Tagged: Silicon Valley
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The decision maker News
06.03.2012 If data is the oil of the 21st century, then Louth-born businessman George Moore has helped build the refineries. The co-founder of TargusInfo can be considered one of the... -
The social good News
06.03.2012 Director of Global Business Partnerships at Facebook, Dublin native Adele Cooper, believes social platforms can further enhance how the Irish diaspora connect. She spoke to Ann... -
#mwc12 – Telefónica to launch ‘Wayra’ start-up incubators across Europe News
29.02.2012 MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS - A start-up trend that began in Latin America is working its way to Europe. Telecoms giant Telefónica plans to launch new ‘Wayra’ start-up incubators... -
UL and NUIG in research alliance with Silicon Valley start-up News
17.02.2012 Silicon Valley start-up Compact Imaging has just signed a two-year research collaboration with University of Limerick (UL) and National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG). The... -
Patient Journey Record taps into global health-tech demand News
12.02.2012 Our Tech Start-Up of the Week is Patient Journey Record (PaJR), a new Irish health-tech venture that’s developing a cloud-based hospital re-admissions platform, with the aim of... -
Marketo moves to new 7,000 sq-foot European HQ in Dublin News
10.02.2012 One of Silicon Valley’s fastest-growing privately held companies, Marketo, has moved to a new 7,000 sq-foot building which will house its European HQ in Dublin. -
20 Irish tech start-ups to pitch at ITLG event in Silicon Valley News
09.02.2012 Twenty young Irish technology companies traversing the worlds of social media, clean tech and hardware will vie for the top place at the fifth annual ITLG/Irish Times Innovation... -
Silicon Valley execs to converge in southeast for Techovate 2012 News
08.02.2012 Senior executives from some of the world’s leading tech firms will be pooling their resources with some of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs at Techovate 2012, a two-day...Tags: Ireland, Microsoft, Facebook, Innovation, IT, IBM, Technology, LinkedIn, PwC, Google, Silicon Valley, Internet, SMEs, Entrepreneurship, -
Irish start-up to compete for IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year News
20.01.2012 After winning the 2011 IBM SmartCamp London last November, Dublin competitor pricing intelligence firm Profitero is now preparing to compete in the 2012 IBM SmartCamp Global... -
Foundation gives US$5m to academy to boost online education News
07.11.2011 Ireland's O'Sullivan Foundation is to inject US$5m into the Khan Academy to help accelerate the development and deployment of the non-profit's revolutionary approach to...Categories: Science, Open Source, Life Sciences, Graduate, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
SOPA’s evil twin PIPA faces defeat in US Senate News
19.01.2012 Just days after the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was shelved in the US Congress, an equally controversial piece of legislation, Protect IP Act (PIPA), that also...Categories: Communications, Consumer Tech, Digital Business, Digital Media, eCommerce, Intellectual Property, Internet, Legal, Legal Eagle, Multimedia -
DeskStream acquires NI cloud start-up WorldDesk at CES News
12.01.2012 Desktop virtualisation software provider DeskStream has acquired Belfast start-up WorldDesk. The deal was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas today,... -
Interview with Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos (video) News
11.01.2012 Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos believes that despite SOPA, Silicon Valley and Hollywood will eventually come together to find a solution to the global piracy problem. -
ITLG allies with Kauffman Foundation for diaspora innovation strategy News
20.12.2011 The Irish Technology Leadership Group has forged a major partnership with the global authority on entrepreneurship, the Kauffman Foundation, which will result in the development... -
Deals done this past week News
19.12.2011 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
Silicon Valley firm acquires Irish entrepreneur’s Focal Labs News
15.12.2011 Irishman Fergus Hurley made a wise decision when he chose to drop out of his MIT course three years ago to seek Silicon Valley success. His venture Focal Labs has just been...