Face to Face with Steve Collins, Havok

13-10-2000

Steve Collins is the oldest member of a very young Havok team. As Chief Technology Officer with the video game software specialists based in Merrion Square in Dublin, Collins has a maturity and experience well beyond his 30 years of this mortal coil. » more

Consumers gear up for a Web Christmas

13-10-2000

One-fifth of the US population is expected to visit on-line shopping sites from home this Christmas, according to a new Nielsen/Netratings report. » more

TTP Communications debuts in London

13-10-2000

TTP Communications, a developer of technology and intellectual property (IP) used in the design and manufacturer of wireless communication terminals, began trading Friday on the London Stock Exchange. » more

Bullish Gateway bucks industry trend

13-10-2000

Gateway has reported a 35 percent hike in third quarter profits and, belying gloom and doom elsewhere in the industry, predicted healthy Christmas sales. » more

In the papers 13 October

13-10-2000

AltaVista to open Irish operation | Founders quit troubled WebMD venture » more

The Bottom Line: On-line Games

13-10-2000

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In the papers 12 October

12-10-2000

Kilkenny gets IEP2.5m IT investment | Chipmaker AMD shines despite tech slide » more

New Irish dating site going on-line

12-10-2000

A new Irish dating site, Maybefriends.com, aimed at bringing like-minded people together will go on-line on Monday. » more

Piracy 'bounty hunters' to get IEP5,000

12-10-2000

Irish software distributors have increased the "bounty" on offer for information about piracy from IEP2,500 to IEP5,000. » more

Consumers may accept wireless ads

12-10-2000

Consumers are open to wireless text advertising as part of relevant, personalised time-sensitive content, a recent study reveals. » more

Visits to TV station Web sites quadruple

12-10-2000

TV stations across Europe are attracting four times more visitors to their Web sites than they were a year ago, according to the latest research from MMXI Europe. » more

VoxSurf secures USD5 million financing

12-10-2000

VoxSurf, a developer of Voice and WAP Internet applications for communications infrastructure providers, wireless telcos, ISP's and Portals, has secured a USD5 million round of financing. » more

Barclays to launch Internet shopping

12-10-2000

Barclays, the UK's largest Internet bank, has entered into a STG30 million joint venture with international investment bank Nomura to launch a Barclaycard-branded Internet shopping portal for consumers. » more

Web site for skiers takes off

12-10-2000

An Irish-owned specialist ski travel Web site was launched in Dublin on Thursday delivering real-time booking and confirmation. » more

Ten billion e-mails a day in 2000

11-10-2000

A new report from the global market intelligence firm IDC estimates that the number of e-mails sent on an average day will hit the ten billion mark during the year 2000. » more

28 percent of UK homes on Internet

11-10-2000

28 percent of UK homes -- over seven million households -- are now connected to the Internet according to research published on Wednesday by Oftel, the watchdog for the UK telecoms industry. » more

Ebeon and Edelman announce joint venture

11-10-2000

Dublin-based e-business architects Ebeon announced a global joint venture with Edelman Interactive Solutions (EIS) on Wednesday to provide e-business solutions to both companies' global customer base. » more

Grim Yahoo results to set stocks falling

11-10-2000

The leading world portal site, Yahoo, on Tuesday reported a slowdown in growth and a drop in advertising volumes that are likely to send tech stocks plunging again. » more

In the papers 11 October

11-10-2000

Eircom shareholders must OK Eircell sale | Metromedia Fiber makes USD1.28bn purchase » more

IT pioneers win Nobel Prize for Physics

11-10-2000

The Nobel Prize for Physics 2000 has been awarded to three scientists whose work paved the way for the Internet, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday. » more

Motorola, security firm Entrust link up

11-10-2000

Motorola and leading e-commerce security specialist Entrust Technologies have announced a broad strategic agreement to develop and market their integrated mobile commerce solutions worldwide. » more

Microsoft bites the Apple in Office 2001

11-10-2000

Microsoft launched its historic Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac on Wednesday, with strong support from Apple Computer Inc. » more

Datamonitor launches content service

10-10-2000

Market analysis firm, Datamonitor, has launched CommentWire, a content service that syndicates opinions and analysis to client Web sites. » more

Animation aims to boost customer service

10-10-2000

Cologne firm Vista New Media is showing its VirtualFriends software at this year's "Streaming Media Europe" fair for the first time. » more

Riverdeep extends on the Internet

10-10-2000

Interactive learning firm Riverdeep plc announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with on-line education store SmarterKids.com to provide on-line, subscription-based learning applications directly to consumers. » more

Opera 4.0 for Linux beta released

10-10-2000

Opera Software has released a Beta version of the Opera browser for Linux. » more

Free SMS PC-to-mobile service from Esat

10-10-2000

Irish Internet users can now send up to 10 SMS messages a day free of charge from their PC to any mobile phone in Ireland. » more

European biometrics market to boom

10-10-2000

A new study released by the international marketing consulting company Frost and Sullivan predicts massive growth for the European biometrics market. » more

In the papers 10 October

10-10-2000

Eircell sale talks boost Eircom price | Yahoo results to indicate health of Internet advertising » more

New Baltimore products for ASP sector

09-10-2000

Irish encryption and security specialist Baltimore Technologies is to launch a new suite of products aimed at the Application Service Provider (ASP) market. » more