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Microsoft Ireland and CJ Fallon to offer schoolbooks through the cloud News
09.02.2012 Educational publisher CJ Fallon will offer its schoolbooks through the cloud on the Windows Azure Programme, claiming it will save parents up to 25pc of the cost of textbooks... -
Dublin comes fourth in global intercultural cities list News
25.11.2011 With Dublin preparing to be City of Science 2012, the city just got another lift today when it came fourth in a in a survey of 40 cities in the Council of Europe/European... -
Google Person Finder for Turkey after earthquake News
24.10.2011 Internet search giant Google has made its person finder service available in Turkish, after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the country's eastern Van region on Sunday. -
Expected US law change a plus for Seedups News
20.10.2011 Donegal-based crowdfunding platform Seedups is in a good position to benefit from a recent Congressional law change in the US which makes it easier for early stage start-up...Categories: Software Development, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Resources, R&D, Funding, Development -
TSSG spin-out ASTRAL aims to cut firm’s energy costs News
12.10.2011 A team of researchers from Waterford Institute of Technology's (WIT) Telecommunications Software and Systems Group (TSSG) has pooled their IT and business talents to create... -
The need to embrace start-up culture News
06.10.2011 Ireland has the opportunity to build industries that could employ thousands of people who can work anywhere, but we need to be more supportive of entrepreneurs. -
The minister’s word: Equipping our future generation for the digital age News
02.10.2011 The Programme for Government sets out a number of ambitious policy objectives in terms of optimising and integrating ICT into our education system to deliver 21st-century... -
Polaris’ Dogpatch Labs locates in heart of Europe’s digital capital News
29.09.2011 US venture capital player Polaris has located its Dogpatch Labs Europe start-up hub in Dublin, which will provide free space and mentorship to promising tech start-ups. In the...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Resources, Mobile, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Funding, Economy, Apps -
Digital capital Ireland must mind competition News
22.09.2011 Ireland is keeping its edge as the top location for digital giants to invest. But we can’t rest on our laurels, warns IDA Ireland CEO Barry O’Leary. -
Astronomers discover a planet made purely of diamond News
26.08.2011 We shall name thee ‘Planet Bling!’ Astronomers have apparently discovered a planet apparently made entirely out of diamond and half as wide as Planet Jupiter. -
A 360 result thanks to year-long campus incubation period News
18.08.2011 The real difference incubation can make to technology-based start-ups came to light at a recent competition at the Learning and Innovation Centre (LINC) in the Institute of...Categories: Development, Funding, Investments, Leadership & Management, Management, Private Irish Business, Resources, Support -
Company reveals plans for space hotel News
16.08.2011 Russian company Orbital Technologies unveiled plans this week for a hotel in space that could cost visitors about stg£100,000 for a five-day stay. That's in addition to the... -
EU’s €7bn R&D fund to generate 450,000 jobs News
19.07.2011 The European Commission’s €7bn FP7 R&D fund launched today by Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn is expected to generate 174,000 jobs in the short term and nearly 450,000 in the...Tags: US, China, Europe, Health, SMEs, Nanotechnology, Smart Cities, R&D, EU, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, FP7, European Commission -
Govt commits to stemming drain of brightest people from Ireland News
16.06.2011 In light of the unemployment figures released today, Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton, TD, has said Ireland needs to do everything possible to create opportunities for our... -
Begin Again programme offering 100 work placements News
16.06.2011 Launched in 2010, career advancement programme Begin Again still has 100 work placements available nationwide, including roles in IT, research, marketing and accounting. -
European experts gather for Green Week 2011 in Brussels News
24.05.2011 Resource efficiency, looking at how to move towards a low-carbon economy and calling on people to “use less and live better” are key themes of the European Commission’s Green...Categories: Sustainability, Resources, Renewable Energy, Green Computing, Green, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy, Consumer Tech, Green Tech -
Ireland the best place in world for US multinationals to do business News
23.05.2011 Ireland’s offering to US multinationals remains one of strongest in the world, a new report by law firm Matheson Ormsby Prentice has revealed. The country’s competitive tax...Categories: Tax, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Resources, R&D, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital 21, Cloud -
Irish funds industry to generate more than 700 jobs in 2011 News
20.05.2011 The Irish funds industry will generate around 711 jobs by the end of the year, including roles in IT and business support, according to the Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA). -
Visa Europe to run a new IT apprenticeship programme News
19.04.2011 In a first for Visa Europe, it is to start an IT apprenticeship programme and is looking for 12 people to train within the company’s Technology and Processing Services (TPS)... -
ESB heads €20m funding into Wind Energy Direct News
08.04.2011 ESB Novusmodus is leading a €20m investment in Irish ‘on-site’ wind energy developer Wind Energy Direct (WED), the company announced today.