The Bottom Line: Smartcards

27-10-2000

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Smartcards mean secure cashless transactions

27-10-2000

You've certainly seen first generation smart cards being used aboard state-run transportation in Ireland. » more

Irish Internet access jumps 50 percent

27-10-2000

Over one million Irish people can now access the Internet from home, according to the Nielsen//NetRatings results for the month of September. » more

Eircell 'to be sold to Vodafone'

27-10-2000

Eircom is to sell its mobile phone subsidiary, Eircell, to British telecoms company Vodafone for EUR5.1 billion, according to Friday's Irish Independent. » more

Dublin drops in call centre league

27-10-2000

Dublin is no longer one of the most popular locations in Europe in which to establish a call centre, according to a major new survey. » more

Entropy urges firms to establish security policies

27-10-2000

Internet security company, Entropy warned on Friday that Irish companies without a comprehensive security policy may face prosecution. » more

AIB drops standalone Internet bank

26-10-2000

AIB said on Thursday that it had cancelled plans to offer a standalone Internet bank to focus on its 24hour-online Internet banking service. » more

Baltimore, Motorola in major new deal

26-10-2000

Baltimore Technologies and mobile phone manufacturer Motorola have announced a deal which will see the US company using the Irish firm's authentication technology in all its mobile devices. » more

Face to face with Gerry Looby

26-10-2000

The concept of smartcards is one that has been bandied around since the early nineties, but with few noticeable applications. Now, however, Gerry Looby is firmly convinced that this is a technology whose time has come. » more

Datalex starts trading on NASDAQ and ISE

26-10-2000

Dublin-based IT solutions provider Datalex began unconditional trading on Thursday on NASDAQ at 09.30am (US) and on the Irish Stock Exchange at 2.30pm (Irish). » more

Stepstone continues to make big strides

26-10-2000

On-line recruitment agency Stepstone has reported a 372 percent growth in its Irish sales in the third quarter of this year. Expenditure and losses across Europe remain high. » more

Eircom confirms receipt of fixed-line bid

26-10-2000

The bid for Eircom's fixed line business by a Denis O'Brien led consortium took another step forward Thursday morning with the confirmation by Eircom that it has received a proposal for the business. » more

In the papers 26 October

26-10-2000

O'Brien could struggle with telco union | Microsoft to rent software in UK cybercafes » more

O'Brien bids EUR2.25 billion for Eircom

26-10-2000

Denis O'Brien has described his EUR2.25 billion offer for Eircom's fixed line business as "an attractive opportunity to solve a problem for Eircom". » more

Napster tunes into Apple Mac for a song

26-10-2000

Controversial Web software company Napster Inc. has unveiled a new version of its on-line song-sharing service especially for the Apple Macintosh. » more

Eircom trials unified messaging service

25-10-2000

Eircom Ireland, the fixed-line business segment of Eircom PLC, has announced plans for the introduction of unified messaging for all fixed line customers in Ireland. » more

Nortel stock falls despite earnings rise

25-10-2000

Nortel's stock price plunged 23 percent in after hours trading in New York on Tuesday after the company reported a net loss of USD586 million, despite an 83 percent jump in third quarter operating earnings. » more

In the papers 25 October

25-10-2000

Xerox looks to sell off assets | Amazon.com reports lower than expected loss » more

Marlborough struggles on with Fillthejob

25-10-2000

Marlborough Group has no firm launch date for its troubled Fillthejob.com recruitment site, despite having spent around EUR400,000 already on the planned portal. » more

UCG establishes e-commerce degree

25-10-2000

University College Galway (UCG) has set up a new Masters degree in Electronic Commerce. » more

Eircom soars on O'Brien purchase rumour

25-10-2000

Former Esat Telecom chief Denis O'Brien plans to bid for Eircom's traditional fixed-line phone business, according to a report due to be published in Thursday's Business and Finance. » more

More firms plan Dublin hosting centres

25-10-2000

Two major UK companies have revealed they are to join the race to set up telehotels in Dublin. » more

World banks set up on-line money market

25-10-2000

A new Internet-based foreign exchange marketplace, Atriax, has been established by 50 of the world's leading banks, including AIB and Bank of Ireland, with financial news agency Reuters. » more

Profits fall 22 percent at Lucent

24-10-2000

Lucent Technologies on Monday reported a 22 percent fall in fourth-quarter profits to USD600 million, on the same day it sacked chief executive Richard McGinn. » more

'Napster for the workplace' is unveiled

24-10-2000

A new communications software tool described as "a Napster for the workplace" was unveiled on Tuesday by Ray Ozzie, the inventor of Lotus Notes. » more

Geo and Samsung unveil video phone

24-10-2000

Israeli company Geo Interactive Media Group and its Korean partner, Samsung Electronics, have launched a commercial MPEG4 Video Phone. » more

E-blana to launch location-based service

24-10-2000

E-business solutions company E-blana is to launch the first of a series of location-based services for the Irish marketplace in December, ElectricNews.Net has learned. » more

Huge growth in mobile phones in Ireland

24-10-2000

Around 64 percent of the Irish population will have a mobile phone at the end of this year according to Barry Maloney, Managing Director of Esat Digifone. » more

AIB IEP20 million fund for tech firms

24-10-2000

AIB has announced the launch of an IEP20 million fund to provide financial support to Irish SMEs in the technology sector and help them accelerate their development plans through institutional fundraising. » more

Xerox cuts staff as revenues drop

24-10-2000

Xerox continued its slip downwards with the announcement on Tuesday of third quarter losses of USD167 million, and a USD 1 billion plan to reduce costs, which includes making more staff redundant. » more