John Blau

Mobile operators and the telecommunications regulator in Germany continue to oppose attempts by the European Union to regulate the German mobile phone market. The opposition threatens to strain relations between the EU and its largest member.

Enterprises could save millions of dollars by migrating their traditional private branch exchange (PBX) voice systems to packet-based systems based on IP (Internet Protocol), according to a report published Tuesday by the Cambridge, England, consultancy Analysys Ltd.

Germany will overtake Sweden to become Europe

Logica PLC and CMG PLC are holding preliminary talks about merging their operations to save costs and remain competitive in the tough market for IT services.

An Internet hacker succeeded in implanting some copies of the source code for the Sendmail package with a Trojan horse, allowing intruders to access computers on which the popular mail-server was compiled and open computer networks to attack, security experts warned Tuesday.

Bargain hunters in German supermarkets are adding a new item to their shopping list: cheap PCs.

Mobile operators in Sweden are learning an age-old lesson: never promise more than you can deliver.

In Germany, suppliers of IT and telecommunication products and services are getting downright worried. They