US firm buys chip company for $25mAn Irish computer chip design firm has been acquired by US company, PMC-Sierra for $25Fri Jan 21 2000 - 00:00
Internet kiosks to hit Irish streetsBill Gates's vision of a world where payphones and bank machines would one day be replaced by Internet kiosks came a step closer…Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
Jobless get chance of IT trainingA joint initiative between the Government and the IT industry to train and employ the longterm unemployed was formalised yesterday…Wed Jan 19 2000 - 00:00
Baltimore US deal makes firm major encryption playerBaltimore Technologies' share price rocketed yesterday following news it had acquired US company, CyberTrust SolutionsTue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
Xilinx's revolutionary chip attracts expertsA team of engineers at Xilinx Ireland has pioneered a revolutionary programmable chip which is attracting interest from technology…Fri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00
Content agreement may move Riverdeep closer to flotationRiverdeep, an Irish-founded Internet education company has completed its first contract in the RepublicFri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00
Cork firm spending £15m on high-speed Net serviceA Cork-based business has begun a £15 million (€19 million) investment programme, including a major recruitment drive, to establish…Fri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00
Rapid says it is close to deal to supply point-of-sale unitsDUN Laoghaire-based Rapid Technology says it is close to securing an initial contract to provide a prominent global retailer …Fri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00
News media firm buys internet providerIndependent News and Media, in association with sister company Princes Holdings, has purchased commercial Internet service provider…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Ocean now likely to be absorbed into EsatBritish Telecom's bid for Esat Telecom means Ocean, the joint venture here between BT and the ESB, is likely to be gradually …Wed Jan 12 2000 - 00:00
Dublin telecoms company raises $4m in `minutes'The Dublin-based corporate communications company, ETel, set up by entrepreneur Mr Sean Melly five months ago, has raised $4 …Fri Jan 07 2000 - 00:00
O'Rourke proposes £120m for telecomsThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, has proposed that £120 million (€152 million) be set aside for communications…Fri Jan 07 2000 - 00:00
Small firms prove resistant to bugThe millennium bug problems expected among Ireland's smaller firms failed to materialise yesterday as business activity resumed…Wed Jan 05 2000 - 00:00
Y2K alert wanes but small firms may trip upDespite buoyant market reaction to the millennium bug's limited impact, there are concerns that the State's 7,500 small firms…Tue Jan 04 2000 - 00:00
Three years of price reductions ordered in Eircom call chargesEIRCOM customers can expect annual reductions in call charges of 8 per cent in real terms each year for the next three yearsFri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
XATF invests $2.7m for 13% of Openet TelecomSix-month-old Irish telecommunications company, Openet Telecom, has received $2.7 million (€2Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Dublin travel software company raises $30mDatalex, the Dublin-based travel communications software firm, has raised $30 million (€29.7 million) in private fundingFri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Hewlett-Packard to increase Irish jobs by 540Hewlett-Packard is to create more than 140 new jobs at its Leixlip plant for software and computer science graduates over the…Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Irish-owned WBT plans to raise further $12mWBT Systems, the Irish-owned supplier of Internet-based computer training systems, is planning to raise between $12 million (€…Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Study shows Europe could `become lunch' for the USThe efforts to date by Europe to mirror US tech stock mania have been something of a disappointmentFri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Trintech and Baltimore values increase sharplyBaltimore Technologies and Trintech, two Irish companies specialising in software security and encryption, have dramatically …Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
3Com expansion to create 250 jobs3COM, the global manufacturer of computer networking products, has announced a $30 million (€29Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
Agincourt makes first venture into marketAgincourt, a $200 million (€196 million) Irish venture capital fund set up to target developing Irish technology companies, has…Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
Stock markets can be cruel to fund-raisersDespite a number of successful, long-awaited stock-market flotations by Irish technology companies this year, the final tally…Fri Dec 03 1999 - 00:00
