08.01.2009 From tomorrow, 9 January, us mere mortals will have the chance to download the beta version of Microsoft’s brand-new operating system, Windows 7, which promises to kick Vista to the kerb. more...
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...
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...
06.01.2009 China announced a major clampdown on internet pornography today, begging the question as to how much government intervention is too much when it comes to web content. more...
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...
04.01.2009 For years the industry has been discussing the ultimate green data centre, but secretly wondering what it means to be ‘really’ green. Now we need to test these claims objectively. more...
02.01.2009 One of the main characteristics of the e-government crusade over the past eight to 10 years was the almost universal obsession with putting things online without a whole lot of thought about whether it was worth the effort or not. It was fashionable, and most countries were very dedicated to following the new fashion. more...
01.01.2009 A recent conference in Dublin heard that a third of traditional software projects fail. CIOs in large organisations are under increasing pressure from business units to deliver usable technology more quickly. As markets slow, business users can ill afford to wait around for 18 months while an on-premises software development is rolled out. more...
31.12.2008 The issue of mobile security is becoming ever more prevalent in the workplace today as more and more employees use mobile devices to access corporate information and communicate with colleagues and customers remotely. Due to this, mobile security threats such as data leakage from lost devices and attacks from messaging-borne malware are becoming more apparent. more...
30.12.2008 Since the mid-Eighties, successive multinational technology companies have set up in Ireland. Once out of university, and sometimes while still there, graduates have been offered a red carpet by blue-chip technology companies. They have been offered good pay, share options, opportunities to travel and all the benefits that come with working for a multinational company. more...
30.12.2008 The ability to manage its business with increased agility was down to making the right software choices, says Greenfield Foods. more...
29.12.2008 With virtualisation use growing, is it time it became part of your organisation’s IT strategy? We take soundings from the industry more...
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