[30.01.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Irish IT services company, Version 1, has appointed Derek Wilson as a director. His role will be to further develop the company’s successful managed services and IT support division - ProWatchTM. His focus will be on ensuring the needs of current and future customers are addressed, including the introduction of […]

[30.01.2007 first posted on silicon republic]As Valentine’s Day approaches, PC users are warned to be suspicious of emails from unknown sources with love-related subject lines.
The warning comes after the past month saw virus activity on the internet increase dramatically as a result of the Storm worm and the ‘Happy New Year’ worm.
Internet security […]

[30.01.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Irish businesses operating in the fields of mobile television and virtual content workplaces are among five industries that will receive €1.5m in support from Enterprise Ireland (EI) to undertake collaborative research projects.
The EI Networks Pilot initiative aims to establish the potential of industry-led networks to act as a […]

30.01.2007 EI invests in mobile TV and content pilotIrish businesses operating in the fields of mobile television and virtual content workplaces are among five industries that will receive €1.5m in support from Enterprise Ireland (EI) to undertake collaborative research projects. …
30.01.2007 Valentine virus alertAs Valentine’s Day approaches, PC users are warned to be suspicious of […]

[30.01.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Sun has appointed Declan Carr sales manager for Ireland. He will be responsible for driving Sun’s business here. Carr joined Sun in 2005 as part of the StorageTek acquisition where he worked in its data management group. Prior to the acquisition he worked for StorageTek as channel manager in its […]

[30.01.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Nokia has solidified its No 1 position among mobile phone makers, according to new research, but the best performer last year was Sony Ericsson.
Market data from the US firm iSuppli found that Nokia shipped more handsets than its next two closest competitors combined, Motorola and Samsung. Sony […]

[30.01.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Dublin City looks likely to be blanketed with free wireless internet access in the tradition of cities like San Francisco if a proposed plan by Dublin City Council gets the go-ahead.
According to reports this morning, Dublin City Council has put out a tender for consultants to offer advice […]

30.01.2007 Symantec buys IT management firm for US$830mData and security giant Symantec last night revealed it had acquired IT management software player Altiris for US$830m (€640.7m) in cash. …
30.01.2007 Product: Microsoft Windows Vista To really determine whether or not the successor to Windows XP – the spanking new Windows Vista – will make much of […]

[30.01.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Data and security giant Symantec last night revealed it had acquired IT management software player Altiris for US$830m (€640.7m) in cash.
Under the terms of the deal Altiris shareholders will receive US$33 per share of Altiris common stock in cash.
The transaction, which will be subject to regulatory and stockholder […]

[30.01.2007 first posted on silicon republic]More than two out of five Irish companies do not have a documented disaster recovery plan in place, a new survey has revealed.
MJ Flood Technology, which conducted the poll into backup practices within Irish organisations, found that 43pc of companies have no documented disaster recovery plan in […]