[30.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Fresh from its acquisition of Irish mobile content player Eirborne Text Services for €8.5m, Zamano chief executive John O’Shea has confirmed further acquisitions are in the pipeline.
“Absolutely,” he confirmed. “The reason we raised cash on the IEX stock market in Dublin was to have the currency to use, […]

[30.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]People often refer to the ‘iceberg’ effect to describe something where a small part is visible above the surface of the water but what’s below is much bigger, yet unseen. It’s an apt metaphor to describe Reach, the Government agency tasked with tying together the diverse public services into what […]

29.04.2007 Elaine Carey, 33, Ireland’s mobile media network, has appointed Elaine Carey head of sales. She will head up 3’s retail operation and the planned rollout of new 3Stores nationwide, all of its third-party resellers and its online sales channel at www.three.ie. Heading up a salesforce of over 80 staff, one of Carey’s key objectives […]

[29.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Kieran McInerney has been appointed operations director at PC Cubed, a trade-only distributor for electronic point of sale and mobile computing. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the company from previous roles and qualifications such as a management diploma in ICT and sales management coaching. McInerney is also a […]

[29.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]3, Ireland’s mobile media network, has appointed Elaine Carey head of sales. She will head up 3’s retail operation and the planned rollout of new 3Stores nationwide, all of its third-party resellers and its online sales channel at www.three.ie. Heading up a salesforce of over 80 staff, one of Carey’s […]

[29.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Caoimhe Lynch joins PC Cubed as account manager. She has spent the past seven years working as a senior account manager with Clarity where she worked with key clients such as PFH, EDS and Business Scientific Services. Lynch was also with Dell for three years working in both consumer notebook […]

[27.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Sun Microsystems, which employs 200 people in Ireland, has reported third-quarter revenues of US$3.2bn, up 3.3pc on last year.
Total gross margin as a percentage of revenues was 44.5pc, an increase of 1.5pc. The company reported profits of US$67m, compared with a net loss of US$217m last […]

27.04.2007 Sun shines with US$67m profitsSun Microsystems, which employs 200 people in Ireland, has reported third-quarter revenues of US$3.2bn, up 3.3pc on last year. …
27.04.2007 Game over for PlayStation creatorIt is the end of an era for PlayStation as creator of all three generations of the gaming console, Ken Kutaragi, has announced his retirement from […]

[27.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]It is the end of an era for PlayStation as creator of all three generations of the gaming console, Ken Kutaragi, has announced his retirement from head of Sony Computer Entertainment.
Kutaragi, who had worked with Sony for 32 years, said “It has been an exciting experience to change […]

[27.04.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Microsoft last night reported record profits for its third quarter of US$4.9bn and an operating income of US$6.5bn, driven by demand for Vista and Office.
The company reported revenues of US$14.4bn and investors in the company were awarded with 72pc earnings per share.
Looking ahead to the next quarter Microsoft […]