31.08.2007 Engineers Ireland welcomes primary school maths testEngineers Ireland has welcomed the decision by the Department of Education and Science to introduce Maths tests in primary schools this year. …
31.08.2007 EI hosts trade mission to United Arab EmiratesSeven Irish telecommunications companies will showcase their wares at the GSM-3G exhibition in Dubai which takes place […]

[31.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Engineers Ireland has welcomed the decision by the Department of Education and Science to introduce Maths tests in primary schools this year.
Denis McGrath, Engineers Ireland Registrar, commented: “These tests should help prepare pupils for higher-level maths at second level. Maths is an essential course requirement for engineering […]

[31.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Seven Irish telecommunications companies will showcase their wares at the GSM-3G exhibition in Dubai which takes place on Sunday (1 September) and Monday.
The seven Irish companies that will comprise part of the Enterprise Ireland Stand at the event are; Openmind, Tango Telecom, Changing Worlds, Altobridge, Pervenio, Newbay and […]

[31.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The top 10 IT services companies account for almost a quarter of service revenues worldwide, IDC has revealed. IBM leads the pack with US$49.3bn (€36bn) in services revenue generated in 2006.
The next biggest vendor, EDS, earned US$19.9bn in services revenue in 2006, while Accenture was in third place […]

[31.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]A long-running dispute over the rights to embedded technology which Microsoft used in its internet explorer has been settled yesterday as the Redmond company came to an agreement with the patent owner after eight years in and out of court.
The technology is owned by Dr Michael Doyle, the […]

31.08.2007 Microsoft settles browser patent disputeA long-running dispute over the rights to embedded technology which Microsoft used in its internet explorer has been settled yesterday as the Redmond company came to an agreement with the patent owner after eight years in and out of court. …
31.08.2007 Dell Q2 income up 46pcDell’s net income for the […]

[31.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Dell’s net income for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2008 is up 46pc at US$733m, with the company citing lower component prices as a contributory factor.
Despite the increase in net income, Dell’s PC sales only increased 3.5pc to US$8.9bn although the company had brought out a […]

31.08.2007 UK musicians to get paid for YouTube playsOver 10 million pieces of music will generate revenue for UK artists in the MCPS-PRS Alliance after an exclusive deal with video sharing site YouTube. …
31.08.2007 Bespoke newspapers on the wayA service that enables users to create and publish personalised newspapers compiled from their favourite blogs and […]

[31.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]A service that enables users to create and publish personalised newspapers compiled from their favourite blogs and news sites is to be launched next week.
Jonas Martinsson, the Swedish creator of award-winning software FeedJournal, is planning to launch a web service for bloggers and other content providers to publish […]

[31.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Over 10 million pieces of music will generate revenue for UK artists in the MCPS-PRS Alliance after an exclusive deal with video sharing site YouTube.
These works have been licensed to YouTube so that the 50,000 songwriters, composers and publishers will receive payment from an undisclosed one-off fee paid […]