[30.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Up to 20 jobs are to be created in Ireland by expanding European ICT services firm Telindus, which is investing in new premises, staging labs and an innovation centre.
Telindus, which is the IT services branch of Belgacom, posted a turnover of €702m in 2006 and employs 2,753 people […]

30.04.2007 Digital media agency accepted into IAPIDublin-based online marketing agency Interactive Return, which specialises in such essential arts as search engine optimisation (SEO), has become the first digital media agency to be accepted as a member of the Institute of Advertising Practitioners. …
30.04.2007 Veteran media man advises tech start-ups on BESSeasoned technology industry public relations […]

[30.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Today, 3 Mobile announced the launch of its collaboration with Google to provide free internet searches for all 3 customers.
The Google search engine sits on 3’s mobile internet homepage and is free for use by both pay monthly and pay as you go customers with 3G handsets. […]

[30.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Seasoned technology industry public relations adviser Ronnie Simpson is to advise early-stage technology companies on raising their public image in advance of securing Business Expansion Scheme (BES) or venture capital funding.
Simpson’s move follows the Government’s decision to increase BES limits per company to €2m, including individual personal limits […]

[30.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Dublin-based online marketing agency Interactive Return, which specialises in such essential arts as search engine optimisation (SEO), has become the first digital media agency to be accepted as a member of the Institute of Advertising Practitioners.
The move reflects the growing presence of online advertising in the mainstream media.
Ireland’s […]

[30.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The election race is on, and RTÉ has decided to cover all bases with the launch of a website, www.rte.ie/election, which it said will have “in-depth profiles and analysis on every candidate, constituency, party and the major election issues”.
With such intensive multimedia coverage of the lead-up to Thursday […]

30.04.2007 Midweek vote called “temporal gerrymandering”The election race is on, and RTÉ has decided to cover all bases with the launch of a website, www.rte.ie/election, which it said will have “in-depth profiles and analysis on every candidate, constituency, party and the major election issues”. ….

30.04.2007 UK firm wins all-Ireland wireless licenceThe Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) announced on Friday that British company Personal Broadband UK has won the auction for use of a new radio spectrum in both the Republic and Northern Ireland. …
30.04.2007 Digital divide emerging between teachers and studentsThere is a threat of a growing digital divide […]

[30.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]There is a threat of a growing digital divide between teachers and their increasingly tech-savvy students that must be bridged as soon as possible, a leading Cisco education expert told siliconrepublic.com.
Dr Michelle Selinger is networking giant Cisco’s executive adviser on education for Europe and her work involves research […]

[30.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) announced on Friday that British company Personal Broadband UK has won the auction for use of a new radio spectrum in both the Republic and Northern Ireland.
The spectrum band, 1785 to 1805MHz, had been previously vacant, and the licence for its use […]