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Lack of Harmonisation in Art. 17 of the Data Protection Directive and Possible Remediation for Future Legislation

Submitted by malena.donato on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 14:33

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Internal short paper for OPTIMISAuthors: Benno Barnitzke, LL.M.; Marcelo Corrales, LL.M.;Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Forgó (University of Hannover)

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EU Chooses Flexiant Technology for the Test Bed in its €7M Cloud Computing Initiative

Submitted by malena.donato on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 13:56

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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The European Union has selected a cloud platform developed by UK-based cloud solutions provider Flexiant (www.flexiant.com) as a test bed for a €7 million technology project spanning nearly all of Europe that promises to strengthen member organization clouds through the sharing of resources.

Flexiant’s Cloud Platform Used in EU’s 7 million Euro Cloud Computing Initiative

Submitted by malena.donato on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 13:52

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(The Hosting News) – The European Union (EU) has selected a revolutionary cloud platform developed by Flexiant as a test bed for a seven million euro pan-European technology project. The project, code-named Optimis, results from a highly competitive selection process which brings together Europe’s leading experts in cloud computing.

Flexiant on cloud nine over EU test project (Published by Scotsman)

Submitted by malena.donato on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 13:51

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Published on Tuesday 13 July 2010 22:03

A "CLOUD computing" platform created by a Scottish software developer has been chosen as the test bed for a €7 million (£5.8m) European Union project.

Technology companies including BT, Atos Origin and SAP will use FlexiScale - which was developed by Livingston-based Flexiant - to test out software tools needed to run the next generation of cloud computing.

Optimis become a IT associate project

Submitted by malena.donato on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 13:47

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The high-level objective of the OPTIMIS project is to enable an open and dependable Cloud Service Ecosystem that delivers IT services that are adaptable, reliable, auditable and sustainable (ecological and economical). The key goal is to allow organizations to automatically and seamlessly externalize services and applications to trustworthy and auditable cloud providers.

Legal Issues in Clouds: Towards a Risk Inventory

Submitted by malena.donato on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 13:45

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Authors Karim Djemame (University of Leeds), Beno Barnitzke, Marcelo Corrales and Nicolas Forgó (University Hannover)

The EU's eco-efficient IT initiatives, Part 2: projects and groups

Submitted by malena.donato on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 13:37

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Analyst: Andrew Donoghue Andy Lawrence 2 Nov, 2010 ~ The European Commission is channeling hundreds of millions of euros into projects that demonstrate how the IT industry can not only develop more sustainable products and services, but also apply them to other industries.

The EU's eco-efficient IT initiatives, Part 1: Codes of Conduct and beyond

Submitted by malena.donato on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 13:36

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Analyst: Andrew Donoghue Andy Lawrence 1 Nov, 2010 ~ European authorities are pushing laws designed to promote energy-efficient IT. But this legislative burden is also being accompanied by a wedge of funding for eco-efficient IT initiatives, projects and groups.

Performance Issues in Clouds: An Evaluation of Virtual Image Propagation and I/O Paravirtualization

Submitted by malena.donato on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 13:34

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By Django Armstrong and Karim Djemame

Cloud law: EU's plans for data protection in the context of the cloud

Submitted by malena.donato on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 13:32

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Analyst: William Fellows 6 Dec, 2010 ~ The European Commission has spoken about its plan to enhance and harmonize the implementation of its data-protection laws in terms of the cloud.