Salesforce.com snaps up social bookmarking start-up Clipboard
Cloud software giant Salesforce.com has acquired social bookmarking service Clipboard in a deal valued between US$10m and US$20m.
10.May.2013 12:16
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BT Ireland revenue climbs 4pc in year to stg£739.9m
Investment in communications infrastructure, and strong demand for networked IT services helped boost BT Ireland’s revenue up 4pc in 2012/2013 to stg£739.9m.
10.May.2013 10:07
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Israeli news claims Facebook and Waze are in final talks for US$1bn takeover
Just over a year after it was announced that Facebook would shell out US$1bn for photo-sharing app Instagram, the social network is apparently gearing up for a second billion-dollar acquisition – this time with its sights set on Israeli driving community start-up Waze Mobile.
09.May.2013 15:28
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Barnes & Noble shares rise following reports of Microsoft’s US$1bn Nook acquisition
Pre-market trading saw shares in Barnes & Noble rise 23pc following a report claiming that Microsoft is planning to buy up Nook Media’s digital assets.
09.May.2013 14:14
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HP shareholders sue the company over Autonomy acquisition
Hewlett-Packard (HP) shareholders are taking the PC giant to court, accusing the company in a lawsuit of failing to properly examine the financial practices of Autonomy prior to acquiring the software firm.
08.May.2013 14:40
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Cisco rolling out remote banking technology across Ireland
More retail banking customers in Ireland will be able to have virtual face-to-face meetings with banking specialists from any branch, in real-time and via high-definition video, now that Cisco has launched a new technology.
08.May.2013 12:56
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Telefónica’s net profit jumps 20.6pc to €902m in first quarter
Telecoms company Telefónica, owner of O2 Ireland, reported a 20.6pc increase in first-quarter net income of €902m, up from €748m a year ago.
08.May.2013 10:10
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McAfee to acquire firewall protection player Stonesoft
Software security firm McAfee is jostling for leadership position in network security with its bid to acquire Stonesoft Oyj, a provider of next-generation network firewall products, for about US$389m in cash.
08.May.2013 06:00
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UPC Ireland surpasses more than 1m subscribers during Q1
UPC Ireland grew its total number of subscribers to a record 1,012,600 during the first three months of this year, including 23,800 subscriptions for its fibre-powered broadband, TV and phone services from homes and businesses throughout Ireland.
07.May.2013 12:21
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The technology business week: Irish coder (13) to address titans of Silicon Valley, Facebook reaps Q1 revenues of US$1.46bn
A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.
07.May.2013 10:59
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Weekend news roundup: Intel reveals low-power Silvermont chip design, US probes IBM over bribery claims
In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, Intel's ‘Silvermont’ chip design focuses on mobile, the US Justice Department is investigating IBM over bribery allegations, and Zynga looks to Farmville 2 to turn its fortunes around.
07.May.2013 08:26
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Financial results this week
Technology companies scheduled to release their financial results this week.
06.May.2013 06:00
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LinkedIn reports US$22.6m in profit and US$324.7m for Q1
Business social network LinkedIn has reaped US$22.6m in profit during the first quarter on revenue of US$324.7m.
03.May.2013 13:39
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13-year-old Irish coder and CEO to address the titans of Silicon Valley
Jordan Casey, a 13-year-old from Waterford who taught himself how to write code and who at 12 was one of the youngest entrepreneurs to publish an app in the App Store, is to speak at the prestigious 20th TiEcon conference in California where he will impart the lessons of a CEO to the CEOs of LinkedIn, Amazon, Netfix, PayPal and many others.
02.May.2013 15:44
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Delay of HTC One smartphone costs HTC dearly – reports a mere US$2.8m profit
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has published unaudited results which present a damning picture – instead of basking in the success of sales of one of its best smartphones yet, delays in launching the HTC One have led to the company producing profits of just US$2.8m for Q1.
02.May.2013 10:47
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Facebook revenues up 38pc to US$1.46bn – now has 751m active mobile users
Social networking giant Facebook reported Q1 revenues of US$1.46bn, out of which it garnered a profit of US$219m, up 7pc year-on-year. Significantly, the company revealed it now has 751m active mobile users.
01.May.2013 21:50
