Former NSA man pulls no punches on rights of governmentsStewart Baker is forthright and aggressive in his defence of data-gatheringThu Nov 13 2014 - 02:00
We may have fallen out of love with emails but they serve us wellElectronic onslaught does not persuade about occasional predictions of death of emailThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:02
I’m glad to have been wrong about the Web SummitKarlin Lillington: “The summit has about doubled in size each year, with a matching expansion of what is on offer”Thu Nov 06 2014 - 09:16
The ‘customer science’ of turning information into retail profitIs Dunnhumby’s fine-tuned data analysis the way of the retail future, or will it be resisted?Thu Oct 30 2014 - 01:35
Ireland’s rich history in science deserves acclaimOpinion: time to give John Bell the recognition he deservesThu Oct 30 2014 - 01:00
Start-up accelerator 1776’s DC location shows independent, revolutionary sidePeople were surprised when 1776 based in Washington but now it seems logicalThu Oct 23 2014 - 01:40
Like Mark Zuckerberg, some tech titans are more generous than othersCharitable donation structure in Ireland needs an overhaulThu Oct 23 2014 - 01:00
What happens in Vegas – is a big data captureThe agents of the Stasi in the old East Germany pale by comparison with today’s data broker companiesThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:50
Snowden’s lawyer: governments and tech firms can keep each other in checkBen Wizner on the future of online data and mass surveillanceThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Salesforce unveils new analytics cloud serviceFirm says service will make complex analytics tools available to and useable by anyoneMon Oct 13 2014 - 18:15
Net results: implications of data safety in the cloud are still up in the airOf key concern is, who can get at your data?Thu Oct 09 2014 - 16:43
Oracle’s wise counsel steps aside as it prepares to define its future in the cloudsLarry Ellison has shed his chief executive role at Oracle but he hasn’t let go of the profile or the powerThu Oct 09 2014 - 01:40
Oracle’s new processor putting software in siliconThe Sparc M7 moves calculating activity down to chip level, boosting speed and securityThu Oct 09 2014 - 01:39
Irish companies behind the curve in cloud computingFirms should take opportunity to leapfrog competitors, says Oracle executiveThu Oct 02 2014 - 17:09
Getting your company to go digital pays off, in hard cashAuthors of new book on how businesses use technology say an inflection point has arrivedThu Oct 02 2014 - 13:49
PayPal better placed than eBay to profit from spin-offOpinion: online payments platform has firm customer base on which to buildThu Oct 02 2014 - 10:42
Putting big data and the Internet of Things to work on the factory floorNetworking companies are focusing on the creation of systems for the neglected manufacturing sectorThu Oct 02 2014 - 02:00
Hurd sets out cloud vision for Oracle at OpenWorld eventTechnology company announces new products and strategies at annual user event in USTue Sept 30 2014 - 08:15
Oracle to open two major new cloud data centres in GermanyMove will address German concerns about potential surveillance of its business and citizen dataMon Sept 29 2014 - 09:21
Ellison’s status is secure as coolest cat in Silicon ValleyJournalists knew Ellison was practically a guarantee of lively copyThu Sept 25 2014 - 09:56
The security guy who’s unlocking the mystery of government surveillanceBruce Schneier believes governments, driven by fear, are going the wrong way about tackling terrorismSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
Tough challenges ahead for new Data Protection CommissionerHelen Dixon takes on new role at a pivotal time for data protection and personal privacyThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:25
Phablet-touting losers shouldn’t stop the showOpinion: pea-brained owners of devices create rude and relentless distractionThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Hang onto your headsets folks, the virtual reality revolution is almost upon usKen Perlin, who gave us special effects we take for granted today, looks at what will be ‘normal’ nextThu Sept 11 2014 - 01:40
A journalist’s job is not to be a fanThe idea of an audience of journalists and analysts giving a standing ovation at a product launch is, frankly, alarming. The job of a journalist is not to cheerlead, but to ask hard questionsThu Sept 11 2014 - 01:00
The naked truth about the risk of taking nude selfiesCome on, famous people. Simply keeping your clothes on solves the problemThu Sept 04 2014 - 10:51
