Eircom to raise €310m through bonds issue
30.04.2013 Eircom said today it plans to sell €310m worth of senior secured notes due in 2020. This is the first bonds-issue by the telco since it had €2.3bn worth of debt written off last year.
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Twitter IPO not happening any time soon - Dorsey
30.04.2013 It’s been nearly a year since Facebook’s IPO but another social networking giant isn’t going to follow suit any time soon. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has said the company is “not even thinking about it” right now.
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Staples opens 3D printing centre powered by Irish firm Mcor’s technology
29.04.2013 Global office supplies player Staples has gone live with a new 3D printing Experience Centre in the Netherlands, which is powered by technology made by Irish firm Mcor.
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The technology business week: GameAccount Network teams up with MPTN, Google buys Wavii
29.04.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.
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Weekend news round-up: Scoble loves Google Glass, Apple plans Tech Talks
29.04.2013 In our round-up of some of the most interesting tech stories of the weekend, tech blogger Robert Scoble's review of Google Glass after two weeks is eye-opening; questions arise over the future of the Wintel alliance between Intel and Microsoft; Apple is going to hit the road with a series of Tech Talks; and consumer demand for older iPhone models has Wall Street on edge.
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Financial results this week
29.04.2013 Technology companies scheduled to release their financial results this week.
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Incentives could increase use of mobile phones as payment devices – Accenture survey
27.04.2013 Financial incentives and mobile-based financial-management tools just may persuade consumers to use their smartphones more as payment devices, a survey by Accenture suggests.
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Amazon.com reports 22pc hike in first-quarter sales to US$16.07bn
26.04.2013 E-commerce behemoth Amazon.com has revealed its first-quarter sales have gone up 22pc to US$16.07bn, compared with US$13.18bn in the first quarter of 2012.
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Yahoo!’s chairman of the board Fred Amoroso resigns
26.04.2013 Internet giant Yahoo!’s chairman of the board Fred Amoroso has resigned from the position and will not seek re-election to the board of directors at the company’s upcoming annual shareholders meeting.
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€2,500 online business voucher on way to help SMEs access €21bn digital economy
26.04.2013 Internet giants Facebook, Google and PayPal are to work on a special pilot involving 20 Irish companies to bring them into the digital economy. Announcing the pilot, Ireland's Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton said a €2,500 Business Online Voucher is in the works to try and increase the number of Irish firms trading online by 2,000.