[30.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Google is putting extra muscle into its customisable start page iGoogle, which allows users to personalise their page with web feed and gadgets like Maps and Weather.
Having collaborated with over 70 artists to create special themes, the company is inviting software developers to create new gadgets for […]

30.04.2008 Technology from Ideas raises €1.05m in VC fundsTechnology commercialisation firm Technology from Ideas (TfI) has raised €1.05m in new investment from Enterprise Ireland, 4th Level Ventures and a syndicate of private investors from the Business Angel Partnership. …
30.04.2008 Artix performs well for Iona in difficult first quarterIona has reported Q108 revenue of US$16.4m, a […]

[30.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Technology commercialisation firm Technology from Ideas (TfI) has raised €1.05m in new investment from Enterprise Ireland, 4th Level Ventures and a syndicate of private investors from the Business Angel Partnership.
The company intends to use the investment to increase the number of commercialisation projects it will work on and […]

[30.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Iona has reported Q108 revenue of US$16.4m, a 6pc increase on Q107, yet posted a net loss of US$5.1m for the quarter.
On a US GAAP basis, this amounts to a loss of US$0.14 per share.
Net loss includes SFAS 123R share-based compensation expense of US$0.6m, amortisation of purchased intangible […]

[30.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Half of all Irish IT projects are not delivered on time or on budget, according to new research from Clarion Consulting.
Some 40pc of respondents to the survey rated their own project management capabilities as either satisfactory or poor. The survey polled large Irish public and private sector organisations […]

30.04.2008 Half of IT budgets late and over budgetHalf of all Irish IT projects are not delivered on time or on budget, according to new research from Clarion Consulting. …

[30.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]While RIM’s BlackBerry far outsells either the Palm or Windows Mobile as the smart phone of choice after Nokia, Apple’s iPhone is gaining ground with a 6.5pc market share, in comparison to the BlackBerry’s 11.4pc, according to analyst firm Canalys.
However, this gap is on its way to closing […]

[30.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]FeedHenry Ltd, a Waterford-based software company, is at the forefront of a business software giant’s spearhead into the telecoms end of the burgeoning Web 2.0 marketplace, it emerged last night.
Oracle, one of the world’s largest software companies has named 30 independent software vendors as partners for its standards-based […]

30.04.2008 Irish firm at spearhead of Oracle’s Web 2.0 plansFeedHenry Ltd, a Waterford-based software company, is at the forefront of a business software giant’s spearhead into the telecoms end of the burgeoning Web 2.0 marketplace, it emerged last night. …
30.04.2008 iPhone gaining on BlackBerry as consumer favouriteWhile RIM’s BlackBerry far outsells either the Palm or […]

[30.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Chew on this: UK-based internet TV firm Babelgum has just done a deal with US broadcasting company PBS to bring over 100 hours of documentaries and non-fiction programming online, but the catch is that this content, save for a science series, is only available in the US.
Ireland has […]