Home-grown IT sector faces sales challengeThe Irish market is small and Irish software firms lack the skills to push products into international markets - ISA chairman…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Big guns made a killing on New Economy mythBUSINESS OPINION: Just try to say this phrase without laughing: the New EconomyMon Oct 7 2002 - 01:00
Surveillance state in the makingWhen some of the world's leading security experts are getting worried about the imposition of too much security in our lives, …Fri Sep 27 2002 - 01:00
Oracle warns Republic must move up the tech food chain to competeImagine being an outspoken kind of guy forced to work for a boss who always expects you to be restrained, gentle, and polite …Fri Sep 27 2002 - 01:00
Siemens targets wireless start-up firms in RepublicSiemens is to target wireless telephony start-up companies in the Republic with its Siemens Mobile Acceleration (SMAC) fund, …Thu Sep 26 2002 - 01:00
Software expert to head €6.4m projectA world expert in software engineering who helped discredit former US President Ronald Reagan's controversial "Star Wars" defence…Tue Sep 24 2002 - 01:00
An empty Pringles tube can be a hacker's best friendIreland's low-profile COSAC meeting attracts big players in computersecurityFri Sep 20 2002 - 01:00
UTV finds a simple path to good PROne of the greatest challenges for a company, especially one that deals directly with the general public, is the tricky bit about…Fri Sep 20 2002 - 01:00
Irish group seeking to manage EU's Net domainA consortium of prominent political and business figures is bidding to manage the European Union's new internet domain address…Thu Sep 19 2002 - 01:00
Technology companies now hate the messengerIn the beautiful city of Lisbon, an IT gathering hears media is obsessed with short-termism rather than the long haulFri Sep 13 2002 - 01:00
Bank invests in full software suiteIrish organisations using SAP in-house are Bank of Ireland and the health boardsFri Sep 13 2002 - 01:00
Bay Area's broadband mess is not as bad as oursNET RESULTS/Karlin Lillington: The situation is definitely rich in ironyFri Sep 6 2002 - 01:00
Why the 'blogger' and the journalist should be friendsTension between bloggers, those who maintain weblogs, and journalists can be lessened if they are seen as complementary rather…Fri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Many young firms desperate for fundingBusiness Opinion: Talk to any company looking for venture capital investment at the moment about the current funding climate…Mon Aug 12 2002 - 01:00
Investment in Irish IT firms ahead of EuropeInformation technology companies in the Republic received more venture capital (VC) investment per capita in 2001 than those …Fri Aug 9 2002 - 01:00
Marrakech raises $10m in closing of funding roundMarrakech, the Dublin company that provides an internet-based platform for firms to manage their buying and selling processes…Fri Jul 19 2002 - 01:00
Tech leaders call for e-ministerThe Government should not waver on major investments in broadband infrastructure and needs a wholly dedicated e-minister, according…Thu Jul 11 2002 - 01:00
Ellison's stage presence fails to hit usual high noteOnce upon a time Oracle's chief executive was a sure bet for a couple of laughs and nasty asides about competitorsFri Jul 5 2002 - 01:00
Much ado about man versus machineNET RESULTS: It's a strange place, a place of poise and beauty, which still - hallelujah - belongs to the creative human brain…Fri Jul 5 2002 - 01:00
Venture capital investment tumbles by 31% in 2001Irish venture capital investment fell by 31 per cent in 2001, with seed capital for start-ups plummeting by 50 per cent, according…Fri Jul 5 2002 - 01:00
Revamped Global Crossing deal designed to enhance Republic as e-business locationThe State will get a crucial missing element in its broadband network - a €4 million "point of presence" (POP) facility to manage…Tue Jul 2 2002 - 01:00
Government all at sea over role of e-ministerIt's official: the Government views its kinda, sorta e-minister as an unimportant, window-dressing role, a bland concession to…Fri Jun 28 2002 - 01:00
Department of miscommunicationNET RESULTS: Within a short time after his appointment as Minister of the new Department of Communications and Natural Resources…Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
Tech portfolio moved about but much needs improving and vital elements still missingIt's all change for the broad technology portfolioFri Jun 7 2002 - 01:00
Alcatel takes on telecoms heavyweights on home turfThe small white van is in a controlled orbit around the spotless back streets of Malmo, SwedenFri Jun 7 2002 - 01:00
Poor Irish showing at Brussels vote a severe blow for e-privacyNew EU measure means electronic data may be held indefinitely and spied uponFri Jun 7 2002 - 01:00
