Symantec Corp. announced a significant step in its Security 2.0 vision with the introduction of Endpoint Protection 11.0 and Network Access Control 11.0 (codenamed Project Hamlet). The first – the most significant update to Symantec’s market-leading enterprise antivirus product in years – combines Symantec AntiVirus with advanced threat prevention in a single agent delivering unmatched defense

The European Commission published the 2006 annual report on the protection of the Communities’ financial interests and the fight against fraud. This is an area in which responsibility is shared between the Commission and the Member States. The report sets out the most significant measures taken in 2006 by the Member States and the Commission

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said today that it revised its outlook on the Russian Republic of Tatarstan from stable to positive. At the same time, the ‘BB-‘ long-term issuer credit rating was affirmed. “The outlook revision reflects the republic’s economic growth and continuously good financial performance after the termination of special federal program financing,”

Woodland Designs Plc announced that its initial public offering, which was completed on July 4, 2007 ended successfully with the issue heavily over-subscribed as the company received 2.34 mln shares applications with the rate of over-subscriptions reaching 7.8 times. Specifically, during the IPO for 200.000 shares, the issue was over-subscribed 5.96 times while the issue

Residential property prices in Cyprus have continued to rise, according to the BuySell Home Price Index. In June 2007, home selling prices in Cyprus rose for a sixth consecutive month, recording a monthly increase of 1.7%. The BuySell Home Price Index reached 126.72 (+8.0% year-on-year) bringing the Average Home Price in Cyprus to CYP 98,728

The number of registered unemployed fell over the year-earlier period in June, as the unemployed persons registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of June 2007, reached 10,727 persons compared with 12,658 in June 2006. Compared with May 2007, the number was only slightly lower at 10,802. The main sectors recording a

The EU-harmonised consumer price inflation rate (HICP) eased to 1.7% in June 2006, compared with a 1.9% increase in May and a 2.6% increase in June 2006. Compared with the previous month, the index was unchanged at 104.5. There was a large fall in the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, down by 2.8% over

Cyprus Finance Minister Michalis Sarris has described the decision paving the way for the introduction of the Cyprus pound into the euro-zone as a historic day for Cyprus. The ECOFIN Council has endorsed the reportsby the European Commission and the European Central Bank for the entry ofCyprus and Malta into the euro-zone and the adoption

…Malta also gets green light from Brussels   The European Union on Tuesday gave Cyprus and Malta final approval to start using the euro next year, taking to 15 the number of nations sharing the common currency. The finance ministers, meeting in Brussels, agreed that the two Mediterranean islands should adopt the currency as expected