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IBM to acquire business analytics firms software portfolio News
05.02.2013 Tech giant IBM is to buy the software portfolio of business analytics company Star Analytics Inc for an undisclosed sum in an effort to boost its own business analytics... -
The technology business week: RIM rebrands as BlackBerry, Amartus raises 1.2m investment News
04.02.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Social Media, Mergers & Acquisitions, Marketing, Investments, Financial Results, Deals Done, Consumer Tech -
Cisco to acquire security firm Cognitive Security News
30.01.2013 Computer-networking equipment maker Cisco is to acquire security company Cognitive Security to enhance its network security platform in the face of mobility and cloud computing... -
Philips to exit consumer entertainment business News
29.01.2013 Dutch electronics giant Philips is exiting the consumer electronics business to focus on the home appliance and healthcare areas, as the company is selling its home... -
Twitter snaps up app crash-reporting start-up Crashlytics News
29.01.2013 Twitter has acquired the Boston-based start-up Crashlytics, which has developed a reporting tool to help developers figure out what causes their apps to crash. -
The technology business week: Irish shoppers spend 53m via online daily deals, Apple and Google reveal strong revenues News
28.01.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
Amazon.com acquires IVONA Software News
24.01.2013 E-commerce giant Amazon.com has snapped up voice technology specialist IVONA Software for an undisclosed sum. -
Cisco to buy mobile networking firm Intucell for US$475m News
23.01.2013 Computer-networking equipment maker Cisco is to acquire mobile networking company Intucell for about US$475m in cash and retention-based incentives. -
Mcor wins 3D printing deal with US office supplies giant Staples News
30.11.2012 Irish technology company Mcor has secured a breakthrough deal with office supplies giant Staples that will see Staples deploy a new service that will provide customers with 3D... -
InterTrade Ireland reveals additional 1.5m for North-South innovation ventures News
21.01.2013 InterTrade Ireland has made a further 1.5m in funding available for businesses North and South to forge partnerships to develop new products or services under its Innova... -
The technology business week: Irish spending on Visa cards hits 15.5bn, Google to build HQ in London News
21.01.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Search Engines, Internet, Financial, Deals Done, Contract, Computers, Careers and Employment -
Data Edge secures 2.5m contract with Irish Aviation Authority News
17.01.2013 Bray-based Data Edge has won a 2.5m contract with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) to supply it with air traffic monitoring technology over a 10-year period.Tags: Video, -
Digital Marketing Institute signs 2m training deal in Malaysia News
17.01.2013 In the latest in a series of export deals that brings the tally of potential revenues to more than 7m so far, the Dublin-headquartered Digital Marketing Institute (DMI) has...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Social Media, Education, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Deals Done -
Alcatel-Lucent signs US$1bn managed services telecoms deal in India News
16.01.2013 Communications giant Alcatel-Lucent has signed a managed services contract worth US$1bn with India-based Reliance Communications to deliver seamless voice and data services...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Internet, Deals Done, Communications -
Open source cloud player Enovation partners with content giant Alfresco News
15.01.2013 Irish open-source software company Enovation, which specialises in enterprise content management, has forged a partnership with US content management player Alfresco, which... -
BWG Foods invests 300k in cloud-based supply chain system News
07.01.2013 BWG Foods has awarded a 300,000 contract to Atlas Universal to automate its entire purchase to pay process, handling in excess of 4.8m transactions annually. BWG operates the... -
Citrix completes acquisition of mobile device management player Zenprise News
04.01.2013 Citrix, a provider of server and desktop virtualisation, networking, SaaS and cloud computing technologies, has wrapped up its acquisition of Zenprise, a mobile device... -
The technology business week: Ireland ranks in top locations for BPO, FTC wont charge Google in anti-trust probe News
07.01.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Deals Done, Financial, Internet, Investments, Mergers & Acquisitions, Search Engines, Social Media -
Microsoft beats Google and Apple in acquiring start-up R2 Studios News
03.01.2013 Microsoft has trumped fellow tech giants Apple and Google to acquire home entertainment technology start-up R2 Studios for an undisclosed sum, including patents for controlling... -
Apple may buy sat-nav smartphone app Waze News
03.01.2013 Consumer tech giant Apple has its eye on acquiring sat-nav smartphone app Waze for several million dollars, if rumours are to be believed.