Tagged: Software
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IBM profits up 13pc to US$2.6bn News
20.04.2010 Big Blue’s profits for the first quarter of 2010 reached USUS$2.6bn, up 13pc from US$2.3bn last year, on revenues of US$22.9bn, which were up 5pc on last year. -
Global IT spending flat as economic freeze continues News
31.03.2010 There has been little change in sentiment in the past 12 months and most companies feel they have been negatively impacted by the recession. External spending on IT will be flat... -
Global SMB IT spending to return to growth in 2010 News
24.03.2010 Worldwide small and medium-sized business spending on IT will return to growth in 2010 but a full recovery is not predicted until 2011, analyst IDC said. Spending on IT will... -
Tech recovery underway, new software buying models emerge News
12.03.2010 The buying indicators used to measure the health of the technology industry have bottomed out and are started to reflect an extended period of growth, says IDC, which has also... -
Microsoft’s Choice Screen boosts Opera downloads News
19.03.2010 Collecting data on PC downloads for its web browser over three days, Opera has found that more than half of the European downloads are coming directly from Microsoft’s newly...Categories: Digital 21 -
IT spending in Western Europe to reach US$68.6 billion News
08.02.2010 Pressure to right-size governments will contribute to a significant increase in hardware, software and IT services in 2013, IDC has forecast. -
Emerging Irish software venture makes it onto TechCrunch Europe Top 100 list News
04.02.2010 An Irish software start-up, Eventovate is one of only three Irish companies to be listed in the ‘TechCrunch Europe Top 100’, which is an index of the most innovative and...Categories: Start-upsTags: Software, -
IT spending bounces back a year earlier than expected - Gartner News
22.01.2010 A slow but steady improvement in the macroeconomic environment in 2010 should support a return to modest growth in overall IT spending, according to Gartner, which reckons... -
IBM posts a near US$5-billion profit News
20.01.2010 Technology giant IBM has reported Q4 revenues of US$27.2 billion out of which it has achieved profits of US$4.8 billion. The company said it was confident about 2010 and... -
310 technology and telecoms jobs to go in Cork and Sligo News
27.11.2009 More than 150 jobs in Cork are to be lost as Belgian firm Option Wireless implements a cost-cutting programme while in Sligo a call centre belonging to broadband and phone firm...Categories: Business -
IBM profits increase despite tech sales slump News
16.10.2009 A slump in tech sales hit IBM’s third-quarter performance with revenue of $23.6 billion, up 1pc quarter-to-quarter; but down 7pc on last year. Despite this, profits soared 14pc. -
Global IT spending to fall 6pc this year News
08.07.2009 Spending declines across hardware, software, IT services and telecoms will lead to worldwide spending falling 6pc from US$3.4trn last year to US$3.2trn this year, according to...Categories: Business -
Cerner expansion to create 40 software jobs News
25.05.2009 Ireland is continuing to win its share of technology expansions, with healthcare technology firm Cerner creating 40 highly skilled jobs at a new multi-lingual software tech...Categories: Business -
Google Ventures to spend US$100m to find ‘the next big thing’ News
31.03.2009 Armed with a US$100m war chest, Google has launched a new venture-capital (VC) arm that will invest in early stage tech businesses across a broad variety of fields.Categories: Business -
Don’t make the wrong IT cuts, warns Gartner News
02.03.2009 Organisations seeking to rationalise IT spending should look closely at IT services investments, because they can represent one the largest opportunities for cost savings and...Categories: CIO -
IT spending tipped to recover in 2010 News
26.02.2009 IT spending in 2009 is tipped to grow just 0.5pc due to the continued erosion of the global economy, according to the IDC Black Book. A steep decline in global hardware markets... -
Facebook users being targeted by data-thieving software News
24.02.2009 A misleading message warning Facebook users that there is a problem with their profile is, in fact, an attempt by a third-party software application to recruit more users and –...Categories: Digital Life -
Engineers directly contribute €5.5bn to Irish economy News
09.02.2009 Engineers directly contribute €5.5bn to the Irish economy, and are particularly prominent in high-tech sectors that account for almost 80pc of merchandise exports, a major... -
BlackBerry Storm: quit buggin’ me News
27.01.2009 So it seems that a rush to market and some software malfunctions along the way are the ‘new reality’ of the modern smart phone.Categories: Comms -
Confidence is key if Irish firms are to beat the recession News
23.12.2008 Despite over 10,000 jobs being created in the past year by Enterprise Ireland-backed companies, some 8,000 jobs have been lost mainly in construction-focused firms, the state...