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IBM's software sales disappoint in second quarter

IBM has beaten Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue and profit, but lower-than-expected sales in its mainstay software segment overshadowed a renewal in demand for the mainframe business spurred by AI upgrades.

Business • 24 Jul

FinReg announces strategic partnership with CPA.com in US

Irish company FinReg Global Solutions has announced a strategic partnership with CPA.com, the business and technology arm of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Business • 10 Jun

German software company SAP has raised its full-year targets on a strong cloud business in the third quarter

SAP shares hit all-time high after upbeat cloud outlook

Shares in SAP were up 5% today, hitting an all-time high of €221 after the German software company raised its full-year targets on a strong cloud business in the third quarter.

Business • 22 Oct 24

Workvivo founders John Goulding and Joe Lennon

Workvivo raises $22m in funding for further expansion

Cork headquartered Workvivo has raised $22m in new funding as it looks to continue its rapid expansion.

Business • 28 Jun 22

Avanade said businesses' increased focus on cost would create more demand for its services

Avanade plans to add 200 staff in next 18 months

Digital service provider Avanade plans to create up to 200 jobs over the next 18 months.

Business • 27 Jun 22

Intact's software helps distribution, wholesale and merchanting businesses to manage their resources

Intact to increase workforce as part of expansion

Co Louth software company Intact plans a significant expansion of its business, which will include a doubling of its global workforce over the next three years.

Business • 23 Feb 22

Successful applicants for the sales and support jobs will be able to work from any location in Ireland

Medallia plans 100 remote jobs in expansion to Ireland

San Francisco-based software firm Medallia is to create 100 remote working jobs as part of its expansion into Ireland.

Business • 07 Jan 21

SAP said it will continue to invest in innovation to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis even stronger

SAP says business recovered more than expected in Q2

SAP said its business activity gradually improved in the second quarter from the effects of a global lockdown, with revenues and operating profit edging up, and the German software maker confirmed its full-year outlook.

Business • 09 Jul 20

Boeing said it has flown the 737 MAX with updated software for more than 360 hours on 207 flights

Boeing completes 737 MAX software update

Boeing has completed a software update for its 737 MAX jets, which have been grounded worldwide since March after they were involved in two fatal crashes.

Business • 17 May 19

Ginni Rometty has been CEO at IBM since 2012

Cloud, services fuel IBM's better than expected profits

IBM last night beat Wall Street quarterly earnings estimates and also forecast 2019 profit above expectations, in the latest indication that CEO Ginni Rometty's efforts to turn around the tech services company were gaining traction.

Business • 23 Jan 19

Also 11% of those surveyed thought robots or AI will take over their work within five years

39% of adults worry robots will take their jobs - study

A new survey has found that two out of every five adults in Ireland are worried that robots will take their jobs.

Robots • 27 Sep 18

Average wages in the software sector rose by 11.4% since the fourth quarter of 2011, almost double the growth rate of 4.3% in the overall Irish labour market

LinkedIn reveals in-demand skills for software sector

LinkedIn has revealed the top eight most in-demand skills for the Irish software sector, based on an analysis of the online professional network's data.

Business • 30 Aug 18

The strongest spending growth will be in enterprise software

Global IT spend to top $3.7tn in 2018

Spending on IT around the world is estimated to reach $3.7 trillion this year.

Technology • 16 Jan 18

The company will be opening a new office in Blanchardstown in Dublin, where the majority of the new roles will be based

SoftwareONE adding 100 jobs through €16m expansion

Swiss-headquartered SoftwareONE is creating 100 jobs through the €16m expansion of its Irish operation.

Business • 21 Sep 16

Blackberry said that revenue from smartphone sales also rose for the first time in four quarters

BlackBerry quarterly revenues top expectations

BlackBerry has today reported a smaller than expected fiscal third-quarter loss and its first quarter-to-quarter revenue gain in over two years.

Business • 18 Dec 15

The expansion will see software researchers from UCC and Maynooth incorporated into the new operation at UL

€46m software research centre launched in Limerick

A €46m national software research centre has been officially launched at the University of Limerick.

News • 23 Nov 15

First Derivatives bought new companies in the first six months of its financial year

First Derivatives' half yearly revenues soar 44%

Financial technology firm First Derivatives has reported higher revenues and pre-tax profits for the six month to the end of September.

Business • 11 Nov 15

400GB of data, purported to have come from the company, were released on the internet

Prominent hacking software firm appears to have been hacked

Italy's Hacking Team, which makes surveillance software used by governments to police the web, appears to be the victim of hacking on a grand scale itself.

Business • 06 Jul 15