Start-ups take listings too early, says brokerToo many start-up technology companies are seeking listings too early, while traditional organisations are adding dotFri May 05 2000 - 01:00
`Love Bug' from Philippines strikes at the heart of emailThe most damaging e-mail computer virus to date, masquerading as a love letter, has disrupted the operations of companies worldwide…Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Eircom to begin trials on broadband during summerEIRCOM is expected to begin trials on long-awaited broadband digital subscriber loop (DSL) technology in June or July along with…Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Power puts spin-off music firm on InternetMeanfiddler Holdings, the British-based company owned by Waterford man Mr Vince Power, has established a spin-off Internet company…Thu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Leixlip plant in running for major Intel investmentIntel Ireland is believed to be under consideration for a potential multi-billion dollar expansion of its manufacturing facility…Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Scottish Provident fund not for the 'fainthearted'Dot.coms seem to have lost their sheen, at least in the view of one fund managerSat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Sale of online recruitment site for £7.9m reaps founderThe Republic's technology sector added another Internet millionaire to its growing number yesterday when online recruitment website…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Software giant grows and grows in IrelandMicrosoft set up in the Republic in 1985 and has grown from employing just nine people, to 1,500 people based at its Leopardstown…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Nasdaq listing the next step for EontecA Dublin-based banking software company which recorded revenues of less than $1.5 million (€1Fri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
Baltimore may float Japanese subsidiaryBaltimore Technologies may consider an eventual stock market flotation of its Japanese subsidiary, Baltimore Japan, following…Fri Apr 28 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
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
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
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
Eircom bid for UK phone licence tops £2bnEircom passed the £2 billion sterling (€1Sat 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
