[31.05.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Broadband lobby group IrelandOffline, which emerged five years ago and grew to become an energetic lobbying group that attracted the attention of the media, Government and telecoms firms, is to be wound down on 9 June, siliconrepublic.com has learned.
IrelandOffline first emerged in 2001 following a Sunday afternoon get-together […]

[31.05.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Retiring baby boomers, working-age mothers and generation X workers seeking a better work-life balance will lead to the demise of the traditional working structure and CIOs must be prepared to cater for a new approach – the 20-hour working week, Gartner has warned.
As the consumerisation of IT increases […]

[31.05.2007 first posted on silicon republic]A Trinity College Dublin campus biotech company chaired by the Irish Government’s science advisor Patrick Cunningham has established a state-of-the-art lab in Kansas, the heart of America’s meat industry.
IdentiGEN, which last year scooped a landmark deal with Tesco, has developed a DNA system that assures both the quality […]

[31.05.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Alternative software players are pushing businesses towards the notion of renting software rather than buying it. But are Irish firms convinced?
Having made the switch from running a business largely on spreadsheets to using on-demand software delivered over the internet, James Burke wouldn’t go back.
“It’s running the business – […]

[30.05.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Online social music site Last.fm has been acquired by US media giant CBS for US$280m in cash, the largest deal made to date with a UK social networking site.
CBS, an old-media organisation who own the largest radio group in the US, is following in the footsteps of Rupert […]

30.05.2007 Microsoft surfaces with new technology Microsoft has launched a brand new product category, known as surface computing, which it claimed will “break down traditional barriers between people and technology”, at the Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital conference in California today. …
30.05.2007 Irish third-level sector signs breakthrough dealAn organisation representing the 30 universities and […]

[30.05.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Microsoft has launched a brand new product category, known as surface computing, which it claimed will “break down traditional barriers between people and technology”, at the Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital conference in California today.
Surface computing involves the ability to turn a surface into a dynamic, interactive […]

[30.05.2007 first posted on silicon republic]An organisation representing the 30 universities and institutes of education in Ireland has made history by signing the Education Alliance Agreement (EAA), the first of its kind in Western Europe, which will bring next-generation digital learning to third-level education.
The Combined Higher Education Software Team (CHEST), an initiave started […]

[30.05.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Ireland’s incumbent operator Eircom is to lay off between 300 and 400 workers form its fixed-line division at the end of this year.
Eircom, which employs over 7,000 people, is also planning to apply for a price increase for its monthly fixed-line rental charge.
Eircom reported revenues of €1.95bn, up […]

30.05.2007 Eircom to axe 400 workersIreland’s incumbent operator Eircom is to lay off between 300 and 400 workers form its fixed-line division at the end of this year. ….
30.05.2007 Consolidation essential to Western mobile marketMobile operators in developed countries face substantial decline in profits from voice services over the coming years and will have to […]