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Gift voucher giant Smartbox to create 70 new digital economy jobs News
23.05.2012 One of Europe’s leading players in the production of gift vouchers and rewards, Smartbox, is to create 70 new jobs by establishing an international strategy, B2B, project... -
Heavey RF in €250k voice tech deal with beverage firm Gleeson Group News
11.05.2012 Mobile tech provider Heavey RF has won a €250,000 contract to provide advanced voice warehouse technologies to beverage business Gleeson Group, which makes and distributes... -
FedEx to offset carbon emissions with BP News
11.04.2012 FedEx claims it has become the first global express transportation company to offer carbon-neutral envelope shipping, as it has struck a deal with BP in a new carbon offsetting... -
Green economy forum to explore smart city opportunities News
23.03.2012 Clean-tech and sustainability experts from Ireland, Madrid and Vienna will be sharing their insights on smarter cities at a conference in Dublin next week. They'll also be...Categories: Energy, Data Management, Engineer, Engineering, Green, Green Computing, Green Tech, R&D, Science, Supply Chain ManagementTags: SEAI, Smart Buildings, ICT, Sustainability, IBM, Ireland, Green Economy, Dublin City Council, Clean Tech, -
Silicon Valley start-up moves to Ireland, plans to create 30 jobs News
21.03.2012 A new Silicon Valley start-up called iTRACglobal has chosen to set up its headquarters in Ireland by basing itself at University of Limerick’s Nexus Innovation Centre. It now... -
Minister accents tech and science links between Ireland and Sweden News
16.03.2012 With today’s CSO figures indicating that exports of Irish-owned companies increased by 12pc to €210m in 2011, Minister for Small Business John Perry, TD, was in Stockholm this... -
Energy and clean-tech challenges for planet Earth News
19.10.2011 Paris was the scene this week for a two-day International Energy Agency (IEA) meeting, when energy ministers from around the globe converged to talk about pressing issues such... -
Software firm Spanish Point to design music rights system for Canada News
13.01.2012 Dublin software company Spanish Point has been contracted to design and develop a musical rights and royalties distribution system for the Canadian Musical Reproduction Agency... -
Ireland tops the EU for wind energy integration, says EirGrid News
15.12.2011 The island of Ireland has surpassed the rest of the EU countries for its wind energy integration. That's according to EirGrid chief executive Dermot Byrne, who says Ireland is...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
5,000 digital healthcare jobs could be created in Ireland by 2020 News
15.12.2011 Some 5,000 new jobs could be created by 2020 if Ireland seizes the opportunity to establish an International Healthcare Services Centre, which would serve the global healthcare...Tags: Medical, Healthcare, IFSC, Fibre, Cloud, Data centres, Job Creation, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, HP, IBM, Intel, Supply Chain Management, Philips, -
IBM buys cloud analytics player Emptoris News
15.12.2011 IBM has acquired Emptoris, a provider of cloud and on-premise analytics software. The deal, the financial terms of which weren’t disclosed, will result in extra firepower for... -
Intel Q4 below expectations – hit by disc drive shortages News
12.12.2011 Intel is warning that its Q4 financial results will be below expectations, primarily due to a hard-disc drive supply shortage caused by the recent flooding in Thailand. -
Budget 2012 - Budget impact on R&D Tax Credit Scheme for Irish firms News
07.12.2011 Finance Minister Michael Noonan, TD, yesterday revealed changes to the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit Scheme as part of the 2012 Budget. The changes to the scheme... -
The future of compressed natural gas vehicles News
17.11.2011 Global experts on natural gas converged at Ireland’s Gaelic games stadium Croke Park today during a conference to show how business fleets here can become leaner and greener...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Science, Recycling Services, R&D, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy, Green TechTags: Bord Gais, Electric Cars, -
Bill Gates tweets on need for 'energy miracles' News
17.11.2011 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates yesterday tweeted “Wanted: energy miracles counter threat of catastrophic climate change. Innovation can make this possible”. He’s aiming to drive...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Green Computing, Green, Government, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, Education, Supply Chain Management -
ESB secures €235m European Investment Bank loan News
17.11.2011 ESB is set to sign a new loan facility for €235m with the European Investment Bank (EIB) this afternoon. The loan will be used to fund 'smart' investment in Ireland’s...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Storage, Renewable Energy, R&D, Jobs, Investments, Green, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
Ireland’s €680m localisation sector to spur more jobs News
16.11.2011 Ireland’s localisation sector already employs 15,000 people in an industry that's worth about €680m to the economy annually. Take the SFI-funded CNGL that has been pioneering... -
Cork LED-lighting firm wins clean-tech award in London News
15.11.2011 Nualight has won the overall Judges Award at the 2011 Cleantech Connect Awards in London. Some of the hottest and fastest-growing green-tech firms in Europe came down to the...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, R&D, Investments, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green Tech -
‘We need a clean energy revolution’ – Oracle News
09.11.2011 Oracle Utilities has published its Future of Energy report, which looks at critical energy areas such as smart tech, energy security, electric mobility and how smart grids are...Tags: Oracle, Smart Grid, Energy, Electric Cars, Smart Cities, IBM, EMEA, CO2 Emissions, Europe, Wind Energy, Ireland, Bord Gais, Clean Tech, Green Economy, -
Intel takes top spot in US Green Power Purchases list News
03.11.2011 EPA's Fortune 500 List of Green Power Purchasers has ranked Intel Corporation at No 1 for its green power purchasing in the US. Cisco Systems came in at 15th place, while Boeing...