Categorised as: Deals Done
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Yahoo! buys gaming infrastructure start-up PlayerScale News
24.05.2013 Internet giant Yahoo! has bought another company, just days after acquiring blogging platform Tumblr for US$1.1bn. -
Cisco acquires Ubiquisys for US$310m News
25.05.2013 Networking equipment maker Cisco has completed its acquisition of Ubiquisys for US$310m in cash and retention-based incentives. -
Google acquires wind-turbine start-up Makani Power News
24.05.2013 Google is to acquire Makani Power, a US company that is developing an airborne wind turbine that is mounted on a tethered wing and can fly to higher altitudes where the wind is... -
Cork bakery for coeliacs raises seed funding of €175,000 News
24.05.2013 Delicous, a Cork-based bakery specialising in gluten-free products for coeliacs has raised €175,000 worth of investment from the Boole Investment Syndicate, the Halo Business... -
Accenture boosts digital offerings with Fjord acquisition News
24.05.2013 Technology consulting firm Accenture has wrapped up its acquisition of Fjord, a London-based global service design consultancy, for an undisclosed sum. -
Number of M&A deals in Ireland down 11.5pc in Q1 News
22.05.2013 Despite the increase in value of deals, the number of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the Irish economy are down 11.5pc year-on-year, according to new data from the... -
It’s official: Yahoo! to acquire Tumblr for US$1.1bn News
20.05.2013 Internet giant Yahoo! has ended days of speculation and announced its intent to acquire online blogging platform Tumblr for US$1.1bn. -
Marketo’s IPO raises US$79m, shares up almost 78pc News
20.05.2013 Cloud-based marketing software provider Marketo went public on Friday with a highly successful market debut. -
The technology business week: Smartphones not selling fast enough, Irish firms forge contracts worth €17m on trade mission News
20.05.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Telecommunications, Social Media, Sales, Phones, Online Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Economy, Deals Done -
Irish firms forge contracts worth €17m on EI trade mission News
17.05.2013 Irish companies involved in this week’s Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Poland and the Czech Republic have secured new contracts with a potential value of €17m.Categories: Software Development, Software & Web Development, Software, Marketing, Government, Engineering, Deals Done -
Irish start-ups head to New York for some digital networking News
16.05.2013 Four Irish start-ups will be in New York next week to present at a new networking event called New York Digital Irish. The idea of the event is to help new Irish ventures in the...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Networking, Mobile, Marketing, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Design, Deals Done, Apps Zone, Apps -
Deals site gets a deal – Foffit.com acquires Dealsireland.ie News
15.05.2013 Daily deals website Dealsireland.ie has been acquired by a Cork-based deals site, Foffit.com, for an undisclosed sum. Dealsireland.com says it will remain operational for the...Categories: Online Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Economy, eCommerce, Deals Done, Consumer TechTags: Daily Deals, E-commerce -
Twitter buys data analysis start-up Lucky Sort News
14.05.2013 Twitter has snapped up Lucky Sort, a data analysis company that may help the microblogging site monetise tweets. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.Categories: Social Media, Mergers & Acquisitions, Deals Done, Data Management, Business Intelligence -
Irish firms head to Poland and Czech Republic for EI trade mission News
13.05.2013 Irish companies have today embarked on a four-day Enterprise Ireland trade mission in order to increase their exports to Poland and the Czech Republic. -
The technology business week: Shareholders sue HP over autonomy acquisition, Facebook to buy Waze? News
13.05.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
Digiweb in spectrum deal to deliver broadband to Scottish schools News
02.05.2013 Dublin-headquartered telecoms provider Digiweb has entered into a long-term lease agreement with Scot-Tel-Gould to allow the local firm to use its national 10GHz licence in... -
Oneview Healthcare wins software deal with Sydney hospital News
01.05.2013 Irish software company Oneview Healthcare has signed a contract to provide an integrated software solution to the new world-class cancer treatment and research facility at the...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Life Sciences, Digital Media, Digital Business, Deals Done -
Best Buy to sell off its European business to Carphone Warehouse for stg£500m News
30.04.2013 One of America’s leading technology retailers Best Buy has revealed that it plans to sell off its 50pc stake in Best Buy Europe to Carphone Warehouse for an estimated stg£500m...Categories: Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, Leadership & Management, Deals Done, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Staples opens 3D printing centre powered by Irish firm Mcor’s technology News
29.04.2013 Global office supplies player Staples has gone live with a new 3D printing Experience Centre in the Netherlands, which is powered by technology made by Irish firm Mcor.Categories: R&D, Hardware, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Digital Business, Development, Design, Deals DoneTags: Mcor Technologies , 3D Printing,