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Mother nature v. human nature

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...

Tags: European Union, Europeans, Taxes, Free Trade, TVs, Personal Finance, Tv & Home Theater, Financial Planning, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-27

Websense CEO Gene Hodges on attack vectors, the future of AV and the malware arms race

Gene Hodges, CEO of Websense, has had a busy year. The company has integrated the acquisition of SurfControl, built out its security suite and delivered strong financial results. "Last year was one of rapid change," said Hodges, referring to the integration of SurfControl and removing 50 percent...

Tags: Software, Web, Suite, Antivirus, Websense Inc., Malware, Antivirus Software, Attack Vector, Attack, Data Loss Prevention, Europeans, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-19

8.7 mln Europeans to have IPTV by 2009

About 8.7 mln Europeans will be watching television over the Internet by 2009, or 9.4% of a market currently dominated by cable and satellite operators. A 13-fold increase in demand for Internet protocol television, or IPTV, from about 658,000 subscribers currently, will be driven primarily by telephone companies seeking to...

Tags: Europeans

Blog posts 2005-11-22

47% of Europeans use the Internet, 85% of 16-24-year-olds

Eurostat survey found that 85% of European school or university students aged 16-24 used the Internet, while only 13% of people aged between 55-74 went online. 25% of those who had not completed high school used the Internet, with the figure rising to 52% for those who attained a secondary...

Tags: Internet-use, Internet, Europeans

Blog posts 2005-11-10

In 2003 Europeans bought 3 mln digital music tracks online

Europeans purchased over three million song downloads in 2003 from the continent's primary online music store, OD2, raising faint hopes the lacklustre music industry is on the road to recovery. The volume of downloads is growing 25% month on month, which would mean download sales should grow more than three-fold...

Tags: Europeans

Blog posts 2004-01-20

Cell phone sales booming

Strategy Analytics said on Thursday that just two weeks ago, it internally raised its full-year global sales targets to 504 million units, from the already bullish 492 million. That is a massive leap from the 429 million units of 2002 and the first significant growth since 2000. "Prices have come...

Tags: Europeans

Blog posts 2003-12-04

Additional Resources

Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal

Opera"Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal". . . and by "browser rivals" you really mean Opera, who has been whimpering and whining the whole time. A browser that barely appears on anybody's charts, but still retains a cult following.I think Microsoft is improving with IE7...

Tags: Web browsers, ballot screen, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, ballot screen proposal, Microsoft Corp., official complaint

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy

Oh my, must not up set the crazy EU.Pfttt....A small question why EU can stop or affect a deal inside usa ..... or is the deal is global ....Also we EU dont fork MYSQL into something purely EU ... and tell Oracle to go to hell. If the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Making a foundation a real solution to the mySQL mess

Sounds good. Too good?This sounds like a great solution to a problem that is probably costing Oracle, destroying what little credibility Sun has as a brand, while ensuring that every website on the planet virtually retains access to a free, secure and efficient database. If we don't do something, the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Dana, MySQL, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

News to know: FTC, Psystar, Vonage, Apple-Palm, Oracle

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. Sam Diaz: FTC targets bloggers for disclosure about perks, freebies Richard Koman: FTC publishes final rules on blogger...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Psystar, FTC, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Desktops, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Open Solutions Alliance acquired by Europeans

Merger is Good for OPen SourceAwareness of the value of open source continues to spread horizontally across industries, including financial, telecom, healthcare, media and the software development industry itself. As open source use and mainstream adoption progresses, a natural evolution could be the development of a channel for business-oriented...

Tags: alliance, open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Open Solutions Alliance acquired by Europeans

OSA never got much further than its little hotel-room conferences. Its funding came from open source companies like BlackDuck that were looking to build sales channels, and not from the channel iteself. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Channel, Alliance, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Open Source, Sales, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-10-05

America backs away from the Internet with a whimper

Just like how the EU workswhen they do not agree on something, the bargining, voting, referendums, treaties, et cetera begin.And nothing gets done. I guess the internet will now become another thing to be bargin, bantered, discussed, and not agreed apon.Yes, the future looks so bright for it. I wonder,...

Tags: Mediterranean, Internet, parody, Dana

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Mother nature v. human nature

Nature is no mother.ntGood intention, bad implementation.Ah yes - the road to hell is paved with good intentions.While I admire the Europeans and their attempts to be proactive about the environment - you must absolutely account for human behavior. And you can't legislate human behavior.My advice?Subsidize recycling.agreed nt.Self interest is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Strategy, Self-Interest

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Red Hat gains operating system share at Sun's expense

Unix/Linux distro is secureUnix/Linux distro's are secure and they were built for networking period.Windows was built for single user and no networking.Linux winswindoze loses!What will Larry Ellison do?Purchasing Sun was just about as smart as Borland betting on Pascal Delphi.RE: Red Hat gains operating system share at Sun's expenseAny uncertainty...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Operating systems, Processors, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Sparc, Intel x86, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco

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. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Google makes concessions to Europeans

Under pressure on Books deal, Google vows to exclude out-of-print books still available in Europe. by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-07

What the EU delay means for Oracle, Sun and us

My Guess, as requested.Insofar as the EU seems to be tardy in the extreme when investigating monopoly considerations (e.g. why have they waited 10 years to tackle M$ about bundling Internet Explorer with Windows?) I would agree with you completely. Why didn't they start proceedings in a timely fashion to...

Tags: Strategy, Backblaze, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

EU likes Google's book registry idea

The European Commission has looked at the Google Books deal and likes what it sees. The EC recently proposes rules for online books that generally mirror Google's plans for online book registry, The New York Times reports. But if the online registry is a continent-wide service, rather...

Tags: Registry, Google Inc., European Commission, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-01

European History 1.0 (Mobile)

European History for the iPhone and iPod Touch is a resource listing of notable events in European history, along with the births and deaths of notable Europeans. The application is categorized the events by day of the year. It also include a very intuitive search engine so you can search...

Tags: Event, Mobile, Deep Powder Software, Search, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-01