[16.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Some 138 jobs are to be lost as Hormann Electronics has announced it is to close its Cork facility by the end of the month, it emerged this afternoon.
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan TD, said the affected workers would be a priority for the Government […]

[14.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]University College Dublin (UCD) has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) to undertake research for Oracle Corporation on database technology.
The collaboration between Oracle and UCD will last for two years and is being facilitated by an SFI Industry Supplement Award to UCD under […]

[13.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Over a third (35pc) of requests to the IT department take over 24 hours to complete or do not get completed at all, a new survey has found.
According to the survey by Touchpaper, an international provider of IT business management technology, 63pc of respondents expressed a desire for […]

[12.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A new website aimed at giving aspiring musicians the low-down on music technology has been launched by Northern Irish firm Sonic Academy.
http://www.sonicacademy.com/site/default.aspx is a web resource for anyone interested in music technology, particularly in the use of software-driven music systems.
The site offers video tutorials, information, news and reviews, […]

[09.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The Enterprise Europe Network in Ireland (EEN Ireland), a new business and technology partnering network for companies, was launched yesterday.
EEN Ireland expects to support up to 20,000 Irish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in accessing more than 3,000 European business opportunities using a technology and business partnering database […]

[08.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Some 150 EU and international researchers are to receive €10.8m in funding from the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) under the organisation’s Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme 2008.
The scheme supports new doctoral and master’s level researchers in science, engineering and technology. The funding will go […]

[08.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Businesses’ failure to implement pilot-proven and formal programmes for teleworking is hurting their ability to attract and retain the best staff, analyst firm Gartner has claimed.
In 2008, 41.4 million corporate employees globally will spend at least one day a week teleworking, Gartner said, with the most typical kind […]

[07.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Insurance firm Aon Corporation has retained Colt Telecom Ireland to oversee its IT requirements after a move to new premises, in a deal worth €495,000 over three years.
Following a tender, Colt was retained to facilitate the transfer of all Aon’s communications requirements to the new premises on Joyce […]

[07.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]For some time now, industry commentators have alluded to the strategic importance of IT and the need for heads of IT to be involved in strategy formulation and become real partners with the business.
It all sounds great; few IT professionals would argue against it. However, the real question […]

[07.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Information omnivores and socially-minded consumers are forcing CEOs around the world to radically rethink their modus operandi, a major new study by IBM has found.
The IBM Global CEO Study, the largest study of chief executives ever conducted, highlighted a dramatic increase in the number of global business leaders […]