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An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector.
A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.
A look through the weekend newspapers' tech coverage, including how Ireland could have generated 13,000 additional technology jobs, the fallout over Path's privacy debacle, how internet surfing is so yesterday and the insidious nature of social bullying.
Some technology companies scheduled to release their financial results this week.
One of Silicon Valley's fastest-growing privately held companies, Marketo, has moved to a new 7,000 sq-foot building which will house its European HQ in Dublin.
Computer hardware systems and enterprise software products developer Oracle has entered into an agreement to acquire cloud-based talent management provider Taleo for about US$1.9bn, net of Taleo's cash and debt.
Clarification: Google has said no decision has been made on plans to open its first stand-alone retail store at its European headquarters in Dublin. The option of a retail presence has been included in a planning application, but rather than it being a rival to the Apple Store, it says a souvenir shop like the one it has in Mountain View, California, would be more likely.
The Government and Irish businesses could save up to €240m a year by moving to electronic invoicing, it emerged this morning as the State launches its first e-invoicing pilot. This will mean fewer administrative hurdles in government agencies and firms will benefit by getting paid on time.
While the financial troubles of Southern Europe are having an impact on Vodafone's latest financials, update of data services is a key influencer on new customer additions, the company said today. In Ireland, Vodafone is investing €2.5m in a 'new way of working' strategy.
Laura K Ipsen is joining software giant Microsoft as corporate vice-president of its Worldwide Public Sector organisation.
The US Department of Justice is likely to formally approve Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility as early as next week. However, in Europe, concerns about Google's commitment to opening up the rich trove of patents to competitors may be a stumbling block.
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24.01.2012 The growth of Facebook and mobile apps over recent years has supported 232,000 jobs and Facebook contributes €15.3bn of economic impact to the European Union’s gross domestic product, a new study by Deloitte reveals.
23.01.2012 Thorsten Heins has quite the job on his hands as new CEO of beleaguered company Research in Motion (RIM).
24.01.2012 Technology giant Intel Corporation has reshuffled its management in a move that promotes Brian Krzanich to chief operating officer and Dadi Perlmutter to chief product officer.
19.01.2012 Technology giant HP has a new chief strategy officer - executive vice-president of HP Software Bill Veghte.
26.01.2012 There are few firms today that aren’t treading water and, you can imagine, suggesting to hard-pressed managers that flexible working might be the answer to their problems may be met with a flinty-eyed stare.
18.01.2012 A boardroom upheaval, spurred on by negotiations over the sale of Yahoo!’s stakes in Asian portals, is understood to be a contributing reason as to why Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang has departed the company.
19.01.2012 Kodak has confirmed it has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It will continue to operate as normal during this filing, aiming to restructure the company.