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  • Linux ensnares another European city

    Bergen, Norway, has opted to replace Windows and Unix machines with Linux on servers for its schools and city databases, and could later put the open-source operating system on desktop machines.

  • Mobiles on planes: Europe gets closer

    The likelihood of mobile phone usage being allowed on flights within Europe has taken an upturn after UK communications regulator Ofcom issued a consultation on the matter.

  • Anger as EU ignores open-source video

    More than 7,000 angry Linux users have protested against the European Union after it excluded them from viewing streaming videos.

  • EU members ignore spam directive

    The European Union's antispam directive, passed in July, has been ignored by most EU member states because it will not stop the spam problem, according to research published Tuesday

  • Microsoft not yet open for business

    The most impressive aspect of Microsoft's statement on Thursday in favour of caring and sharing wasn't in anything the company said. It was the speed at which the world, or that part of it not in a commercial relationship with Microsoft, digested the information and replied: Heard it before. Not good enough.

  • EU backs 'invisible computing' research

    The European Union wants member states to back an industry-led US$3.24 billion research program for embedded computer systems that control household appliances, consumer gadgets and cars.

  • ICANN: EU plots launch of .eu domain

    Europe wants to put a new domain name on the cybermap - one based on geography. It says the .eu suffix would boost e-commerce.

  • Europe threatens Microsoft with daily fines

    The European Commission issued Microsoft a warning on Thursday that it could face a retroactive fine of up to US$2.37 million a day for failing to comply with its antitrust order, based on its preliminary review.

  • EU set to decide on Oracle next week

    European antitrust regulators are set to announce Tuesday whether they will block Oracle's hostile takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft.

  • EU seeks longer review of Oracle deal

    European antitrust regulators announced Monday that they're extending their review of Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft into an in-depth second phase.

  • EU calls for biometric passport delay

    The European Union (EU) has called on the US to delay the deadline for the introduction of biometric passports for visitors without a visa.

  • Intel raided by EU antitrust investigators

    European regulators raided the offices of Intel and a number of PC-related companies early on Tuesday as part of an antitrust investigation into the chipmaker.

  • Microsoft looks to European resolution

    The US victory for Microsoft could have an impact on how the European Commission approaches its own upcoming anti-trust decision.

  • Microsoft appeals EU antitrust ruling

    Microsoft has appealed to a European court to overrule measures imposed by European antitrust regulators that the company says would hurt its competitive edge and give vital intellectual property to rivals.

  • Developers gather to protest patents

    Several hundred demonstrators assembled in front of the European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday to protest a software patents directive that critics say would wreak havoc on Europe's software industry.

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