NEWS IN BRIEF
Daily Digest 21 April
21-04-2010
by Sylvia Leatham
Dublin's Olas lands EUR400k deals | Infor opens Indian centre
According to a ComReg report for February - March 2010, 69 percent of SMEs have Eircom as their fixed line provider. Over the past year 47 percent of SMEs have switched their fixed line provider. Read more on this report here.
Stillorgan-based software training firm Olas says it has won deals over the last six months worth approximately EUR400,000. The work is for SAP training and software services and customers include the International Criminal Courts in The Hague, CMC Coal, and MSI Signs, as well as a major Irish food company.
Dublin business software firm Infor has opened a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Hyderabad, India, with around 550 staff dedicated to professional services, product development, and support, among other roles. See www.infor.com.
Regus, which has four offices in Ireland and over 1,000 Irish clients, says demand for its video conferencing services has grown 108 percent due to the past week's travel disruptions.
The Taoiseach on Wednesday officially launched the Digital Traditional Music Archive at the National Gallery of Ireland. See Comhaltas.ie for details.
The text of the EU's draft Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been made public. Could ISPs become net police? CNET has the story.
Google's satnav system, Google Maps Navigation (Beta), is now available for Irish and UK users of smartphones running Android 1.6 and above. See Google.com for details.
Business networking site LinkedIn has launched an official URL shortener called Lnkd.in, for any links shared from its site. Read more on TechCrunch.
Caped Koala Studios has built a virtual world for kids, combining education and social networking 