Just a week after Intel acquired Mashery for an estimated US$180m, software giant CA has signed an agreement to acquire Layer 7 Technologies, a privately-owned API management and security player, for an undisclosed sum.
23.Apr.2013 16:26
Wellington IT Solutions has acquired the business and assets of Octagon Computer Services for an undisclosed sum. The move, which will see Wellington invest €2m over the next year, will make Wellington the largest supplier of IT services to Ireland’s €6.5bn credit union sector.
23.Apr.2013 11:26
Some 2.5 out of 10 computers, on average, lack up-to-date antivirus software, making them 5.5 times more likely to be infected with malware, the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report reveals.
19.Apr.2013 12:18
Peter Mitchell, the chief technology officer of fleet management software provider Fleetmatics, shares his insights on why product development teams need to work with sales and operations to ensure success.
19.Apr.2013 06:00
As of about 2pm today, Google Apps’ email, Drive, Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations services have been experiencing service disruptions that seem to have affected some but not all users, leaving them without access to files and emails.
17.Apr.2013 15:33
IT and legal professionals faced with trawling through masses of digital information as part of the legal discovery process or for internal HR disputes can now refer to a new good practice guide.
17.Apr.2013 12:17
Targeted cyberespionage attacks designed to steal intellectual property rose 42pc in 2012 compared to the previous year, with small businesses seeing a threefold increase in such attacks from 2011, security firm Symantec’s 2013 Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) reveals.
17.Apr.2013 06:00
A large distributed brute force attack against WordPress sites is understood to be occurring. A large botnet with more than 90,000 servers is attempting to log in by cycling through different usernames and passwords.
12.Apr.2013 17:14
Trilogy Technologies has deployed IT equipment and software across the fitness chain Aura’s eight sites around Ireland following a competitive tender.
12.Apr.2013 16:06
Dell has struck a major agreement with Microsoft to become a global distributor, outsource manufacturer and integrator for Windows Embedded products. The vice-president of Dell’s OEM Solutions division Joyce Mullen told Siliconrepublic.com the deal puts Dell in the driving seat for guiding change across a range of industry verticals.
12.Apr.2013 12:40
With Microsoft announcing the withdrawal of support for Windows XP from April next year, many organisations face a decision about upgrading their PCs still running it: one analyst firm has suggested there are better ways of putting their IT budgets to use – desktop virtualisation, tablets or the cloud.
12.Apr.2013 11:15
Ger O’Sullivan, head of ICT policy with Ireland’s National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals, outlines why the new junior cycle can be an opportunity to foster technology in new ways for students.
12.Apr.2013 06:00
HP believes it can disrupt the data centre market with its newly launched Moonshot server which uses 89pc less energy, occupies 80pc less space and costs 77pc less than a traditional server.
11.Apr.2013 16:32
Only 56pc of Irish business executives believe big data will be a priority in the next five years compared with the EU average of 76pc, a Vanson Bourne study on behalf of data centre player Interxion has found.
08.Apr.2013 17:13
Friday appears to be the top choice for phishers to send targeted emails to office workers in an effort to get them to divulge secure information and potentially cash and is firmly fixed in the calendar of IT security firms as ‘Phish Friday.’
05.Apr.2013 14:25
Hacker group Anonymous has declared its own war against North Korea by hacking in and seizing control of the country’s Twitter and Flickr accounts.
04.Apr.2013 16:01
#OI2Dublin - McLaren’s Peter van Manen: 'The future of Formula 1 is data driven' (video)
The five minute CIO: David Cahill
Facebook Ireland complying with Data Protection Commissioner on recommendations - report
More complaints, data breach notifications in 2012 - Data Protection Commissioner report
