[28.02.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Veteran of the Irish IT industry Raomal Perera is to step down as chief executive of the company he founded in 1999 and will become chairman of the company, it has emerged.
Before setting up Network365, a mobile payments provider that merged with iPIN to form Valista, Perera co-founded […]

27.02.2007 Fixed costs eat up IT budgets, claims CitrixDUBAI: A leading software vendor has warned that IT budgets may stagnate with between 70pc and 80pc of IT budgets going towards fixed costs. This means IT managers will need more money to innovate, according to Citrix. …

[27.02.2007 first posted on silicon republic]DUBAI: A leading software vendor has warned that IT budgets may stagnate with between 70pc and 80pc of IT budgets going towards fixed costs. This means IT managers will need more money to innovate, according to Citrix.
“There are key trends that will continue to drive the relevance of […]

27.02.2007 Servecentric attracts Magnet Magnet Business has been added as a carrier to Servecentric’s Dublin data centre, bringing to 12 the number of telecommunications carriers with a point of presence in the centre. …

[27.02.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Magnet Business has been added as a carrier to Servecentric’s Dublin data centre, bringing to 12 the number of telecommunications carriers with a point of presence in the centre.
Another major global carrier has also been added, according to Servecentric.
By increasing its number of carriers to 12, Servecentric has […]

[27.02.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The European Union is taking the German nation to court and has begun legal proceedings over a law that allegedly allows Deutsche Telekom to keep rivals from accessing a high speed network that allows German citizens to enjoy high speed internet and download movies.
Observers believe the case could […]

27.02.2007 EU sues Germany over controversial telecoms lawThe European Union is taking the German nation to court and has begun legal proceedings over a law that allegedly allows Deutsche Telekom to keep rivals from accessing a high speed network that allows German citizens to enjoy high speed internet and download movies. …
27.02.2007 Product review: Fujitsu […]

[27.02.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Some of your old PlayStation (PS) and PS2 games titles may be usable on the soon-to-be-released PS3, it has been revealed. Sony’s eagerly anticipated games console is due for European release on 23 March.
The PS3 will utilise a new hardware specification: a new combination of hardware and […]

[27.02.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Now that green issues are on the agenda, an energy-saving PC potentially has a wider appeal beyond the environmentally conscious sandal-wearing brigade. Throw in a really small format and it’s a possible solution to the problem of crowded offices.
So, kudos to Fujitsu Siemens, which to be fair has […]

[27.02.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Education and Science Minister Mary Hanafin TD has appointed a Strategy Group to advise her on the €252m investment in ICT for Irish schools provided under the National Development Plan 2007-2013.
Hanafin said she aims to develop an e-learning culture in Irish schools and based on the advice of […]