Former Simply Zesty CEO to head up Digital Marketing Institute
19.06.2013 The former CEO of Simply Zesty Ken Fitzpatrick is to head up the rapidly expanding Digital Marketing Institute as CEO.
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Irish firm CarTrawler snaps up online assets of Holiday Autos
19.06.2013 CarTrawler, the Irish-based online car rental platform, has its sights set on extending its global reach as the company has acquired the online assets of the car rental broker Holiday Autos. CarTrawler is now eying up 2.5m pro forma booking volumes per annum and gross sales of €500m, according to CEO Mike McGearty.
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Coors Light brings out social-to-real-life video game app
18.06.2013 Coors Light has attempted a new market first with a social-to-real-life video game that ties in with 800 pubs across Ireland to give thirsty punters up to 3,000 prizes, including free daily pints.
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3,000 hires generated in Ireland’s booming digital media sector
17.06.2013 In the past year digital media companies based in Ireland hired 3,000 people with the majority of the hires by large multinational internet and e-commerce firms, a study by Prosperity Digital Recruitment reveals.
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Killarney rolls out free Wi-Fi in Bitbuzz deal
17.06.2013 Killarney, Co Kerry, is about to become the first town in Ireland to roll out complementary Wi-Fi to passers-by and tourists after signing a deal with Bitbuzz. The move follows the launch of Bitbuzz Freedom on Grafton Street in Dublin last year.
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ESA’s Albert Einstein spacecraft connects with space station
17.06.2013 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Albert Einstein spacecraft has successfully connected with the International Space Station (ISS) to supply provisions for the astronauts aboard the orbital outpost, plus fuel for rebooting the station’s orbit.
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Weekend news round-up: Snoopgate fallout continues; Saudi Arabia to ban Whatsapp
17.06.2013 The fallout over Edward Snowden’s leakage of sensitive information about US intelligence surveillance of the internet continues and tech giants are taking it upon themselves to disclose legal orders they have received. The question is this: is Snowden a hero or villain in light of new information that he may be working with China?
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CIOs on the frontline of the war for 21st-century talent
14.06.2013 With every business effectively now a technology business, the role of CIO has never been of greater significance. However, not only do CIOs have to be concerned with keeping the lights on and the machines whirring, they are in the front line of the war for attracting 21st-century IT talent, in particular social and mobile development skills, according to the latest Harvey Nash/TelecityGroup CIO survey.
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EU to ban mobile roaming charges by July 2014
14.06.2013 Twenty-seven European Commissioners have voted to end roaming charges in Europe by 1 July 2014 in a move they believe will help consumers but also strengthen Europe’s fragmented and saturated mobile phone industry.
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Broadband penetration in Ireland rose just 0.1pc in Q1
13.06.2013 Broadband subscriptions, both fixed and mobile, increased just 0.1pc on the previous quarter and stood at 1.6m at the end of March, ComReg reported in its latest market report.