Melissa closes e-mailOne large Irish organisation had to completely shut down its e-mail system this week after its network became infected with the…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
A message sent with mischievous intentLike their biological counterparts, computer viruses this week again proved that they may be small and seemingly innocuous, but…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
MCI WorldCom confirms interest in PostGEMMCI WorldCom, which has jumped from being one of several smaller telecommunications players in the Irish market to one of the…Sat Mar 27 1999 - 00:00
Gateway will allow Internet access for freeThe introduction of free Internet access accounts by Gateway Computer later this year will challenge the existing paid-subscription…Fri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
Report warns Net users to be wary of figuresInternet users should be wary of financial information offered on corporate websites, according to a study of FTSE 100 companies…Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Fans need heroic patience to download stunning Star Wars trailerLast weekend, all the promise and all the limitations of the Web were made clear by Obi-Wan Kenobi.Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Online stock market hit by crashes of technological eraCrash is perhaps the least loved word in the stock market world, but it has appeared continuously over the past month in relation…Fri Mar 12 1999 - 00:00
US court refuses reporter's evidenceFROM the headlines, the story looks quite straightforward: "Journalist Sentenced in Child Porn Case"; "Reporter Pleads to Porn…Fri Mar 12 1999 - 00:00
Net retains its Wild West atmosphereInformation Technology may be an industry that's always doing the unexpected, but observers were startled, to say the least, …Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
Markets react enthusiastically to the $16 bn IBM-Dell pactIn the cut-throat technology market, the $16 billion (€14Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
Telecom will open centre for global e-commerceTelecom Eireann is creating a major electronic commerce transaction centre that will be capable of handling large-scale global…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Too many websites rely on flashiness, study findsContrary to the accepted sales strategy of the bricks and mortar world, online stores should be selling the steak and not the…Fri Feb 26 1999 - 00:00
Judgment day looms for MicrosoftIt may be the technology trial of the century, but for most people, Microsoft versus the US Department of Justice is - outside…Fri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
Information on the Internet still wants to be freeLast week, as Microsoft's crisp and witty online magazine Slate (www.slateFri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
Telecom proposes `flat rate' Internet serviceA new "flat rate" Internet service from Telecom Eireann could more than halve the company's current lowest priced Net connection…Wed Feb 17 1999 - 00:00
Gateway sales staff claim jobs threatSales employees at Gateway Computer's Dublin-based European headquarters claim they have been told they may lose their jobs at…Fri Feb 12 1999 - 00:00
Most Y2K bugs will occur before 2000, says expertMost computer failures due to the Year 2000 problem will occur well before January 1st, 2000, and contingency plans need to be…Fri Feb 12 1999 - 00:00
Consumer watchdog needed to monitor digital revolutionOver the coming months, crucial and far-ranging decisions will be made regarding the shape of the Republic's digital futureFri Feb 12 1999 - 00:00
Telecom eyes up niche mobile market in UKA £100 million Telecom Eireann acquisitions fund will be used to purchase foreign telecommunications-sector companies in the …Wed Feb 10 1999 - 00:00
Encryption one element in security pictureAnyone in business who does not know what PKI means, and has any interest in keeping the contents of computer files and emails…Fri Jan 29 1999 - 00:00
Firm in make-or-break Superbowl betImagine for a moment that you have a young company, a start-upFri Jan 29 1999 - 00:00
Acquisition of another premier portal site continues 1998 trendContinuing a trend which began in 1998 and is reshaping the terrain of the Web, yet another of the premier Internet portal sites…Fri Jan 22 1999 - 00:00
Internet stocks orbit into unknownThere's a company, known as eBay which is based in Silicon ValleyFri Jan 15 1999 - 00:00
Leave predictions to NostradamusEvery year I spend about two months out in Silicon ValleyFri Jan 08 1999 - 00:00
Reborn Unisys determined to get message heardAs recently as early 1997, computer giant Unisys seemed ready to go the way of the dinosaurs: its stock had become as unfashionable…Fri Dec 18 1998 - 00:00
