Tag Archives: INTERNET

MaximumSoft Corp. announced the new release of its popular award-winning WebCopier Pro website download tool

WebCopier Pro – Get a Copy of Your Favorite Websites Feel Internet in your hands Dublin, OH, U.S.A., 09-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — MaximumSoft Corp. today announced the new release of its popular award-winning WebCopier Pro website download tool. This program … Read the full press release

Social gaming company Pretty Simple to lease 3,500 sq.m.of Société Foncière Lyonnaise’s historic building at 6 rue de Hanovre in Paris

Paris, France, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The company Pretty Simple has taken a lease on all 3,500 sq.m. of the Société Foncière Lyonnaise’s magnificent “art nouveau” building, located at 6 rue de Hanovre in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. This signature is … Read the full press release

Swisscom has laid fibre-optic cabling in Chiasso municipality

Berne, 10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Over the next few years, Swisscom will supply Chiasso with fibre-optic technology, thus allowing homes and business in the Ticino municipality to connect to the ultra high-speed communications network. Swisscom will inform homeowners in the Soldini … Read the full press release

CEO coalition, EC to collaborate on improving internet for kids

Brussels, 6-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  CEOs and senior board members from the world’s digital, media and tech companies (IP/11/1485) have met in Brussels to report directly to Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes on how they are making the internet a better, … Read the full press release

ETSI publishes first specification for Ultra Low Energy DECT – and expects to lead the field in the M2M market

ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France, 13-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ETSI has published the first Technical Specification (TS 102 939-1) on DECT ULE (Ultra Low Energy), a low power consumption radio technology intended for home automation and other Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications. DECT ULE is … Read the full press release

Neelie Kroes: Connected TV is the next big thing in the creative and digital worlds

Internet on TV, TV on Internet: Commission seeks views on rapidly converging audiovisual world Brussels, 29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Millions of Europeans catch up with their favourite TV series on a smartphone on the way to work, watch online content on their … Read the full press release

Neelie Kroes: The Future of Media

Neelie Kroes – Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Future Media Lab. Annual Conference by EMMA (European Magazine Media Association) / Brussels Brussels, 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — To add your comment to this speech, see the social version of … Read the full press release

Antitrust: Commission accepts legally binding commitments from Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Hachette, Holtzbrinck and Apple for sale of e-books

Brussels, 14-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — What were the Commission’s concerns? In December 2011, the Commission opened proceedings against Apple and five international publishers: Simon & Schuster (CBS Corp.), Harper Collins (News Corp.) both headquartered in the US, Hachette Livre (Lagardère Publishing) … Read the full press release

Statement on commitments from Apple and four publishing groups for sale of e-books

Statement at Midday Briefing / Berlaymont press room / Brussels Brussels 13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has just accepted the commitments offered by Apple and four top international publishing groups in relation to suspected infringements on the market for ebooks … Read the full press release

Buying consumer credit on-line: following EU action, over 75% of websites checked now give satisfactory information to clients

Brussels, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Before consumers enter into a loan, they need to understand its real cost and take the time to reflect, especially on the monthly repayment. Following a crackdown on websites offering consumer credits, more than 3 out of 4 … Read the full press release

Digital Agenda: EU and US sign joint declaration to make the internet safer for kids

Brussels, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — European Commission Vice President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes and the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano have today signed a Joint Declaration in London, committing to make the Internet a safer and better place for children. … Read the full press release

Digital Agenda: Tech CEOs and leaders kickstart new EU cloud computing board

Brussels, 21-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Steering Board of the new European Cloud Partnership (ECP) met for the first time in Brussels today, kicking-off a process where public authorities and industry work together to help building the EU Digital Single Market for cloud computing pursuant … Read the full press release

Making European copyright fit for purpose in the age of internet

Launch event of the CEPS Digital Forum Taskforce on Copyright in the EU Digital Single Market Brussels, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Enter Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, allow me to thank CEPS, Karel LANNOO, Staffan JERNECK, and also Giuseppe MAZZIOTTI, for … Read the full press release

Commission to defend access to open Internet and freedom of speech at global Internet Governance Forum conference in Azerbaijan

Brussels, 2-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission will use the opportunity of the annual global conference of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Baku (5-9 November) to defend the open Internet and promote the Internet as a frontline in efforts to … Read the full press release

Securing our Cyber-world

Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Securing our Cyber-world Top Level Conference on Cyber Security of Industrial Control Systems and Smart Grids/Amsterdam, 16 October 2012 Amsterdam, 22-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Every day, people everywhere rely on … Read the full press release

Connecting Europe: Fast Broadband for All

Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Connecting Europe: Fast Broadband for All Broadband World Forum/Amsterdam, 16 October 2012 Broadband World Forum/Amsterdam, 19-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — I want to talk to you today about broadband. But first: … Read the full press release