Tagged: Competition & News
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Stick to the knitting News
17.05.2010 Ivan Yates, chairman and managing director of Celtic Bookmakers, former TD and co-presenter of Newstalk 106-108 fm’s Breakfast, says he believes in “the tyranny of the...Tags: Competition, -
Last call for share of Vodafone €1m App Star competition News
22.03.2010 Irish apps developers have a chance to fight it out with renowned developers like Gino Micacchi, creator of Mobnotes, Golden Gekko and Aperto Move in the Vodafone App Star...Categories: -
Doodling for Google News
12.02.2009 In the past few weeks, kids the length and breath of Ireland were urged to get their creative thinking caps on, as Google was on the hunt for a vibrant St Patrick’s Day Google...Categories: Digital Life -
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ComReg cuts cost of number portability by 90pc News
02.02.2009 Telecoms regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), has reduced the wholesale price that telephone operators charge one another whenever a mobile-phone or...Categories: CommsTags: Competition, ComReg, -
150 million people have kept phone numbers when switching provider News
29.10.2008 Around the world, some 154 million mobile subscribers have kept their original mobile number when changing operator.Categories: Comms -
Win an iPhone 3G News
10.07.2008 Win an iPhone 3G in association with siliconrepublic.com and the Carphone Warehouse.Categories:Tags: Competition, iPhone -
Irish students can have eyes on Adobe's design prize News
25.11.2004 Irish students are now eligible to enter an international design competition covering graphic design, photography, illustration, animation, digital filmmaking and...Categories: New MediaTags: Competition -
The Friday Interview: Donal Daly, International Ventures News
15.10.2004 “If we don’t improve our sales capability our economy is going to be dead.” Donal Daly does not mince his words when it comes to discussing the acknowledged Achilles’ heel of...Categories: BusinessTags: Venture Capital, Competition -
Roaming deal a milestone in mobile market News
19.08.2004 Everyone knows that, all things being equal, if you are on contract with a mobile operator your phone bill will be higher than if you are a prepay customer. But how much higher...Categories: Comms -
EU orders Microsoft to share tech and pay €497.2m fine News
24.03.2004 Following a five-year investigation, the European Commission this afternoon has ordered software giant Microsoft to pay a €497.2m for abusing its market power in the EU. As well...Categories: Business, GovernmentTags: Competition -
Microsoft and EU fail to reach antitrust settlement News
18.03.2004 A last ditch attempt by Microsoft to dissuade the European Commission from ruling that the software giant has broken EU law has failed. Europe’s competition commissioner Mario...Categories: Business, Government -
Tánaiste calls for new science drive in Europe News
17.02.2004 A new initiative to support basic scientific research should be developed within the European Union without delay, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Mary Harney TD, has...Categories: Government, R&D -
Oireachtas committee to probe Eircom price rise News
19.01.2004 UPDATE - Eircom and the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) will be called in front of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources...Categories: Comms -
Innovation the key to future success – Harney News
20.11.2003 “Building innovation capacity is a fundamental long-term development challenge facing Ireland. Our ability to innovate will determine how successfully we can compete in the...Categories: R&DTags: Forfas, Competition, -
Competitiveness concerns take centre stage News
21.10.2003 One of the most overused words of 2003 will have to be “competitiveness”, just as “e-commerce” had brief popularity in 1999. Unlike the opportunism behind e-commerce, the...Categories: R&DTags: Competition, ISA, -
Ireland at economic crossroads, warns Forfás News
29.07.2003 Industrial and technology advisory agency Forfás has warned that Ireland is at a difficult economic crossroads and that globalisation has led to the emergence of lower cost...Categories: R&D -
East Europe poses growing threat to Ireland News
12.06.2003 Ireland’s economic prowess of the past few years in terms of inward investment is under threat from Eastern European countries wanting “to have a go at us”, said former Tanaiste...Categories: R&D -
Complacency a killer for Irish competitiveness? News
19.05.2003 The slowdown in the world economy and the growing menace of inflation has made national competitiveness a key talking point in many industries, particularly the technology...Categories: R&D -
Uphill battle for handhelds News
11.12.2002 After a period of steady development, the handheld personal digital assistant (PDA) market underwent a number of big developments during 2002, while next year could be a...Categories: Digital Life, Business