Tagged: Cloud Computing & News
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Government rolls out cloud computing standards for Irish firms News
21.05.2012 New standards for helping firms large and small firms move to the cloud were published today by the Irish Government. -
IBM to create several hundred new jobs at Dublin Global Services Hub News
18.05.2012 IBM is to create several hundred new jobs at a new Global Services Integration Hub in Mulhuddart as part of an IDA Ireland-supported investment.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Research, R&D, Investments, Green Computing, Global CIO, Funding, Energy, Education, Economy, Digital Business, Data Management, Data Centre, CIO -
The five minute CIO: Henry Minogue News
18.05.2012 Welcome to the latest in a series of exclusive interviews on Siliconrepublic.com, where IT leaders share their thoughts on technology trends and strategy. This week, we talk to... -
Apple’s Cupertino HQ targeted by Greenpeace activists News
15.05.2012 Two Greenpeace activists today barricaded themselves in a giant Greenpeace version of an iPod outside of Apple’s Cupertino HQ in California. Why exactly? Well the tirade from...Tags: iPod, Apple, iCloud, Data centres, Cloud, Clean Energy, Yahoo!, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Cloud Computing -
Dublin disaster recovery firm Network Recovery acquires Barlan News
16.05.2012 Dublin-based cloud and disaster recovery firm Network Recovery, of which Digicel founder Denis O’Brien is a shareholder, has acquired the entire share capital of Barlan, an IT... -
MBO at Maxima Ireland, becomes part of Zinopy News
15.05.2012 Virtualisation and cloud computing firm Maxima Ireland’s management team have led a management buyout of the company in a deal supported by security firm Zinopy. Maxima Ireland... -
Apple planning social overhaul of iCloud to compete with Instagram? News
15.05.2012 Tech giant Apple is planning a major overhaul of its iCloud cloud computing service that will include new photo-sharing services that could see it rival Facebook and Instagram.Categories: Wireless Communications, Web 2.0, Storage, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hosting Services, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Apps Zone, Apps -
Health-tech start-up named ‘Most Investable Business in Ireland’ News
11.05.2012 SilverCloud Health, a new Irish start-up that provides a cloud-based platform for healthcare professionals to deliver therapeutic programmes to people, has been named the Most...Tags: Health, TCD, NDRC, Medical Technologies, Cloud, Spin-out, R&D, HSE, Healthcare, Cloud Computing -
The five minute CIO: Catherine Doran News
11.05.2012 Welcome to the latest in a series of exclusive interviews on Siliconrepublic.com, where IT leaders share their thoughts on technology trends and strategy. This week, we talk to... -
California cloud start-up Box looks to 2013 IPO News
11.05.2012 Box, the cloud-based start-up that was spawned in 2005 from a college project, appears to be heading for an IPO in mid to late 2013. -
EMC acquires Israeli start-up XtremIO, reportedly for US$430m News
11.05.2012 Data storage giant EMC has announced it has acquired the privately held flash storage start-up XtremIO. While it has not disclosed the financial terms of the deal, reports are...Categories: Deals Done, Data Management, Data Centre, Investments, IT Organisation, Mergers & Acquisitions -
Green handset shipments may reach 392m by 2017 News
09.05.2012 Are we about to witness a massive splurge in green handsets hitting the marketplace? Juniper Research appears to think so, as its latest analysis is predicting that green...Categories: Engineering, Green, Green Tech, Intellectual Property, Mobile, Recycling Services, Sustainability -
IT professionals on long road to cloud deployment - survey News
10.05.2012 Without the proper cloud migration strategy, 39pc of IT decision makers would rather have a root canal, dig a ditch, or do their own taxes than address network challenges... -
Microsoft vows to be carbon neutral by 1 July News
09.05.2012 Microsoft is pledging to become carbon neutral from 1 July across all of its direct operations, including its data centres, software development labs, air travel, and office... -
Google+ notifications arriving in Gmail will spice up cloud wars News
09.05.2012 Internet giant Google has revealed it is adding Google+ comments and notifications directly into its popular Gmail email service. Starting today, users can also reply to Google+...Tags: Google, Microsoft, Gmail, Google+, Google Drive, Hotmail, Windows 8, Android, Windows Phone, Cloud Computing -
Energy firm Cylon to create 50 jobs in €11m cloud investment News
04.05.2012 Building energy management player Cylon is to create 50 new jobs over the next four years as part of an €11m investment in its energy management division Cyclin Active Energy. -
Evernote valued at US$1bn after raising US$70m financing News
03.05.2012 Cloud player Evernote has raised US$70m in a funding round led by Meritech Capital and CBC Capital that values it at more than US$1bn. The company’s CEO Phil Libin says the...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hosting Services, Consumer Tech, Computers -
The five minute CIO: Dominick Griffin News
04.05.2012 Welcome to the latest in a series of exclusive interviews on Siliconrepublic.com, where Ireland’s IT leaders share their thoughts on technology trends and strategy. This week,...Categories: Software, Leadership & Management, IT Management, Education, CIO, Careers and Employment -
Blueface to sell VoIP and mobile via Carphone Warehouse stores News
03.05.2012 VoIP firm Blueface has struck a deal with the Carphone Warehouse network of 83 stores in Ireland to sell its landline and mobile services. -
28pc of businesses in Ireland move to desktop virtualisation News
01.05.2012 Consumerisation of IT in the Irish workplace is being made possible through the move to desktop virtualisation. According to a new Citrix survey, 28pc of Irish businesses are...