The Irish Times reports that Cork received a jobs boost on Monday with three companies announcing a total of 188 jobs, including software firm SolarWinds and financial services firm Apex Fund.
The paper also says that an antitrust case opened in Australia's Federal Court on Monday against Google, with the company's Irish operations named as one of the defendants. The proceedings by the Australian Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (ACCC) allege that the search giant has deceived consumers by not differentiating between its organic search results and those which are being displayed because Google has received payment from an advertiser. The ACCC is taking the case against Google Ireland, Google Australia and parent company Google Inc.
The paper also says that Vislink, the Dublin- and London-listed video and communications technology group, has won three significant orders from US security and law enforcement organisations, worth a combined total of USD3.2 million.
The paper also notes that hotel chain Prem Group is to provide free wireless internet access at all of its properties in Ireland, the UK and Belgium, having signed a deal with Dublin-based Free-hotspot.com.
The same paper says that ICS Computing has completed a EUR1.5 million contract to provide an accounting software system to oil importer and distributor Campus Oil.
The Irish Independent says that cosmetics group L'Oreal has launched a legal action against eBay, alleging the online auctioneer does not do enough to combat the sale of counterfeits. The action by L'Oreal follows similar action taken against eBay by luxury groups LVMH and parent company Dior, and US jeweller Tiffany's. eBay argues it clamps down on all cases of counterfeiting notified to it by the firms concerned.
The same paper says that two managers, who stole computer records to set up in competition against their former employer, were found out through a forensic analysis of their computer records ordered by the High Court. Limerick firm Brian A Flynn Ltd, which installs custom-built refrigeration, got a court order allowing computer detectives Critical Data Services to carry out a raid on the new company's premises to seize misappropriated records. John O'Leary of Rivendell, Co Kerry, and Neil O'Connor of Aisling Heights, Co Cork, have agreed to pay the Limerick company damages, lift a major legal costs bill and undertake not to use all records they had taken with them.
The Financial Times says that Apple has dispelled some of the concerns about sales of the new iPhone as it announced that 1 million of the gadgets had been sold by last weekend. Coming some three weeks before the target date that the technology firm had set for hitting the 1 million milestone, the news helped to calm fears that had been provoked by a surprisingly big price cut announced for the handset in the middle of last week. While that news had wiped more than 5 percent from Apple's share price, Monday's announcement prompted a 3.75 percent rebound.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Intel has revised its third-quarter forecast upward. The top chip maker laid out a higher range for revenue in the current period. Based on the midpoint, the forecast points to 10 percent revenue growth from the year-earlier period, compared with the prediction in July of 7 percent growth. Intel also said its gross profit margin will be toward the upper end of a prior forecast.
According to the same paper, Sony has unveiled a small egg-shaped digital music player that spins, flashes lights and jiggles like a robot. The Japanese consumer electronics maker said the palm-sized 'Rolly', which combines audio and robotic technologies, is meant to make it more entertaining to listen to music with other people. While consumers increasingly listen to music through individual headphones, the Rolly has two small speakers but no outlet for headphones.
Source : www.enn.ie
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