Archive for August, 2007
1m investment for Irish IT infrastructure
[29.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]With the aim of helping early-stage enterprises grow, the Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC) yesterday unveiled plans to invest €1m in a cutting edge IT infrastructure with access to up-to-the-minute technologies for resident companies.
The GEC is a Dublin-based enterprise centre that provides support for emerging businesses with a focus […]
Posted: August 29th, 2007 under news, Industry & Markets.
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NEWS ALERTS 29.8.2007 08:00
29.08.2007 Calimar plans expansion into EuropeGalway-based IT services provider Calimar has chosen Kaseya to provide it with managed automation software in a move that will see Calimar expand into managed IT services in Ireland and the UK. …
29.08.2007 Casual gaming benefits childrenSome 70pc of families that play computer games together believe that it has several […]
Posted: August 29th, 2007 under alerts.
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Casual gaming benefits children
[29.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Some 70pc of families that play computer games together believe that it has several positive effects on their children or grandchildren, including stress relief, learning and hand/eye co-ordination according to the biggest casual gaming survey ever conducted.
The survey was conducted on behalf of PopCap Games, casual games developer […]
Posted: August 29th, 2007 under news.
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Calimar plans expansion into Europe
[29.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Galway-based IT services provider Calimar has chosen Kaseya to provide it with managed automation software in a move that will see Calimar expand into managed IT services in Ireland and the UK.
The company plans to expand into other European markets over the next three years.
Calimar has initially purchased […]
Posted: August 29th, 2007 under news, Industry & Markets.
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Hostelworld.com, Ryanair sign five-year deal
[29.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Ryanair announced a five-year deal with Hostelworld.com yesterday for the popular tourist site to provide accommodation packages for the airline’s customers.
Hostelworld.com is the world leader for hostel, B&B and guesthouse reservations. It offers Ryanair passengers a selection of over 5,500 properties throughout Europe. Reservations can be made on […]
Posted: August 29th, 2007 under news, Comms & Mobile.
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Keeping an open mind
[29.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Agreements with Novell, a Microsoft-operated Shared Source website, collaborations with open source stalwarts: what is Microsoft up to? I hope to explain Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to work with the open source community and help our customers get the most from their IT investments.
The term ‘open source’ is commonly […]
Posted: August 29th, 2007 under news, Industry & Markets.
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NEWS ALERTS 28.8.2007 16:00
28.08.2007 Less than a third of data centres use ITILAlmost half (49pc) of organisations are not able to track changes across physical aspects of their data centre including space, power and cooling and less than one third (29pc) have implemented ITIL, a survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) has found. …
28.08.2007 Narragansett partners with […]
Posted: August 28th, 2007 under alerts.
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Less than a third of data centres use ITIL
[28.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Almost half (49pc) of organisations are not able to track changes across physical aspects of their data centre including space, power and cooling and less than one third (29pc) have implemented ITIL, a survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) has found.
ARI researched 100 data centre organisations in […]
Posted: August 28th, 2007 under news, Data & Security.
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eBays school for sellers
[28.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]EBay Ireland is bringing the eBay University sellers’ courses back to Dublin this September due to the success of the previous sell-out class that took place in March.
Two classes will be held at the National College of Ireland, beginning with the Selling Seminar on September 4th followed by […]
Posted: August 28th, 2007 under news.
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Narragansett partners with UK digital marketing firm
[28.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Limerick-based online marketing software developer Narragansett Technologies has partnered with Cheetahmail founder Denis Sheehan’s marketing firm Digital Relevance to deliver services across the UK and Ireland.
The partnership will help each company’s respective existing and future customers to further monetise websites through email marketing, RSS, ad serving, inventory sales […]
Posted: August 28th, 2007 under news, Industry & Markets.
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