[28.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The National Broadband Scheme which is designed to bring broadband to those areas where it is currently unavailable must be successfully launched, the new Communications Minister Eamon Ryan TD said as he marked the entry of the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) into its second decade.
“Most importantly of […]

28.06.2007 Windows Vista fails to stimulate PC marketThe release of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system has, so far, failed to stimulate the PC market in a way many would have hoped, a research director at Gartner has claimed. …
28.06.2007 Put your business in remote controlClever SME managers are using technology to create business opportunities […]

[28.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The release of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system has, so far, failed to stimulate the PC market in a way many would have hoped, a research director at Gartner has claimed.
“Our market data suggests Vista has had very limited impact on PC demand or replacement activity,” said […]

[28.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]It is yet to be decided which operator the iPhone will be partnering with in Ireland but European mobile operator 3 has said it will not be taking on Apple’s most anticipated product ever given its current 2G capability
Graeme Slattery, head of music for 3 Ireland, told […]

[28.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Wildwave’s Stephen McCormack has struck a deal to launch the company’s joint venture independent Asian music station i-am TV on the world’s first broadcast-quality internet TV service Joost.
Dublin-based Wildwave earlier this year forged a joint venture in Malaysia to launch an indie music TV channel for digital networks […]

[28.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Business communications provider Damovo has installed a state-of-the-art converged IP telephony system for Sligo County Council and Sligo Borough Council that will link up 430 council staff across 12 offices.
In addition, the system is capable of speeding up response times from Sligo’s 60,000 residents by making services more […]

[28.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Clever SME managers are using technology to create business opportunities while the rest of us are stuck in traffic. How do you make your remote office a virtual reality?
Martina Minogue successfully manages 25 employees in her role as a director of translation company eTeams, and Jimmy Costello , […]

[27.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Following long delays after a request by EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding for the mobile industry to pick a TV standard, the European Commission (EC) has itself chosen one: digital video broadcast over handheld (DVB-H).
The two competing standards in mobile TV have been DVB-H, as backed by mobile […]

27.06.2007 EU regulators pick DVB-H as mobile TV standardFollowing long delays after a request by EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding for the mobile industry to pick a TV standard, the European Commission (EC) has itself chosen one: digital video broadcast over handheld (DVB-H). …
27.06.2007 SaaS both opportunity and threat, EI summit hearsAn Enterprise Ireland summit […]

[27.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]An Enterprise Ireland summit in Dublin today heard how software-as-a-service (SaaS) is a huge opportunity for the Irish software sector but presents a danger for companies that do not recognise the value of the business model.
Frank McCracken, a founder and professional services director of Irish-headquartered Saaspoint, which operates […]