Tagged: Investment & News
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Diaspora jobs engine ConnectIreland forecasts 800 new jobs over next three years News
19.07.2012 ConnectIreland, a programme appointed by IDA Ireland to tap into Ireland’s diaspora and bring in investment projects to generate jobs, says it has a strong pipeline of investors... -
Kiip raises US$11m in Series B funding to move beyond gaming News
17.07.2012 Mobile rewards network Kiip has raised US$11m in Series B funding. The company, which works with major brands and more than 400 games and app developers, will use the funding to... -
IDA reports 5,000 new jobs in six months as Ireland gains competitiveness News
12.07.2012 Ireland’s development agency IDA Ireland revealed this morning that more than 5,000 new jobs were created in the first six months of 2012 in the face of mounting global... -
BT signs €850,000 cloud computing deal with Tourism Ireland News
05.07.2012 Tourism Ireland has moved the majority of its IT operations to a private cloud based in BT’s Dublin data centre. The five-year deal worth €850,000 will reduce the tourism... -
12 Irish software firms head to Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2012 News
04.07.2012 Twelve Irish software companies who are independent software vendors (ISVs) and part of Microsoft’s partner ecosystem are attending the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in...Categories: Software, IT Management, Digital Business, Development, Data Management, CRM, CIO, Software & Web Development -
Irish Govt invests €39m in science commercialisation drive – 30 flagship projects News
29.06.2012 The Irish Government has revealed a new €39m investment that will fund 30 flagship science research projects. The strategy, which includes involvement from players like Intel,...Categories: Software, Science, Life Sciences, Investments, Internet, Green Computing, Green, Government, Energy, Economy, Digital Media -
Salesforce.com to add 100 new jobs in Dublin News
28.06.2012 Clouding computing giant Salesforce.com is to generate more than 100 new jobs in Dublin. The company, which already employs around 400 people in Ireland, is looking to hire... -
Netwatch to secure stg£7.7m London Data Exchange News
27.06.2012 Carlow-based remote digital security player Netwatch has won a prestigious contract to provide security for the new purpose-built North London Data Centre, LDeX1.Categories: Security, Hosting Services, Digital Business, Deals Done, Data Management, Data Centre, Communications -
Vodafone invests €400k in social innovators programme News
27.06.2012 Vodafone’s Ireland division has invested €400,000 in Young Social Innovators, a programme aimed at fostering creativity and innovation among young people between the ages of 16... -
Determined design - interview with celebrated inventor Sir James Dyson News
28.06.2012 Inventor Sir James Dyson applauds Ireland’s approach to R&D, saying it is a long-term investment that will pay dividends. But, he warns, we need to increase engineering talent. -
Six jobs that can pull in six-figure salaries News
26.06.2012 Individuals with a knack for technology and creative thinking can pull in six-figure salaries from six jobs, research from Robert Half Technology and The Creative Group reveals. -
40 new jobs as voice technology giant Nuance locates European HQ in Dublin News
26.06.2012 Nuance, the technology company whose technology powers voice capability on more than 6bn mobile devices, including the Apple iPhone’s Siri, and 70m vehicles, is to create 40 new...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
Russian entrepreneur to invest US$25m in robotics start-ups News
15.06.2012 Dmitry Grishin, the young entrepreneur who co-founded the Russian internet company Mail.Ru Group, is turning his attention to investing US$25m in personal robotics start-ups via... -
Silicon Valley fears a Facebook IPO ripple effect on start-ups News
05.06.2012 It’s strange. The Facebook IPO that should have been a momentous event in Silicon Valley history has so far been a disappointment. But that was two weeks ago and it’s only now...Categories: Social Media, Online Business, Investments, Internet, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Business -
If education is key to the future, teachers should be rock stars (video) News
01.06.2012 Ten-time Academy Award-winner Lord David Puttnam, who has 26 BAFTAs and a Palm D’Or to his name, made a subtle but true point yesterday while visiting the Bridge 21 project at...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Government, Education, Economy -
IDA reveals a further 100 tech jobs for Ireland – six new projects News
30.05.2012 Four new companies and expansions by two existing ones culminating in 100 new jobs add impetus to what is already a heady week for tech jobs announcements in Ireland. -
NI construction firm invests stg£100,000 in private cloud News
23.05.2012 Northern Ireland McAvoy Group has signed a new contract with Lisburn-based IT company Xperience, worth more than stg£100,000 as part of a four-year strategy to grow its share of... -
Meet the world’s youngest billionaire (and it’s not Zuckerberg) News
18.05.2012 He’s a Harvard dropout, Facebook co-founder and he’s the world’s youngest billionaire by just eight days. Meet Dustin Moskovitz.Categories: Software, Social Media, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Funding, Financial, DevelopmentTags: Silicon Valley, Social Media, Investment, IPO, Development, Software, Engineering, Spotify, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, -
Vodafone Ireland invests €120m in network upgrade News
22.05.2012 Vodafone’s Irish operations invested €120m in the last year on developing its network, the largest investment by any network operator in Ireland this year. -
How much is Zuckerberg worth? (infographic) News
18.05.2012 The team at Visual.ly has come up with a live infographic to keep us all up-to-date with the answer to the question on everyone’s minds today.