Tagged: DIBUS0709 & News
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E-commerce delivery start-up has Europe in its sights News
11.08.2009 Online transport specialist Wiseloads has developed new ‘one stop shop’ online delivery services for people who purchase goods from e-retailers like Amazon and eBay. -
Motorola preparing to blast its way back into handset business in 2010 News
31.07.2009 Having gone from being one of the top handset makers in the world with leading devices like the RAZR to being non-existent in a market dominated by iPhones and BlackBerrys, it... -
IBM makes multi-billion dollar software acquisitions News
28.07.2009 The computer giant known as Big Blue has acquired two enterprise IT companies – one a leader in business analytics called SPSS for US$1.2bn and another a player in risk software... -
Ireland’s industrial policy for 21st century an urgent issue – HP's Murphy News
24.07.2009 The general manager of HP in Ireland has warned that shaping Ireland’s industrial and educational policies for the 21st century is just as important as resolving the problems... -
Accountancy software for start-ups via the cloud News
24.07.2009 An enterprising entrepreneur has developed a no-fuss accountancy software package that sole traders, contractors and SMEs can access via the internet.Categories: Business -
IIA seeks new CEO after O’Byrne steps down News
24.07.2009 The Irish Internet Association (IIA) is on the hunt for a new chief executive after it emerged that after four years at the helm CEO Fergal O’Byrne is moving to pastures new.Categories: Business -
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Life sciences entrepreneur scoops NovaUCD award News
22.07.2009 Founder and CEO of two thriving life sciences companies – Life Scientific and BioScientific Diagnostics – Nicola Mitchell, has been presented with the NovaUCD 2009 Innovation...Tags: Life Sciences, DIBUS0709, -
Yahoo! grows Q3 profits despite revenues fall News
22.07.2009 Internet portal giant Yahoo! has reported second-quarter revenues of US$1.57bn, down 13pc on the same quarter in 2008.Categories: Business -
BT and Vodafone in major LLU joint venture News
22.07.2009 An alternative telecoms network is in the making today with the signing of a landmark partnership agreement between BT and Vodafone, which will position the latter as the clear...Categories: Business -
Apple Q3 results boosted by iPhone sales News
22.07.2009 Apple continued to show resilience in the face of the deep global recession today, beating Wall Street’s expectations and reporting its best non-holiday quarterly earnings in...Categories: Business -
Intel to cut 294 jobs in Leixlip News
21.07.2009 Just days after it warned that Ireland needs to resolve competitiveness issues, Intel has revealed it is to cut 294 jobs at its Leixlip manufacturing facility where 4,500 people...Categories: Business -
Intel warns ‘Ireland needs to lower costs to win investment’ News
20.07.2009 Intel confirmed this morning that a briefing with staff took place at its Leixlip plant in Co Kildare last week, where staff were told demand for the 300mm-based chips are not... -
BiancaMed raises €6m in VC funding to target the ‘Wellness’ space News
17.07.2009 Ireland’s medical-techology company, BiancaMed, has today raised an additional €6m in second-round venture capital (VC) funding from pan-European VC firm Seventure Partners.Categories: Business -
IBM profits up 12pc, despite tough global economy News
17.07.2009 One of the world’s largest ICT organisations IBM has reported a 12pc increase in profits, despite revenues falling 13pc to US$23.3bn.Categories: Business -
Microsoft ‘very close’ to buying Yahoo!’s search business News
17.07.2009 Microsoft is believed to be in the final stages of negotiations around finally buying Yahoo!’s search business, in a move that will give its search foray with Bing a little...Categories: Business -
Irish firms ratchet up €1.3bn in new exports News
15.07.2009 Enterprise Ireland-supported companies were responsible for achieving export sales of €14.3bn in 2008, of which €1.3bn were brand-new sales.Tags: Enterprise Ireland, R&D, Innovation, Exports, High Potential Start-ups, Tanaiste , DIBUS0709, HPSUs -
Abu Dhabi firm buys into electric car maker News
14.07.2009 Aabar Investments has acquired 40pc of Daimler’s interest in Tesla Motors, taking a 4pc stake in the electric vehicle manufacturer. -
Ambitious plan to grow Ireland’s software exports to €2.5bn News
10.07.2009 The Tanaiste and Enterprise Ireland have unveiled a new strategy for the Irish software sector ‘The New Software Economy’, which focuses on new models emerging from cloud... -
Accuris to create 27 new jobs through €1.5m investment News
10.07.2009 Young Irish mobile software company Accuris is to create 27 new jobs as part of an Enterprise Ireland-supported investment that will make it a software as a service (SaaS) leader.