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Information technology (IT) in Germany

• July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18

  Siemens and Alibaba Cloud eye Chinese IoT market

  The two bigwigs will develop industrial internet of things offerings for China’s manufacturing industries that are being digitised through various state-led initiatives

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  European banks need to balance fintech strategies

  European Banking Authority highlights the risks of banks taking up fintech too quickly, and of ignoring it

• June 26, 2018 26 Jun'18

  Liberty Global picks Cisco to transform customer service ops

  Virgin Media parent enlists Cisco in a bid to transform its customer service experience across Europe

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  HR projects are leading company moves to digital tech, say business leaders

  Business leaders say their human resource IT programmes are leading the way to the wider deployment of digital and cloud technology across their organisations

• May 29, 2018 29 May'18

  UK security spend low despite breaches

  The UK is the most breached country in Europe, but IT security spend remains low compared with other countries in the region, a report reveals

• May 25, 2018 25 May'18

  Commitment is the watchword on GDPR D-Day

  New rules for protecting European citizens’ personal data are now enforceable by law, and organisations are being advised to focus broadly on commitment rather than narrowly on compliance

• May 24, 2018 24 May'18

  Stronger rules on data protection by EU institutions agreed

  On the eve of the GDPR compliance deadline, European politicians agree new rules to strengthen data protection in EU organisations

• May 24, 2018 24 May'18

  EU cyber security agencies pledge to up cooperation

  Four European cyber security agencies have agreed to increase collaboration in five key areas

• May 23, 2018 23 May'18

  UK calls for new data-sharing model with EU

  The UK has proposed a new data-sharing model to ensure ongoing data protection collaboration and free flow of data between the EU and the UK post-Brexit

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  Fresh blow for Facebook as court refuses stay in Max Schrems legal action

  Facebook has lost a legal attempt to delay the Irish High Court from seeking answers from the European Court of Justice over the legality of EU-US data transfers

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack

  Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  European IT services spending down as businesses focus on GDPR compliance

  European organisations are reducing their spending on IT services and are redirecting resources towards becoming compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  BT to supply European air navigation network

  BT has been selected to provide the upgraded air traffic management network across Europe

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Judge in Max Schrems v Facebook action raises red flag on EU-US data transfers

  The Irish High Court (Commercial Division) has once again cast a long shadow, with a very short deadline, over the arrangements for the safe and legal transfer of data between the EU and the US

• April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18

  EU-US data sharing under threat as Irish court refers Facebook case to Europe

  The Irish High Court is seeking answers from the European Court of Justice in a case that could have huge implications for EU-US data sharing and raises questions about US government surveillance of EU citizens. The move could bring a five-year ...