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IBM and RFU provide RBS 6 Nations fans with ‘Keys to the Game’ analysis News
08.02.2013 IBM’s TryTracker will use predictive analytics to provide play-by-play insights to fans during this Sunday’s pivotal RBS 6 Nations encounter between Ireland and England. -
Dublin start-up Swrve secures US$6.25m investment; plans 100 jobs News
12.11.2012 Swrve, the Dublin-based start-up that has come up with a mobile app optimisation platform, has secured an US$6.25m investment in a funding round led by Atlantic Bridge Partners... -
Interview: Banks must focus on APIs and apps, not applications – Gartner analyst News
11.10.2012 We caught up with Gartner analyst Kristen Moyer when she was in Dublin last week to talk to her about her recent research into banks, and the strategies they need to adopt to...Categories: Financial Services, eCommerce, Data Management, Apps, Application Design and Development, Analyst -
Washington Post experience chief: reader engagement key to survival News
16.05.2012 The chief experience officer of the Washington Post has warned publishers that newspapers in the online space are missing the point by lashing up Britney Spears stories that...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Business Intelligence, Apps, Analyst, Analysis -
77 new jobs as five emerging tech firms locate across Ireland News
23.04.2012 Limerick, Dundalk and Dublin will benefit today from five new jobs announcements from overseas emerging tech firms that have chosen to locate in Ireland – these include Culture... -
Profitero named IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year News
03.02.2012 Irish start-up Profitero, which makes pricing intelligence software, has been named IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year at an event in San Francisco. -
Airline software player Rainmaker raises €1.5m News
23.01.2012 Irish business intelligence software company Rainmaker has raised €1.5m in venture capital. The investment will boost Rainmaker’s advance into overseas markets, especially the...Categories: Investments, Enterprise Applications, CIO, Business Software, Business Intelligence, Analyst -
IBM acquires Q1 Labs – will target US$94bn opportunity News
04.10.2011 IBM has acquired Q1 Labs, a Massachusetts-based security intelligence software provider that employs 50 people in Belfast. IBM will merge Q1 Labs into its Security Systems...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Servers, Security, Mergers & Acquisitions, Data Management, Analyst -
Welcome to the era of the data scientist News
04.10.2011 Irish companies will soon need to recruit new technology experts called data scientists to work out precisely what products and services consumers will want, according to EMC... -
Twitter’s new analytics service to tell clicks from tweets News
14.09.2011 Twitter has revealed a new analytics engine aimed at website publishers who wish to accurately measure the amount of traffic that Twitter drives their way. -
On the brink of a mass cloud and analytics uptake News
10.06.2011 Accenture senior executive Edel Lynch points Siliconrepublic.com to a unique moment in the business world’s use of IT where revolutions in cloud, analytics and skills combine to...Categories: Software & Web Development, IT Management, IT Consulting, Investments, CIO, Business Intelligence, Analyst, AnalysisTags: Accenture, Harvey Nash, CIO, Cloud Computing, Analytics, Compliance, ICT, Public Cloud, Private Cloud -
Claire Campbell appointed as senior business analyst at Candidate Manager News
15.07.2011 Claire Campbell brings more than six years of experience in consulting and industry, having led HR IT projects and worked in a wide range of activities, including requirements...Tags: Recruitment, -
Samsung forecasts 26pc fall in Q2 operating profit News
08.07.2011 Samsung Electronics foresees a 26pc drop in its second-quarter operating profit of 3.7trn won (US$3.48bn), which is below the record 5.01trn won (US$4.7bn) a year earlier. -
Every iOS device has downloaded more than 60 apps - research News
17.01.2011 An industry analyst has estimated that, based on the fact that the iTunes App Store will soon hit 10bn downloads, each iOS device sold has more than 60 apps downloaded to it. -
Deloitte expands with Curach acquisition News
14.12.2010 Business advisory firm Deloitte has acquired Irish consultancy Curach Consulting for an undisclosed sum. The move will expand Deloitte’s 300-strong workforce with an additional... -
Accenture to create 100 new R&D jobs in Dublin News
30.11.2010 Accenture is to create 100 new IDA Ireland-supported jobs at a new centre in Dublin over the coming four years.Categories: R&D, Jobs, Investments, Intellectual Property, Data Management, Business Intelligence, Analyst -
Amazon removes paedophilic e-book amid online uproar News
11.11.2010 Amazon.com has come under fire from numerous groups for posting a guidebook to paedophilia for sale on its store. -
Ice Energy benefits from $24m financing News
18.10.2010 Ice Energy, a provider of smart grid-enabled distributed energy storage solutions to the electric utility industry in the US, has announced the completion of a $24m series C... -
London Irish rugby team invests in analytics to up their game News
08.10.2010 Elite professional rugby club London Irish has deployed IBM Business Analytics technology to develop a ground-breaking new system to advance the club’s analysis of training and... -
Dun & Bradstreet IT group creates 50 extra Dublin jobs News
04.10.2010 Dun & Bradsteet’s Dublin technology operations are set to grow to 150 staff by the end of the year as the company reveals that 50 new positions are to be created in the world’s...Categories: Research, Recruitment, R&D, Jobs, IT Organisation, IT Management, Investments, Global CIO, Digital Business, Development, Data Management, Analyst