Lesson learned in 1990s benefits Republic in downturn as Intel's investment continuesIntel learned one key lesson from the last severe downturn in the microchip market, in the early 1990s: "Don't blink on the investment…Thu Jun 6 2002 - 01:00
Irish tech firms foster start-up cultureHalf of all home-grown software start-up companies in the Republic are spun out of indigenous technology companies, a new report…Fri May 31 2002 - 01:00
Dublin laser optics firm receives €1.1m capital from Delta PartnersDublin laser optics company Tsunami Photonics has received $1 million (€1.1 million) in seed capital from Delta Partners.Sat May 25 2002 - 01:00
Intel alarmed by decline in science and engineering degree studentsIDA Ireland's "antiquated" method of valuing jobs on a dollar cost-per-job basis and other outdated State policies threaten the…Wed May 22 2002 - 01:00
Opponents of Treasury Holdings' plan snap up its dotcom domainProperty development firm Treasury Holdings has had its dotcom domain name snatched up by a Lusk community group campaigning …Sat May 18 2002 - 01:00
Mobile operators should quit moaningNET RESULTS: I was amused and annoyed - but not surprised - to hear Ms Danuta Gray lament recently that the Irish mobile telecommunications…Fri May 17 2002 - 01:00
Napster could be wound upMUSIC: Napster, the music swapping website that became an international phenomenon and the centre of a massive music industry…Fri May 17 2002 - 01:00
Big brothers of corporate entertainment business seek to tighten grip on use of copyright productsNET RESULTS: Several issues in the entertainment world bring home just how poorly thought-through the ramifications of the Digital…Fri May 10 2002 - 01:00
Britain failing to produce global tech companiesA new book on the next tech hotspots investigates why Britain, with its inventiveness and business culture, has a hard time generating…Fri Apr 26 2002 - 01:00
Network365 wins major digital software contractWireless software company Network365 has landed a multimillion dollar, eight-country contract to provide digital wallet software…Thu Apr 18 2002 - 01:00
Women in Technology holds first meeting of Irish wingA gathering of 100 technology industry professionals - all women - is so unusual as to be positively invigorating.Sat Apr 13 2002 - 01:00
Election offers chance to plug the glaring leadership gap on national digital policyNow is the time for the Government to start thinking seriously about creating either a new ministry dedicated to the whole digital…Fri Apr 12 2002 - 01:00
Internet sector upbeat despite a hard yearCONFERENCE: "Froth" and "exuberance", those bywords of the headier days of the dotcoms, were nowhere to be found at this year…Fri Apr 12 2002 - 01:00
Far East high-tech projects show digital hub to be poor relativeNET RESULTS: With the uncertainties facing the Campus Stadium Ireland project, many people are deeply concerned about the future…Fri Apr 5 2002 - 01:00
Dell president happy with cautious pathCOMPUTERS: As far as Dell president and chief executive Mr Kevin Rollins is concerned, Europe isn't all that different from …Fri Apr 5 2002 - 01:00
Digital hub gets left behindIn the wake of the recent difficulties engulfing Mr Paddy Teahon and Campus Stadium Ireland Development Limited (CSID), many …Fri Mar 29 2002 - 00:00
Digital Hub contract was altered to flat feeThe Government altered the terms of Ms Laura Magahy's percentage pay contract to a flat fee basis last June for her executive…Fri Mar 29 2002 - 00:00
Talking up tech revival is one thing but taking venture capitalists seriously is just plain dumbNET RESULTS: Get ready for the good tech times againFri Mar 22 2002 - 00:00
Goodbodys plays part in assembling the optimistsOne hundred venture capitalists (VCs) in a single room at the same time may sound like a specialised form of technology industry…Thu Mar 21 2002 - 00:00
Public private route ideal for broadband expansion - analystPublic private partnerships are the right way forward for expanding the State's broadband internet capacity, according to a well…Mon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Governments need to lead by good e-exampleE-BUSINESS: Public policy can drive or inhibit technological innovation, and governments with thoughtful public policy will …Fri Mar 15 2002 - 00:00
€300m plan will bring broadband internet technology to 123 townsThe Government will invest €300 million building high-speed, broadband internet networks in 123 towns over the next five years…Sat Mar 9 2002 - 00:00
Sale of local exchanges to public-private partnership may lead to cheaper broadbandNET RESULTS: Accepted wisdom - such as it is - is that the sale of Eircom was the worst possible development that could have…Fri Mar 8 2002 - 00:00
Government to invest €60m in broadband planThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, is expected to launch a new State broadband programme today with the announcement that the Government…Thu Mar 7 2002 - 00:00