[29.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A fully immersive, 3D, interactive, urban model for Dublin, named the Metropolis Project, will be introducing elements of assistive technology by developing games for people with disabilities to make full use of this Dublin city virtual environment.
The GV2 Group at the school of computer science and statistics in […]

[29.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The rise in living standards in the western world has brought with it a decline in interest in the fields of technology, engineering and the ‘hard’ sciences which ironically are the driving force behind these rising standards, said the new president of Engineers Ireland.
At his inaugural address, the […]

[29.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]From a fledgling start-up in 1996, Oliver Coughlan has transformed mobile operator O2 from a voice and text network to a full broadband provider
The current debate in the Irish telecoms industry centres around the building of next-generation networks (NGNs) and, of course, how the country will ensure high-speed […]

29.05.2008 Meet mobile’s makerFrom a fledgling start-up in 1996, Oliver Coughlan has transformed mobile operator O2 from a voice and text network to a full broadband provider …
29.05.2008 Bubble 2.0: Are we about to witness another technology crash?Eight years ago the Nasdaq reached its highest point in history due to the surge in valuations of […]

[29.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Ireland’s second-largest telecoms operator BT has won a €44m contract to build and manage an expansion of 3 Ireland’s broadband network with backhaul that will support 7.2Mbps, rising to 14.4Mbps by 2009 and even beyond to 16Mbps.
BT’s network will provide 3 with the fibre optic capability and resilience […]

29.05.2008 Hosting365 sells domain business to UK’s NamescoIreland’s largest hosting provider, Hosting365, has sold off its shared hosting and domain registration business to Namesco, the UK’s fourth largest domain name and hosting provider, for an undisclosed sum. …

[29.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Ireland’s largest hosting provider, Hosting365, has sold off its shared hosting and domain registration business to Namesco, the UK’s fourth largest domain name and hosting provider, for an undisclosed sum.
Namesco, one of the top 50 hosting providers globally, will now have 35pc market share in Ireland.
Namesco’s managing director […]

[29.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A ponderously slow decision by the Irish Government to finally embrace a 21st-century technology called TETRA (terrestrial trunk radio) to support Ireland’s underequipped emergency services has finally been made.
A consortium including Eircom, Motorola and Sigma Wireless has been awarded an eight-year, ‘build-own-operate’ nationwide contract.
TETRA is a technology that […]

29.05.2008 TETRA finally to be rolled out in IrelandA ponderously slow decision by the Irish Government to finally embrace a 21st-century technology called TETRA (terrestrial trunk radio) to support Ireland’s underequipped emergency services has finally been made. …
29.05.2008 ComReg ups pressure on Eircom over faults and connection speedsComReg has set new targets for Eircom under […]

[29.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Some 35pc of businesses in Europe that deploy devices like notebook PCs and BlackBerry email clients across their workforce do not have a strategy for securing and renewing these devices, an expert said yesterday.
Uwe Romppel, senior director of business development in charge of mobility at Fujitsu Siemens, told […]