Irish OSCE internet event a model for future conferencesKUDOS TO the Department of Foreign Affairs for taking a risk with its two- day meeting at Dublin Castle last week of the Organisation…Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
A spicy, serious and deeply relevant debateANALYSIS : Focusing on the theme of internet freedom proved to be a wise and inspiring choiceTue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Technology nurtured my special bond with my fatherMY FATHER and I were always close. We loved many of the same things. Music, books, old movies. And, eventually, technology.Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Oracle lose Google battle but patent wars will run and runNET RESULTS: DEVELOPERS around the world – though maybe not European government development authorities – will breathe a sigh…Thu Jun 7 2012 - 01:00
Facebook has not imploded world of IPOsFACEBOOK’S IPO flop had an immediate chilling impact on the initial public offering market in the USThu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Campaign in US highlights need to get social media strategy rightNET RESULTS: PERHAPS NOTHING demonstrates how immature our general understanding is of social media than a US presidential campaign…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Amid the legal maze, Oracle looks to extend copyrightIf the US court decides APIs can be copyrighted, a bizarre two-tier global software development environment would be createdThu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Paper books still well-read but ebooks set to be bestsellersNET RESULTS: READ AN ebook lately? Chances are, you didn’t – at least, if Irish reader preferences are in line with those of…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Online 'curating' is just anxiety wrapped in pomposityNET RESULTS: IS IT JUST me, or does anyone else shudder every time they come across the verb “curate” used in the context of…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Ellison out to steer Oracle yacht in the right directionNET RESULTS: LOTS OF technology companies like to show how they “eat their own dog food” – use their own products and services…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Steering young drivers in the right directionLAST SUMMER, software design student James McNamara stood on a stage in New York’s Lincoln Centre amid shouts, cheers and booming…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Act against counterfeits might just go the way of SopaA FEW months ago, despite widespread, growing protests, it looked likely that the Anti Counterfeit Trading Act (Acta) – a kind…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Social media could play decisive role in US electionNET RESULTS: OVER THE weekend, I received a personal email from Rufus Gifford, the national financial director of president …Thu Apr 5 2012 - 01:00
Expert claims web changes could mean curtains for WindowsNET RESULTS: IF YOU like a contrarian take on technology, then you’ll probably find venture capitalist Roger McNamee’s 10 Hypotheses…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Silicon Valley state of mindVENTURE CAPITALISTS said they remain positive about investment opportunities worldwide in the technology sector even if they …Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Many hands rub together at prospect of Facebook offeringNET RESULTS: FACEBOOK’S INFLUENCE reaches some unexpected places.Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Irish companies lead the way to the cloud - though security remains the missing pieceIRISH COMPANIES are ahead of their international counterparts in using, or considering, cloud computing, but often fail to come…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Snapshots capture heart of the ValleyNET RESULTS : IT WAS 1977 and Silicon Valley was only just beginning to be known by that term in the wider public mindThu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Five Irish firms win awards for cutting-edge technologyFIVE IRISH companies received awards recognising them as the best in their field from the Silicon Valley-based Irish Technology…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Distant piers unlikely to make 'bro' wavesWORRIED ABOUT the sometimes-nerdy image of being a computer programmer? Guys, relaxThu Mar 8 2012 - 00:00
Prying into your right to data privacyNET RESULTS: ALMOST EXACTLY a year ago, the Obama administration signalled it intended to produce a consumer data privacy “Bill…Thu Mar 1 2012 - 00:00
