Digital cinema firm projects growth

11-06-2004

The biggest Internet technology investment to hit the midlands has switched on in Thurles as Avica Europe officially opened in the Tipperary Technology Park. » more

The browser turns ten

22-04-2003

Ten years after its first appearance, the Internet browser has influenced the way we interact with computers, friends and associates. » more

Rise of the tactical Internet

17-04-2003

US military forces put the 'tactical Internet' to a major test during the war in Iraq. When hostilities cease, the tactical Internet could offer interesting uses for Irish businesses. » more

On becoming a surveillance nation

10-04-2003

Steady advances in camera technology, along with newly-expanded snooping by government agencies, have led to both Ireland and the United States becoming surveillance nations. » more

Social networks and smart mobs

02-04-2003

Internet collaboration gives rise to social networks that may offer a real insight into societal as well as business trends. » more

Embedded journalism stokes Information Revolution

27-03-2003

Journalists' ability to record information and file stories faster than ever before marks a major societal shift in information processing. » more

Passing off Web site Names

21-03-2003

Deciding on a Web address involves more than finding a catchy name » more

Trying to hide from alert Web intelligence

06-03-2003

The vaster the Web becomes, the more you need a way to find anything, anyone, anytime, and Google has long been the tool of choice. But the reach of the big G is starting to make some people nervous. » more

Google jumps feet-first into blogging

21-02-2003

With its acquisition of Pyra Labs, Google.com has made personal Web logs (blogs) part of the mainstream Internet landscape. » more

Can you ethically cloak your Web content?

12-02-2003

A Web site can use "cloaking" to show search engines different information than it shows to a real visitor. But is it ethical? » more

Tracking Columbia's Re-entry on Mobile Phones

07-02-2003

When the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated while entering the earth's atmosphere, some people viewed the tragedy on their mobile phones. » more

New XWEBS Browser Kicks Up XTALK

15-01-2003

When 16-year old Adnan Osmani won the top award for the 2003 Esat BT Young Scientists Exhibition, he could not have imagined the worldwide public cross-talk generated by reports of his work. » more

Use the Web to See 2003

06-01-2003

Taking a look at the aggregated results of the top on-line search engines gives important clues to the hottest consumer trends for the year ahead. » more

Best technology seen by Visionaries

13-12-2002

Last month nominees for the Irish Internet Association 2002 Net Visionary Award spoke about the most useful technologies for them in 2002, and the technologies they want in the near future. » more

Who Wants Broadband?

15-11-2002

Ireland still offers relatively little in the way of affordable, high-speed, always-on Internet access. But recent surveys suggest Ireland's population may not be clamouring for broadband. » more

Palladium may police your motherboard

19-09-2002

Most commentators have no real knowledge of Microsoft's Palladium, but several articulate opinions of the initiative have emerged from the Irish Open Mailing List. » more

Sorting Out the Actual Cost of GPRS Usage

23-08-2002

Some members of the Open mailing list have been using GPRS in the trial mode. Even though they're well able to set up and use the network connections, most of these technical users could not figure out the pricing structure. » more

Using modified blogging software

13-08-2002

More and more companies are modifying low-cost blogging software to set up rudimentary content management systems. Some Irish Web developers have pointed out shortcomings with this approach. » more

Hot topic: choosing bug tracking software

17-07-2002

It's possible to use paper and pen to track changes in software projects, but programmers have found bug tracking software very helpful. Members of the Irish Open Mailing List discussed the packages they prefer. » more

Go2Mobile releases SMS campaign manager

09-04-2002

Go2Mobile Solutions of Limerick launched its new MediaText mobile campaign manager on Tuesday at the ICT Expo in Dublin. » more

Mperium creates SMS-based micro-payments

19-02-2002

Dublin-based mPerium has launched a new payments solution following the introduction of premium SMS numbers in Ireland. » more

Shopping on-line beyond the Christmas Season

16-11-2000

Don't expect Yuletide rejoicing from on-line merchants following this Christmas season. » more

P2P Shifts Focus Away from Portals

09-11-2000

You can't slag off Peer-to-Peer (P2P) as some pirate-to-pirate aberration. » more

Second Generation Net Includes Peer to Peer

05-11-2000

During the summer of 2000, with under-cooked dot.coms littering the landscape, a new Internet model appeared. It revolved around peer-to-peer (P2P) networking. » more

Smartcards mean secure cashless transactions

27-10-2000

You've certainly seen first generation smart cards being used aboard state-run transportation in Ireland. » more

Premium content dialers make money beyond porn

20-10-2000

You're on IEP16,000 hoping to go to IEP32,000. Answer "What does Who Wants to Be a Millionaire have in common with sex sites?" If you say, "Both use premium phone lines", you've named yet another example of mainstream porn technology. And you would've won the average annual revenue from a medium-traffic dial-up number. » more

Making World-Class Time Wasting On-line Games

13-10-2000

As he stood in Dublin's Irish Whiskey Corner carrying his Internet Business Award, Michael Cunningham put the accomplishment in perspective. "We get nearly a million page impressions a month. On average, each viewer spends nearly two minutes with each page. That means we help waste more than a million minutes of company time each month." » more

Call Centres Fulfill Customer Relationships

29-09-2000

The sweet spot in the field of e-business fulfilment isn't electronic customer relationship management (CRM). » more