Postcodes at last but random numbers don’t address efficiencyIreland is to finally get postcodes next year but their illogical format is causing controversyThu Sept 04 2014 - 01:20
Time for compulsory kill switch to deter smartphone thievesThe state of California passed the first law in the US making the feature mandatory on all smartphones sold from July 2015Thu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
McKennas take the hybrid book and app approach to their guidesThe publishers of restaurant guides say adapting from print to digital offers as many opportunities as challengesThu Aug 21 2014 - 01:15
Digital ‘detox’ is a pointless cop-out – just learn mannersWhy do we need to go retro in this era of technology?Thu Aug 21 2014 - 01:00
Hospital patients are entitled to privacy even in hard timesMedical information is considered sensitive personal data – except in examination roomsThu Aug 14 2014 - 09:16
CTO shows how big data is more than just a numbers gameEven Barack Obama goes to this supremely qualified big data expert for adviceThu Aug 07 2014 - 01:20
Stop blaming companies for using legal tax systemsApple's profits might bypass tax coffers of the US and UK, but it doesn’t mean the money is goneThu Jul 31 2014 - 11:53
Good enough really isn’t good enough for meBlaming technology - skype, iPods and more - for sliding down the quality slopeThu Jul 24 2014 - 09:44
Landmark Safe Harbour case might affect US-European tradeMax Schrems’s case against the Irish Data Protection Commissioner is likely to have profound implicationsThu Jul 24 2014 - 01:10
UK data law is good news for Ireland’s tech sectorPrivacy advocates Digital Rights Ireland succeeded in challenging Irish data retention lawsThu Jul 17 2014 - 01:01
Bong and chips? Silicon Valley’s Intel museum holds a deep, techno archiveThe Intel jingle and artefacts of the firm’s evolution make for a compelling displayThu Jul 10 2014 - 01:20
Forget costly broadband – go roaming with a quality mapUsing mobile data abroad is due to fall by 2016 but I won’t give up on my paper mapsThu Jul 10 2014 - 01:00
Third tech wave reflects vibrant Irish-Silicon Valley linksFounders of tomorrow’s big names are talking up IrelandThu Jul 03 2014 - 13:52
Absence of agreed ‘DNT’ definition means companies keep tracking us onlineSelecting ‘do not track’ means little when there is no legal requirement to observe these settingsThu Jul 03 2014 - 01:00
US ban on drones over parks delights wilderness loversSome 84 million acres are now off limits to remote-controlled aircraftThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Crowdfunding revolutionises venture fundingFunding from the bottom up, via crowdfunding, means many expert eyes can perform due diligence on a company, says Dan MaromThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:10
Aer Lingus offers a new connection: wifi on my transatlantic flightThe price is a bit steep, the service can be patchy but nothing kills time like the webThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Developers will have to get used to closed mobile ecosystemsThe big three mobile players, Apple, Google and Nokia/Microsoft want to lure users and app developers into locked-down worlds where purchases and services are channelled through their platform offeringsThu Jun 12 2014 - 01:10
Hurrah for Vodafone, boo for the governmentThe Department of Justice has released figures suggesting about 10,000 requests are made to all operators for retained dataThu Jun 12 2014 - 01:00
Ireland could learn the lessons of social entrepreneurshipStudents who opted for a course which focused on Ireland as real-world case study are here to present their findingsMon Jun 09 2014 - 01:10
Google takes first step to enable ‘right to be forgotten’ECJ ruling means Europeans may request to have links relating to them removedThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:00
Cold look at the future sees a very different cast list in businessCisco chairman John Chambers does not expect many of today’s biggest tech firms to surviveThu May 29 2014 - 01:15
Our Foreign Direct Investment people can afford to smile after big swing to UkipAfter last week’s elections multinationals are likely to find Ireland increasingly more attractive in a key area: access to the European marketThu May 29 2014 - 01:00
Transatlantic divide on digital policyIf policy differences on data protection and net neutrality are not resolved, it’ll leave Ireland and Britain in a messThu May 22 2014 - 01:10
