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Springboard offers 6,000 new education opportunities News
22.05.2012 The Irish Government has announced 6,000 new part-time higher education places for job seekers via the Springboard programme, focused on areas with skills shortages.Tags: Pharmaceutical, Green Economy, Medical Devices, ICT, Government, Jobs, Skills, Education, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, IDA, -
Silicon Labs to buy Boston-based Ember for US$72m News
21.05.2012 US semiconductor company Silicon Laboratories is to acquire the Boston-based Ember Corporation for $72m. The acquisition of Ember is part of Silicon Lab’s move to enable... -
Computer reuse charity calls on companies to donate old PCs News
18.05.2012 Camara Education, the Irish charity that refurbishes computers and loads them with educational software for schools in Ireland, Africa and Jamaica, has issued a call for...Categories: Sustainability, Software, Recycling Services, R&D, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Consumer Tech, Computers -
IBM to create several hundred new jobs at Dublin Global Services Hub News
18.05.2012 IBM is to create several hundred new jobs at a new Global Services Integration Hub in Mulhuddart as part of an IDA Ireland-supported investment.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Research, R&D, Investments, Green Computing, Global CIO, Funding, Energy, Education, Economy, Digital Business, Data Management, Data Centre, CIO -
Ireland's Green IFSC targets US$200bn worth of asset management News
04.05.2012 Ireland’s aim to be a global hub for ‘green finance’ could see the emerging Green IFSC eventually manage US$200bn worth of green funds, it emerged this week. -
Nike interactive ‘green’ app lets users design eco-trainers News
04.05.2012 Sports shoe maker Nike is about to launch a new app that allows customers to design trainers made out of greener materials. -
Energy summit achieves global clean-tech commitments News
27.04.2012 Energy ministers from 23 governments and the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative were in London this week for the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)....Categories: R&D, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Government, Energy, Education, Economy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Renewable Energy, Science, Sustainability -
Greenpeace activists target Apple stores in US and Canada News
25.04.2012 Apple may have reported incredible second-quarter revenues of US$39.2bn yesterday, but that didn’t deter Greenpeace activists, as they staged protests at Apple stores in San...Categories: Green Computing, Green, Sustainability, Servers, Renewable Energy, Multimedia, Green Tech, Data Centre, Computers -
Intel marks World Earth Day with energy review News
20.04.2012 World Earth Day is in two days' time, and here in Ireland Intel has released data for its Reduce our Energy initiative, whereby it worked with 10 local businesses and...Categories: Sustainability, R&D, Internet, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Engineer, Energy, Business Intelligence, Engineering -
Apple reacts to Greenpeace over ‘dirty energy’ claims News
19.04.2012 Apple has defended itself against Greenpeace claims that it uses “dirty energy” to power up its data centres and that its new data centre in Maiden, North Carolina would use 100...Categories: Search Engines, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Energy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps, WebTags: Cloud Computing, Apple, Tim Cook, data centre, US, Amazon, Green IT, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, -
Greenpeace activists protest on Apple’s Cork HQ’s roof News
18.04.2012 Four Greenpeace activists protested on the roof Apple’s European base in Cork this morning, saying the company's new cloud service iCloud is powered by fossil fuels. -
Cork City FC in recycling drive to get funding News
03.04.2012 Cork City FC, which is run by its fans, is appealing for people to donate unwanted mobile phones, iPods, games and DVDs as part of a fundraising drive to keep the club in action.Categories: Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Green, Green Computing, Mobile, Recycling Services, Sustainability -
IBM and ASTRON to help scientists explore the Big Bang News
02.04.2012 ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, and IBM are preparing to engage in a €2.9m five-year collaboration to research the exascale computer systems that are... -
Northern Ireland ramps up its e-car programme News
30.03.2012 Northern Ireland has launched its e-car project and started to invest in its electric vehicle network, with the installation of 41 charge points across the region, and a 100... -
BT makes multi-million euro investment in Dublin cloud data centre News
28.03.2012 Global telecoms giant BT is expanding its Dublin data centre as part of a multi-million euro investment that will see the addition of 5,500 sq feet of data centre, including 300... -
Green economy forum to explore smart city opportunities News
23.03.2012 Clean-tech and sustainability experts from Ireland, Madrid and Vienna will be sharing their insights on smarter cities at a conference in Dublin next week. They'll also be...Categories: Energy, Data Management, Engineer, Engineering, Green, Green Computing, Green Tech, R&D, Science, Supply Chain ManagementTags: SEAI, Smart Buildings, ICT, Sustainability, IBM, Ireland, Green Economy, Dublin City Council, Clean Tech, -
Cork LED firm in US$100m deal with global refrigeration giant News
20.03.2012 A Cork technology company that has developed a LED lighting system that enhances the visual appeal of food products in stores has secured a US$100m opportunity with Hussman, a... -
Dublin and Silicon Valley clean-tech clusters to team up News
12.03.2012 A major clean-tech agreement between Dublin’s clean-tech cluster The Green Way and San Jose’s Environmental Business Cluster has just been signed in Silicon Valley. The aim of...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Private Irish Business, Green Tech, Green ComputingTags: Clean Tech, Silicon Valley -
Chevrolet Volt named European Car of the Year News
05.03.2012 Automotive journalists from 23 countries have today named the all-electric Chevrolet Volt, which is sold in Europe under the Opel Ampera name, as European Car of the Year. -
Daimler scientists create Invisible Mercedes via LED tech News
05.03.2012 Now you see it next you don’t! Mercedes-Benz researchers in Germany have used an innovative marketing ploy to promote the new Mercedes-Benz F-Cell hydrogen-fuelled car. They’ve...Tags: Daimler-Chrysler, LED,