information technology

13/04/2016

Internet VAT could be reduced this year

Budapest, April 13 (MTI) – The government is planning to submit a proposal on reducing VAT on internet subscriptions by the end of the year, a […]
11/04/2016

Internet VAT rate cut would reduce budget revenue EUR 38-42m

Budapest, April 11 (MTI) – A reduction in the VAT rate on internet service from 27 percent to 18 percent will reduce budget revenue by an […]
05/04/2016

Free Wi-Fi hotspots in all communities by 2018?

Budapest, April 5 (MTI) – Hungary’s government is drafting a plan to put free Wi-Fi hotspots in every Hungarian municipality by the second half of 2018, […]
03/04/2016

Attack against government servers highly organised, says chief security advisor

Budapest, April 3 (MTI) – The attacks against the government’s information technology systems have been highly organised, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor said late […]
03/04/2016

Government IT network attacked from foreign servers

Budapest, April 2 (MTI) – The Hungarian government’s information technology network was repeatedly attacked from foreign servers over the past 24 hours but the attacks have […]
02/04/2016

Passwords for 15,000 Hungarian Gmail accounts leaked

15,000 Hungarian Gmail accounts and their passwords were leaked on an Estonian file-sharing website, origo.hu reports. When tested, the accounts and passwords proved correct, although the […]
24/03/2016

Hungary seeks ties to help its talents in Silicon Valley

Washington, DC, March 24 (MTI) – Hungary is on a mission to build relations with California in a bid to help Hungarian talents find cooperation opportunities […]
23/03/2016

Hungarian born Andy Grove, former president of Intel, dies at 79

According to the MTI, the cause of his death has not been announced yet, but the Silicon Valley’s pioneer personality had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease […]
16/02/2016

Average Hungarian spends 86 minutes per day on Facebook

Budapest, February 16 (MTI) – The average Hungarian Facebook user spends 86 minutes a day using the social networking site, a survey commissioned by the Hungarian […]
08/02/2016

Eurostat: Hungary internet users second most affected by security issues in 2015

Luxembourg, February 8 (MTI) – Hungarian internet users were the second most affected by security issues in the European Union last year, a report released by […]
21/01/2016

IBM buys Hungarian tech start-up UStream

Budapest, January 21 (MTI) – IBM announced on Thursday it has acquired Hungarian start-up UStream, a provider of cloud-based live video streaming services. IMB did not […]
28/12/2015

Property developer Graphisoft signs EUR 16.5m credit agreement

Budapest, December 28 (MTI) – Real estate developer Graphisoft Park on Monday signed an agreement for a ten-year 16.5 million euro credit line with Erste Bank, […]
25/12/2015

You wouldn’t even think how many inventions the world owes to Hungary

According to vilaghalo.info, a Hungarian man saw a commercial about his homeland and it inspired him to only use things that were invented by Hungarians through […]
16/12/2015

Surveillance top internet security concern among young people

Budapest, December 16 (MTI) – Online surveillance and leaving a digital footprint are the main security concerns among young people who regularly use the internet, daily […]
11/12/2015

Hungary has cyber security system for identifying criminals

Budapest, December 11 (MTI) – Currently in operation in Hungary is a cyber security system capable of identifying criminal organisations and minimising their activities, the daily […]
06/11/2015

Government pledge: No school without internet in Hungary by 2016

Budapest, November 5 (MTI) – No school in Hungary will lack an internet connection at the end of 2016, the state secretary in charge of infocommunications […]
30/10/2015

A West African company would buy Extreme Digital

Steinhoff International is rumoured to by Extreme Digital, one of the biggest Hungarian online retail companies. Balázs Várkonyi, one of the owners confirmed to Vs.hu that […]
13/10/2015

Miskolc University gets EUR 10.3 million supercomputer

Budapest, October 13 (MTI) – The University of Miskolc (N Hungary) has inaugurated a supercomputer, purchased from European Union funding of 3.2 billion forints (EUR 10.3m), […]
13/10/2015

Better telecommunications to boost opportunities, Ader tells ITU conference

Budapest (MTI) – Efficient telecommunications will increase “our opportunities, openness, freedom, and security”, President Janos Ader told a gala night of the World Telecom conference, which […]
12/10/2015

SMEs essential in innovation, says ITU secretary general

Budapest, October 12 (MTI) – The role played by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is essential in innovation, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Houlin Zhao said […]