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Vodafone rings the changes with Sarin departure

May 27, 2008 5:43 AM PDT

Analysts welcomed the smooth transition at the top of the world's largest mobile phone group by revenue but said that it had come slightly earlier than expected.

The Russian approach to battling breaches

April 30, 2008 10:23 AM PDT

Natalya Kaspersky tells how Kaspersky Lab and "daughter" site InfoWatch are working to keep computers and data safe and sound.

ISO calls for end to Open XML 'personal attacks'

April 15, 2008 9:10 AM PDT

The ISO committee handling OOXML braves open-source protests to meet in Oslo and works out how to ensure interoperability with ODF.
(By David Meyer of ZDNet UK)

How green could make Europe a tech power

March 24, 2008 11:18 AM PDT

The region has diesel expertise, a green populace, and interested governments. Could Europe be a big player in green tech?

EU probes U.S. online gambling crackdown

March 10, 2008 5:28 PM PDT

Commission looking into complaints from foreign companies that believe they are being singled out by the U.S. Justice Department.

IBM denies re-entering PC market with Russian deal

March 10, 2008 8:40 AM PDT

Big Blue says it's not getting back into the PC market, despite selling "Microsoft-free" PCs running Linux and OpenOffice in Eastern Europe.

The tech of the Irish

March 4, 2008 5:00 PM PST

CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos just finished a whirlwind tour of Ireland's tech start-ups and research centers. Here's what he found.

Europe, U.S. lead rise in IT governance efforts

February 28, 2008 8:04 AM PST

IT Governance Institute study says 50 percent of U.S., European businesses implement IT governance practices, cites benefits.

Operators hit back at EU data-roaming threat

February 12, 2008 7:04 AM PST

GSM Association says data-roaming price cuts are already falling and that Commission regulation would stifle innovation.

More heavyweights join mobile-Linux group

February 12, 2008 6:25 AM PST

Orange, Access join the LiMo Foundation to collaborate on its upcoming mobile-Linux platform, which promises more applications for users.

Europe still top source of spam

February 6, 2008 6:48 AM PST

For the third month running, compromised computers in Europe have pushed out more spam than those in the U.S.

U.S. open-source group opens chapter in Europe

January 30, 2008 9:00 AM PST

Consortium of companies working on software interoperability cites Europe's abundant open-source projects.

Microsoft makes last-gasp OOXML push

January 29, 2008 11:41 AM PST

With critical ISO vote on ratification of Office Open XML looming, company maintains it has users' best interests at heart.

Vodafone 'looking into' 3G femtocells

January 25, 2008 12:55 PM PST

The company has become the latest operator to reveal it is investigating technology designed to improve 3G coverage indoors.

If Elvis were a digital entrepreneur today

January 24, 2008 4:00 AM PST

Internet attorney Nancy Prager explains how an EU push to create a common digital copyright policy may serve as the de facto legal framework for the Internet.

Megadeals aid outsourcing recovery

January 18, 2008 7:41 AM PST

Growth among Indian companies, contracts for financial and other business services helped sector bounce back, report says.

Boom predicted for GPS-enabled handsets

January 15, 2008 10:28 AM PST

Berg Insight says GPS-enabled handsets worldwide will reach 560 million units by 2012, with an 18-fold increase in European uptake.

Intel: Fewer European start-ups getting funded

December 18, 2007 1:21 PM PST

Chipmaker's venture capital division says start-ups that land funding are receiving larger sums, but number of investment deals is down.

Europe VoIP group resists emergency-call regulations

December 17, 2007 12:09 PM PST

Google, Intel, Microsoft, Skype try to persuade European regulators that VoIP providers should not have to provide access to emergency services.

Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims

December 14, 2007 9:15 AM PST

Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows.