[28.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Tim Berners-Lee , creator of the world wide web, believes today’s internet needs to get smarter and more social.
Your flight is to JFK airport, your business meetings are in New Jersey but you want to go sightseeing in New York and your hotel must be near a diabetic-friendly […]

[28.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Mass collaboration using blogs and wikis could result in the greatest change in the architecture of business since the industrial revolution.

27.02.2008 NY laptop theft breaches no data protection rulesThe loss of a laptop containing the files of up to 175,000 Irish blood donors, which was stolen earlier this month in New York, does not constitute a breach of the Data Protection Acts and the encryption on the laptop is sufficient to protect the files, Ireland’s […]

[27.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The loss of a laptop containing the files of up to 175,000 Irish blood donors, which was stolen earlier this month in New York, does not constitute a breach of the Data Protection Acts and the encryption on the laptop is sufficient to protect the files, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner […]

[27.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]An important research partnership has been formed between Trinity College Dublin’s Centre for Telecommunications Value Chain Research (CTVR) and NEC Communication Systems, which is part of the Japanese technology giant NEC Group.
This partnership will explore the newly emerging field of all-optical networking, which is aimed at developing high-speed […]

[27.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Digital television and cable broadband provider UPC said this morning that broadband subscribers at the company have grown 45pc year-on-year to reach over 80,000, giving the company under 12pc of the current 700,000 broadband subscribers in Ireland claimed by ComReg.
UPC said its Irish base now has over 675,900 […]

[27.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The unreliability of Ireland’s broadband services is threatening to delay IT innovation in the construction sector, the head of training and development of the Construction Industry Federation has said.
Noelle O’Connell, speaking in advance of the Construct IT Conference 2008, which takes place tomorrow in Newlands Cross, said the […]

[27.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]From an all-time high of US$747 per share in November 2007, Google stock value had dropped by 38pc last week.
New figures from internet analytics firm ComScore showing a lowered click-through rate on Google ads may have caused investors to react, leading to the internet giant’s share price […]

[27.02.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Software giant Microsoft has been hit with a record €899m fine from the European Commission for allegedly failing to comply with the landmark 2004 antitrust ruling against the company.
This brings the total Microsoft has been fined by the Commission since 2004 to €1.68bn.
In 2004, following an EU ruling […]

27.02.2008 EU slaps a record €899m fine on MicrosoftSoftware giant Microsoft has been hit with a record €899m fine from the European Commission for allegedly failing to comply with the landmark 2004 antitrust ruling against the company. …
27.02.2008 Constructive criticism of Irish broadband woesThe unreliability of Ireland’s broadband services is threatening to delay IT innovation […]