Fresh options must address high cost of Internet usageThe flurry of Internet connection options announced in recent weeks means browsers will have more ways to pay for usage, but …Fri Dec 11 1998 - 00:00
Laureate sheds light on complexity"The Internet is described by some people as the Gutenberg printing press on steroids," noted Mr Roger Camrass, the distinguished…Fri Dec 11 1998 - 00:00
New technology underpins Nasdaq ambitions for exponential growthThink of Wall Street, the Hang Seng, or the FTSE and most people picture clanging bells and frantic dealing down in the trading…Fri Dec 04 1998 - 00:00
Mega-merger challenge to Microsoft hegemonyIn the early days of the Net, perhaps all of two years ago, one Silicon Valley company above all others served as the benchmark…Fri Dec 04 1998 - 00:00
Software society takes on trappings of Silicon ValleyThe contrast could not have been more starkFri Nov 20 1998 - 00:00
Telecom Eireann to cut Internet cost by 33%Telecom Eireann is to cut the cost of Internet usage in January when it introduces a 33 per cent reduction in charges for peak…Thu Nov 19 1998 - 00:00
Ireland takes its first stride on the road to digital economyPerhaps it is time to retire the Celtic tiger and replace it with the Celtic cyborgThu Nov 19 1998 - 00:00
Sun tries to put Microsoft in shadeComputer and software company Sun Microsytems has tried to steal some ground from rival Microsoft and the advance of Windows …Fri Nov 13 1998 - 00:00
Report to shape Information Age roleFor Ireland Inc, the decision on whether it will be business as usual - or business as we can only begin to imagine - very likely…Fri Nov 13 1998 - 00:00
Flat-rate Net rates to become crucial issueFlat-rate Internet access rates, already a serious bone of contention between Telecom Eireann, Government departments, Internet…Fri Nov 13 1998 - 00:00
Move towards formal system of software certificationIn a move intended to lead to the formal certification and licensing of software developers in the State, the Institute of Engineers…Thu Nov 05 1998 - 00:00
Trying to come up with tomorrow todayGetting paid for imagining the future is the kind of job description that can tempt a computer scientist to forgo even share …Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
Time for users to reclaim the WebListening to Microsoft and Netscape bickering during the ongoing Microsoft antitrust case in Washington, you would think both…Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
Microsoft program links Windows with smart cardsMicrosoft is to release an operating system-like program which can be held on a single chip on a plastic card, allowing smart…Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
Size matters to Silicon Valley geeksHanging around Silicon Valley in California, you could be forgiven for thinking that being wired is the normFri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
iMac gives Apple healthier outlook as profits hit £70mIt has been some time since the words profit and Apple have been bedfellowsFri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
Exiles told of green green grass of homeThe technocelts are gathering in a bland function room of the Westin Hotel, and the decibel level is risingFri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Toll-free OS inventor is toast of Silicon ValleyThere's a simple, guaranteed method of drawing a crowd in Silicon Valley: whatever event you're holding, invite Linus Torvalds…Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
US bill signals shortage of skilled labourIt took the passage of a bill in the US Congress last week to underline just how much the technology environment has changed …Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00
Computer games revenue is catching up with cinemaComputer games are not just big business. Within the past year, they have become very big business indeedFri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00
Silicon Valley clueless about WebA lot of people would rather be stuck in a small room with an angry skunk than be placed in charge of creating the corporate …Fri Sept 18 1998 - 01:00
Communique fails to lift tax ban fogThe Irish and US governments' joint communique on electronic commerce, digitally signed by the Taoiseach and President Clinton…Fri Sept 11 1998 - 01:00
Digital history made in Dublin plantWith the phrase, "Now, gentlemen, I believe we're ready for your digital signatures," ponytailed Gateway Computer founder and…Sat Sept 05 1998 - 01:00
Dublin software firm hopes for classic Silicon successIt may not have a garage in which to create a software success story, but Avatar Works (www.avatarworksFri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
State faces huge economic challengeOver the next two years, the State faces one of its greatest economic challengesFri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
