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Criteo chooses Huawei servers to build the biggest private Big Data platform in Europe

[Paris, France, 25 September 2015] Huawei has been chosen by Criteo to supply 700 servers for its new Hadoop Cluster datacenter based in Pantin (Seine St Denis). Following a strict comparative study, Huawei won the tender to provide its "FusionServer RH2288H V3" model, which consists of a large number of high-capacity disks. The RH2288H V3 servers allow better storage density and reduce energy consumption by 10% thanks to innovations in terms of design and heat dissipation.

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European banks remain strongly opposed to financial transactions tax

EBF - European Banking Federation

Taking note of statements made after the informal discussions among EU finance ministers in Luxembourg on Saturday, European banks wish to reiterate their strong opposition to the plans of a group of 11 EU Member States and the European Commission to introduce a tax on financial transactions (FTT) under the EU’s enhanced cooperation procedure.

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New report from ACCA calls on corporate world to lead the way in fight for children’s rights.

ACCA

Following publication of a new report on children’s rights, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Unicef have joined forces to call for greater transparency from companies on the issue.

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A strengthened pharmaceutical R&D investment climate will help address health and economic challenges confronting Europe

Janssen

Brussels, Belgium, 14 September 2015 – Despite the staggering rise in healthcare spending in Europe in recent decades, funding for health R&D in Europe continues to stagnate, according to research published by Deloitte and commissioned by Janssen.

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International Chamber of Commerce UK

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Collectively agreed nominal pay outcomes in 2014 break with the past

Eurofound

(Dublin, Ireland): Collectively agreed nominal pay is the same or lower in almost all of the countries surveyed in 2014 compared to 2013, according to new research from Eurofound. However, lower inflation during the same period resulted in increases in real collectively agreed pay, confirming the return of growth in real terms which had begun in 2013. Eurofound’s report Developments in collectively agreed pay 2014 provides insights into collective wage bargaining outcomes in Europe.