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New cloud hosting facility in Europe

Israel-based software solutions provider NICE Systems has announced the opening of its new cloud hosting facility in Europe.

Microsoft names 25 global cloud providers

Microsoft has named companies in the Cloud OS Network, a worldwide consortium of more than 25 cloud service providers delivering services built on the Microsoft Cloud Platform: Windows Server with Hyper-V, System Center and the Windows Azure Pack.

Oracle shows rapid switch to cloud

Oracle's software license/cloud subscription sales which drive future services revenue fell 1% yr/yr in FQ2 to $2.4bn, down from FQ1's 4% growth.

Europe is biggest m2m market

The Machine-to-Machine market may be finally taking off, says new research. This seems to be as much due to its own momentum and scale as M2M is claimed to be enjoying swift growth of roughly 30% in volume and over 10% in revenue, with the market to reach €40bn in 2017.

Xyratex sales down 30%

Xyratex, the storage technology which supplies many OEMs saw a fall of 30% in sales compared to last year, mainly due to the end of a deal with NetApp.

Dutch data agency slams retailer

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP) has concluded after investigation that the electronics retailer Media Markt staff filmed covertly, contrary to the law.

European Tech M&A deals smaller but more numerous

Although European TMT M&A activity was lower in December, the number of deals in the last quarter of 2013 was the highest since the second quarter of 2006, says financial M&A advisor Regent Associates.

PC shipments down again, says analysts

Both IDC and Gartner say PC shipments fell again last quarter. They respectively estimate PC shipments fell 5.6% and 6.9% Y/Y in Q4.

France fines Google, demands web statement

The French national data protection agency CNIL has issued a €150,000 penalty on Google, saying that its privacy policy implemented since 1 March 2012 does not comply with the French Data Protection Act.