30.03.2007 Military robot maker makes Cork R&D investment
A security equipment maker that manufactures robots for the Canadian Department of National Defence and a US federal agency is to almost double the numbers employed in research and development (R&D) activities at its Cork operation. …

30.03.2007 Ireland slips a place in global tech league
Ireland has slipped back to 21st place from 20th place last year in the World Economic Forum’s 2006-2007 Global Information Technology report. This year the league table topped by Denmark, Sweden and Singapore. …

30.03.2007 IT veteran to head up successor to MediaLab
An IT industry veteran with over 20 years’ managerial experience with companies like Broadcom and Ericsson has been selected to head up the Government’s €25m National Digital Research Centre (NDRC), which replaces the failed MediaLab Europe. …

30.03.2007 Bluetooth gets extra bite
Bluetooth devices will soon pair easily, last longer and enjoy better security as the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced details of its new spec earlier this week. …