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Irish cloud computing firm Ammeon to create 75 jobs

AN IRISH cloud computing firm is set for a major expansion, creating 75 new positions at its Dublin and UK operations. Irish Times.

Measuring the impacts of sustainable energy projects

Serve Conference - 18th November.

Passive House open days this week.

Passive House Association of Ireland news.

Look, no driver! Google's car of the future is here - Technology, Business - Independent.ie

It's late and you're tired. You've to drive to the shops, then pick up the kids before battling rush-hour traffic to get home. No problem! Simply get into your driverless car, input your destination and sit back and enjoy the ride. - Technology, Business - Independent.ie

Researchers fool Facebook site

RESEARCHERS AT a Canadian university have designed computer programs they say are capable of infiltrating social networks such as Facebook with the purpose of stealing private user data. - Irish Times.

It did not take long for the backlash against Steve Jobs to begin

OPINION: The speed with which Steve the Saint stories morphed into Steve the Sinner stories is striking - Irish Times.

Nokia hopes to make smart move count

The Finnish giant has teamed up with Microsoft in a move that will shake up the smartphone industry, writes RICHARD GILLIS - Irish Times.

Irish architects ride out the storm

With a radically reduced number of projects at home, Irish architects are struggling to make ends meet, but by making waves abroad, the industry can make it through the rough times - Irish Times.

Just the job at Christmas

It’s the most expensive time of the year, but the run-up to Christmas also has plenty of opportunities for short-term work, from Santa’s elves to selling wares at markets - Irish Times.

Dublin Web Summit

Date: October 27-28 Location: RDS, Dublin 4
Speakers & mentors include the founders
of YouTube, LinkedIn, 4Chan & Angry Birds,
the CTO of Amazon & many more

Life Cycle Analysis - The European Experience

This workshop has been organised by the Irish Green Building Council in partnership with Engineers Ireland and supported by SEAI
Location : Engineers Ireland Clyde Road.
9:30 - 4:00pm
Course fee : €245
Irish Green Building Council and Engineers Ireland Members : €195
Booking through Engineers Ireland CPD: (01) 665 1300 - Book online at http://www.engineersireland.ie/cpd/

Oracle offers a glimpse behind its cloud - Irish Times

BIG DATA management and analysis, cloud computing and social networking filled the headlines this year at Oracle Open World, a technology event so large that several central San Francisco streets are closed off and filled with marquees to manage its 45,000 attendees.

Google for audit on avoidance of US federal taxes - Irish Times

THE US Internal Revenue Service is auditing how Google avoided federal income taxes by shifting profit into offshore subsidiaries, including Irish-registered companies, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Dublinked to support open data for businesses - Irish Times

IRISH BUSINESSES and communities are being given the opportunity to tap into data collected by the Dublin regional authorities through a new online portal, which it is hoped will generate new business opportunities.

The lessons of Priory Hall - Irish Times

TTHE PLIGHT of nearly 300 residents of Priory Hall, on Dublin’s northside, must send shivers down the spines of apartment-dwellers throughout the State. They are being forced to evacuate their homes by the High Court and move into a hotel for up to five weeks while urgent remedial works are carried out to deal with serious fire safety risks that should have been put right two years ago.

BlackBerry services collapse again after company said problem fixed - Technology, Business - Independent.ie

BLACKBERRY users have been cut off from online services again today, after RIM, the Canadian firm behind the smartphone brand, said it had fixed the problems that caused an outage yesterday that lasted up to 20 hours. - Technology, Business - Independent.ie

Games firms 'may create 2,500 jobs' - The Irish Times - Tue, Oct 11, 2011

The games industry in Ireland could significantly increase the number of people it employs in the next two years, a new report has claimed.- The Irish Times - Tue, Oct 11, 2011

Forfas report on the games sector in Ireland

http://www.idaireland.com/news-media/publications/library-publications/external-publications/games.pdf

Sage e-journals trial - Journals of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Registration for free trial for October.

Event: 'National Offshore Wind Association National Conference'

"Ireland – A Green Energy Exporter"
NOW Ireland Conference
Tuesday, 15th November 2011
9.30am – 2.15pm - Burlington Hotel, Dublin

Event: 'See The Light 2011 - Ireland's Built Environment Reaching For Zero

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI) Renewable Energy Information Office in association with the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI), is hosting the ninth See the Light Conference on Thursday, 13th October 2011 at the Memorial Hall, UCD School of Architecture, Richview, UCD, Dublin.

Xbox 360 to launch new TV and film services - Technology, Business - Independent.ie

Microsoft has launched a new bid to make the Xbox 360 gaming console a comprehensive home entertainment device by adding new TV and film services including the BBC iPlayer, LoveFilm and Channels 4 and 5. - Technology, Business - Independent.ie

Building workers to get EUR 35m EU aid

THE EUROPEAN Union plans to provide €35 million to the Republic to help almost 6,000 builders get back to work. Irish Times.

Sony may seek buyout of joint venture

Sony is in talks to buy out Ericsson's stake in their mobile phone joint venture, a source said, in a bid to catch up with rivals. Irish Times.

Tweet it now: the tech sector remains a key economic force

NET RESULTS: We need to rethink our generally weak system of support for our indigenous tech and internet firms, writes KARLIN LILLINGTON, Irish Times.

