Leading figures in social media will descend on Galway later this month as part of the seventh annual BlogTalk international conference. The two-day event, which took place last year in South Korea, will be held on the campus of NUI Galway on August 26th and 27th. Speakers already scheduled include Galway-born entrepreneur Fergus Hurley and [...]
Small retailers will be able to establish inexpensive customer loyalty schemes following a deal between AIB Merchant Services and Irish-based Zapa Technology. The exclusive agreement means merchants can use Zapa’s contact-less chip technology in their shops, removing the need for individual loyalty cards and systems. Zapa uses near-field communications technology to produce a small sticker [...]
A new Irish networking event aims to give start-ups and entrepreneurs a chance to collaborate to develop tailor-made action plans for the year ahead. Féile Icarus takes place in Letterfrack, Galway, on August 27th and 28th and invites attendees to share their experiences to help one another identify the next step. According to founder Chris [...]
The switch to green lighting has moved from CFL bulbs to LEDs and Irish firms are targeting niche shares in a burgeoning market, writes Adam Maguire. As LEDs (light-emitting diodes) become an increasingly promising replacement for traditional light sources, numerous Irish companies are seeking – and finding – niches in a burgeoning market. CFLs (compact [...]
With cheaper options now available, printer firms have to justify the high cost of cartridges, writes Adam Maguire. Staff at HP are quick to list interesting facts and figures about the company’s print technology, and they do so with a certain sense of pride. An ink cartridge’s nozzle is one-third of the width of a [...]
Microsoft hopes the latest version of its browser will win back market share, writes Adam Maguire. The fact that Microsoft is airing primetime television advertisements to promote its Internet Explorer 8 web browser says more than bragging by its competitors ever could. Years of security threats regarding Internet Explorer and innovation by more nimble rivals [...]
I’m a little bit behind on this one; my article from the latest issue of the Sunday Business Post. RTE.ie, Ireland’s public service broadcaster’s website, is to undergo a massive redesign as part of an ever-increasing emphasis on online services. Marcus O’Doherty, technology development manager of RTE’s publishing division, has said the new site will [...]
Today’s Sunday Business Post features an article I wrote on the upcoming DTT trial and the possible inclusion of British and European broadcasters in it: Ireland’s DTT (digital terrestrial television) trial may include a number of British television channels alongside Irish broadcasters when it starts later this year, The Sunday Business Post can reveal. The [...]
Just a small piece in this week’s Sunday Business Post; Magnet Entertainment is to launch Ireland’s first triple-play package tailored for the Polish community. Magnet Entertainment Poland will consist of a phone line, 2Mb broadband connection and a nine channel digital TV package which includes Poland’s TV Polonia, TVP Kultura and TVP3. The package will [...]
My article from the Media & Marketing section of the Sunday Business Post (4th June 2006): The English FA Premiership packages won by Setanta in this week’s auction are not guaranteed to be broadcast on the basic Setanta Sports channel on NTL. Setanta Ireland’s chief executive Niall Cogley told The Sunday Business Post that a [...]
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