Story Archive
'Good time' for Eircell buy-out
09-10-2000
Increased competition means the time is now right for Irish telcos to sell off cellular assets and realise value, according to industry analysts. » more
Nua's McGovern gets recognition award
09-10-2000
Gerry McGovern, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nua, was presented with the annual recognition award at the Web Ireland national Internet business awards ceremony. » more
B2B video streaming service is launched
09-10-2000
A new business-to-business (B2B) video streaming service has been launched by UK post-production company VTR and Irish on-line broadcast facilities provider Servecast. » more
Photo album web site launched
09-10-2000
Ireland's first on-line photo album sharing and digital photography prints service Web site was launched on Monday. » more
Bertie Ahern wins Cyber Champion Award
09-10-2000
The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern TD was presented with the "Cyber Champion Award" by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) in Dublin on Monday. » more
In the papers 09 October
09-10-2000
All eyes on Vodafone/Eircell talks | BT may spin off mobile division in November » more
Eircom confirms Eircell sale talks
09-10-2000
Eircom issued a statement Monday morning confirming it is in talks regarding the sale of its mobile subsidiary, Eircell. » more
Worldport SuperCentre opens in Dublin
06-10-2000
Worldport Communications officially opened its flagship Internet data centre (IDC), Worldport Supercentre, in Dublin on Friday. » more
Irish on-line research service launched
06-10-2000
An on-line market research service has been launched by portal site Online.ie and research company Amarach Consulting. » more
Planning for the worst
06-10-2000
Not having a disaster recovery plan in place is like not wearing a seatbelt in a car. It's unacceptable, a game of Russian roulette that can ricochet, affecting others and ruining a business. » more
Datalex to raise USD96m in flotation
06-10-2000
Dublin-based IT solutions provider Datalex is to float on both the Dublin and Nasdaq markets, it announced on Friday. The company hopes to raise USD96 million. » more
IBM's new server in name clash
06-10-2000
IBM faces a possible legal challenge over the name chosen for its new range of servers, e-server, which it shares with a server product by little known North Carolina technology company Technauts. » more
NTT seeks Dutch I-mode rollout
06-10-2000
Japan's largest ISP NTT DoCoMo is cooperating with Dutch Telecom KPN, in which it has a 15 percent stake, to develop an I-mode service in Europe. » more
A store of knowledge
06-10-2000
Storage management may not be the sexiest segment of the IT sector, but those who are intimately involved with it are going around with a smile on their faces. » more
The Bottom Line: Data Storage
06-10-2000
information ammunition » more
Face To Face with Mike Ruettgers, EMC
06-10-2000
"I'm not surprised you've never heard of the company," said Chief Executive Officer of EMC Mike Ruettgers about his own company - a company which has become the 12th largest in the world in terms of market capitalisation. » more
Irish firm accused of Web porn fraud
06-10-2000
An American court has been told that an Irish-registered company allegedly overcharged on-line pornography customers in a multi-million USD global Internet fraud. » more
In the papers 6 October
06-10-2000
KPN to sell Eircom stake | Net2Phone revenues climb but losses soar » more
Meteor Christmas launch 'is still on'
06-10-2000
Ireland's third GSM mobile phone operator, Meteor, says it is still on course for a Christmas launch and is keeping a low media profile while preparations continue. » more
IBM unveils eServer line in Ireland
05-10-2000
IBM unveiled its next generation of servers for the e-business world to the Irish marketplace on Thursday. » more
In the papers 05 October
05-10-2000
Servault in USD150 million investment | Freeserve "abusers" may be disconnected » more
Dublin Four Seasons goes on-line
05-10-2000
The Four Seasons Hotel may not be opening until early next year, but the public can already take a virtual tour of the most expensive hotel ever built in Ireland. » more
Stocks to fall after PC sales warning
05-10-2000
Tech stocks worldwide are set to take a fresh hammering after another computer manufacturer issued a warning of slower sales due to weak demand in Europe. » more
Deal values Orbiscom at USD250 million
05-10-2000
Irish electronic payments company Orbiscom is now valued at USD250 million, following the sale of a 4.9 percent stake on Wednesday for USD12 million. » more
New forum for mobile entertainment firms
05-10-2000
Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has signed a three-year agreement with the world's leading organiser of wireless conferences, Informa Group. » more
Rondomondo announces new structure
05-10-2000
Ireland's first ever superstitial ad campaign will appear on Muse and Ticketmaster Web sites in October and will be carried by Rondomondo's newly announced Advertising Network, it was announced on Thursday. » more
Philips and Trintech link for secure t-commerce
05-10-2000
Philips Digital Networks and Trintech Group have entered into a strategic partnership to integrate Trintech's payment technology into Philips' digital set-top boxes to enable easy and secure payment for television commerce (t-commerce). » more
iVenus to offer on-line share trading
04-10-2000
Irish women's portal iVenus is set to launch an on-line stock trading facility on its Web site in the coming months. » more
US Internet ad sales break USD2bn mark
04-10-2000
The US Internet advertising industry broke the USD2 billion mark in the second quarter of this year, amassing USD2.1 billion in revenue in its 18th consecutive quarter of growth. » more
Industry leaders start incubator scheme
04-10-2000
A new incubation programme for Internet start-ups has been launched in Dublin with the support of four industry leaders. » more




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