NEWS IN BRIEF
Daily Digest 18 March
18-03-2010
by Deirdre McArdle
Dabl in deal with Italian pharmacy network | Apple director Yorke passes away
Here is a roundup of Thursday's news tweets @ElectricNews.Net.
Irish medical software firm dabl has developed an online blood pressure diagnostic service for Italian pharmacy network Alphega Pharmacy.
Apple director Jerome York has passed away at age 71 - http://tcrn.ch/cT7km2 (via TechCrunch). Yorke had been a board member with Apple since 1997.
Handy site launched for SMEs -- www.hrlocker.com -- to help them make sure they are compliant with employment regulations.
Europe is vulnerable to cyberattack: report. Britain has said European governments are not doing enough to improve online security. http://bit.ly/cpb8t3 (via guardiantech).
Bitbuzz continues with its expansion, has launched a hotspot at Guinness Storehouse www.bitbuzz.com/locations/
New bandwidth services available for businesses in North County Dublin as AirSpeed Telecom expands its network. First businesses to come on stream are Donnelly Fruit and Veg and Country Crest.
Amazon has rolled out Kindle for Mac. Good timing, what with the iPad coming soon. http://bit.ly/dgKoHT
Bebo founder Michael Birch has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the next Dublin Web Summit on 24 June http://bit.ly/bpAuGa (via pkellypr)
Caped Koala Studios has built a virtual world for kids, combining education and social networking 