The technology newswire for Ireland, publishing updated technology and e-business news in areas including e-commerce, advertising and marketing, investment, and wireless technologies. http://www.enn.ie/section/214.html sheila@enn.ie careilly@enn.ie Copyright 2005, ElectricNews.Net Ltd http://www.enn.ie/imgs/logo/logo01.gif http://www.enn.ie BT has signed three deals with the Northern Ireland Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP), worth over STG16 million, to manage its IT services. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124363.html Apple has signed deals with Singapore Telecommunications and its three affiliates to launch the iPhone in Singapore, India, the Philippines and Australia later this year. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124362.html The world's fifth largest insurance group, Aviva has signed a six-year contract with Cable & Wireless Europe, Asia & US worth STG300 million.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124361.html O2 UK has sold out of the 8GB iPhone three weeks after slashing the price by 37 percent, but is still charging Irish customers EUR399 for the end-of-life product. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124341.html Cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) connections are set to rise by more than a third in the next four years, analyst Berg Insight predicts, driven by rollouts of vehicle telematics.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124326.html Vodafone has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in 10 different countries around the world. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124323.html Cable operator UPC Ireland has paid a seven-figure sum to access Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) in Sligo, Portlaoise, Athlone and Carlow. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124311.html The social networking craze is helping to drive mobile broadband, says Vodafone UK.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124310.html Adobe has launched an initiative to use Flash technology to deliver rich web and video content across TVs, PCs, mobile devices and consumer electronic products. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124308.html Telecoms provider Imagine has snapped up Irish Broadband in an overall cash-and-shares deal valued at EUR47 million. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124300.html