27.09.2007 BT rolls out 8MB broadbandBT is on target with its 21st Century Network (21CN) plans for Ireland, its chief executive told siliconrepublic.com, and is in the process of rolling out 8MB broadband services in a number of locations across the country. …
27.09.2007 Microsoft challenges Google one query at a timeRunning for over a year […]

[27.09.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Irish tech consultancy IT Force has reported that spam now accounts for 85pc of all emails received.
The company’s weekly spam report showed a 1pc rise to 85pc. Of the 223,000 emails received by IT Force and its clients over the past week, over 190,000 were spam.
The top five […]

[27.09.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Some 84pc of UK parents adopt a simple approach to monitoring their children’s online activity - they just take their offspring’s word for it that they surf sensibly and don’t visit risky sites.
This tech-free strategy was uncovered by broadband comparison site BroadbandChoices.co.uk. When it polled parents across the […]

27.09.2007 ‘Total telecoms’ is Vodafone’s strategy for futureVodafone is positioning itself to be a ‘total telecoms’ provider and is prepared to forge partnerships with fixed line providers where necessary to provide a one-stop-shop for businesses seeking telecoms and ICT services, the new chief executive of Vodafone in Ireland Charles Butterworth told siliconrepublic.com. …
27.09.2007 Ireland could […]

[27.09.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Liberalisation of remote gambling legislation in key markets is expected to push total annual wagers made over mobile phones to nearly US$12bn by 2010, new research claims. However, failure by Ireland to update laws unchanged since 1956 may mean the country could miss the boat.
Juniper Research says that […]

[27.09.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Vodafone is positioning itself to be a ‘total telecoms’ provider and is prepared to forge partnerships with fixed line providers where necessary to provide a one-stop-shop for businesses seeking telecoms and ICT services, the new chief executive of Vodafone in Ireland Charles Butterworth told siliconrepublic.com.
Butterworth (pictured) took over […]

[27.09.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Following this week’s rumoured offer of US$10bn from Microsoft for a 5pc stake in rapidly growing social networking site Facebook, IT analyst David Bradshaw from UK firm Ovum said that such a large amount makes him suspect that “we’re in the run-up to another bubble in internet company values.”
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[27.09.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Motorola’s decision to leave Cork earlier this year, with the loss of more than 300 jobs, could have been the cue for despair just as Digital’s departure had been for Galway years before.
But history may record it as a mere setback, because a thriving technology scene in […]

[26.09.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Most online shoppers are environmentally conscious in their buying decisions but are confused by the array of so-called ‘green’ products available, according to a survey by PriceGrabber.com, a subsidiary of Dublin-based market analysis firm Experian.
While interest in eco-friendly shopping continues to grow, most shoppers lack a familiarity with […]

[26.09.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Irish start-up Xiam Technologies has announced two deals this week with mobile operators Vodafone Ireland and Orange UK.
Xiam will manage the technical and commercial inventory of Vodafone Ireland’s mobile advertising proposition as part of Vodafone’s recently released mobile internet portal.
Xiam will use its MPOS (My Personal Offers System) […]