Categorised as: Networking
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Skype in the Workspace comes out of beta, still lacks key features News
09.11.2012 This week, Microsoft-owned Skype excitedly announced public availability of its new service targeting SMEs and entrepreneurs following six months of beta testing – but with key... -
Six Dublin start-ups make it to finals of JumpStart competition News
06.11.2012 Six start-ups have been picked for the finals of JumpStart, the annual entrepreneurship competition that’s run by the Learning and Innovation Centre (LINC) at the Institute of... -
New monthly meet-ups aim to help Ireland’s e-commerce sector sell better News
02.11.2012 Next Monday will see the launch of E-Commerce Ireland, a free monthly gathering for those that sell products and services online. The new group has been set up by Colm Griffin,...Categories: Private Irish Business, Networking, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Ulster Bank creates online networking platform for women entrepreneurs News
31.10.2012 Ulster Bank has launched a new online networking platform Business Women Can, with the aim of connecting women entrepreneurs across Ireland.Categories: Private Irish Business, Online Business, Networking, Management, Internet, Consumer Tech, Web -
Science Week events to play on theme of everyday experimenting News
25.10.2012 People are being encouraged to get involved in this year’s Science Week, which will run from 11–18 November, whereby more than 500 events across Ireland will be exploring... -
Pioneering students to converge in Dublin for three-day innovation summit News
25.10.2012 Fifty of some of the world’s brightest undergraduate students will be in Dublin in early November for a summit organised by the Undergraduate Awards. The aim of the 7-10... -
Business networking start-up Datahug secures US$3.2m in Series A funding News
25.10.2012 Dublin software start-up Datahug has secured US$3.2m in Series A financing from the venture capital firm DFJ Esprit, with the business networking automation company set to focus...Tags: Venture Capital, Dublin Web Summit -
Tech start-up of the week: Tweekaboo News
21.10.2012 Our tech start-up of the week is Tweekaboo, a new type of social network for parents to record and share family moments privately via an online journal.Categories: Application Design and Development, Apps, Investments, Mobile, Multimedia, Networking, Social Media, Software -
NDRC’s Swequity programme on lookout for new start-up ideas News
19.10.2012 The National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) is launching its second Swequity Exchange programme that matches up people with business ideas for digital start-ups with mentors and...Categories: Networking, Marketing, Management, Financial, Digital Business, Development, Design, Business Intelligence, Apps -
SmartThings wins Spark of Genius start-up contest at Dublin Web Summit (video) News
18.10.2012 Since yesterday, more than 100 international start-ups have been pitching their ideas at the Dublin Web Summit to compete for a prize fund worth more than €100,000. The winner... -
NDRC to host ‘open mic’ event for self-starters in Dublin tonight News
16.10.2012 Self-starters, entrepreneurs, innovators and people with ideas for new businesses are being invited to take part in an ‘open mic’ night hosted by the National Digital Research... -
Attitudes towards women in technology are changing rapidly, claims CWIT News
11.10.2012 More than 200 women working in the technology space converged in Dublin this morning for a Connecting Women in Technology (CWIT) breakfast briefing to network and share ideas... -
Global business expert Hanadi Jabado to talk entrepreneurship at UCC and QUB News
10.10.2012 All businesses, be they start-ups or established firms, need to keep thinking like entrepreneurs and continue to innovate – that’s according to Hanadi Jabado, the serial... -
Open mic event for self-starters and innovators in Dublin tonight News
09.10.2012 The National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) is holding an open mic event in Dublin tonight. The aim is for start-ups and those with innovative ideas to pitch their plans and get... -
Vodafone acquires Irish telco Complete Telecom for undisclosed sum News
01.10.2012 Vodafone has acquired Kevin Murphy’s Complete Telecom for an undisclosed sum. Complete Telecom’s 26 staff will now become employees of Vodafone. Vodafone says it expects to... -
Hollywood laps up lessons by the most disruptive generation ever to hit media News
28.09.2012 Senior Hollywood and Silicon Valley executives locked horns on the tricky task of serving today’s digital natives who can react by mashing up IP and express their dissent... -
New start-up competition targets Ireland’s researchers News
20.09.2012 The Irish Research Council and the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) are preparing to launch a new competition aimed at getting researchers from all academic disciplines...Categories: Science, R&D, Private Irish Business, Networking, Marketing, Management, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property -
Startupbootcamp launches health-tech accelerator for start-ups in Dublin News
19.09.2012 HealthXL is a new accelerator programme that is being launched by Startupbootcamp in Dublin this evening. It will be specifically targeted at supporting technology start-ups in...Categories: Science, Networking, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Digital Business -
Pitchify events aim to connect students and self-starters in Dublin News
19.09.2012 Pitchify is the latest social connector for students, early stage start-ups, techies and wannabe entrepreneurs to hit the Dublin tech scene.