[29.03.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The number of school leavers applying for honours degree computing courses has risen 5pc from 2006, according to CAO figures.
1,835 students applied for honours computing on their CAO application in 2007, up from 1,752 in 2006 but this is a long way from the 5,000 who applied in […]

29.03.2007 Applications for honours computing up 5pcThe number of school leavers applying for honours degree computing courses has risen 5pc from 2006, according to CAO figures. …
29.03.2007 One third of Irish firms to invest in virtualisationEarmarking server virtualisation as one of the key technologies to adopt in 2007, analysis firm iReach estimates that a third […]

[29.03.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Bebo users will soon be able to upload their photos and text, as well as check their friends’ pages and receive text alerts, all from their mobile phone.
NewBay, a mobile multimedia and social networking provider with offices in Dublin, has partnered with Bebo to provide this new platform.
NewBay’s […]

[29.03.2007 first posted on silicon republic]A state-of-the-art digital media centre was officially unveiled yesterday at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) by Micheál Martin TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
Media Cube is a new incubation centre that plans to foster start-up business and research ideas in the digital media […]

[29.03.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Around 44pc of companies who said they had deployed server virtualisation technology were unable to declare their deployment a success so far, a global survey claims.
The survey of 800 IT managers worldwide by Computer Associates (CA) found that inability to quantify return on investment was a key factor […]

29.03.2007 Virtualisation strategies flunk enterprise acid testAround 44pc of companies who said they had deployed server virtualisation technology were unable to declare their deployment a success so far, a global survey claims. …
29.03.2007 Visa invests in Dublin-based DotMobiGlobal credit card vendor Visa International is understood to have taken a strategic investment in the Dublin-based mobile […]

[29.03.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Irish telecoms software company Accuris Networks has won a landmark deal with Telecom New Zealand (TNZ) to deploy its technology to enable TNZ’s customers roam anywhere on the world regardless of a mobile network’s underlying technology.
This erases the common-held myth regarding restricted global roaming possibilities for CDMA (code […]

[29.03.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Global credit card vendor Visa International is understood to have taken a strategic investment in the Dublin-based mobile domain registrar DotMobi (.mobi). The total value of the investment has not been disclosed.
The investment is an important statement of intent by the credit card giant to immerse itself fully […]

[29.03.2007 first posted on silicon republic]For all the complaints about the broadband situation in the country - and they are many - businesses in Ireland are not short of options when it comes to choosing an internet service provider (ISP).
“While Ireland always seems to get itself a reputation for being a laggard […]

[28.03.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Yahoo! will offer unlimited amount of storage with its free webmail service beginning in May, it was announced today.
Currently Yahoo! Mail offers 1GB of storage with its free mail service and 2GB with its paid account. This compares currently with Microsoft’s Hotmail offering of 2GB and Google’s offering […]