Peter Sayer

The data will help improve the quality of a variety of language tools in 22 of the Union's 23 languages, the EU hopes.

The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) said in a report on Microsoft's Vista operating system and Office 2007 that British schools should not upgrade to the software. It also supported use of the international standard ODF (Open Document Format) for storing files.

Errors in satellite navigation devices that send drivers into residential areas not intended for heavy traffic are putting lives at risk in the Netherlands, according to a research foundation

The company receives $20 million in VC funding to pick up where investor Googlke and EarthLink left off, offering free ad-supported wireless service to San Francisco

IBM acquires a manufacturer of storage area network equipment called XIV whose main product is based on a grid of standard hardware components

The company pays US$26 million for user interface tools from Jacada, including its Terminal Emulator, Interface Server and HostFuse product lines. Then comes the SOA opportunities

The machines run an average of US$6,300 each for a voting station serving 800 to 1000 electors, but electoral districts faced many other expenses associated with their use

Rival Vodafone filed suit against T-Mobile on Nov. 19, alleging that the sale of locked phones tied to a two-year contract breached German consumer protection laws