Tagged: E-commerce & News
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WebElevate addresses skills shortage with addition to programme News
21.05.2012 With more than 2,500 jobs unfilled in the ICT and gaming sectors, the Digital Skills Academy’s latest programme addresses the skills shortage with a dedicated digital games stream.Tags: Video, Software Development, E-commerce, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Skills, Education, Jobs, Games Industry, Gaming, -
Tech start-up of the week: WorldNet News
20.05.2012 This week our tech start-up to watch is WorldNet. Around since 2008, it has come up with a new tech innovation called Payjack to allow small businesses accept credit card...Tags: Start-ups, Credit Cards, API, E-commerce, Mobile, SME, Enterprise Ireland, iPhone, iPad, Android -
Pinterest raises US$100m in funding round that values it at US$1.5bn News
17.05.2012 Fast-growing social network Pinterest has received a US$100m investment in a round led by Japan’s biggest e-commerce site Rakuten that values the company at US$1.5bn.Categories: Social Media, Investments, Internet, Funding, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Monaghan IT Forum to help county exploit potential of IT News
02.05.2012 Businesses in Monaghan are being encouraged to attend a conference next week in Castleblaney aimed at helping them revitalise their business and enable economic recovery in the...Categories: Online Business, Networking & Telecoms, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Business, Communications -
IEDR launches €100K fund for SMEs to optimise websites News
24.04.2012 The IE Domain Registry (IEDR) is extending its €100,000 e-commerce website development fund for a second year. Ten SMEs and will get €10,000 worth of services to help ramp up... -
AIB Merchant Services launches first contactless payments terminal News
17.04.2012 AIB Merchant Services has today launched its first contactless payment terminal using near field communication (NFC) technology at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin City. -
E-commerce grant open to south and east Cork businesses News
13.04.2012 Businesses in south and east Cork that operate in the food, craft and tourism sectors can now apply for funding so they can set up e-commerce websites. South and East Cork Area...Categories: Web, Social Media, Online Business, Internet, Enterprise, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Free tech event to get students thinking about start-ups News
02.04.2012 A free technology event called Connector is taking place this Wednesday in Dublin to get third-level students all fired up about opting for the start-up route after they... -
Zeus sting – Microsoft strikes at heart of cybercrime botnet empire News
26.03.2012 A consortium led by Microsoft has struck at the heart of the major cybercrime empire behind the Zeus and SpyEye botnets which have been stealing information for identity theft.Categories: Software & Web Development, Servers, Security, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
#DIF12 - Without proper broadband, forget about being competitive News
23.03.2012 Vodafone Ireland CEO Jeroen Hoencamp told this morning’s Digital Ireland Forum in Dublin that connectivity and skills go hand-in-hand with creating a viable digital economy. -
Eventbrite gets into hardware – launches iPad credit card reader News
21.03.2012 Event ticketing site Eventbrite has launched its first piece of hardware – a nifty little credit card reader that sits on an iPad allows events organisers to collect payments at... -
The internet economy is a US$4.2trn opportunity News
21.03.2012 The internet economy will reach US$4.2trn in G-20 economies by 2016 as the world’s internet population will reach 3bn, a new study by Boston Consulting Group claims.Categories: Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Digital Business -
Cork entrepreneur to advise EU on e-procurement News
09.03.2012 The European Commission has appointed Cork entrepreneur Mike McGrath of Supply.ie to an expert group to advise on how a switch to e-procurement could save between €50bn and... -
Derry firm creates eBay sales and inventory tools for businesses News
07.03.2012 Derry-based technology company SellerExpress, which makes tools for businesses to sell goods on the Amazon Marketplace and other online markets, has created a new eBay... -
The digital business week News
05.03.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Deals Done, Apps -
Dubliners and Westerners most likely to shop online (info graphic) News
01.03.2012 Greater numbers of consumers living in Dublin and the West of Ireland are likely to shop online than other parts of the country, according an e-commerce survey by Amas.Categories: Consumer Tech, Business Intelligence, Internet, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, eCommerce -
Deals done this past week News
13.02.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
Profitero pinpoints errors in Tesco online pricing News
09.02.2012 Pricing intelligence company Profitero, which just last week won the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year, claims it has found flaws in Tesco’s online pricing. -
Sage Pay acquires Dublin company Integral for €20m News
07.02.2012 Accounting software giant Sage’s payments division Sage Pay has acquired Dublin payments technology company Integral for €20m. -
Govt to create a new digital strategy for Ireland News
10.11.2011 The Irish Government is to draw up a new Knowledge Society framework to ensure greater digital engagement among businesses and citizens, Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte...