Tag Archives: European Union

New EU Directive Might Reshape the Clouds

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Hellmuth Broda

As reported in Silicon.de, in Experian.it and in other sources, the European Commission is planning to release a new directive on data protection, which will affect the Cloud Computing industry. Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenships … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing, Internet, Security, Social Media, Web | Tagged Data Protection Directive, European Commission, European Union, Information privacy | 2 Comments

Visible Light Communication An Alternative to Wifi?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Hellmuth Broda

An interesting alternative to WiFi in the home is the use of LED lamps where the network signal can be modulated on the light beam (Visible Light Communication, VLC) resulting in data transfers of 1GB/s. Project Omega, the Home Gigabit … Continue reading →