First-E blocked from bank statutesFirst-E, the Internet retail bank owned by Dublin-based holding group Enba, has been engaged in a four-month "battle" to join…Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
Identrus deal eases pressure on BaltimoreBaltimore Technologies' recent bumpy ride on the US and London stock exchanges eased yesterday following the announcement it …Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
Dublin-based chip design company to take public listingThe 310 staff of Dublin-based Silicon Systems Ltd (SSL) are expected to hold a collective $175 million (€189 million) stake in…Wed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
Eircom bid for UK phone licence tops £2bnEircom passed the £2 billion sterling (€1Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
Concern over ISP Internet settlementThe Internet Service Providers' Association of Ireland (ISPAI) has said it is disturbed by the decision of a British Internet…Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
Online market for print industryA new online marketplace serving buyers and sellers in the print industry has been launched by Printori gin.comFri Mar 31 2000 - 01:00
New tariffs set out by Esat ClearEsat Clear, the residential telephone and Internet division of Esat, has introduced a new set of customer charges effective from…Thu Mar 30 2000 - 01:00
Internet firm raises over $12mA Galway-based Internet firm established a year ago has raised over $12 million (12Wed Mar 29 2000 - 01:00
Investors' feeding frenzy on new public listings is not overFollowing a number of highly successful, and in some cases astounding, stock-market flotations by Irish technology companies …Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
Datalex plans summer listing in Dublin and New YorkThe Howth-based airline communications software firm, Datalex, is expected to be valued at around $700 million (€719 million) …Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Online.ie acquires Net serviceONLINE.IE, the Irish-based Internet destination site launched earlier this week, has acquired the San Francisco-based online …Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Online service set to challenge major sitesA new online service, offering Irish Internet users a news, community and shopping service, plans to rival international sites…Wed Mar 15 2000 - 00:00
ETel chief says start-ups need holding companiesInternet start-ups need the protection and services of an Internet holding company which can offer a fixed model of seed investment…Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
All Enba needs now is new customersEnba, the Dublin-based holding company for Internet banking products, faces the challenge of attracting significant numbers of…Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
Flotation elevates Dubliner to dollar billionaireA former schoolteacher, Mr Pat McDonagh, has become a dollar billionaire following the spectacular launch yesterday of his company…Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
Buyandsell.net offers customers free sharesBuyandsell.net, the Internet service provider and second-hand trading site, is offering its customers free shares in the company…Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
Riverdeep share issue to raise up to $120mRiverdeep, the Irish Internet education company, due to start trading on the US Nasdaq and Irish stock exchanges tomorrow, has…Wed Mar 08 2000 - 00:00
First-e merges with BBVA to create €2.4bn Internet bankFirst-E, the Internet retail bank owned by Dublin-based holding group Enba, has completed a deal with the second-largest bank…Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
International Test Technologies secures £40m deal with US firmDonegal-based software company, International Test Technologies, has signed a £40 million (€41 million) contract with a US equipment…Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Chip design firm to seek listing in London, USSilicon Systems Limited (SSL) the Dublin-based intellectual property chip design company is to seek a listing on the London and…Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Iona, Smartforce shares in big demand on NasdaqIreland's flagship technology stocks, Iona Technologies and Smartforce, have recorded dramatic surges in their share prices on…Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Net credit card from Irish firmA new Irish payment technologies company has made a breakthrough in offering secure Internet credit card payment services - one…Wed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
Cork centre seeks key role in communications initiativeThe Cork-based National Microelectronics Research Centre (NMRC) is seeking to become the flagship information and communications…Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Leap year PC bugs should be benignComputer breakdowns stemming from systems failing to recognise today's leap year date are expected to be insignificant.Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
SoftCo may take listing after £20m marketing driveSoftCo, the Dublin-based e-business software company, is undertaking a £20 million (€25 million) marketing and product development…Fri Feb 25 2000 - 00:00
Buytel £2m fund-raising to lead to Nasdaq listingBuytel, the Irish company specialising in voice verification technology, has completed a £2 million fund-raising moveFri Feb 25 2000 - 00:00
Cyber-crime challenges industry and police forcesThe Internet's development and the transition towards electronic commerce has been widely hailed as the most exciting technological…Fri Feb 25 2000 - 00:00
Riverdeep plans Irish, US listingRiverdeep, the Irish Internet education company, has announced details of plans to take a public listing on the US Nasdaq and…Thu Feb 24 2000 - 00:00
Microsoft unveils new Windows 2000 systemRepresentatives from around 1,500 of Ireland's leading businesses gathered in Dublin yesterday for a first glimpse of the long…Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Gorann nets $3.16m for US Internet firmA new Dublin-based venture which offers start-up technology companies early management expertise and routes to capital has just…Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Trinity Commerce becomes EbeonTrinity Commerce, the e-business company 51 per cent owned by Eircom, has announced a change of name and plans to take a listing…Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
Trinity plans to take public listingTrinity Commerce, the Internet services company in which Eircom holds a majority stake, is expected to announce plans today to…Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
Health of Internet firms is queriedLarge numbers of Internet companies are failing despite the dramatic increase in venture capital investment in the sector, Dr…Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
Jobs bonanza as Nortel growsSeveral hundred new jobs should be announced today when Nortel Networks announces a major expansion of its Belfast facility.Tue Feb 15 2000 - 00:00
Internet access via TV gets under wayInternet Ireland's latest service targets potential users who have not yet gone online and will give them Internet access through…Sat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00
O'Brien to invest £30m in Net firms over next 18 monthsESAT Telecom founder Mr Denis O'Brien is to invest up to £30 million (€38 million) in Internet companies over the next 18 months…Fri Feb 04 2000 - 00:00
Irishman sells online brokerage for $488mA 41-year-old Irishman who set up an online trading brokerage four years ago in his son's bedroom with $230 (€233) and a personal…Fri Feb 04 2000 - 00:00
Irishman sells electronic brokerage firm for $488mThe Republic's latest technology multimillionaire set up his company just four years ago in his son's bedroom, armed with only…Fri Feb 04 2000 - 00:00
Lake in £15m deal to supply telecom systemsLake Communications, the Dublin-based communications systems company, has announced a £15 million (€19 million) three-year deal…Fri Feb 04 2000 - 00:00
New ISP to offer Internet via TVIndependent News and Media, and its Internet service provider (ISP) company, Internet Ireland, have announced a £2 million (€…Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Trintech stock soars on virtual card link-up with MotorolaBrothers Cyril and John McGuire were the primary beneficiaries yesterday as the value of their holding in technology company …Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Franchise secured for e-commerce businessA two-month old Irish company has secured the Irish franchise for global Internet e-commerce company, Commerce One (wwwFri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
Cognotec likely to seek listing this yearAnother Irish entrepreneur's fortunes were significantly boosted this week following the investment of $20 million (€19Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
Study offers glimpse of robotic futureThere are rare moments when developments in the world of information technology (IT) come under the spotlight and the thin line…Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
E-commerce laws given priorityNew legislation governing the conduct of e-commerce in Ireland has received priority so it can be enacted as law before Easter…Wed Jan 26 2000 - 00:00
Norkom raises $3m in funding from TrinityDublin-based software company Norkom has raised $3 million (€2Fri Jan 21 2000 - 00:00
Apple nice as pie to $1 JobsMr Steve Jobs's salary of $1 a year may seem a trifle modest.Fri Jan 21 2000 - 00:00
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
