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For the record 28 April
Monday, April 28 2008
by The Register


Number of customers affected by Bank of Ireland laptop theft
trebles | Study claims to find health benefits in computer
games

It was revealed on Monday that the number of people affected
by the theft of four href="http://www.enn.ie/article/10124252.html">laptops 
containing personal details of thousands of Bank of
Ireland customers has almost trebled. The computers were
stolen from employees up to 10 months ago but senior
management were kept in the dark until February this year.
When the news was initially revealed the bank said 10,000
customers had been affected but further investigation has
shown that the laptops contain information relating to 31,500
customers. 



Dr Sinclair Stockman, former chief scientist and chief
information officer at BT, has joined Singularity as
chief industry analyst for the business software firm's
telecommunications division. Dr Stockman has over 25 years
experience in the telecommunications sector.



ComputerJobs.ie and Developers.ie are joining
forces to hold a one-day course on 27 May entitled Managing
Data in Web Enterprise Applications. The workshop will be
held in the Alexander Hotel in Dublin.



Hostelworld.com has recorded the 1 millionth download
of one of its Pocket Guides. The four-page downloadable PDF
guides were launched in 2004 and provide backpackers with a
free pocket-sized travel guide to accompany them on their
city breaks.

 

The University of Cambridge and IBM have
released a report encouraging businesses, universities and
governments to accelerate investments in the services sector
to ensure future economic prosperity and global
competitiveness. The report calls for an increase of funding
to support service innovation and education to balance
current under-investments in the field. 

 

Figures released on Monday by WEEE Ireland, the
national compliance scheme for electrical recycling, found
that the scheme collected almost 9 kilogrammes of WEEE (Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment) per person for recycling
in their collection area during 2007, over double the 2008
4kg target set for Ireland by the EU. WEEE Ireland collected
over 28,000 tonnes of e-waste in 2007, an increase of 12
percent on 2006 figures. Since WEEE Ireland was established
in August 2005, more than 50,000 tonnes of electronic waste
have been diverted from landfills for recycling.



More than 60 primary school students helped to launch a new
maths education initiative called Working It Out at Dublin
City University on Monday. The programme is being run by
Discover Science & Engineering in association with
Junior Achievement. Working It Out is designed to link
maths with everyday activities such as soccer, skipping and
darts. The programme aims to highlight the link between maths
and score-keeping in sports and games. Junior Achievement
teaches young people about the world of work and specifically
targets those at risk of early school leaving. The
organisation annually supports 60,500 Irish children, from
junior infants to leaving certificate, in schools throughout
the country. 



Finally For the record has good news for gamers. A six-month
study by East Carolina University (ECU) has found that
playing computer games can have positive health benefits.
Fans of the href="http://www.enn.ie/article/10124284.html">Grand Theft
Auto  franchise should look away now though as the
games used were the family-friendly puzzle and word games
Bejeweled 2, Peggle and Bookworm Adventures. ECU's study has
identified potential therapeutic applications of casual games
as a means of addressing serious mental and physical
disorders.