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Irish tech firms gave €1.4m to local charity and the community last year News
24.05.2012 Tech firms AOL, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Oracle contributed more than €1.4m to local community groups and charities in 2011, according to Business in the Community Ireland. -
IBM completes acquisition of Varicent Software Incorporated News
24.05.2012 Technology giant IBM has finished up its acquisition of analytics software provider Varicent Software Incorporated for an undisclosed sum.Categories: Business Intelligence, Data Management, Deals Done, Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Software -
HP revenues down 3pc to US$30.7bn – 27,000 workers to exit company News
24.05.2012 HP reported second-quarter revenues of US$30.7bn, down 3pc year on year but an improvement on the first quarter when revenues dropped 38pc. Net profits were down 31pc to US$1.6bn. -
Lawyers descend to pick over carcass of Facebook's troubled IPO News
23.05.2012 Little did we think a week ago that Facebook’s IPO would be seen as a tawdry mess. Indeed we all thought the golden boy of social media sites would be a roaring success.Categories: Social Media, Legal, Investments, Internet, Financial, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Dell reports 4pc drop in revenue to US$14.4bn News
23.05.2012 Computer maker Dell says it is progressing in its move to being a total enterprise services and solutions provider, and reported revenue for its fiscal 2013 first quarter of... -
HP to announce 25,000 job cuts - reports News
23.05.2012 The world's largest computer maker HP is to announce the layoffs of some 25,000 workers across the company today as it tries to streamline its PC and services business, reports... -
Dublin ad firm to acquire Proventus Energy in €55m deal News
23.05.2012 Dublin outdoor advertising firm Captive Audience Display Solutions (CADS) is holding an EGM today to approve its proposal to carry out a reverse takeover of the UK renewable...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Deals Done -
Eircom to exit examinership on 11 June News
22.05.2012 The High Court has approved a scheme recommended by Eircom’s examiner Michael McAteer that will allow it to exit examinership on 11 June. Under the scheme of arrangement...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investments, Internet, Financial, Communications -
Google acquires Motorola Mobility, names new CEO News
22.05.2012 Google has closed its deal to purchase mobile device maker Motorola Mobility, Google CEO Larry Page announced on the company’s blog. The US$12.5bn deal is Google’s biggest... -
EMC acquires file management solutions provider Syncplicity News
22.05.2012 Data storage giant EMC has acquired Syncplicity, Inc, a privately-held, next-generation, cloud-based synch and share file management provider for an undisclosed sum. -
Bloomberg buys Irish tech firm PolarLake, rolls out new data service News
22.05.2012 Global financial news service Bloomberg has acquired Dublin-based semantic web software company PolarLake for an undisclosed sum. As a result, Bloomberg is launching a new...Tags: Big Data, Semantic Web, -
Facebook shares drop to US$34.03 – price of hype or voice of reason? News
22.05.2012 Facebook shares closed last night at US$34.03, more than 25pc from its high on Friday. With Morgan Stanley coming to the rescue with US$2.4bn worth of underwriting action, is it...Categories: Social Media, Investments, Internet, Funding, Financial, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Deals done this past week News
21.05.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
The digital business week News
21.05.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
Weekend news roundup: Facebook smartphone and the end of Silicon Valley's Golden Age News
21.05.2012 The weekend newspapers' tech coverage was full of interesting insights into the Facebook IPO but what's coming next is what most folks would really need to know. One Silicon... -
Yahoo! and Alibaba in US$7bn stock deal News
21.05.2012 Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group is to purchase back a 20pc stake Yahoo! holds in its company as part of a US$7.1bn deal. The deal values Alibaba at US$35bn. -
Financial results this week News
21.05.2012 Technology companies scheduled to release their financial results this week.Categories: Financial Results, Financial -
Facebook IPO closes at US$38.23 after first day’s trading News
18.05.2012 One of the most eagerly awaited IPOs in tech industry history ended not far from where it started – Facebook opened at US$38 and while share soared to US$45 at one point by the... -
Facebook shares leap to US$43, then drop in IPO's first day News
18.05.2012 Social networking giant Facebook's IPO got off to a rocketing start, with shares leaping an initial 13pc to US$43 as the stock opened for trading for the first time today. -
Meet the world’s youngest billionaire (and it’s not Zuckerberg) News
18.05.2012 He’s a Harvard dropout, Facebook co-founder and he’s the world’s youngest billionaire by just eight days. Meet Dustin Moskovitz.Categories: Software, Social Media, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Funding, Financial, DevelopmentTags: Silicon Valley, Social Media, Investment, IPO, Development, Software, Engineering, Spotify, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg,