ElectricNews.net - MARKETS 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/300.html sheila@enn.ie careilly@enn.ie Copyright 2005, ElectricNews.Net Ltd http://www.enn.ie/imgs/logo/logo01.gif Electricnews.Net http://www.enn.ie Ireland is vital part of DSG's strategyDSG International has identified Ireland as a key market for growth as part of a five-point plan to renew and transform the group's business going forward.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124374.html Cisco sees revenue and profit jumpCisco posted better-than-expected third quarter results with a 10.4 percent year-on-year increase in revenue.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124330.html Iona boosts revenue, posts loss Irish software giant Iona Technologies has recorded first quarter revenue growth of 6 percent, but still recorded a net loss.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124303.html Colt sees profits rise, revenues dropFor the second straight year, Colt Telecom has recorded an increase in profits in its first quarter in spite of a dip in overall revenues. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124287.html Microsoft posts mixed resultsMicrosoft gave no indication of plans to raise its bid for Yahoo despite posting a mixed bag in its latest set of results.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124273.html Amazon sees first quarter sales soarOnline retailer Amazon.com has reported strong first quarter sales that jumped 37 percent year-on-year from USD3.02 billion to USD4.1 billion.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124266.html Motorola posts widening lossesMotorola has reported a first quarter loss on the back of dwindling sales of mobile devices.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124269.html Unlocked iPhones help drive Apple's Q2Announcing its second quarter financial results, Apple confirmed the obvious by saying a "significant" number of iPhones are being purchased from its outlets with the express intention of unlocking them. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124264.html VMware posts 70 percent Q1 revenue surgeThe virtualisation software maker has reported first quarter results that showed revenue rising 69 percent year-over-year to USD438 million. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124259.html Yahoo beats expectations, can't shift MSYahoo breezed past analysts' expectations with results for its first quarter of 2008, but it may not be enough to ward off Microsoft's threat of a hostile bid.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124257.html