Intel alarmed by decline in science and engineering degree studentsIDA Ireland's "antiquated" method of valuing jobs on a dollar cost-per-job basis and other outdated State policies threaten the…Wed May 22 2002 - 01:00
Opponents of Treasury Holdings' plan snap up its dotcom domainProperty development firm Treasury Holdings has had its dotcom domain name snatched up by a Lusk community group campaigning …Sat May 18 2002 - 01:00
Napster could be wound upMUSIC: Napster, the music swapping website that became an international phenomenon and the centre of a massive music industry…Fri May 17 2002 - 01:00
Mobile operators should quit moaningNET RESULTS: I was amused and annoyed - but not surprised - to hear Ms Danuta Gray lament recently that the Irish mobile telecommunications…Fri May 17 2002 - 01:00
Big brothers of corporate entertainment business seek to tighten grip on use of copyright productsNET RESULTS: Several issues in the entertainment world bring home just how poorly thought-through the ramifications of the Digital…Fri May 10 2002 - 01:00
Britain failing to produce global tech companiesA new book on the next tech hotspots investigates why Britain, with its inventiveness and business culture, has a hard time generating…Fri Apr 26 2002 - 01:00
Network365 wins major digital software contractWireless software company Network365 has landed a multimillion dollar, eight-country contract to provide digital wallet software…Thu Apr 18 2002 - 01:00
Women in Technology holds first meeting of Irish wingA gathering of 100 technology industry professionals - all women - is so unusual as to be positively invigorating.Sat Apr 13 2002 - 01:00
Election offers chance to plug the glaring leadership gap on national digital policyNow is the time for the Government to start thinking seriously about creating either a new ministry dedicated to the whole digital…Fri Apr 12 2002 - 01:00
Internet sector upbeat despite a hard yearCONFERENCE: "Froth" and "exuberance", those bywords of the headier days of the dotcoms, were nowhere to be found at this year…Fri Apr 12 2002 - 01:00
Far East high-tech projects show digital hub to be poor relativeNET RESULTS: With the uncertainties facing the Campus Stadium Ireland project, many people are deeply concerned about the future…Fri Apr 05 2002 - 01:00
Dell president happy with cautious pathCOMPUTERS: As far as Dell president and chief executive Mr Kevin Rollins is concerned, Europe isn't all that different from …Fri Apr 05 2002 - 01:00
Digital hub gets left behindIn the wake of the recent difficulties engulfing Mr Paddy Teahon and Campus Stadium Ireland Development Limited (CSID), many …Fri Mar 29 2002 - 00:00
Digital Hub contract was altered to flat feeThe Government altered the terms of Ms Laura Magahy's percentage pay contract to a flat fee basis last June for her executive…Fri Mar 29 2002 - 00:00
Talking up tech revival is one thing but taking venture capitalists seriously is just plain dumbNET RESULTS: Get ready for the good tech times againFri Mar 22 2002 - 00:00
Goodbodys plays part in assembling the optimistsOne hundred venture capitalists (VCs) in a single room at the same time may sound like a specialised form of technology industry…Thu Mar 21 2002 - 00:00
Public private route ideal for broadband expansion - analystPublic private partnerships are the right way forward for expanding the State's broadband internet capacity, according to a well…Mon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Governments need to lead by good e-exampleE-BUSINESS: Public policy can drive or inhibit technological innovation, and governments with thoughtful public policy will …Fri Mar 15 2002 - 00:00
€300m plan will bring broadband internet technology to 123 townsThe Government will invest €300 million building high-speed, broadband internet networks in 123 towns over the next five years…Sat Mar 09 2002 - 00:00
Sale of local exchanges to public-private partnership may lead to cheaper broadbandNET RESULTS: Accepted wisdom - such as it is - is that the sale of Eircom was the worst possible development that could have…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
Government to invest €60m in broadband planThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, is expected to launch a new State broadband programme today with the announcement that the Government…Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Communications Bill may be passed before electionThe Government's delayed Communications Bill may yet make it through the Dáil before an election is called, after Opposition …Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Republic risks 'squandering' gains of technology policyWithout "fresh vision and leadership", the Republic risks "squandering" the gains it has made in technology policy and will see…Tue Mar 05 2002 - 00:00
Technicians will be able to upgrade to degree at planned NUI courseTechnicians will be able to upgrade their professional certification to a Bachelor's degree in engineering under a new, part-…Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
ICT sector rides out stormTECH SECTOR: The Republic's information and communications technology (ICT) sector has outstripped the growth rate of the national…Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
