31.01.2008 Mobile phone ‘to revolutionise banking’Mobile phones will revolutionise the banking and financial services sector in the same way as the introduction of ATMs did, a new report by Juniper Research has suggested. …
31.01.2008 Messaging and data growth raises Vodafone revenueWith a revenue of €12.3bn (£9.2bn) the Vodafone Group saw an increase of 15.8pc, helped […]

[31.01.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The dream of RFID is losing out to other technologies in the contest to transform the supply chain, writes Niall Byrne.
RFID has been hyped as the next big thing in supply chain management but the technology has several shortcomings that will prevent its rollout in all but the […]

[31.01.2008 first posted on silicon republic]From the Flight of the Earls in 1607 to the brain drain of the Eighties and Nineties, Irish history has been marked by exile. The end of exile has now been replaced by the choice of exile and high-powered Irish executives hold the reins of power in Silicon Valley.
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[31.01.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Gordon Smith takes soundings from the IT security sector about the likely source of attacks in 2008
January is a time for looking back at the year gone past and forward at the months to come. The IT security industry has duly followed that tradition with analysis of […]

[31.01.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Business software spending is growing again, with Irish firms investing in technology to help them perform better. Gordon Smith reports.
Software has traditionally been the poor relation in Irish IT spending, but there are signs that may be changing. Over the years, the lion’s share of technology budgets has […]

[31.01.2008 first posted on silicon republic]IBM has introduced a new virtualisation platform which it says has the potential to bring down IT costs for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The new virtualisation platform, PowerVM Express, when combined with new POWER6 microprocessor-based System p servers and BladeCenter® servers – designed specifically for small and medium-sized […]

[31.01.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Dublin-based data hosting firm Hosting 365 has told siliconrepublic.com that it has in the past year invested €2m to upgrade its facilities to include a blade server environment and virtualisation technologies.
Hosting 365 managing director, Stephen McCarron, explained: “A year ago we took a risky outlook on what is […]

[31.01.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Search giant Google is in the process of recruiting 200 new workers at its Dublin European headquarters where it already employs 1,500 people, siliconrepublic.com has learned.
A spokesman for the company said that despite recent reports, the company is not expanding into an additional building in order to accommodate […]

31.01.2008 Google currently recruiting 200 jobs in DublinSearch giant Google is in the process of recruiting 200 new workers at its Dublin European headquarters where it already employs 1,500 people, siliconrepublic.com has learned. …
31.01.2008 Hosting 365 invests €2m to upgrade data centreDublin-based data hosting firm Hosting 365 has told siliconrepublic.com that it has in the […]

[31.01.2008 first posted on silicon republic]An innovative virtual art gallery with an Irish flavour is being launched in Second Life, the 3D online virtual world, tomorrow.
Ten Cubed is the brainchild of art critic and real-life gallery owner Haydn Shaughnessy. It will exhibit a range of artists who utilise technology in their work […]