30.04.2008 Irish firm at spearhead of Oracle’s Web 2.0 plans
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. …

30.04.2008 iPhone gaining on BlackBerry as consumer favourite
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. ….

30.04.2008 Imagine Bolger buys Irish Broadband for €47m
Colourful telecoms entrepreneur Sean Bolger’s Imagine Communications Group has acquired Irish Broadband from NTR and Kilsaran Concrete in a move that will create a telecoms powerhouse with annual revenues of €100m. …

30.04.2008 MySpace loses .co.uk domain
The domain name Myspace.co.uk has been wrestled from the grasp of the social networking site after an independent appeals panel overturned a previous decision to award it to the Rupert Murdoch-owned company.. …

30.04.2008 Internet TV: forever blowing bubbles?
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. …

30.04.2008 Poles apart
Every organisation needs to learn how to retain and attract skilled and mobile knowledge workers from Ireland, together with those from every corner of the globe. …

29.04.2008 John Coghlan, DX Group
DX Group recently appointed John Coghlan as its new chief executive. Originally from Cork city, Coghlan will have responsibility for the DX Group, UK and Ireland. Coghlan is former deputy chief executive and group finance director of Exel plc, where he spent 11 years up to the time of its takeover by Deutsche Post in 2006. Prior to joining the board of Exel/Ocean Group plc in 1995, he spent seven years with Tomkins plc in various financial roles, having joined it following eight years with Arthur Andersen, where he qualified as a chartered accountant. Coghlan is a graduate of University College Cork. He inherits the position of CEO from James Greenbury, who is moving to the role of deputy chairman of the board of directors. Greenbury will support the executive team in its key relationships within the industry and amongst Government and customers. …