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'Digital black hole' threatens your documents
The European Union is funding a project involving national libraries and digital preservation groups aimed at fighting off a looming "digital black hole." The black hole in question is the potential future loss of data as file formats become obsolete and inaccessible.
The Planets consortium will develop a "sustainable framework" to maintain access to digital content...
Cyber Santa shines light in Europe's retail gloom
Santa Claus is as likely to be coming through cyberspace in Europe this year as down the chimney stack. Online retail sales are predicted to hit a record high in Europe's three big economies -- Germany, France and Britain -- this Christmas and are proving one of the few areas to bring some cheer to an otherwise gloomy outlook...
Free phone calls for Christmas
Web phone operator Jajah is offering free calls to Europe, the US, Australia and several other destinations on Christmas Day – even to mobile handsets. Jajah allows you to use standard handsets for VoIP calls via a browser - you simply enter the number you want to call and it sets up the link by calling both ends and linking them via the web. Normally there are charges...
European search engines take on Google
Google may dominate Internet search in most of the world, but a surging European market for Internet advertising, combined with demand for locally focused searches, is creating space at the table, analysts say. "The scraps left over from the big guys are now getting big enough to make a meal," said Nate Elliott, an analyst in London for JupiterResearch. "Europe's...
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Neville Hobson
