31.01.2008 Mobile phone ‘to revolutionise banking’
Mobile phones will revolutionise the banking and financial services sector in the same way as the introduction of ATMs did, a new report by Juniper Research has suggested. …

31.01.2008 Messaging and data growth raises Vodafone revenue
With a revenue of €12.3bn (£9.2bn) the Vodafone Group saw an increase of 15.8pc, helped in Europe by growth in messaging of 8.1pc and data revenue of 35.5pc, showing an increase in data transfer such as media messaging, mobile broadband and the mobile web by users. …

31.01.2008 BT rolls out 8Mbps broadband
BT Ireland has announced that it is rolling out an 8Mbps broadband service in selected parts of the country. …

31.01.2008 Tommy Hilfiger brings Dublin shopping to life
Pioneering new interactive storefront technology by global fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger Denim will go live on Dublin’s Trinity Street today. The move marks a new paradigm in out-of-the-home 24×7 dynamic relationships with consumers. …

31.01.2008 Amazon.com revenues hit US$5.6bn
E-commerce firm Amazon, which employs 250 people in Cork, reported fourth quarter revenues of US$5.6bn, up 42pc on the previous year. …

31.01.2008 The Wild Geese
From the Flight of the Earls in 1607 to the brain drain of the Eighties and Nineties, Irish history has been marked by exile. The end of exile has now been replaced by the choice of exile and high-powered Irish executives hold the reins of power in Silicon Valley. …

31.01.2008 Supply chain finding its voice
The dream of RFID is losing out to other technologies in the contest to transform the supply chain, writes Niall Byrne. …

31.01.2008 Software spend signals new business realities
Business software spending is growing again, with Irish firms investing in technology to help them perform better. Gordon Smith reports. …

31.01.2008 Threats and trends: a year in security
Gordon Smith takes soundings from the IT security sector about the likely source of attacks in 2008 …

31.01.2008 IBM targets SMEs in virtualisation drive
IBM has introduced a new virtualisation platform which it says has the potential to bring down IT costs for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). …