Irish Internet access now at 41 percent

04-10-2000

Forty-one percent of Irish people now have Internet access, according to the latest research carried out for the Information Society Commission. » more

Ireland 'a beachfront' for US business

04-10-2000

Ireland is the key location for all potential US investors in Europe, the Secretary of Technology for the US State of Virginia, Donald Upson, said on Tuesday. » more

Ireland gets its own DSL platform

04-10-2000

Ireland received its own digital subscriber line (DSL) broadband networking solution on Tuesday with the launch by Lucent Technologies of its Stinger DSL platform. » more

US Internet ad sales break USD2bn mark

04-10-2000

The US Internet advertising industry broke the USD2 billion mark in the second quarter of this year, amassing USD2.1 billion in revenue in its 18th consecutive quarter of growth. » more

Baltimore buys Canadian firm for USD42m

04-10-2000

Irish security firm Baltimore Technologies on Wednesday said it would pay USD42 million for Nevex, a Canadian software firm specialising in secure access management technology. » more

Doyle to head iTouch in Europe

04-10-2000

Independent Newspapers new media director Garret Doyle has been appointed European chief executive officer of Independent's WAP content service, iTouch. » more

In the papers 04 October

04-10-2000

Eircom slashes call costs | Europe says yes to local loop unbundling » more

Microsoft buys 25 percent of rival Corel

03-10-2000

Microsoft is to invest USD135 million in a 25 percent stake in rival software company Corel, with whom it will now work in a "strategic alliance". » more

Explosive growth due for wireless ASPs

03-10-2000

The market for wireless application service provision (ASP), although still in its infancy, will see triple digit growth according to an IDC report. » more

Hi-tech industry programme for Ennis

03-10-2000

A new hi-tech industry programme, designed to encourage business to locate in Ireland's Information Age town, Ennis, was announced on Tuesday. » more

New network aims at streamed content

03-10-2000

Servecast.com has announced details of a USD40 million investment to develop the first pan-European network infrastructure dedicated to the delivery of streamed media content. » more

In the papers 03 October

03-10-2000

Rise in e-mail fraud in Ireland | Ericsson plans for 4G mobile system » more

Xerox Irish operation still secure

03-10-2000

The Irish operation for Xerox is secure despite the latest in a series of profit warnings to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the photocopier manufacturing giant said on Tuesday. » more

Nortel wins USD1.4bn C&W contract

02-10-2000

Nortel Networks has won a 10 year, USD1.4 billion networking and outsourcing contract from Cable & Wireless. » more

Rebranded Lucent subsidiary launched

02-10-2000

Avaya, the former Enterprise Network Group of Lucent Technologies, was officially launched on Monday. » more

Nokia launches giant multimedia game

02-10-2000

Nokia is to launch a free multimedia game, in which players from 18 countries across Europe, including Ireland, can participate. » more

Call centres: powered by people

29-09-2000

Polite, helpful people staffing the other end of phone lines are now the norm, and it's expected that thousands more jobs are to be created in the booming tele-services industry. » more