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  • Devastating Dell announcement: 1,900 jobs to go in Limerick

    Devastating Dell announcement: 1,900 jobs to go in Limerick

    08.01.2009 The much-feared announcement that computer manufacturer Dell is moving production from Limerick to Poland has come to pass, which will result in about 1,900 jobs being axed. more...

  • Layoff rumours surround IBM

    Layoff rumours surround IBM

    08.01.2009 While employees at the Dell plant in Limerick wait to hear about the future of their jobs, technology giant IBM is also garnering attention as unconfirmed rumours circulate concerning potentially huge global layoffs. more...

  • Intel issues fourth-quarter revenue warning, no mention of jobs

    Intel issues fourth-quarter revenue warning, no mention of jobs

    08.01.2009 Chip-making giant Intel Corporation’s preliminary fourth-quarter revenues represent a clear sign of the downward spiral in tech spending worldwide, dropping 23pc year-on-year to about US$8.2bn. more...

  • Focused tech firms will survive any downturn

    Focused tech firms will survive any downturn

    08.01.2009 Julie Meyer kick-started the First Tuesday tech investment gatherings in London in 1998. Today, she runs her own venture capital firm, Ariadne Capital, which has invested in firms such as Skype and SpinVox. more...

  • Getting an upside out of a downturn: making the most of the recession

    Getting an upside out of a downturn: making the most of the recession

    08.01.2009 The recession marks an important era for business incubation. It allows start-ups that may otherwise have given up the scope to work on ideas that could drive much-needed efficiencies in Irish industry. more...

  • Irish tech entrepreneur gets keys to Panama

    Irish tech entrepreneur gets keys to Panama

    07.01.2009 Irish entrepreneur and the founder and chairman of mobile operator Digicel, Denis O’Brien, has been granted the keys to Panama City by the city’s mayor, Juan Carlos Navarro, in recognition for the mobile firm’s contribution to the city’s economic growth. more...

  • MicksGarage accelerates with funding injection

    MicksGarage accelerates with funding injection

    06.01.2009 At a time when things look shaky for tech start-ups, e-commerce retailer of car parts and accessories MicksGarage has managed to secure €560,000 in funding to drive expansion. more...

  • Dell reorganises into four global pillars

    Dell reorganises into four global pillars

    06.01.2009 In the heat of speculation about the fate of its 2,000-job manufacturing plant in Limerick, Dell has stated it is organising globally around three major customer segments – large enterprise, public sector and small and medium businesses. Dell’s consumer business, led by Ron Garriques, is already organised globally. more...

  • Irish tech firm acquired by MasterCard for US$100m

    Irish tech firm acquired by MasterCard for US$100m

    05.01.2009 Dublin-based software firm Orbiscom, whose technology is used by both MasterCard and Discover card to enable secure credit-card payments, has announced today that it has been acquired for US$100m by MasterCard. more...

  • Apple CEO sets the record straight

    Apple CEO sets the record straight

    05.01.2009 When does technology journalism become celebrity gossip? When Apple CEO Steve Jobs has to release a statement about his health after deathbed theories multiply. One of the highlights of all this is ‘evidence’ of Jobs’ good health being based on an observation from an employee in a yogurt shop. more...

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