Getting clear about cloud computingTHE "cloud" in cloud computing comes from terminology used to describe large networks such as the internetFri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Startups for 10NET RESULTS: Stanford University, seedbed for Yahoo and Google, holds a jobs fair specifically for startups, an idea Irish universities…Fri Mar 7 2008 - 00:00
Consumers pay the price in format warsNET RESULTS: While some will be celebrating the news that the film industry seems to have settled firmly on Sony's BluRay format…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Data dilemmaNet Results: Google - one of the State's most prized high-profile multinationals and an employer of about 1,000 people - isn…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Licence to pry?As the law tries to keep up with internet advances, the question of privacy remains in the fore.Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
E-mail and chat data to be stored 'within a month'Records of e-mails and internet chat messages sent and received by Irish residents - and the times they log on and off the internet…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Network nitwitsNET RESULTS: Whatever you post on Facebook is fair game for an inquiring prospective employer or admissions tutorFri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Safety firstNet Results: 'Twas the season to acquire a new computer, and many families will have found a new laptop or desktop under the…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
The score on data retentionNET RESULTS : Ireland has been given a privacy red card for "systemic failure to uphold safeguards", according to a survey by…Fri Jan 4 2008 - 00:00
Luring the non-gamersNokia executives state during a briefing that one of the goals of the N-Gage games service is to provide "something for everyone…Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Child's playNET RESULTS: How do you get kids to engage with hard science? Try having them predict the future then sit back, hold on to your…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Gore's green ValleyNet Results: Silicon Valley is turning out to be Gore's ValleyFri Nov 23 2007 - 00:00
Oracle unveils vision for the futureConsolidation and integration were the key themes at one of the biggest annual software events, Oracle OpenWorld, writes Karlin…Fri Nov 23 2007 - 00:00
Emerge: helping immigrant entrepreneursEmerge, the EU-funded project to help immigrant enterpreneurs in Ireland, made the following recommendations on how best to encourage…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Building a high-tech nationHigh achievers: Immigrant-founded companies are driving the us forward, creating new jobs and huge capitalMon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Today's entrepreneurThe range of immigrant entrepreneurial talent in Ireland is clearly evidenced by the businessmen and women highlighted in the…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Skype's the limitNet Results: When the phone calls are free, where does a mobile operator find a business plan?Fri Nov 2 2007 - 00:00
Getting acquainted with figures of funNET RESULTS: I only made it to one event during Maths Week last week, but I couldn't have asked for a more fascinating and …Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Ditch your hard drive history before your PCNET RESULTS: Last week I wrote about recycling your PC - or, if it is still in good working order and of a reasonable specification…Fri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
A little knowledgeLarry Sanger, a co-founder of online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, now questions the validity of sites that reject expertise or authority…Mon Oct 8 2007 - 01:00
Green glow shines in the westTECHNOLOGY: Silicon Valley offers confidence and investment for Irish companies that are brave enough to make the move westMon Oct 8 2007 - 01:00
Recycling plan for old PCs not rubbishNET RESULTS: Going by the numbers of PCs I routinely see piled haphazardly into skips, it seems the message about the need to…Fri Oct 5 2007 - 01:00
Techies showcase inventionsFrom an automated, wireless medication dispenser to anti-roll technology for SUVs and internet messaging applications, eight …Fri Sep 28 2007 - 01:00
In safe handsThe council worker knew it could be risky trying to get rent off this particular family, having had problems with them before…Fri Sep 14 2007 - 01:00
Back to the futureIt is essential for companies to look ahead and think about who their consumers will be in a changing world, according to Andrew…Mon Sep 10 2007 - 01:00
Irish 'fraudband' condemned by eBay's McElligottSlow connection speeds and lagging availability of broadband mean that the Government will have difficulty in achieving stated…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
Vodafone launches mobile internet serviceVodafone has joined with four major internet companies to launch a 99-cent per day mobile internet service with pages and content…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
(Not) roaming in Chippewa FallsNet results: Last week I experienced technology withdrawal symptoms after encountering a problem of a type that I hadn't come…Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
Technology key in caring for growing elderly demographicWith nearly one in four Europeans already aged 60 or over, and all countries staggering under growing healthcare costs, there…Tue Jul 17 2007 - 01:00
Art infiltrates lifeNET RESULTS: A live, genetically manipulated rabbit that glows in fluorescent green; bacteria whose DNA reflects a line of Biblical…Fri Jul 13 2007 - 01:00
A second opportunity to succeedMazda launched a new car model inside that was initially only available - for free test drives - in Second LifeMon Jul 9 2007 - 01:00
In safe handsMERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: A strategy of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures have seen security giant Symantec take some…Mon Jul 9 2007 - 01:00
How business is embracing Web 2.0The internet is successfully elbowing its way into the corporate world and to stay on top, business must now embrace Web 2.0Mon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Elison's chief inspirationSAN JOSE: Ask a billionaire chief executive to list the industry leaders he most admires and thinks are the best innovators, …Mon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Totting up e-votes BillNET RESULTS: The election is over and done with now except for the count and, to the Taoiseach's apparent disappointment, it…Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
Logging onto LinuxNET RESULTS : Dell's announcement last week that it will be shipping a select number of desktop systems and laptops with Linux…Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Engineers study bone breakagesMechanical engineering, computers and medicine have all come together in a Trinity College Dublin (TCD) research effort to better…Tue May 8 2007 - 01:00
Sign of the times at MaynoothNet results: Students' software entry in global contest has creative merit and commercial potentialFri May 4 2007 - 01:00
Getting caught on cameraNet Resuts: First it was the Mosquito, the high-pitched whining device that only teenagers can hear, designed to keep them from…Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
Open Skies brings needed link to technology heartlandNet Results : There will have been many Irish sighs of relief coming from Silicon Valley last Friday as Aer Lingus's firm intentions…Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Jobs gives Microsoft a masterclass on keynotesNet Results: Most technology industry conference keynote addresses and product launches are rather staged affairs.Fri Feb 2 2007 - 00:00
Web comes of age as US presidential candidates log onNet Results: The internet has been through a couple of presidential elections now in the USFri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
Pet owners revel in putting on the dogOnline pet shops are doing very well, judging by the millions of people who click on to the websites every week, writes Karlin…Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
European companies are advised to FLOSS wellNet Results: A fifth of all software used in Europe by public and private organisations - a total €22 billion investment - comprises…Fri Jan 19 2007 - 00:00
Digital firm gets things in perspective with 3D imagesIn the strange world of the "flip" and the "morph", the "lenticular" and the "holograph", the intangible seems tangible and adults…Fri Jan 19 2007 - 00:00
Nanny state e-mail addresses for kids? Give me a breakNet Results: I was astonished and alarmed to see that a plan is seriously being mooted to assign a government-approved e-mail…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Paper is the hand-held device of tomorrowNet Results: I have a confession to make. For me, 2007 might be the Year of Paper.Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Eircom stranglehold makes broadband switching difficultNet Results: I recently tried to get a second phone line run into my house to try out some services from a broadband service…Fri Dec 8 2006 - 00:00
Irish immigration policy stunts tech industry's growthNet Results: How important are immigrants to creating wealth? One word: vitalFri Nov 24 2006 - 00:00