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From the virtual desktop to the virtual data centre News
23.08.2011 By thinking beyond server virtualisation, organisations can benefit from greater savings, flexibility and agility, writes Sheamus Nulty -
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Skype [aka Microsoft] buys GroupMe for US$85m News
22.08.2011 Just months after being acquired by Microsoft, Skype has gone and bought the popular US group messaging app company GroupMe for between US$50m and US$85m.Categories: Apps, Cloud, Communications, Digital Media, Internet, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mobility, Social Media, Wireless Communications -
Google keeps its Googlers going via green buildings News
19.08.2011 Google says it wants its Googlers to thrive and live up to their innovation potential by placing them in greener buildings that draw upon nature, clean air and daylight. The... -
HP to ditch PC and webOS businesses – confirms Autonomy offer News
18.08.2011 Technology giant HP said it is exploring “strategic alternatives” for its Personal Systems Group and just months after revealing new webOS-based TouchPad tablet and Pre... -
HP to buy Irishman Mike Lynch’s company for US$10bn News
18.08.2011 One of the world’s biggest technology companies HP is to spend US$10bn to buy Autonomy, a software company started by Irishman Dr Mike Lynch with a stg£10,000 loan from his... -
Windows 8 to come with its own App Store News
18.08.2011 Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 8 operating system will come with an essential new feature – yep, it’s very own App Store. Among the various teams at work on the new OS is an... -
eSpatial expands to EastPoint HQ as it pioneers geo-cloud News
16.08.2011 Irish geo-database mapping firm eSpatial has created 12 new technology jobs so far this year and plans eight more as it pioneers the movement of geographical information systems...Categories: Software & Web Development, Jobs, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Database, Cloud -
RIM launches BlackBerry Management Center for small businesses News
16.08.2011 Research in Motion has launched a free online service to help small businesses centrally manage company or employee-owned BlackBerry smartphones and protect business-related...Categories: Cloud, Consumer Tech, Data Management, Internet, IT Management, Mobility, Phones, Security -
William Fry deploys Citrix desktop virtualisation News
15.06.2011 Law firm William Fry has rolled out a desktop virtualisation network across 380 workers in a move enabled by a migration to Windows 7. -
Amazon reveals Kindle Cloud Reader News
11.08.2011 Amazon customers are now able to read Kindle e-books instantly using only their web browsers with the new Kindle Cloud Reader. -
Dublin lightning strike zaps Amazon, Microsoft data centres News
08.08.2011 A lightning strike in Dublin caused outages at Amazon and Microsoft’s data centres, affecting Amazon’s EC2 platform and Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). -
Apple opens iCloud.com to developers News
02.08.2011 Apple has opened its beta iCloud.com web interface to developers, allowing them to test out Mail, Calendar, Contacts and iWorks apps with iCloud. -
O2 reports 40pc increase in punters using smartphones News
28.07.2011 Ireland is becoming a smartphone republic if O2’s results are anything to go by. During the first six months of the year, the company’s postpay customer base grew by 29,000,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Networking, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Cloud -
Citrix sees revenue increase 16pc in Q2 News
28.07.2011 Virtual computing solutions Citrix Systems, Inc achieved revenue of US$531m in the second quarter of fiscal 2011, compared to $458m in the second quarter of fiscal 2010,... -
Marketo reports rapid growth in second quarter News
27.07.2011 Marketo, an emerging, high-growth cloud company which is based in Silicon Valley, has added more than 170 customers in the second quarter and grew revenue 140pc year-over-year.Tags: Social Media, Cloud, -
Cloud computing offers varied job opportunities – NCI News
27.07.2011 National College of Ireland is offering job seekers the opportunity to take up a free part-time programme in cloud computing, web development or web technologies under the... -
OPINION: Bottom line winners News
27.07.2011 Jim Foster, client principal with BT, outlines the technologies and processes that offer quick wins in a challenging economy.Categories: Web, Virtualisation, Social Media, IT Management, Internet, Economy, Communications, Cloud, CIO -
Ergo joins Citrix and Microsoft V-Alliance News
27.07.2011 Irish IT company Ergo has joined the Microsoft and Citrix V-Alliance for virtual desktop delivery. The company says desktop virtualisation is key at a time when firms don’t have... -
Amazon Q2 sales surge 51pc to US$9.9bn, profits down News
27.07.2011 E-commerce giant Amazon has reported revenues of US$9.91bn for the second quarter. However, profits were down 8pc to US$191m and the company says it expects this decline to...Categories: Software & Web Development, Media, Hosting Services, Financial Results, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Cloud, AppsTags: Amazon, Kindle, E-commerce, Cloud Computing, Wi-Fi, 3G, Tablet Computers, Android, iPad, E-books -
Microsoft agrees to invest US$100m in SUSE Linux certs News
26.07.2011 In a renewal of a deal originally brokered with Novell prior to its acquisition by Attachmate, Microsoft has committed to invest US$100m in new SUSE Linux Enterprise...