Eircom prices ignore falling DSL tariffsNET RESULTS: Walk around the bustling banking city of Frankfurt and you see the advertisements everywhere: high-speed DSL (digital…Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
Linkrot poses serious threat to Web archivesNET RESULTS: Like many people who get an email account, I was intrigued by the chunk of server space for hosting a personal …Fri Feb 22 2002 - 00:00
E-government has multiple hurdles to leapGovernments will never be able to predict how citizens will use, or what they will want from, e-governmentFri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Republic bottom in telecom pollThe Republic has come in at the bottom of a European telecommunications scorecard that criticises the slow pace at which incumbent…Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Gates may not shine at forecasts but reactions are usually on targetFor pure chutzpah this week, I nominate the words of Mr Bill Gates, founder and chairman of software monolith Microsoft.Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Funding is still there for promising firmsTechnology companies face a range of legal and capital issues in the new "lean-burn" economic climate, but funding and support…Fri Feb 01 2002 - 00:00
Ireland must move to adopt appropriate e-business law before EU stakes its claimThe legal consensus internationally has been that US laws have set standards for e-business, with Europe trailing behindFri Jan 25 2002 - 00:00
Amazon.com battles its way to profits at long lastWEBSITES: The inventor of the "get big fast" model of internet business growth proved this week that maybe it was right after…Fri Jan 25 2002 - 00:00
Dail gives long-delayed Communications Bill top priorityThe Cabinet has agreed to give the long-delayed Communications Bill top priority in an attempt to get it passed into law before…Sat Jan 19 2002 - 00:00
Online retailers gain significantly from end-of-year buying spreesSHOPPING: Irish consumers rang in the holidays with a significant surge in online buying that outpaced the expectations of …Fri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Microsoft charity offer a wasted opportunityNET RESULTS: The decision not to allow the proposed Microsoft settlement to proceed only serves to block underfunded schools…Fri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Dublin needs leadership to become top e-cityDublin as an e-city? It's an easy buzzword concept for politicians, analysts and the media but open to much scoffing from the…Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
Affordable broadband for homes essential for Republic's well-beingFew people would insist that the Republic is a highly competitive and cost-effective location for multinational industries - …Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
Republic lags behind other states in e-trade battleThe State and its capital are lagging behind other world regions battling to be e-commerce centres, according to a new report…Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
Network365 secures deal with Asian firmIrish wireless applications provider Network365 has secured a deal "in excess of six figures" to provide mobile payment software…Tue Dec 11 2001 - 00:00
Two surveys show State at forefront of Net interactionMinisters this week were preening over two surveys that place the Republic at the forefront of European nations in the area of…Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Interxion wins €1m contracts for Dublin plantData hosting and internet exchange company Interxion has won over €1 million (£788,000) in contracts for its Dublin facility. …Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Lessig's lonely crusade against corporate copyright hoardersThere's a thespianish side to Prof Lawrence Lessig, the tall, slender and bespectacled Stanford academic who is probably the …Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Government services for business go onlineA new website will enable Irish businesses to access Government services - from funding and public procurement information to…Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Irish technology innovator has low profile but star qualitiesThere's an Irish technology figure who very rarely features in national newspapers and magazines hereFri Nov 23 2001 - 00:00
HEAnet capacity rises tenfoldHEAnet, the high-speed internet network that unites the Republic's research and educational institutions, jolted its capacity…Sat Nov 17 2001 - 00:00
State must act on chronic broadband problemBy now, just about anyone with a pulse realises that the State has a big, big problem in the broadband departmentFri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
SAS quietly going about its business of pioneering data mining and CRM softwareChances are that you have never heard of software company SASFri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Dell proves its hard nose in the hardware marketWhile most of the computer hardware industry fizzles, Dell continues to shine, albeit more modestly than in the past.Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Hope on horizon now Communications Bill might at last get proper Dail airingSome hope is on the horizon now that the delayed but critical Communications Bill should be published within the coming weeks…Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
