http://www.silicon.com Results for ec 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://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39643702,00.htm The proposed acquisition has not been looked on favourably by the regulators, however, with the EC registering concerns over its possible negative effect on competition. In an exclusive interview, former MySQL boss and silicon.com Agenda Setter... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:41:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817421p,00.htm At the same time, many North American life and non life insurers have been implementing EC methods designed to help manage risk and capita levels. In the last several months, all have witnessed financial market turmoil at a level unprecedented in... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39637915,00.htm According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing from Sun, the EC has filed a statement of objections, which says the combination of Sun's open source MySQL database product with Oracle's enterprise database products could have a negative... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:24:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39617380,00.htm Viviane Reding, information society and media commissioner for the EC, said she wants EU countries to have made the move by 2012. The European Commission has called for EU members to speed their switchover to digital television, and therefore in... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:15:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39617373,00.htm The EC has criticised the UK government for failing to uphold European privacy laws For more, see UK failed to protect privacy over Phorm, says EC on ZDNet UK. The European Commission has said the UK government doesn't have adequate communications... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:40:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39607323,00.htm The EC has called for cross-border online shopping to be simplified, following research that found six out of 10 shoppers attempting cross-country purchases had their transactions blocked. The EC wants to make cross-EU online purchases easier editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:28:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39574743,00.htm The ICT industry must lead the way in conserving energy and reducing carbon emissions, according to the EC. The EC marks out the buildings, transport and logistics industries as areas where IT could be used to help cut energy use. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:53:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39563434,00.htm Microsoft's plan to offer new Windows users a choice of browser - the so-called browser ballot screen - has been approved by the EC. Market testing will now go ahead for the ballot, which was created in response to EC antitrust concerns over the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:07:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719824p,00.htm The Czech Arbitration Court has amended its ADR Supplemental Rules to allow for electronic-only .eu ADR Proceedings, using advanced electronic signatures in accordance with Directive 1999/93 EC. The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for .eu... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:24:29 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60690507p,00.htm The EC-funded project PRIME (Privacy and Identity Management for Europe) envisions that individuals will be able to interact in this information society in a secure and safe way while retaining control of their privacy. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:22:38 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39510619,00.htm ZDNet UK has more on the EC's planned probe into the Oracle-Sun deal here. On Thursday, the European Commission said it will take a closer look at Oracle's planned $7.4bn purchase of Sun Microsystems. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:14:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60672643p,00.htm Data protection mechanisms for petabyte-scale archives have traditionally been limited to RAID technologies, which perform poorly with modern, high-capacity disks. RAID 6, for example, is advertised as allowing for the simultaneous failure of two... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:21:57 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39475473,00.htm On Friday, Microsoft backtracked on its plan to ship a browser-free version of its upcoming operating system, Windows 7, in Europe. Deputy general counsel Dave Heiner revealed the change in plan, saying "we will ship the same version of Windows 7... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:26:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39464263,00.htm We felt the EC decision was incorrect, and that evidence was ignored or misinterpreted," an Intel spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Thursday. Intel has lodged an appeal against an antitrust fine levied against it by the European... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:13:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39461045,00.htm A Google spokesperson told silicon.com sister site CNET News that the company will be at the EC meeting. European Union regulators want publishers and authors to weigh in on copyright issues with Google's book scanning and book search project... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:42:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/smedirector/0,39024679,39450333,00.htm European clouds should be set up within the next five years to encourage small business take-up of on-demand IT services, the European commissioner for telecoms and media has said. Viviane Reding, speaking at the unveiling of the Commission's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:38:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39430296,00.htm Intel has been fined more than €1bn by the European Commission for violating antitrust legislation, following a lengthy investigation prompted by complaints made by its chipmaking rival AMD. Intel is being fined €1.06bn for engaging in illegal... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 13 May 2009 16:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/lans/0,39024663,39429817,00.htm However the EC says exceptions can be granted to "avoid unnecessary burden on retailers" - provided an assessment of the chip's impact on privacy has been conducted. The EC said the recommendations "seek to create a level playing field for the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 12 May 2009 15:18:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39429753,00.htm Software companies could be held responsible for the security and efficiency of their products, if a new European Commission consumer protection proposal becomes law. Commissioners Viviane Reding and Meglena Kuneva have proposed that EU consumer... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 11 May 2009 08:57:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39419504,00.htm Common barriers such as language differences, higher delivery costs and difficulties in receiving after-sale services were identified in the EC report as attributing factors in the lack of engagement in cross-border online transactions. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:00:00 +0000