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Shape of future IT emerges through the cloud News
29.03.2013 As cloud computing matures and its reach within business continues, some signs are emerging through the fog about what the future holds for IT. Market watcher Ovum has forecast... -
200 new jobs as medical-device player Nypro locates in Waterford News
28.03.2013 Waterford awoke to some thrilling news this morning, that the region is to benefit from 200 new jobs as medical-device player Nypro Healthcare revealed plans to establish a...Categories: Science, Recruitment, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Government, Economy -
New policy document sets out wind energy development guidelines News
27.03.2013 A policy document that sets out guidelines for Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) members involved in wind-energy development has been published today. ‘Best Practice... -
Expanded Irish Genealogy website includes more sources News
27.03.2013 The newly expanded Irish Genealogy website aims to make it quicker and easier for people to find information about their Irish ancestors from more online sources. -
New EU rules to cut red tape from broadband rollouts – move could save €60bn News
26.03.2013 European Commission vice-president responsible for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes today revealed proposed new rules that will cut the cost of rolling out high-speed internet...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Infrastructure Management, Government, Engineering, Digital Media, CIO -
Ireland is No 1 in Europe for enjoying economic effects of innovation News
26.03.2013 Ireland is the top of the EU league table for making knowledge and innovation work for the real economy. Despite this achievement, the EU’s Innovation Union Scoreboard placed... -
SMI encourages Irish innovators to access Washington dollars News
26.03.2013 Amongst all the Irish-American meetings and engagements in Washington, DC, recently, consulting firm Strategic Marketing Innovations Inc (SMI) officially announced it would open... -
Kroes and Rabbitte question if EU intervention is needed to ‘preserve media’ News
22.03.2013 European Commission vice-president and commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes said today in Dublin that safeguarding media freedom and freedom of speech is critical....Categories: Online Business, Multimedia, Media, Marketing, Legal, Government, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Yahoo! to create more than 200 jobs in Dublin News
21.03.2013 Yahoo!’s operations centre in Dublin is growing and the internet giant is to create more than 200 jobs as a result of the expansion in the Irish capital. -
McAfee to create up to 60 jobs with global R&D centre in Cork News
21.03.2013 Security software giant McAfee is to establish an R&D centre of excellence in Cork and with it, up to 60 new jobs. -
Taoiseach reveals new St Patrick’s Day medal for Irish scientific diaspora News
19.03.2013 A new science award has been unveiled by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD, called the St Patrick’s Day Medal which will be presented annually to a distinguished Irish scientist living... -
SMI investment will see Irish R&D access multi-billion dollar US federal funds News
19.03.2013 Washington, DC, technology consulting firm SMI – which has secured more than US$1bn for clients in the last eight years – is to establish its European headquarters in Dublin, it... -
E-government returns to vogue to banish the austerity blues News
19.03.2013 Anyone with a pulse would know that Ireland’s expensive and unwieldy public sector needs reform. But since the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin, TD,... -
Ireland invests €1m in centre to leverage fast-growing data analytics sector News
15.03.2013 The Irish Government is making an initial €1m investment in a new Dublin technology centre in data analytics called CeADAR, the Centre for Applied Data Analytics Research, to...Categories: Resources, Investments, Government, Economy, Careers and Employment, Business Intelligence -
Northern Ireland to receive nine rapid charge points for e-cars News
13.03.2013 Power and automation technology player ABB has sold nine rapid charge points for electric vehicles (e-cars) to Northern Ireland’s e-car network. -
HP lands major deal with European Commission to build its cloud News
13.03.2013 Technology giant HP has won a major contract with the European Commission to supply HP Integrity servers to support critical workloads, including database-intensive applications...Categories: Servers, Investments, Infrastructure Management, Hardware, Government, Digital Business, Data Management -
Government teams up with leading industry figures on Action Plan for Jobs News
12.03.2013 Six leading private-sector figures have been called on by the Irish Government to join the Action Plan for Jobs Implementation and Monitoring Group and will help to implement...Categories: Government, Careers and Employment -
Firms urged to quash cyberbullying in the workplace News
11.03.2013 Law firm McDowell Purcell has urged companies to clamp down on cyberbullying in the workplace and has warned that unlimited access to Facebook and Twitter by employees carries a... -
Midlands wind energy platform could lead to €1bn spend and 6,000 new jobs News
08.03.2013 Harnessing the Irish midlands’ potential for exportable wind energy to the UK could see civil engineering and construction investments of €1bn lead to between 3,000 and 6,000...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Green, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
Govt invests in new €20m Highland Capital Partners fund News
08.03.2013 The Irish Government has supported the creation of US venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners’ first dedicated European fund. The €20m fund, which will be run from...