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European business leaders worry most about losing competitive edge - study News
06.03.2013 European business leaders are more concerned about keeping up with the pace of technology-led change than those in Asia and North America, a new study about the impact of... -
Running a small business from a smartphone (infographic) News
28.02.2013 Leading apps in the management space can help entrepreneurs get things done while on the move. A new infographic takes a look at some apps that enable productivity in the palm... -
Making the German connections in med tech News
04.03.2013 In Germany, med tech is thriving. In fact, it’s one of the largest markets in the world for medical devices and technology. And, as exhibitors at the Medtec Europe expo in... -
Digital health start-ups converge in Dublin for three-month bootcamp News
01.03.2013 Eight ventures that are pioneering technologies in the digital health space are preparing to start a three-month accelerator programme in Dublin this week. Eoghan Jennings,...Categories: Software Development, Software, Science, Research, Marketing, Management, Life Sciences, Investments, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Mobility matters with more CIOs this year, Accenture survey reveals News
26.02.2013 Most CIOs believe mobility will generate significant sources of new revenue for their businesses, and most will invest 31-40pc of their discretionary budgets to achieve that... -
Compromise would soften Yahoo!’s ban on working from home News
26.02.2013 Employees of internet giant Yahoo! received a memo last week telling them that come 1 June, there would be no more working from home – a confusing order, considering what Yahoo!...Categories: Mobility, Management, Leadership & Management, Internet, In the Workplace, Communications -
Former Vodafone exec Michel Combes is Alcatel-Lucent's new CEO News
25.02.2013 The former chief executive officer of Vodafone Europe Michel Combes will take the helm of network equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent as its new CEO on 1 April. -
Free conference for start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurs at DCU next week News
08.02.2013 DCU Business School will be hosting a free conference next week targeted at start-ups, small business owners and those interested in the area of social entrepreneurship.Categories: Private Irish Business, Networking, Management, Education, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen to step down News
07.02.2013 The CEO of network equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent Ben Verwaayen is stepping down from the role and will not seek re-election as a director at this year’s annual general meeting... -
Start-ups and investors to mingle at Pitchify in Dublin tomorrow News
05.02.2013 Pitchify, the free networking event for start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurs, will be having its next event in Dublin tomorrow evening. Already, more than 680 people have signed...Categories: Research, Private Irish Business, Networking, Media, Marketing, Management, Internet, Intellectual Property, GraduateTags: Venture Capital, Networking -
13 start-up ideas from the West secure Enterprise Ireland funding News
05.02.2013 Thirteen new ventures based in the West of Ireland have today been awarded funding from Enterprise Ireland via its €200,000 Competitive Feasibility Fund. The start-ups hail from... -
Dell may announce today that yes, it is going private News
05.02.2013 Computer giant Dell may reveal today whether its board has accepted an offer led by its founder and CEO Michael Dell to take the company private for about US$24bn. Dell’s board... -
Irish firms tap into growing healthcare markets at Arab Health News
04.02.2013 Last week, 14 Irish companies involved in med tech exhibited at the Arab Health expo in Dubai. Claire O’Connell spoke with attendees about why and how Irish companies are... -
Tech transfer projects to get €11m investment push from InterTradeIreland News
04.02.2013 InterTradeIreland has announced plans to invest €11m in 135 cross-border technology-transfer projects, with the investment set to be channelled into the agency’s all-island... -
Automation can cost execs money and customers, study reveals News
31.01.2013 Even though financial services executives recognise the business value automation can add to their organisations, 37pc of them report having lost money and 31pc have lost... -
Skillnets opens new €500k training fund for Ireland’s private sector News
28.01.2013 Ireland's State-funded training and upskilling body Skillnets is launching a new €500,000 training fund specifically aimed at companies in the private sector. Groups of... -
Global enterprise search market to reach US$4.68bn by 2019 – Frost & Sullivan News
25.01.2013 The global enterprise search market reaped revenues of more than US$1.47bn in 2012 and that figure is forecast to be US$4.68bn by 2019, analysis by business consulting firm...Categories: Search, Management, Financial, Enterprise, Data Management, Business Intelligence, Analysis -
Video-game maker Atari files for bankruptcy protection News
22.01.2013 Atari, the maker of iconic video games such as Pong and Asteroids, has filed for bankruptcy protection in Paris and New York after it failed to acquire a successor to its main... -
Archipelago scoops David Manley emerging entrepreneur award News
18.01.2013 Archipelago, a not-for-profit start-up to help create a community for young entrepreneurs in Ireland, has won the top prize in this year’s David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur...Tags: Entrepreneurship, Networking, -
Sony sells US headquarters building for US$1.1bn News
18.01.2013 Consumer tech giant Sony has sold its US headquarters in Manhattan, New York, for US$1.1bn, in a move to keep the company buoyant as it strives to return to profitability.