Microsoft Office free in a cloud

Microsoft will launch a stripped-down version of its Office software as a free online cloud application later this year. From July, anyone with an internet-connected computer can use Microsoft Word, Outlook, Powerpoint and Excel.

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Crospon gets FDA approval for EndoFLIP

Medical devices firm Crospon has just secured €2million in a new funding round and has won Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its main EndoFLIP product, clearing the way for the company to begin selling into the US market.

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INM sells internet arm to Digiweb

Telecoms firm Digiweb has announced the acquisition of Internet Ireland from Independent News & Media (INM), just a month after buying Smart Telecom out of examinership.

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Dublin-based PureTelecom slips into the red

New accounts for Pure Telecom reveal that the operator slipped into loss making last year after several years of profitable trading.

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Stokes Bio set for expansion after signing Monsanto deal

Limerick biotechnology firm Stokes Bio expects to expand significantly after signing a new deal with Monsanto that will see the US firm licence its technology.

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Nokia faces an uphill battle in the apps war

Nokia will try to break the stranglehold Apple and Google have on the mobile application (apps) market this year, according to senior Irish managers.

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Apple Store for Dublin

This time next year, there will be an Apple Store in Dublin.

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Drop in revenue for telecoms software firm

Telecoms software firm Ammeon saw its revenues fall by 19 per cent last year after enduring tough trading conditions.
New accounts for the company reveal that turnover declined to €5 million in the year ending December 31, 2008, down from €6.2 million a year previously.

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FreeFlow records annual revenues of €20.2 million

FreeFlow, the business-to business auction site run by Alan Scroope, the former Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, is recording annual revenues of €20.2 million.

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Brentech signs Co-Operative deal

Dublin software firm Brentech Data Systems has signed a contract with the Co-Operative retail chain in Britain, which it describes as its biggest deal to date.

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