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BearingPoint Ireland Limited
IT Consultant : Location: Mainland Europe. Working for BearingPoint as a Consultant means working in challenging projects, closely with our clients representing various industries. www.bearingpoint.com/careers or www.irishjobs.ie/jobdesc.asp?MID=2155&ID=750755
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LATEST TOWNS APPROVED UNDER THE GROUP BROADBAND SCHEME
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey T.D., has announced the latest towns to be approved under the Group Broadband Scheme. The approved towns are Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow, Croshaven, Co. Cork, Kilfinnane, Hospital and Knocklong, Co. Limerick and Brandon, Co. Kerry. The 1st phase of the Group Broadband Scheme is currently closed and the 2nd phase is due to be launched in the early new year. www.dcmnr.ie
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NORTH EAST BROADBAND PROJECT LAUNCHED
The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey T.D., has formally signed the contracts for the construction of six Metropolitan Area broadband Networks (MANs) in Monaghan, Cavan, Drogheda, Dundalk, Carrickmacross and Kingscourt. The local authorities in the three counties, Monaghan, Cavan and Louth have come together in a Strategic Regional Partnership to stimulate e-commerce development in the North East Region, and two towns in each county will benefit from the construction of high-speed fibre optic rings that will enable the delivery of broadband to businesses, homes, schools and hospitals. The total investment in the six towns will be €13.4 million, which is 90% grant aided by the Government and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the NDP 2000-2006. www.dcmnr.ie/display.asp?pg=1782
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FORFÁS URGES RESPONSE ON IRELAND’S BROADBAND DEFICIT
Ireland currently has a broadband deficit of 360,000 connections and must meet and double this target by 2007 in order to remain competitive, a new report has urged. Since last year, Ireland has fallen further behind the average and leading countries to which it is most often compared, the report found. The latest Forfás Broadband Telecommunications Benchmarking report, released on 29 November, assesses Ireland’s competitiveness in relation to 21 countries and presents an update of progress over the past 12 months, as well as setting out recommended actions for 2005. In order to catch up by 2007, Ireland needs to overturn the deficit of 360,000 broadband connections. Given the additional growth other countries are expected to experience during that period, the report also recommended that another 370,000 lines are also required, bringing the total to more than 700,000 connections. Source: www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single4136
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IRISH BROADBAND ENTENDS WIRELESS BROADBAND SERVICE
Irish Broadband, Ireland’s leading wireless broadband service provider, has announced a major extension of its wireless broadband business services, following installation of four new high-sites at the Atrium in Blanchardstown, Odlums Mill in Dublin Port, Ballymun Avenue and Ard Mhuire Park in Killiney. The latest high-site installations extend the company’s broadband coverage map in key Dublin locations and will provide wireless broadband Internet access to firms operating in Dublin 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15 and 17 as well as Monkstown/Blackrock, Killiney, Glenageary, Sandycove, Dalkey, Glasthule and Dun Laoghaire. www.broadband.ie
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NOVARA APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
At the November board meeting of Novara IT Paul Maguire was appointed a director of the company. Serving in a non-executive capacity Paul Maguire is a very capable and versatile Senior Manager with a wealth of experience across a broad range of commercial functions including IT, Sales, Supply Chain Management, Business Process Engineering and Customer Contact Management. Paul has a track record of focusing on change management to address problems and create effective and efficient business practices. Having served 33 years with Guinness/Diageo Paul made a significant contribution to increased profitability for Guinness/Diageo in Ireland and in International Operations. Also at the meeting the Board thanked Michael Maguire on his retirement from the board. The board expressed their appreciation for Michael’s commitment and input over the three years he served on the board. www.novara.ie
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SUN POSTS NEXT GENERATION OF JAVA SOURCE CODE
Sun Microsystems, the inventor and leading advocate of Java technology, has announced that it has posted its next version of Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) to the developer community for early review and developer involvement. Available as part of a new project launched on java.net, this marks the first time Sun has made source and binary code bundles for a J2SE release available while it is still under active development. This move will provide an unprecedented opportunity for developers worldwide to participate in the innovation of the Java platform. To learn more, visit the J2SE 6 project on java.net at http://j2se.dev.java.net, or visit the blog of J2SE Chief Engineer, Mark Reinhold at http://weblogs.java.net/blog/mreinhold.
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ANOTHERFRIEND.COM APPOINTS SALES ONLINE
AnotherFriend.com, Ireland’s busiest internet dating site, today announces it has appointed Sales Online as its exclusive advertising sales agency. Since the appointment, a number of high profile campaigns have been run on the Irish internet dating site with positive results achieved by the advertisers. www.anotherfriend.com and www.salesonline.ie
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IVENUS JOINS FORCES WITH ANOTHERFRIEND.COM
iVenus.com, the online resource for modern Irish women, has partnered with AnotherFriend.com, Ireland’s busiest internet dating site, to provide a joint online dating service. With approximately 10,000 registered members on the iVenus site and 56,000 registered on AnotherFriend.com, the cross pollination is expected to be lively! www.anotherfriend.com
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MACROMEDIA STUDIO MX 2004 IS LEADING WEB DEVELOPMENT TOOL
Over two-thirds of the Institutes of Technology across Ireland have signed up for site licences for Macromedia Studio MX 2004. This move ensures that students exiting college are positioned in the workplace with the most up-to-date skill sets and professional product knowledge available to them. Studio MX 2004 provides professional functionality for every aspect of web design and development, in one integrated package. In addition to building websites and applications with Dreamweaver, developers can also create interactive content with Macromedia Flash, generate web graphics with Macromedia Fireworks, and incorporate vector graphics with Macromedia FreeHand. Studio MX, originally released in 2002, has become the best-selling product in Macromedia history. The 2004 version delivers deep cross-product integration and provides an integrated workflow for designing and developing the full spectrum of websites and Internet applications. www.macromedia.com