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Last-minute addition to Brussels directive could force companies to obtain parental consent European regulators could prevent under-16s from using social media without parental consent. The changes have been proposed as a last-minute amendment to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a draft directive currently being debated by EU lawmakers. The amendment states that companies handle the personal information of those under 16 with the consent of “the holder of parental responsibility over the child”. Effectively, this would require explicit consent from a parent or guardian before teenagers signed up for…

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IBM today announced the opening of its global headquarters for Watson Internet of Things (IoT), launching a series of new offerings, capabilities and ecosystem partners designed to extend the power of cognitive computing to the billions of connected devices, sensors and systems that comprise the IoT. These new offerings will be available through the IBM Watson IoT Cloud, the company’s global platform for IoT business and developers. As part of today’s launch, the company announced that Munich, Germany will serve as the global headquarters for its new Watson IoT unit, as…

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Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, has launched a modern new website that provides guests with an enhanced online experience when booking air tickets and accessing special flight deals with Air Serbia. The website, airserbia.com, features a mobile-friendly design that adapts to various screen sizes, offering an optimal browsing experience across both desktop and portable devices, including smartphones and tablets. In addition, the booking engine has been redesigned to enable a faster and more user-friendly way of searching for and purchasing seats with Air Serbia. Dane…

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RackHD project aims to make managing storage much easier EMC, recently bought by Dell, has launched an open source project focused on making the management of commodity storage hardware easier. Originally launched as Project OnRack in May, RackHD is an open source physical hardware management and orchestration (M&O) layer that automates discovery, description, provisioning and programming across a broad range of commodity servers, switches and storage. According to EMC, the technology provides an API as a component in a larger orchestration system or creates a user interface for managing hardware services,…

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Paragon Software Group, a leading multi-platform dictionary applications developer for mobiles, tablets and PCs, announces the release of the new Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus app for Android users. The app helps learners of English understand the differences between similar words in written and spoken English, enabling them to enrich their vocabulary and find the right words to say exactly what they mean. Oxford/Freiburg – December 2015 –Each entry has a group of 3-10 synonyms. The app clearly explains the meaning of each of the synonyms, as well as their frequency, grammar…

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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today announced the signing of a strategic relationship agreement with Swiss AviationSoftware (Swiss-AS), which will enable the airline and its equity partners to move to a common maintenance platform, and provide them with the required commercial and operating flexibility throughout their fleet. Swiss-AS will also provide the software solution to Etihad Airways Partners including airberlin, Alitalia and Jet Airways, enabling each airline to now share technology more easily across the group. Swiss-AS’ AMOS software is a leading maintenance solution on…

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LG Electronics (LG) today announced key executive appointments designed to further strengthen the company as it enters the new year. Leading the global corporation will be three veteran executives who will oversee every aspect of LG Electronics’ business. The new leadership structure of LG Electronics is designed to give each executive more independence and responsibility to facilitate rapid decision-making in today’s fast-changing business environment and diversified consumer segments. The three Representative Directors of LG Electronics are: Jo Seong-jin, President and CEO of Home Appliances & Air Solutions; Juno Cho, President and…

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Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, today announced that for the second consecutive year it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Tools for its StruxureWare for Data Centers software suite.  For the second year in a row, Gartner has positioned Schneider Electric as a leader in its Magic Quadrant for DCIM Tools, measured by ‘completeness of vision’ and ‘ability to execute.’ Schneider Electric views this recognition as underscoring its ability to deliver a fully integrated…

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Forget the sounds of crumpling wrapping paper, loud video games or musical instruments during the holidays. More parents this year will be dealing with drones buzzing around their homes. Roughly 700,000 drones are expected to ship in the United States in 2015, a 63 percent increase from the previous year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. About 7 percent of consumers surveyed plan to purchase a drone as a gift this year, a “pretty significant” portion, said Steve Koenig, director of industry analysis at the CEA. Drones — known as…

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Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, today announced it has been recognized as a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Center Infrastructure Management 2015 Vendor Analysis1 for its StruxureWare™ for Data Centers software suite.  The report, which details the current climate and scope of the DCIM market as it grows to support more efficient and business-critical data centers, again placed Schneider Electric in the highest category of Leader when compared to a wide range of competitor’s solutions. The extensive IDC MarketScape evaluation process is based on…

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