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IBA Health edges close to iSoft takeover

ASX-listed Aussie upstart IBA Health is a step closer today to closing the deal on its proposed takeover of beleaguered UK-based eHealth supplier iSoft, with IT behemoth CSC providing written consent for the deal to go ahead. Despite securing a key role with CSC in the UK's National Program for IT (NPfIT) in 2005, iSoft's fortunes took a turn for the worst in 2006, when a series of accounting discrepancies lead to an investigation from the UK's regulator the Financial Services Authority.

June 18, 2007 by Jeanne-Vida Douglas

No change to privacy status quo

Despite the activity and outrage surrounding e-privacy, experts don't expect the Web to change the way it does business anytime soon.

April 23, 1999 by Maria Seminerio

Europe--the guardian of the Net

Even though it took Europe longer than the United States to dive into the Net, the EU leads the way in setting rules for the Web.

January 15, 2002 by Rachel Konrad

Congress fears European privacy standards

The European Union is moving forward with strict new protections for personal data on the Internet, but some on Capitol Hill fear the rules may grind e-commerce to a halt.

March 8, 2001 by Patrick Ross

EU privacy pact draws Microsoft support

The software potentate commits to an agreement that in effect holds U.S. companies to a higher data-sharing standard when doing business abroad.

May 16, 2001 by Stefanie Olsen

LG Electronics posts loss through EU price-fixing fine

LG Electronics has posted a loss after being fined by Europe for price fixing.

January 30, 2013 by Charlie Osborne

Microsoft adds 'browser ballot' to Windows 8 amid EU probe

A month ahead of its release, Windows 8 users in Europe are now receiving the 'browser ballot' update in Microsoft's bid to appease European antitrust regulators.

September 10, 2012 by Zack Whittaker

EU proposes changes to music licensing rules: iTunes, others to benefit

If you've ever found that iTunes or another premium content service is missing your favourite music album, that could change with the easing of EU licensing rules.

July 11, 2012 by Zack Whittaker

Cancer--censored, delayed, none of your business

Of course our government cannot really tell us the truth about things like "weapons of mass destruction," or the true costs of various wars and occupations, or the size of the CIA's budget, because we're so silly and can't be trusted to understand. Turns out, we can't be told anything official about the cancer risk, or not, of numerous chemicals that permeate our soil, water and some of our daily products.

April 28, 2008 by Harry Fuller

U.S. tech protests EU privacy laws

IBM, Oracle and VeriSign lead the fight against EU data protection laws--saying empasis on personal privacy comes at the expense of the free flow of information.

September 30, 2002 by Graeme Wearden