical applications, or Internet centric services that need to be constantly available. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39594568,00.htm Adam Gerrard, CIO, Avis Europe Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:22:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39586412,00.htm In the wake of energy prices that hit 12.5 euro cents per kWh, the cost to power datacentres in Western Europe increased 13 per cent year on year in 2008, to reach €4.9bn. IDC said if the overall datacentre power bills are reduced to a per-server... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:15:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39579960,00.htm Enisa, The European Network and Information Security Agency, announced this week it's the first EU agency to offer services using version 6 of the Internet Protocol. It's now offering website content over IPv6, following an internal network upgrade. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:09:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39577316,00.htm Telecoms vacancies increased by 10 per cent month-on-month in September - the highest growth rate across the industry sectors monitored by the Monster Employment Index Europe. ICT workers looking for a new job should keep their eye on the telecoms... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:44:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39574743,00.htm The EC singled out videoconferencing as an example of technology that has helped cut carbon emissions, claiming if Europe were to replace 20 per cent of all business trips with videoconferencing, Europe could save more than 22 million tonnes of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:53:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39568562,00.htm He said the work at Bletchley Park had "brought to an end a terrible, hot war that had dominated Europe for a very long time. The Foreign Secretary David Miliband has paid tribute to the work done by the World War II codebreakers at Bletchley Park... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:13:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60602753p,00.htm When it comes to the decision to outsource the delivery of your organisation's messaging solution, the task of selecting the most appropriate service provider can be daunting This whitepaper from Cobweb Solutions, Europe's leading Microsoft Hosted... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:06:30 +0000