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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:03:37 +0000 30 http://www.siliconrepublic.com/img/silicon-republic-logo-144px.gif http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/section/1/business 144 18 DSG International, Europe's second-largest electrical goods retailer, has today announced plans to accelerate its transformation plan for its UK and Irish businesses. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15628/business/currys-pc-world-owner-speeds-up-transformation-plan http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15628/business/currys-pc-world-owner-speeds-up-transformation-plan Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:31:00 +0000 Business Siemens has announced it is to cut 4,200 jobs in its IT division by 2011, with 2,000 of the job cuts in Germany. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15627/business/siemens-to-cut-4-200-it-jobs http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15627/business/siemens-to-cut-4-200-it-jobs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:25:00 +0000 Business The Revenue Commissioners have granted the EMEA headquarters of US semiconductor player Xilinx the designation of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO), one of the first of such companies to be given the status. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15612/business/revenue-commissioners-grants-xilinx-global-trader-status http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15612/business/revenue-commissioners-grants-xilinx-global-trader-status Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:11:00 +0000 Business Following Apple announcing its intention to sue HTC for patent infringement in relation to the iPhone's touch user interface, HTC has come out to defend itself, adding that it was the company that brought out the first 3.5-inch colour touchscreen smart phone in the US in 2002. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15610/business/htc-to-apple-we-had-touchscreen-first http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15610/business/htc-to-apple-we-had-touchscreen-first Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:44:00 +0000 Business High-end e-commerce solutions vendor Buy4now Technology Group has secured a contract to design, develop and host an e-commerce solution for Pamela Scott, the Irish-owned ladies fashion retailer. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15605/business/buy4now-secures-pamela-scott-e-commerce-deal http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15605/business/buy4now-secures-pamela-scott-e-commerce-deal Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:37:00 +0000 Business Pan-European digital marketing agency TradeDoubler has appointed three new senior executives to drive its expansion into the Irish and European markets. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15604/business/tradedoubler-continues-aggressive-expansion http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15604/business/tradedoubler-continues-aggressive-expansion Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:24:00 +0000 Business Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has announced it is to build its Nissan LEAF electric car at its plant in the UK. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15603/business/uk-plant-to-produce-nissan-electric-car http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15603/business/uk-plant-to-produce-nissan-electric-car Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:20:00 +0000 Business Q1 Labs Ltd., a global developer of security intelligence solutions headquartered in the US, is to establish its European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Belfast, creating 50 high quality jobs. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15595/business/q1-labs-creates-50-cyber-warfare-jobs-in-belfast http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15595/business/q1-labs-creates-50-cyber-warfare-jobs-in-belfast Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:01:00 +0000 Business Internet giant Google, whose Nexus One smart phone is available in the US and about to launch in Europe, has been denied the rights to the 'Nexus' trademark. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15588/business/google-denied-nexus-trademark-for-new-smart-phone http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15588/business/google-denied-nexus-trademark-for-new-smart-phone Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:55:00 +0000 Business The Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN) said today its members have raised €4m in 2009 to support early stage enterprises in Ireland via regional networks and investment syndicates. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15587/start-ups/angel-investors-raise-4m-for-investing-in-early-stage-companies http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15587/start-ups/angel-investors-raise-4m-for-investing-in-early-stage-companies Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:17:00 +0000 Start-ups The Irish Government will be acting on the recommendations of the Innovation Taskforce, Taoiseach Brian Cowen confirmed while launching the Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission in Silicon Valley yesterday. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15579/randd/govt-to-act-on-innovation-taskforce-report-taoiseach http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15579/randd/govt-to-act-on-innovation-taskforce-report-taoiseach Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:06:00 +0000 R&D A fast-growing Irish cloud-computing company has appointed a senior former executive from VMware and Interwoven to lead its expansion into the US from a new hub in Silicon Valley. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15578/business/ex-vmware-exec-to-lead-eazybusiness-us-cloud-growth http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15578/business/ex-vmware-exec-to-lead-eazybusiness-us-cloud-growth Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:32:00 +0000 Business The global PC market has slipped from the red back to the black due to improving economic conditions with portable computers - not desktops - leading the charge. However, it will be 2012 before the industry returns to 2008 levels. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15576/business/portable-pcs-not-desktops-drive-industry-back-to-black http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15576/business/portable-pcs-not-desktops-drive-industry-back-to-black Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 Business It is increasingly likely that Google will shutter its Chinese-language search engine in the aftermath of spying and hacking allegations that emerged in recent months. Chinese rival Baidu's shares have jumped as a result. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15574/business/google-about-to-close-china-offices http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15574/business/google-about-to-close-china-offices Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:55:00 +0000 Business An Irish-based internet company today announced it has received funding of US$4m to expand its social-media platform in the US and other global regions. