Ireland’s largest gaming event, Games Fleadh, is underway today at LIT Tipperary’s campus in Thurles with the participation of three of the biggest names in the industry. The event features games development and research talks by prolific American games designers and developers Brenda and John Romero and Electronic Arts (EA) Chief Operating Officer Bryan Neider. The visitors will also […]
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Solution Centred Approach to Selling ICT – Sales Institute Breakfast Seminar
On Wednesday next, February 18, The Sales Institute is running a breakfast seminar on the ‘Solution Centred Approach to Selling ICT‘, at the O’Callaghan Alexander Hotel in Dublin at 7:30am. In most cases when you sell an ICT product or service to a customer it has a complex impact on multiple aspects of the customer’s organisation. […]
Windows 10 Introduces ‘No Screen’ Holographic Interface
Yesterday Microsoft unveiled Windows 10, featuring greater integration across PC, Xbox and mobile devices, the Cortana speech interface and a new browser. They also demonstrated two new devices designed to take advantage of new interface features of Windows 10: the HoloLens holographic goggles and Surface Hub, an 84-inch screen with features to support working in groups. Windows 10 will be delivered […]
Irish Government Files Amicus Brief In Microsoft Data Case
Yesterday afternoon the Irish government filed an amicus brief in the Microsoft data case. We’ve mentioned this case previously, as it has very broad ramifications for cross-jurisdictional issues surrounding data privacy and sovereignty and much more. To recap. A US court wants Microsoft to hand over customer data which is stored on servers in Ireland […]
US Internet Industry Group Takes a Stand on Irish Data Protection
i2Coalition, the DC-based Internet Infrastructure Coalition, has signed on to an amicus brief arguing that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York failed to properly analyze the extraterritorial application of the Stored Communications Act, in the case where it ordered Microsoft to hand over emails stored on a server in Ireland. In a legal […]
150 Events Nationwide for the ‘Hour of Code’
150 events are taking place across the country this week as part of the global Hour of Code initiative, run by Code.org. As a platinum supporter of the global initiative, Microsoft is taking a leading role in Ireland to help drive awareness of the campaign and to create as many opportunities as possible for people […]
Privacy Survey: Foreign Governments Should Require a Warrant for Irish Data
New survey results show a large majority of Irish people say their data stored online should enjoy strong privacy protections, and they expect the government to stand up for Irish law when other countries disagree. In addition to finding that 87% believe in privacy parity for physical and digital information other findings show that: 89% […]
Microsoft Donates €1.3 Million of Software to Enable Ireland
Microsoft Ireland’s campus in Sandyford played host to a graduation ceremony for Enable Ireland’s Assistive Technology training programme. The Foundations in Assistive Technology programme, which is accredited by Dublin Institute of Technology, is designed to meet the needs of adults with disabilities as well as their families and carers. It also targets employers, educators, Enable […]
Microsoft Ireland is Hiring 100 New Graduates and Interns
Microsoft Ireland today announced that it is seeking to recruit 100 top graduates for a broad range of graduate and internship positions within Microsoft’s operations in Ireland. Roles will include programme manager positions, sales opportunities, HR, legal functions as well as finance and marketing positions. On the technical side there will be opportunities for candidates […]
Apps, Families and Data Stored Abroad – a Podcast with Jonathan Zuck [Audio]
Kids have needs and parents have questions, and it’s not always easy to find answers to those questions in conventional app stores and marketplaces. That’s why a group of parents got together to set up MomsWithApps.com, which began with a handful of parents and developers, but is now supported by ACT – the App Association, a […]