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Article | 4/03/2013 Fujitsu names UniCredit as first European customer for palm-scan authentication

Fujitsu Technology Solutions has named European bank UniCredit as the first major customer for its PalmSecure authentication system, which is on displ...

Article | 4/03/2013 EADS CEO seeks IT industry help to speed up aviation innovation

"From the initial research work to its decommissioning, an aircraft's entire service life can amount to up to 90 years," said Tom Enders, CEO of aeros...

Article | 4/03/2013 Microsoft promises Surface Pro in European stores next quarter

Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet will go on sale in Europe in the second quarter priced somewhere around €899, while a local telco is now reselling the ...

Article | 27/02/2013 Microsoft joins Open Data Center Alliance

Microsoft has joined the Open Data Center Alliance, a user-led organization that aims to simplify the purchasing of data center and cloud services by ...

Article | 27/02/2013 Iceotope plumbs in immersively cooled servers for first customer

Iceotope's immersively cooled server racks are now in production, and the company has named its first customer. The University of Leeds, in the north ...

Article | 20/02/2013 France Télécom reports falling revenue and earnings in Q4

France Télécom reported a 4.5 percent drop in revenue in the fourth quarter, blaming much of the decline on regulatory measures.

Article | 18/02/2013 EU privacy regulators promise action on Google privacy policy changes

European privacy authorities have threatened action before the Summer to curb Google's collection, combination and storage of its users' personal info...

Article | 7/02/2013 Alcatel-Lucent CEO to step down amid losses and declining revenue

Alcatel-Lucent reported a fourth-quarter net loss of €1.37 billion (US$1.81 billion), and at the same time announced it is hunting for a new CEO.

Article | 4/02/2013 Oracle to buy network equipment maker Acme Packet for $1.7 billion

Oracle has agreed to pay US$1.7 billion for Acme Packet, a network equipment vendor specializing in session delivery.

Article | 31/01/2013 SAP to buy Ticket-Web, a CRM tool for promoters of sports and entertainment events

SAP plans to extend its CRM offering with the acquisition of Ticket-Web, a German specialist in online ticketing for sports and entertainment venues.

Article | 29/01/2013 EMC reports record profit and revenue in Q4, driven by VMware and sales in Asia

EMC saw fourth-quarter revenue rise 8 percent, driven mainly by strong performance at its VMware subsidiary, while net income rose 5 percent, both rec...

Article | 28/01/2013 Samsung investigates worker's death following chemical leak at chip plant

A chemical leak at a Samsung Electronics plant in South Korea has resulted in the death of a contract worker, while four others have been discharged f...

Article | 28/12/2012 Apple gives Tim Cook 51 percent salary rise, but his total compensation drops 99 percent

Apple CEO Tim Cook received compensation totalling US$4.17 million in 2012, down 98.9 percent on last year -- although his 2011 compensation of $378 m...

Article | 26/12/2012 Iranian official disputes report that power station was hit by virus attack

A power station in the south of Iran has been hit by a cyberattack, an Iranian news agency reported Tuesday, citing a local civil defense official. Bu...

Article | 20/12/2012 Another Apple patent in dispute with Samsung called into question by USPTO

Another of the patents Apple relied on in a US$1 billion infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics has been called into question by the U.S. Pa...