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		<title><![CDATA[Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-360591.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Oracle is taking a hard line in dealing with EU objections to its planned acquisition of Sun, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday.  Oracle is taking a hard line in dealing with EU objections to its planned acquisition of Sun, according to a Financial Times report on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:49:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Washington: lots of talk about global warming]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=8429]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lots of talk around the American capital today on the topic of global warming.  The CO2 emissions from various political factions and lobbyists alone could raise the global temp another degree or two.  And that's not counting the carbon footprint of all the plane travel involved in moving...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:35:03 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EU approves new browser ballot for Windows 7]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=5541]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[New ballot satisfies EU that users will be offered a fair choice among competing browsers. by Richard Koman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:12:46 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EU to market test Microsoft's browser choice proposal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=25550]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The EU's competition watchdog said Wednesday that it will market test a Microsoft proposal to allow consumers pick their own Web browser.    In a statement, the EU's competition committee laid out the following:      The improvements that Microsoft has made to its proposal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:41:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mother nature v. human nature]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=7487]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Those soft-hearted, multi-nationals in the European Union once again tried to do something that was supposed to be good for the planet and future generations.  They seem to have this groundless belief in the perfectability of mankind.  How can they, of all peoples, belief in human betterment with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:54:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EU court: Google keywords don't violate trademark]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=5469]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you search for Louis Vuitton and get a knockoff website instead - thanks to Google's sale of the brand's name as a search keyword - is that a trademark infringement? An EU court advisor says no. by Richard Koman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:21:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EU shows off emails behind Intel action]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=5462]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Under fire from Intel, EU released Dell, HP emails detailing the control and retribution Intel exacted. by Richard Koman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:00:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft confirms notification of EU about its Yahoo search deal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3983]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Just to be clear: The European Union isn't making noise about holding up or investigating Microsoft and Yahoo's proposed search partnership at least not yet. But Microsoft has notified the EU about the deal, as it said it would do earlier this summer. by Mary Jo Foley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:01:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EU, US looking at MSFT-YHOO search deal: Is competition for GOOG anticompetitive?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=5441]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[EU regulators are also looking at the Google competitors search-marketing alliance. Does this mean trouble or is it just a pro forma review of a very big deal? by Richard Koman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:01:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Frugal Friday: Media Outrageousness, Snow Leopard Woes, Mac Virtualization, VMWorld 2009, EU kiboshes Oracle/Sun, Brocade]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=11096]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss problems with the Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 upgrade, Mac Server virtualization, the European Union temporarily halting the Oracle/Sun Merger, and talk with Harry Petty, Vice President of Marketing for Brocade. by Jason Perlow]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:15:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: Smartphones; Windows 7; Palm Pre; EU and Sun-Oracle]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=23834]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.    Andrew Nusca: Smartphones to eclipse desktop PC sales by 2011    	Sam Diaz:  Facebook Mobile: Now 65 million strong...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:00:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Future of MySQL worries EU regulators looking at Oracle-Sun deal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=5352]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission is extending its probe into the $7.4 million takeover of Sun. Neelie Kroes, the European Unionâ€™s competition commissioner, expressed concern about MySQL, the open source database that competes with Oracle's SQL products. by Richard Koman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:55:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gute Nacht, Herr Edison]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=6992]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Union is phasing out the incandescent bulb.  As of today the 100 watter can no longer be imported or made within the members of the E.U.  By 2012 all incandescent bulbs will be illegal although those on stores shelves can be sold, and hoarded according to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:26:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[European Union Factbook and Quiz 1.0 (Mobile)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1118957]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[European Union Factbook and Quiz has Wiki facts about 27 European Union members and capital cities. It features CIA factbook, capitals, flags, anthems, and locations quiz. It also contains different articles of introduction into European Union, basic facts, history, and institutions. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EU ups its bet on LTE wireless networks]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22849]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Union said Tuesday that it will invest a fresh â‚¬18 million ($25 million) in next generation mobile broadband network research.    These networks, dubbed 4G or Long Term Evolution LTE, rival WiMax. LTE technology promises mobile Internet speeds 100 times faster than current 3G networks. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:41:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EU ombudsman slaps antitrust regulators over Intel case]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22446]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Union ombudsman reportedly criticized antitrust regulators over its evidence collection against Intel.    According to the Wall Street Journal, EU ombudsman P. Nikiforos Diamandouros said that the European Commission, which fined Intel $1.45 billion in May for monopoly abuse, failed to record evidence from a Dell...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:13:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Polish Police Force: Gaining Seamless Access to Data Throughout the EU]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1151503]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For the Polish Police Force, checking a car registration number or name of a driver through a crackling short-wave walkie-talkie is now a thing of the past. To meet EU free-travel Schengen Zone requirements, Poland needed an infrastructure that could provide police with mobile access to border crossing and visa...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Facing Windows 7 E browser issues head on]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=2109]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Network adminstratorsÂ around Europe are loading their weapons, stockpiling painkillers, knotting their ropes and sharpening their blades at the prospect of Windows 7 E. Meanwhile, novice consumers are baffled and confused as to how they will get a browser installed on their computer.    For those who are unaware...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:17:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Micro-USB to be universal EU phone charger]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=1964]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a brave move, the vast majority of mobile phone manufacturers in Europe have signed an agreement which sees future mobile phones across a variety of brands and models all sharing the same charger port - the micro-USB. This means every phone you will find in Europe, starting next year...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:35:30 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft to EU: Antitrust this! Will remove IE from Win 7 in Europe]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4926]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[News.com reported Wednesday that Microsoft plans to strip Internet Explorer from sales of Windows 7 in Europe. Redmond plans to basically draw an artificial line in the sand and say, "Ooops, no IE in this Windows! But, uh, if OEMs just happen want to install a browser with the operating...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:00:51 -0700</pubDate>
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