[28.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Does business intelligence actually enable businesses to make faster decisions? Napier Williams investigates.
Business intelligence (BI) has recently been touted by all and sundry as the latest management tool that will enable organisations to survive and prosper in an increasingly competitive world.
Two leading industry commentators have said BI […]

[28.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A new piece of malicious code that first appeared last year has become one of the biggest threats on the internet. Gordon Smith tracks its development.
When notice of a new malware threat surfaced on 17 January last year, few outside the IT security community probably paid it much […]

[28.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A strong performance from Eircom’s mobile division Meteor, which saw 54,000 new subscribers sign up in the past quarter, helped the company bring home revenues of €520m for the second quarter, up 6pc on last year.
For the half year ended 31 December, Eircom reported a 5pc increase in […]

28.02.2008 Meteor storms ahead in Eircom resultsA strong performance from Eircom’s mobile division Meteor, which saw 54,000 new subscribers sign up in the past quarter, helped the company bring home revenues of €520m for the second quarter, up 6pc on last year. …
28.02.2008 O2 confirmed as iPhone carrier for IrelandO2 Ireland will today emerge as […]

[28.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]O2 Ireland will today emerge as the exclusive carrier for the long-awaited Apple iPhone, siliconrepublic.com can reveal.
In the company’s fourth-quarter key performance indicators (KPIs) out today, O2 confirmed it will be the exclusive Irish carrier for Apple’s revolutionary iPhone.
The much anticipated device will make its official debut in […]

28.02.2008 Ireland needs to lead, not follow, in R&D raceAccording to the EU’s European Innovation Scorecard 2007, Ireland is an “innovation follower”, holding just 77.3 European Patent Office patents per million compared with 121 in the UK. …
28.02.2008 Most CIOs unsure of companies’ virtualisation plansOnly 45pc of chief information officers (CIOs) worldwide think their companies […]

[28.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Only 45pc of chief information officers (CIOs) worldwide think their companies are doing an effective job in the move to virtualised server environments.
Worldwide, 54pc of large enterprises rate management of their virtual server environment as a critical or high IT priority.
The survey by CA found that servers, storage […]

[28.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]According to the EU’s European Innovation Scorecard 2007, Ireland is an “innovation follower”, holding just 77.3 European Patent Office patents per million compared with 121 in the UK.
Each of the Nordic countries scores in excess of 200 patents per million population.
“Much of Ireland’s €2bn-a-year investment in R&D is […]

[28.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]“From the age of uniformity, from the age of solitude, from the age of Big Brother, from the age of doublethink – greetings!” – George Orwell, 1984
We are about to enter into a state where every digital step you take is recorded. At the end of March, the […]

[28.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]As the first ever computer company to join the not-for-profit Climate Group, Dell has vowed to aim for carbon neutrality for its company facilities, manufacturing operations and business-related air travel, beginning this year.
The Climate Group is an international, independent organisation that aims to create awareness of climate change […]