[31.07.2007 first posted on silicon republic]An investigation by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) alleges that Eircom was providing preferential treatment in terms of network repair services to its Eircom Retail division over other licensed operators.
The allegation comes just a week after ComReg warned Eircom of alleged discriminatory practice against other licensed operators […]

[31.07.2007 first posted on silicon republic]A mixture of laser beams and super cold atoms is set to bring the world of quantum computing one step further to reality, as new research emerges from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Scientists said that by using three laser beams focused together to form […]

[31.07.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Despite research from the EMR Digital Music Survey finding that illegal music downloading is on the rise, it seems that Apple can do no wrong.
The Cupertino-based company revealed today that music downloads from its online iTunes music store has reached the three billion mark.
In fact, numbers from market […]

31.07.2007 Blu-Ray stimulated by adult film industryThis is how the format war was won in the Eighties. VHS ultimately reigned victorious over Betamax as the standard video-cassette format, aided largely by the adult film industry …

[31.07.2007 first posted on silicon republic]This is how the format war was won in the Eighties. VHS ultimately reigned victorious over Betamax as the standard video-cassette format, aided largely by the adult film industry
Although Betamax was perceived to be of higher quality than VHS, due to the sheer amount of adult films distributed […]

31.07.2007 Xerox job losses will occur through attritionThe work carried out by the 900 Xerox staff that are due to transfer to IBM Global Services could eventually be redeployed to other IBM locations and while there are no redundancies planned, reductions are envisaged through natural attrition, siliconrepublic.com understands. …
31.07.2007 Norkom in US$36.5m acquisition of US […]

[31.07.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Irish financial fraud detection player Norkom Technologies has signed a binding agreement to acquire a US-based risk and compliance software company called Digital Harbor for US$36.5m.
Virginia-based Digital Harbor develops technologies for the defence intelligence community, providing composite views of intelligence data and activity across a variety of systems.
It […]

[31.07.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The work carried out by the 900 Xerox staff that are due to transfer to IBM Global Services could eventually be redeployed to other IBM locations and while there are no redundancies planned, reductions are envisaged through natural attrition, siliconrepublic.com understands.
Last month Xerox confirmed that 900 of its […]

31.07.2007 Facebook facing the dock over sexual predators?The fast-growing social network for graduates and professionals Facebook is being probed by a US attorney general’s investigators over allegations that a number of convicted sex offenders had registered on the site as well as other claims the site contains inappropriate material. …
31.07.2007 Ireland in danger of being […]

[31.07.2007 first posted on silicon republic]A major failure or a catastrophic event in the UK could have dire implications for Ireland and its growing community of e-commerce and other knowledge industries, an expert said yesterday.
Ireland has been warned that it must expand its international data connectivity and be less reliant on the UK […]