29.02.2008 Directors could be jailed for unlicensed software
Irish company directors could have significant undeclared liabilities on their balance sheet due to the use of incorrectly licensed software, a scenario that under Irish law allows for criminal prosecution with penalties of up to five years in prison and fines of €127,000. …

29.02.2008 Google’s new health service gets a workout
Not content with the search and online advertising market Google is now entering the area of online personal health records (PHRs) with Google Health but unlike its other services this is the one which will raise the most privacy issues. …

29.02.2008 IBM sees the light
IBM researchers have unveiled a prototype technology that could enable transmission of 8 terabits per second, equivalent to about 5,000 high-definition (HD) video streams, using the power of a 100-watt lightbulb. ….

29.02.2008 The Friday Interview: Dr Michael John Gorman, TCD Science Gallery
Trinity College Dublin recently opened its new Science Gallery, the first of its kind in the world. Dr Michael John Gorman is the gallery’s director. …

28.02.2008 €50m regional investment in Institutes of Technology
The Irish Government has revealed it is to spend €50m to boost the development of businesses in the regions, with the Institutes of Technology set to play a pivotal role. …

28.02.2008 Some three million firms feedback on Windows 2008
Over three million Microsoft customers around the world participated in early feedback programmes or beta tested the latest slew of Microsoft enterprise products, including Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008. …