Move on copyright not needed - and unwiseNET RESULTS: Do we really need the Government’s proposed and controversial statutory instrument on copyright – officially, Statutory…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Missing the point of piracy protestersNET RESULTS: Younger people rightly recognise that changes to copyright legislation could affect their use of the internet in…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Bringing technology to bearAs chief information officer at Cisco, Rebecca Jacoby admits it’s both challenging and a lot of fun staying ahead of the game…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Copyright law should help rather than hinder IrelandNET RESULTS: FOR THREE governments in a row, “short-sighted” and “sneaky” seem to have become the relevant terms in operation…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Universities have a lot to learn about start-upsIRISH BUSINESS funding for research and university technology transfer offices (TTOs) fails to give Irish start-up companies …Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Plans for sweeping changes to EU data-protection lawsSWEEPING CHANGES to the EU’s data-protection legislation will place strict controls on businesses and impose large fines for …Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Businesses in Ireland caught off guard by 'data explosion'IRELAND AND Russia have scored at the bottom of an independent survey that measures how effectively and efficiently large organisations…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Think before you tweet or risk being a twitNET RESULTS: With your tweets open to all there should be compulsory classes on Twitter etiquette, especially for sporting figures…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Looking back, facing forwardAs a new year begins, we asked the founders and chief executives of six indigenous technology companies about how business went…Fri Jan 6 2012 - 00:00
Start-up fund attracts interest in the ValleyENTERPRISE IRELAND’S Silicon Valley office is receiving eight times more calls from people in the region interested in establishing…Fri Jan 6 2012 - 00:00
Facebook faces up to the data commissionerThe Irish regulator’s prompt report called for improvements, but wasn’t overly criticalFri Jan 6 2012 - 00:00
The year of living dangerously onlineNET RESULTS: EVERY YEAR in the technology sector, certain stories and trends stand outFri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Patent lawsuits back in fashionLITIGATION IS nothing new as a business tool – even the ancient Greeks had laws protecting trademarks.Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
I fought technology and technology won. Yet againNET RESULTS : Once more I am defeated by a pile of unread technology books, a crammed inbox and un-updated appsFri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Great gift ideas in books for technology enthusiastsNET RESULTS: IF YOU are thinking about books for someone in your life who enjoys technology, or are looking for a good read …Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Your Country, Your Call: 'It would have been easy but wrong to give up'WHATEVER HAPPENED TO Your Country, Your Call? The competition developed by Martin McAleese, promising a €100,000 prize and up…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Limerick brothers have earned their StripeTwo young Irishmen are building a ground-breaking business which allows prompt addition of a payments system to a websiteFri Dec 9 2011 - 00:00
Recalling backwater that tech firms love to call homeNET RESULTS: When small I lived in a quiet town with a funny name. Palo Alto later grew into a tech nirvanaFri Dec 9 2011 - 00:00
Multinationals' tax filings may be about to get a big shake-upThe search for ways to repatriate more profit to the US could well cause dismay in IrelandFri Dec 2 2011 - 00:00
Memory Lane changes as time passes - even for digital archivesNET RESULTS: We tend to think the internet will store its own content forever. We are very wrongFri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
East coast cool, West coast cooler?START-UPS US: Silicon Valley in California and Wall Street in New York are polar opposites, one a centre of money and banking…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Be warned - there's no such thing as a free appNET RESULTS: Depending on what app you download, your smartphone might send off your Facebook ID, e-mail or phone numberFri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Wired in to developing needsAs NetHope celebrates 10 years, CEO Dr William Brindley explains how the organisation tackles issues of the developing worldFri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Laying down my book to discover a virtual collectionNET RESULTS: While the notion of using an e-reader never appealed, I decided one day to take the plungeFri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Copy this: looser copyright laws make better business senseNET RESULTS: Less confusing and constrictive legislation would encourage homegrown start-ups and foreign investmentFri Nov 4 2011 - 00:00
Web reveals its real magic as time travel becomes a breezeGenerosity of one woman in Wisconsin helped me trace generations of family historyFri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Anchoring theory to a Smarter productA US researcher is looking at better ways of analysing huge streams of data at IBM’s new ‘collaboratory’ in DublinFri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Oracle head scores own-goal in exiling rival from forumNET RESULTS: The ridiculous spat ended up being one of the more talked about sideshows of the eventFri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00