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Dell reorganises into four global pillars
06.01.2009 In the heat of speculation about the fate of its 2,000-job manufacturing plant in Limerick, Dell has stated it is organising globally around three major customer segments – large enterprise, public sector and small and medium businesses. Dell’s consumer business, led by Ron Garriques, is already organised globally. More »
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Apple CEO sets the record straight
05.01.2009 When does technology journalism become celebrity gossip? When Apple CEO Steve Jobs has to release a statement about his health after deathbed theories multiply. One of the highlights of all this is ‘evidence’ of Jobs’ good health being based on an observation from an employee in a yogurt shop. More »
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Lean into it
03.01.2009 Lean business principles championed by Toyota, Ryanair and Intel are finding their way into the IT world as essential tools firms can use to survive the economic storm. More »
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476 jobs created by Dublin BIC tech start-ups
02.01.2009 Some 76 jobs have been created by 16 new export-oriented companies based at Dublin Business Innovation Centre (BIC), while existing firms added 400 jobs to the tally. More »
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117 jobs created at Digital Hub last year
02.01.2009 Employment at the Digital Hub in Dublin grew by 16pc last year from 740 people to 857, the development agency said in its end-of-year statement, adding tech firms based there are well-positioned to weather the economic storm. More »
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The road ahead: Shane Dempsey, director, Irish Software Association
02.01.2009 The indigenous Irish software sector employs over 15,000 people and exports technology to the four corners of the globe. Shane Dempsey is director of the Irish Software Association at IBEC. More »
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The road ahead: Dermot O’Connell, Dell
01.01.2009 With over 5,000 people in Ireland, Dell is one of the country’s top employers and a weathervane for global economic change. Dermot O’Connell is country general manager. More »
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The road ahead: John Herlihy, European director of online sales and operations, Google
31.12.2008 With around 1,500 people working at Google’s European headquarters in Dublin, the company is one of the jewels in the crowns of Ireland’s emerging internet industry. John Herlihy believes the internet could be fundamental to steering Ireland through to 2010. More »
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The road ahead: Paul Rellis, general manager, Microsoft Ireland
30.12.2008 The world’s largest software firm Microsoft is one of the jewels in Ireland’s tech crown. Paul Rellis is general manager of Microsoft’s Irish operations. More »
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Tracing the trends since 2000
30.12.2008 Since the mid-Eighties, successive multinational technology companies have set up in Ireland. Once out of university, and sometimes while still there, graduates have been offered a red carpet by blue-chip technology companies. They have been offered good pay, share options, opportunities to travel and all the benefits that come with working for a multinational company. More »
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