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Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:04:21 +0000 30 http://www.siliconrepublic.com/img/silicon-republic-logo-144px.gif http://www.siliconrepublic.com/ 144 18 Microsoft has struck major advertising deals with some 225 advertisers, including games publishers Activision and Blizzard, to feature in-game advertising in Xbox 360 and PC online games. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11897/new-media/microsoft-to-bring-in-game-advertising-to-major-xbox-titles http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11897/new-media/microsoft-to-bring-in-game-advertising-to-major-xbox-titles Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:41:00 +0000 New Media Google has signed a strategic agreement with the Hallmark Channel to offer advertisers access to family-friendly programme through the Google TV Ads programme. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11896/new-media/google-makes-major-foray-into-tv-ads-business http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11896/new-media/google-makes-major-foray-into-tv-ads-business Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:39:00 +0000 New Media Investment vehicle Growcorp will earn over €7m following the acquisition of Irish biotech firm Neutekbio by Danish company Biomonitor. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11891/randd/growcorp-yields-7m-harvest-on-sale-of-biotech-firm http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11891/randd/growcorp-yields-7m-harvest-on-sale-of-biotech-firm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:28:00 +0000 R&D It seems the recent hoohah over an Apple security document recommending that users install multiple antivirus programmes was much ado about nothing. The document itself was nothing new because it had existed on the Apple site for over a year, and besides which, it was out of date and inaccurate, said an official spokesperson. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11890/cio/macs-given-clean-bill-of-health http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11890/cio/macs-given-clean-bill-of-health Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:34:00 +0000 CIO The folks at Livestation, who brought us live streaming television news channels to our PCs and Macs with its interactive desktop application, have now developed the same functionality for both the iPhone and iPod touch, meaning live television will soon be one step from the App Store. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11889/comms/iphone-to-get-live-bbc-bloomberg-channels http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11889/comms/iphone-to-get-live-bbc-bloomberg-channels Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:20:00 +0000 Comms In stark contrast to much of the entertainment and leisure sector, gambling via mobile phones will perform strongly in 2009. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11888/business/gambling-is-recession-proof-with-mobile-betting-to-hit-us-3-6bn http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11888/business/gambling-is-recession-proof-with-mobile-betting-to-hit-us-3-6bn Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:10:00 +0000 Business Workers at Analog Devices in Ireland have built a new state-of-the-art sound perception room at St Mary's Primary School for Deaf Girls in Cabra. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11887/digital-life/analog-workers-show-sound-perception-of-deaf-childrens-needs http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11887/digital-life/analog-workers-show-sound-perception-of-deaf-childrens-needs Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:09:00 +0000 Digital Life A new report surveying the quality of broadband experienced in Irish cities has found that fixed-line broadband subscribers only receive 60pc of what is advertised, while mobile broadband consumers receive only 64pc of advertised speeds. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11886/comms/irish-broadband-subscribers-only-receive-60pc-of-advertised-speeds http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11886/comms/irish-broadband-subscribers-only-receive-60pc-of-advertised-speeds Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Comms Chip giant Intel and Japan's Hitatchi Global Storage Technologies have entered into a joint venture to develop serial attached SCSI (SAS) and fibre channel enterprise-class solid-state drives (SSDs) for servers, workstations and storage systems. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11885/cio/intel-and-hitachi-join-forces-to-make-solid-state-drives http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11885/cio/intel-and-hitachi-join-forces-to-make-solid-state-drives Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000 CIO The world's No 1 operator, Nokia, had a very busy day today, what with acquiring the Symbian operating system, unveiling its social media-oriented N97 and outlining its vision for the future of the internet. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11884/comms/nokias-hat-trick-unveils-n97-acquires-symbian-and-outlines-future-of-internet http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11884/comms/nokias-hat-trick-unveils-n97-acquires-symbian-and-outlines-future-of-internet Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:53:00 +0000 Comms The first major consolidation of the social-networking age - the merger of Facebook with rising star Twitter - may have been derailed by questions over Facebook's inflated valuation, a leading analyst has claimed. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11883/new-media/inflated-valuations-caused-breakdown-in-talks-between-facebook-and-twitter http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11883/new-media/inflated-valuations-caused-breakdown-in-talks-between-facebook-and-twitter Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:12:00 +0000 New Media Although shipments of servers worldwide increased 4.4pc, revenues were down 5.4pc year-on-year in the third quarter to US$12.7bn, according to Gartner. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11882/cio/worldwide-server-revenues-fall-5pc-in-q3 http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11882/cio/worldwide-server-revenues-fall-5pc-in-q3 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:15:00 +0000 CIO A firm caught illegally distributing digital TV boxes and software codes that would give free access to digital TV channels has been ordered to pay a six-figure sum to UPC Ireland and Nagravision. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11881/business/digital-tv-pirates-to-pay-six-figure-sum-to-upc http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11881/business/digital-tv-pirates-to-pay-six-figure-sum-to-upc Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Business Ireland's telecoms regulator ComReg (Commission for Communications Regulation) has found that Hutchison 3G Ireland (H3GI) has its own separate marketplace for wholesale call-termination services, and has ordered it to reduce charges. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11880/comms/comreg-orders-hutchison-3g-to-reduce-wholesale-rates http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11880/comms/comreg-orders-hutchison-3g-to-reduce-wholesale-rates Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:33:00 +0000 Comms In the locations where people can get cable broadband in Ireland, half of all fixed residential broadband customers are signing up with UPC, said marketing and sales director at UPC Ireland, Mark Coan, today. