For the record 16 June

16-06-2008

by Emmet Ryan

Commercial Wireless buys majority share of Tracktech | eBay claims offline shoppers are paying more

Irish mobile device distributor Commercial Wireless has acquired a majority shareholding in British mobile technology firm Tracktech as part of its plans to build up its operations in the UK. Commercial Wireless has retained the option to wholly acquire Tracktech, based on the projected achievement of agreed revenue and profitability targets.

Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Sean Power, has launched www.infomar.ie a new website that will provide information on the nature of the seabed, physical habitats and water depths. The data has been gathered through INFOMAR (Integrated Mapping for the Sustainable Development of Ireland's Marine Resource), Ireland's national marine mapping programme.

E-mail filtering firm Mail Distiller, a spin off from BT, has announced the appointment of two new senior executives. Ian Jeffers has been named the firm's new chief executive while Jayne Campbell has been appointed Sales Director. The company plans to grow its business over the next two years with the aim of becoming one of the top five managed e-mail filtering companies in the world.

In other news of appointments John Bailey has been named head of sales by IT consulting firm Sogeti Ireland. Bailey previously worked with CA, EMC, and Ericsson and has almost 20 years' IT experience across the public sector, telecoms and financial services industries.

A survey by UCC's Business Information Systems degree programme (BIS) found that 83 percent of BIS fourth year students have either already secured jobs before finishing their degree or are considering postgraduate studies. The BIS survey found that just 8 percent of BIS fourth year students are still looking for employment before commencing their final examinations at UCC.

A survey conducted by eBay.ie has found that people who make offline purchases are incurring huge losses by not shopping online, reporting that in some cases items are as much as 72 percent more expensive in bricks-and-mortar shops. The eBay.ie survey found that significant savings could be made on items across the board.

Security Careers, a specialist recruitment firm for IT security professionals in Ireland, has been launched. It has been set up by Owen O'Connor and will serve Irish organisations looking to improve IT security and avoid security breaches.