[31.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]IT consultancy Clarion’s turnover will increase to €7m a year after it acquired a 51pc stake in UK firm The Planning Loft. Pat Millar is its managing director.
Your latest acquisition will see headcount increase to 75 as you take on new markets. Why and how did it come […]

[30.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]With net revenue of US$243m compared with US$236 for the third quarter of 2006, infrastructure software provider Novell’s revenue was up US$7m year on year while operations losses were down to US$10m in comparison to US$40m for Q3 2006.
Novell, which has a base in Dublin, reported revenue of […]

[30.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]While much of the public debate about IT in business focuses on the big headline-grabbing issues such as mobile working, Web 2.0 and open source, new research has found that the biggest headaches for IT managers are actually the basic everyday problems.
IT support company Connect surveyed 200 IT […]

30.08.2007 Security, staff training are biggest IT issues for SMEsWhile much of the public debate about IT in business focuses on the big headline-grabbing issues such as mobile working, Web 2.0 and open source, new research has found that the biggest headaches for IT managers are actually the basic everyday problems. …
30.08.2007 Kaspersky avoids being […]

[30.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]In a landmark ruling, the United States District Court of Washington has granted international security software vendor Kaspersky immunity from liability in the controversial case brought by adware publisher Zango.
This judgement follows news earlier this week that Zango had withdrawn its similar lawsuit against anti-spyware maker PC […]

30.08.2007 Microsoft gets chattyExtending its footprint further in online collaborative software, Microsoft today unveiled its plans to acquire Parlano, creator of successful enterprise group chat software MindAlign. …

[30.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Extending its footprint further in online collaborative software, Microsoft today unveiled its plans to acquire Parlano, creator of successful enterprise group chat software MindAlign.
The software is a group chat application that enables employees within an organisation keep in constant contact in a chatroom environment.
Microsoft is expected to add […]

30.08.2007 Samsung eyes growth in IT productsSamsung plans to be challenging aggressively among the leading notebook PC suppliers in Ireland within 12 months, the company has said. …
30.08.2007 ISA concerned about BES conditionsThe Irish Software Association (ISA) has expressed concerns about the conditions attached by the European Commission to the extension of Ireland’s Business […]

[30.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The Irish Software Association (ISA) has expressed concerns about the conditions attached by the European Commission to the extension of Ireland’s Business Expansion Scheme (BES) and Seed Capital Scheme (SCS).
The Commission yesterday approved Ireland’s extension of the schemes, subject to certain criteria: medium-sized enterprises only qualify if they […]

[30.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Samsung plans to be challenging aggressively among the leading notebook PC suppliers in Ireland within 12 months, the company has said.
Though a recent entrant into the IT products market, the company plans to use the leverage of a wider advertising and sponsorship spend of more than €2m […]