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15572/business/weedle-secures-us-4m-funding-for-us-growth http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15572/business/weedle-secures-us-4m-funding-for-us-growth Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:05:00 +0000 Business Irish healthcare company Hidden Hearing has announced plans to invest more than €18m over the next five years in doubling its presence in the Irish market. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15571/business/hidden-hearing-to-create-22-new-jobs http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15571/business/hidden-hearing-to-create-22-new-jobs Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:42:00 +0000 Business Dublin software company Openet is to invest €3.65m in a major R&D development programme which will result in the creation of 35 new high-value jobs over the next year. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15570/business/openets-randd-investment-creates-35-new-jobs http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15570/business/openets-randd-investment-creates-35-new-jobs Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:40:00 +0000 Business A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15556/business/the-digital-business-week http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15556/business/the-digital-business-week Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 +0000 Business Financial results and technology events taking place the week of 15-19 March. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15546/business/the-tech-week-ahead http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15546/business/the-tech-week-ahead Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 +0000 Business An overview of the week in deals in the Irish technology sector, including Realex's deal with online gaming operator 32Red. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15544/business/deals-done-this-past-week http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15544/business/deals-done-this-past-week Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 +0000 Business Social networking site Facebook is to open its second office outside the US; in addition to the Dublin, Ireland, office there will soon be a new operations centre in the city of Hyderabad in southern India. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15564/business/facebook-to-open-office-in-india http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15564/business/facebook-to-open-office-in-india Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:15:00 +0000 Business Mobile phone giant Nokia has revised its forecasts for 2010 and said it expects industry mobile device volumes to be up 10pc in 2010 compared with the previous year. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15560/business/nokia-predicts-10pc-upswing-in-mobile-volumes-in-2010 http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15560/business/nokia-predicts-10pc-upswing-in-mobile-volumes-in-2010 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:16:00 +0000 Business California Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger is to be the keynote speaker at the Irish Technology Leaders Group (ITLG) Awards at Stanford University on Monday night, Siliconrepublic.com has learned. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15555/start-ups/schwarzenegger-to-award-innovative-irish-tech-firms http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15555/start-ups/schwarzenegger-to-award-innovative-irish-tech-firms Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:49:00 +0000 Start-ups This Sunday, Taoiseach Brian Cowen TD will formally open a new innovation centre in San Jose, California, at the heart of Silicon Valley, which is the brainchild of the Irish Technology Leaders' Group (ITLG) and described as a "concrete" outcome of the Global Irish Economic Forum at Farmleigh. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15553/start-ups/irish-innovation-centre-for-start-ups-to-open-in-silicon-valley http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15553/start-ups/irish-innovation-centre-for-start-ups-to-open-in-silicon-valley Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:25:00 +0000 Start-ups Dublin-based cloud-computing and data centre services company Hosting 365 has been acquired by US software and IT services giant SunGard for an undisclosed sum. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15547/business/hosting-365-acquired-by-it-services-giant-sungard http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15547/business/hosting-365-acquired-by-it-services-giant-sungard Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:27:00 +0000 Business Twenty-five-year-old Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is to receive the Media Person of the Year Award at the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15545/business/facebook-founder-to-receive-cannes-lions-award http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15545/business/facebook-founder-to-receive-cannes-lions-award Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:41:00 +0000 Business Independent licensed telecoms providers in Ireland have added their voice to the call to prioritise the introduction of postcodes which will be vital to future GPS and location-based e-commerce services. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15541/comms/telcos-warn-post-codes-essential-to-future-of-comms http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15541/comms/telcos-warn-post-codes-essential-to-future-of-comms Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:36:00 +0000 Comms The buying indicators used to measure the health of the technology industry have bottomed out and are started to reflect an extended period of growth, says IDC, which has also revealed pay-per-use is proving to be an emerging. software buying model. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15540/cio/tech-recovery-underway-new-software-buying-models-emerge http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15540/cio/tech-recovery-underway-new-software-buying-models-emerge Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:20:00 +0000 CIO Nationwide 1Gbps broadband, the creation of a 'European Accelerator' to attract the world's most innovative start-ups and a sea change in structures and attitudes to start-ups were among the recommendations of the Innovation Taskforce revealed today. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15537/randd/215-000-new-jobs-by-2020-if-ireland-becomes-a-global-innovation-hub http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15537/randd/215-000-new-jobs-by-2020-if-ireland-becomes-a-global-innovation-hub Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:05:00 +0000 R&D ICT solutions provider Datapac has just announced the creation of ten new jobs in its Dublin and Wexford bases shortly after recruiting 14 new employees in the last three months. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15533/business/datapac-announces-10-new-jobs http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15533/business/datapac-announces-10-new-jobs Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:51:00 +0000 Business