Investors looking for investment information online have a wide range of sites from which to choose. Ireland.com/ business is a section of the Irish Times website that provides stock quotes for Irish and international shares, a currency calculator, investors' corner and a bluffer's guide to financial terms.

Other sites which provide stock quotes and fundamentals on listed companies are: www.stockmaster.com; quote.yahoo.com; www.bloomberg.com and marketwatch.com. For analysis of future technology on consumers and businesses try www.forrester.com.