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However the document warns that the introduction of such schemes is not without its potential pitfalls. Among its recommendations is the adoption of an e-signature system and the promotion of compliance verification schemes.
The recommendations, which are designed to help member states cooperate to fight electronic fraud and crime, are now expected to be published on 29 December. These are 'soft law' recommendations," Hauggard told silicon.com.
We propose that member countries take a strict commitment that by the end of next year, we have completed our plan on the local loop unbundling and also on the recommendations of the leased lines," he told Silicon.com.
And many are waking up to the potential benefits of handing over the running of their WAN. The survey revealed 61 per cent of companies in the UK currently outsource the running of their WAN and that figure is still growing.
The survey of 650 European WAN managers found that only 23 per cent pass voice traffic over their private WAN and a further 10 per cent subscribe to a voice virtual private network. IDC's annual WAN manager survey is due out in June.