The serious side to having internet firms based here

NET RESULTS : Expect the Irish data protection office to have to carry out more audits like its current one on privacy on Facebook, Irish Times.

Relentless visionary who did it his way

BY ANY measure of business achievement, Steve Jobs was the most successful executive of his generation, possibly ever. Even more remarkably, Jobs did it his way and was far from the typically cautious chief executive of a massive US corporation, writes JOHN COLLINS, Irish Times.

Open House Dublin 2011, 7 - 9th October.

Open House Dublin is Ireland’s biggest architecture festival, allowing you to explore the architecture of the city. Dublin buildings of all types and periods will open up their doors, with special tours by hundreds of professionals and enthusiasts, completely for free!

Big companies like Facebook and Google bid for shortest domain names - Technology, Business - Independent.ie

Facebook, Google and Mercedez Benz were among big name companies which reportedly bid in an auction of pithy new UK domain names which included several single letter addresses. - Technology, Business - Independent.ie

Apple stays tightlipped but iPhone5 launch expected in London tonight - Technology, Business - Independent.ie

APPLE is expected to unveil its new iPhone today. The technology firm is staying tight-lipped, but invitations have gone out for "a special event" in central London which say "Let's talk iPhone".- Technology, Business - Independent.ie

Overseas contracts and healthcare interest boost profits 11% at Sisk

PROFITS AT construction group Sisk grew 11 per cent last year to €9 million on the back of strong performances in a number of overseas markets and increased returns from its recently acquired healthcare distribution businesses. Irish Times.

Irish subsidiary of Adobe made profit of $531m in 2010

AN IRISH subsidiary of the successful Adobe software group had a turnover of $2 billion (€1.48 billion) last year and made a pre-tax profit of $531 million, according to recently-filed consolidated accounts for it and its mainly foreign subsidiaries - Irish Times.

Pushing the right buttons

BioWare creates some of the most emotionally engaging games in the world, writes CIARA O'BRIEN, Irish Times.

Check that email before you lay it on the line | Irish Examiner

A recent case highlighted how firms and employees need to be aware of data laws | Irish Examiner

Kenny: Pyrite damage a civil matter - National News, Breaking News - Independent.ie

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has dismissed claims the State should bear some responsibility for pyrite-damaged homes.

Court may rule next week on Galaxy

An Australian court could rule next week on an injunction sought by Apple to bar the sale of Samsung's Galaxy 10.1 tablets in the country, a federal court judge said today.

Talking Property

THERE ARE very few things about this recession, which have given me cause for glee, but the demise of the glass box kitchen extension is one of them.

'Technology is the backbone of everything'

The evolving need for information has seen Dun & Bradstreet grow over the last 170 years. It is to recruit 75 new staff for its Irish operation.

The rise and rise of the mutual monopolists

Smaller firms no longer have a chance outside the environments provided by the big tech companies - Irish Times.

RIAI Public Seminar: How to create a more Energy Efficient Home

Date: Saturday, October 08, 2011
Time: 10.30am - 1.30pm
Location:
RIAI, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2

Cost: €35

Tyndall Conference

The Royal Irish Academy and the Environmental Protection Agency are holding a scientific conference on 28-30 September 2011, in Dublin, Ireland, to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of John Tyndall’s breakthrough experimental work on the absorption of infrared radiation by various atmospheric gases that are essentially transparent to solar radiation.

Digital Life: Mobile broadband gets up to speed -- when you can pick up the signal - Technology, Business - Independent.ie

Digital Life: Mobile broadband gets up to speed -- when you can pick up the signal - Technology, Business - Independent.ie

Jobs did a good job by making the complex seem easy

Jobs did a good job by making the complex seem easy

BioWare to create 200 additional jobs in Galway for new game launch

BioWare to create 200 additional jobs in Galway for new game launch

Twitter to set up office in Dublin, IDA tweets

Twitter to set up office in Dublin, IDA tweets

Up to 250 jobs created in Cork by leading software firm - Irish, Business - Independent.ie

Up to 250 jobs created in Cork by leading software firm - Irish, Business - Independent.ie

EPO Patent Information Conference 2011

An event for patent information professionals

EPO Patent Information Conference, 18-20 October 2011, Kilkenny, Ireland

If you need to stay up to date with the latest developments in patent information from the EPO then the Patent Information Conference is for you.

This year, at the invitation of the Irish Patents Office, the Patent Information Conference takes place in Kilkenny, Ireland. The venue is the Lyrath Conference Centre and Hotel.

Dell announces 150 new technology jobs

Computer giant Dell has created 150 high-end jobs in the mid-west and Dublin.

The cloud computing job announcement was made as Taoiseach Enda Kenny meets executives from the company.

A Date For Your Diary - HEAnet, Ireland's National Education & Research Network

"Service Innovation and Collaboration for Challenging Times". The Conference is returning to the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny and will take place on 09 - 11 November 2011.

Planning application for Athlone centre - RTÉ News

Planning application for Athlone centre - RTÉ News

IT firm to create 180 jobs - The Irish Times - Wed, May 04, 2011

IT firm to create 180 jobs - The Irish Times - Wed, May 04, 2011

IDG.com: World Tech Update

IDG.com: World Tech Update

IEEE / IET Training at Tyndall Institute - Eventbrite

IEEE / IET Training at Tyndall Institute - Eventbrite