Technology News
Autumn 2009 launch date for Digital Television switchover
Following the end of digital terrestrial television (DTT) trials by the Irish Government today, Minister for Communications, Eamon Ryan said national rollout will begin in a little over a year – August 2009.
What this means is that the traditional analogue television will be slowly phased out over the course of the next four years as [...]
€435m Broadband Plan for Ireland
The Government has unveiled a next-generation network (NGN) plan that will see €435m pumped into a nationwide fibre-optic network, with state-owned fibre technology being utilised and broadband made universal by 2010.
The plan, unveiled today by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan TD (pictured), will make use of significant dark fibre networks [...]
Irish Firm Delphi bought by SunGard
Dublin-based Delphi Technologies has been acquired by US firm SunGard for an undisclosed sum.
Under the deal, Delphi, which provides consulting and managed professional services to the telecoms and financial services sectors, will become part of SunGard’s European consulting business. Financial details were not revealed but reports suggest the Irish firm is worth around EUR20 million.
Delphi [...]
Eircom nets EUR10m deal with Tesco
Eircom has signed a EUR10 million deal with Tesco Ireland that will see the telecoms firm roll out a next-generation network for the retailer.
As part of the five-year deal Eircom will implement the next-generation network, which is based on its MPLS (multi protocol label switching) platform — Business IP — across Tesco’s 110 retail and [...]
02 wipe €100 of iPhone Price
The 8GB iPhone is being sold for €100 less around O2 stores in Ireland today as part of a promotional campaign which runs until 25 May.
“The special offer is designed to create additional momentum for the device beyond what has been a very successful launch period and to expand its reach by making it available [...]
Windows XP SP3 Available Again
Microsoft on Tuesday resumed the availability of Windows XP SP3 at its website. Last week, the company pulled the update from its public servers due to some compatibility issues; it delayed the general release of Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), due to a last-minute discovered incompatibility. The update, released to [...]
