31.05.2007 CIOs urged to prepare for the ‘20-hour week’
Retiring baby boomers, working-age mothers and generation X workers seeking a better work-life balance will lead to the demise of the traditional working structure and CIOs must be prepared to cater for a new approach – the 20-hour working week, Gartner has warned. …

31.05.2007 IrelandOffline to go offline
Broadband lobby group IrelandOffline, which emerged five years ago and grew to become an energetic lobbying group that attracted the attention of the media, Government and telecoms firms, is to be wound down on 9 June, siliconrepublic.com has learned. …

31.05.2007 Software at your service
Alternative software players are pushing businesses towards the notion of renting software rather than buying it. But are Irish firms convinced? …

31.05.2007 Trinity College biotech firm opens US R&D lab
A Trinity College Dublin campus biotech company chaired by the Irish Government’s science advisor Patrick Cunningham has established a state-of-the-art lab in Kansas, the heart of America’s meat industry. …

30.05.2007 CBS acquires music site for US$280m
Online social music site Last.fm has been acquired by US media giant CBS for US$280m in cash, the largest deal made to date with a UK social networking site. …