Report predicts video-on-demand gloom
European video-on-demand (VOD) will fail to achieve a return on investment and will have cumulative losses of USD2.4 billion by 2006 according to a new report.
June 20 in BUSINESS

Intel to close its Web hosting unit
Intel said on Tuesday that it will wind down its Web hosting business, Intel Online Services (IOS), and take a USD100 million charge to do so.
June 19 in BUSINESS

UN says digital divide is growing
With millions of people in the developing world without access to telephone services, the United Nations warned this week that the digital divide is growing.
June 19 in BUSINESS

Motorola to create DSP joint venture
Infineon Technologies, Agere Systems and Motorola have agreed to form a joint venture focused on DSP technologies.
June 18 in BUSINESS

Engineering firms face 150,000 job cuts
New figures from Brussels-based Orgalime forecast a 1 percent decline in manufacturing output in Europe this year, which could result in 150,000 job losses.
June 17 in BUSINESS

BSA pushes free assessment tools
The Business Software Alliance unveiled its new offensive against software piracy on Monday, including an education campaign to help companies stay legal.
June 17 in BUSINESS

EU spends millions on interoperability
Almost EUR24 million has been budgeted by the EU for electronic links between governments, following the approval of a new plan by the European Commission.
June 17 in BUSINESS

NDA calls for more accessible Web sites
Many electronically delivered services are inaccessible for people with disabilities, but the situation could be remedied by modifications at the design stage.
June 14 in BUSINESS

Britain's NHS to spend billions on IT
The UK Minister for Health has announced an overhaul of the National Health Service's IT systems in a project that could cost up to STG5 billion.
June 13 in BUSINESS

Lionbridge CEO changes Irish emphasis
Lionbridge Technologies is to migrate higher valued projects to its Irish operation as it looks to move lower value activities to countries such as China.
June 13 in BUSINESS

IDC forecasts recovery for PC makers
The PC market is expected to recover somewhat this year and return to double figure growth in 2003, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).
June 13 in BUSINESS

Pirated music discs see global boom
The proliferation of recordable CD technology is fuelling a boom in sales of pirated music discs, according to research from a music industry trade association.
June 12 in BUSINESS

Cognizant establishes Irish operations
US company Cognizant Technology Solutions has announced plans to launch a "near shore" software development facility in Limerick that will employ 70 people.
June 11 in BUSINESS

Irish software piracy climbs
Software piracy in Ireland is on the rise, claimed the Business Software Alliance in its latest global industry survey.
June 10 in BUSINESS

AMD's Thoroughbred is out of the stalls
AMD launched the long-awaited AMD Athlon XP 2200+, the first CPU with the cooler Thoroughbred core.
June 10 in BUSINESS

Prisoners to become Microsoft certified
The City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC) is paying for prisoners to become certified as qualified users of common Microsoft applications.
June 10 in BUSINESS

Hanafin to head the Information Society
Although Mary Hanafin, TD, is not Ireland's new E-Minister, the government has responded to industry pressure and put her in charge of Information Society plans.
June 07 in BUSINESS

Ireland.com fees aid Irish Independent
Unison.ie, the on-line home of the Irish Independent, said it has seen a sharp rise in visitors following Ireland.com's decision to start charging for access.
June 07 in BUSINESS

IBM cuts jobs, takes USD2 billion charge
IBM is to take a massive charge of between USD2 billion and USD2.5 billion as it cuts jobs and gets out of the hard disk drive business.
June 05 in BUSINESS

FIFA Web site fails World Cup fans
A new report from research company Forrester claims that FIFA has failed on-line World Cup fans with the official FIFA/Yahoo World Cup Web site.
June 05 in BUSINESS

Irish IT spending on the rise
IDC claims that spending on IT products by Irish enterprises will experience an 11 percent compound annual growth rate in the period from 2002 to 2006.
June 05 in BUSINESS

Tablet PC race begins to heat up
With Microsoft leading the charge, the tablet PC is set to be "the next big thing," but surprisingly few of the units are currently available in Europe.
June 04 in BUSINESS

Datalex wins Middle East contract
Irish travel technology company Datalex has signed its first major deal in the Middle East as the firm continues to try to recover from the doldrums of 2001.
June 04 in BUSINESS

Advance Learning inks deal with Pitman
Advance Learning, a Galway-based e-learning course developer, has signed a new deal with UK company Pitman Training, its largest deal to date.
June 04 in BUSINESS

Privacy groups slam new EU directive
The European Parliament has voted to let member states ignore data protection regulations for security reasons, sparking harsh criticism from privacy advocates.
May 31 in BUSINESS