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11879/comms/broadband-customers-choosing-cable-over-eircom-and-dsl-upc-claims http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11879/comms/broadband-customers-choosing-cable-over-eircom-and-dsl-upc-claims Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:50:00 +0000 Comms A leading Boston-based online retailer, which is ranked among the top-three home goods online retailers in the US, is to create 200 jobs in Galway, it emerged today. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11878/business/200-e-commerce-jobs-for-galway http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11878/business/200-e-commerce-jobs-for-galway Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:05:00 +0000 Business The Irish Independent web portal has embarked on a new web strategy that embraces search engine optimisation (SEO) disciplines, greater use of RSS news feeds and an investment in semantic web technology. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11876/new-media/indo-reveals-web-growth-strategy http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11876/new-media/indo-reveals-web-growth-strategy Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000 New Media The European Investment Bank (EIB) has financed the construction of a €75m biomedical sciences research and training facility at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11875/randd/european-investment-bank-invests-75m-in-tcd-science-facility http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11875/randd/european-investment-bank-invests-75m-in-tcd-science-facility Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000 R&D Ronan Harris of Google believes an online focus is vital for business growth in challenging times. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11877/new-media/speed-up-growth-go-online http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11877/new-media/speed-up-growth-go-online Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:10:00 +0000 New Media The mobile market slipped back into single-digit growth of 6pc from 16pc this time last year due to global economic conditions. Nokia is the one manufacturer best positioned to survive the recession. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11874/comms/mobile-market-slumps-into-single-digit-growth http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11874/comms/mobile-market-slumps-into-single-digit-growth Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:52:00 +0000 Comms Firms engaging in R&D in Ireland have until 31 December to secure their tax credits for their investments going back to 2004. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11873/business/firms-urged-to-claim-randd-tax-credits-before-deadline http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11873/business/firms-urged-to-claim-randd-tax-credits-before-deadline Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:11:00 +0000 Business With the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now shipping, all the players who will influence operator and artist revenues - including Apple with its iPhone, and RIM with its BlackBerry Storm - are now present on the battlefield. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11872/comms/let-the-mobile-music-wars-commence http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11872/comms/let-the-mobile-music-wars-commence Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:59:00 +0000 Comms BT Business has launched an 'Understanding Green Business Practices' to help Irish SMEs understand how sustainable business practices and ICT can help the world and their bottom line. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11871/business/smes-can-use-tech-to-fight-climate-change http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11871/business/smes-can-use-tech-to-fight-climate-change Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Business Irish businesses need to wake up to the opportunities increasingly affordable videoconferencing technology provides in terms of reducing their carbon footprint and improving operational efficiency as they navigate their way through the credit crunch. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11870/comms/videoconferencing-will-make-firms-green-and-lean http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11870/comms/videoconferencing-will-make-firms-green-and-lean Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Comms Low-fares airline Ryanair said today that the video for its charity calendar featuring cabin crew has been viewed by over 150,000 people, no doubt helped by the storm of controversy and criticism from politicians and anti-sexism groups. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11869/digital-life/ryanair-calendar-a-hit-on-youtube http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11869/digital-life/ryanair-calendar-a-hit-on-youtube Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:22:00 +0000 Digital Life The best-placed people to invest in start-ups aren't venture capitalists, but are in fact other entrepreneurs, and the Irish Government has urged those who have made it to give the new guys a helping hand. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11868/business/entrepreneurs-urged-to-fund-other-tech-entrepreneurs http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11868/business/entrepreneurs-urged-to-fund-other-tech-entrepreneurs Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:38:00 +0000 Business Irish IT consulting firm IT Force reported a 30pc increase in year-end turnover to €4.5m, which was driven by its managed services and managed resources businesses. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11867/business/it-force-turnover-up-30pc-to-4-5m http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11867/business/it-force-turnover-up-30pc-to-4-5m Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Business Scientific digital camera maker Andor Technology has landed a deal worth €3m in original equipment manufacturer (OEM) business in the US. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11866/business/us-expansion-pays-off-for-belfasts-andor-technology http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11866/business/us-expansion-pays-off-for-belfasts-andor-technology Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Business We delve into a whole lot of toys and nostalgia in the Blog Digest this week. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11864/digital-life/blog-digest http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11864/digital-life/blog-digest Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Digital Life In May, Texan billionaire Ross Perot's IT services firm, Perot Systems Consulting, acquired Irish software company Original Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Jim Champy is chairman of Perot Systems http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11863/cio/ireland-must-boost-tech-skills-to-stay-in-the-game http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11863/cio/ireland-must-boost-tech-skills-to-stay-in-the-game Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000 CIO