20.06.2008 Digital rights activists take Irish Government to court
The High Court case between Digital Rights Ireland and the Irish Government over the contentious EU Data Retention Directive kicks off today and will see an intervention from the Human Rights Commission of Ireland, siliconrepublic.com can report. …

20.06.2008 Powering and cooling storage disks bumps up the bills
The total amount spent worldwide on powering and cooling spinning disks used in external enterprise storage exceeded US$1bn in 2007, analyst firm IDC has claimed. …

20.06.2008 Injuries Board launches new interactive site
With a new multi-lingual and easy to navigate site developed by pTools Software, the independent statutory body the Injuries Board has made online claim applications available on a 24/7 basis, as well as facilitating the online tracking of claim applicants. …

20.06.2008 The Friday Interview: Nelson Mattos, Google
Google’s Dublin base, which employs over 1,300 people from 40 nations, has a unique role in the search giant’s operations. Nelson Mattos is vice-president of engineering for Google EMEA.. …