Archive for March, 2008
Apples strings attached gift to employees criticised
[28.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Apple is wrong to warn employees of disciplinary action if they do not follow the terms and conditions (T&Cs) attached to the free iPhones they have been offered, claimed CEO of Cubic Telecom and telco commentator, Pat Phelan.
In a post on his http://www.patphelan.net yesterday, Phelan said he had […]
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under news, Comms & Mobile.
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NEWS ALERTS 28.3.2008 16:00
28.03.2008 Apple’s ’strings attached’ gift to employees criticisedApple is wrong to warn employees of disciplinary action if they do not follow the terms and conditions (T&Cs) attached to the free iPhones they have been offered, claimed CEO of Cubic Telecom and telco commentator, Pat Phelan. …
28.03.2008 TIF unveils industry-agreed principles for NGNsThe Minister for Communications […]
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under alerts.
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Digital media start-ups lack incubation space
[28.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Irish digital media companies are facing a shortfall in suitable premises, the manager of the Institute of Art, Design and Technology’s (IADT) incubation space, Media Cube, has said.
Martin Hogan warned that the only enterprise incubation spaces designed specifically for digital media companies in the country – Media Cube […]
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under news.
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TIF unveils industry-agreed principles for NGNs
[28.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The Minister for Communications is considering eight new principles announced by the Telecommunications and Internet Federation (TIF), which the industry group thinks should govern the rollout of next-generation networks (NGNs) in Ireland.
The principles were published today and have been agreed by 21 telecom service providers in Ireland.
They are […]
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under news, E Gov & EU.
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YouTube adds video metrics tool
[28.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Google has released YouTube Insight, a free tool that enables anyone with a YouTube account to find out about how videos they upload are being watched.
Using the tool, video uploaders can see where their viewers are from and how popular their videos are relative to all videos in […]
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under news, Media & Marketing.
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Expect more social networking trade sales
[28.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]As the market considers the implications of AOL’s US$850m acquisition of Bebo, social networking advertising is expected to exceed US$2bn in 2008, and a corporate financial adviser predicts more mid-size deals in the area.
Corporate finance firm Cronos Partners says although AOL’s acquisition of Bebo was conducted at a […]
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under news, Media & Marketing.
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Silicon Valley trip earns 29m for Irish firms
[28.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A trade mission of Enterprise Ireland supported technology firms to Silicon Valley has netted €29m in contracts and partnerships for the Irish companies involved, ranging from biometric security to interactive learning services.
Ireland’s economic and technological link to the US has been in place since IBM came to our […]
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under news, Enterprise.
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28.03.2008 Silicon Valley trip earns €29m for Irish firmsA trade mission of Enterprise Ireland supported technology firms to Silicon Valley has netted €29m in contracts and partnerships for the Irish companies involved, ranging from biometric security to interactive learning services. …
28.03.2008 Galway firm to help IT giants go green fasterA Galway-based technology company responsible for […]
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Galway firm to help IT giants go green faster
[28.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A Galway-based technology company responsible for saving tech firms like HP and Sun Microsystems up to €200m has struck up a new alliance which could help blue-chip multinationals achieve their ‘green’ objectives faster.
Multis, which employs 130 people and achieves a turnover of €30m a year, has expanded its […]
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under news.
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The Microsoft empire strikes back
[28.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A new web-based Office alternative, codenamed Albany, is rumoured to be in development by software giant Microsoft, according to some beta testers, but as of yet there is no information on how this will shape up to Google’s productivity suite, Google Docs.
Although Microsoft, in the past, was rumoured […]
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under news, Media & Marketing.
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