Newsletter publisher wins first Net Visionary AwardMr Liam Ferrie, the founder of Irish Emigrant Publications, has been presented with the inaugural Net Visionary Award by the …Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
Big gains for small firms on e-commerce - surveySmall Irish businesses have made dramatic progress in adopting e-commerce in the past yearFri Nov 26 1999 - 00:00
Customer is king or failure will reignThe customer was king in the realm of e-commerce when Internet visionary Ms Patty Seybold addressed more than 200 business leaders…Fri Nov 26 1999 - 00:00
Oracle set to create 300 jobsOracle should shortly announce the creation of more than 300 jobs at its East Point Digital Park facility in DublinSat Nov 20 1999 - 00:00
EMC rises to top in crowded tech marketOne of the key indicators of a company being worth the hype that surrounds it in the world of e-commerce is the role it plays…Fri Nov 19 1999 - 00:00
Firm claims breakthrough in payment by phone technologyA Wicklow-based company has developed technology which it claims will help accelerate the use of mobile phones for secure payments…Fri Nov 19 1999 - 00:00
Gradient wins KLM contractDublin-based software company, Gradient Solutions, has announced a three-year contract with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines which is…Thu Nov 18 1999 - 00:00
Intel investment plan targets broadband areaComputer giant Intel is planning further venture capital investments in Irish technology companies, provided the State continues…Wed Nov 17 1999 - 00:00
Call for tax cuts on share optionsThe growing problem of salary inflation was highlighted at last night's annual Irish Software Association (ISA) awards, when …Sat Nov 13 1999 - 00:00
Horizon to limit scope for outside investorsHorizon Technology Group has announced details of plans to take a public listing on the Dublin and London marketsFri Nov 12 1999 - 00:00
Enba's Net bank takes off in UKEnba, the Dublin-based holding company for European Internet-only financial services, has signed 10,000 customers in Britain …Fri Nov 12 1999 - 00:00
Industry presses for share-option tax reformMary Harney was in the frontline of an unusually direct pre-Budget submission last week - one which is regarded as fundamental…Fri Nov 12 1999 - 00:00
Horizon Computer lining up flotationIrish-owned Horizon Computer Group is understood to be about to take a stock market listing on the Dublin and London exchanges…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
Products widely used in IrelandAPART from Microsoft's sizeable presence in Ireland, where it employs 1,500 people in software functions for the European market…Tue Nov 09 1999 - 00:00
Trinity venture group invests £1.36m in Gradient SolutionsGradient Solutions, the Dublin-based company specialising in software for the travel industry, has just received a £1Fri Nov 05 1999 - 00:00
Internet obstacles outlinedA lack of access to venture capital and poor bank support for electronic transactions have been identified as major contributing…Thu Oct 28 1999 - 01:00
Antivirus kings fight good fightJust as war is the downside of the human pursuit of happiness, the path to a wired world has been paved with a proliferation …Fri Oct 15 1999 - 01:00
Irishman bringing libraries up to dateWay back in the early days of the Internet - about five years ago - a lot of talk surrounded the possible extinction of universal…Fri Oct 08 1999 - 01:00
Ambitious AOL plans for DublinUS Internet giant America Online (AOL) has chosen Dublin as its base for all international software development activities outside…Fri Oct 08 1999 - 01:00
High-speed processing unit to open in DublinThe first, high-speed consumer service for processing photography digitally will be launched late next month when Photologic …Fri Oct 08 1999 - 01:00
Dispute hindering broadband growthA growing dispute between Dublin Corporation and several telecommunications companies is understood to be delaying the rollout…Fri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
Trinity students go user friendly with multimedia exhibitsThe annual culmination of the collective work of MSc students in multimedia at Trinity College Dublin has gone on display at …Fri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
Baltimore aims to raise £95m in Nasdaq issueBaltimore Technologies, the Irish-founded Internet security company, has announced plans to raise £95 million sterling (€147 …Thu Sept 30 1999 - 01:00
Trintech shares surge 20% with new listingsTrintech, the Dublin based electronic payments software company, saw its share price increase 20 per cent when it began trading…Sat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
Crucible behind new $150m fundAn established Irish seed capital company is behind a new $150 million (€142Fri Sept 24 1999 - 01:00
