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SERVICE TO MANAGE MOBILE COSTS FROM FEBRUARY
A new service called Group Worker from O2 will allow companies to streamline and improve the transparency of their mobile bills, while affording them control over the management of their mobile communications costs.
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MORE UK COMPANIES PERMITTING TELEWORKING
Silicon.com reports that over 80 percent of companies in the UK now
have employees who work from home on a regular or occasional basis.
For full story see Nua
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IRISH GOVERNMENT EXTENDS E-VOTING
Ireland is to extend electronic voting nationwide following a
successful trial run in seven constituencies in this year`s general
election and Nice referendum. Electronic voting will replace manual counting in all of the State`s 42 constituencies in time for the 2004 local and European elections.
For full story see ENN
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LITTLE SUPERVISION FOR ONLINE KIDS IN UK
Around 70 percent of UK youngsters over the age of 10 have online access at home – and a quarter of them have seen potentially harmful material, reports the BBC.
For full story see Nua
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SMES WANT FLAT RATE ALWAYS-ON CONNECTIVITY
Sixty-one percent of companies said they would use the Internet more if flat rate access were available, revealed the long awaited report on the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland`s survey of e-business in Ireland.
For full story see TechCentral
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HIGH PRICES, WAGES AND POOR INFRASTRUCTURE WEAKEN OUR COMPETITIVENESS
Escalating prices, wage costs and infrastructural deficits must be urgently tackled if the Irish economy is to remain competitive, the National Competitive Council has warned in its fifth annual report.
For full story see Forfas
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CEO FORUM PROCEEDINGS ONLINE
The 13th CEO Forum, a networking event for Irish CEOs took place on 30 October 2002. The proceeding of the Forum are now available to view online at Enterprise Ireland and Deloitte & Touche
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SHARP GX1 CAMERA PHONE IN O2 STORES
O2 Ireland has announced the availability of the Sharp GX1 camera phone exclusively from O2 stores nationwide from mid-November. Fully MMS-enabled, the Sharp GX1 is stylish and light (110g), with a silver finish, quality colour screen and integrated digital camera.
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IBM PARTNER WITH MORSE IN IRELAND
IBM recently announced a partnership in Ireland with Morse, the technology integrator. Morse is already one of IBM`s fastest-growing European partners, and the two companies have similar arrangements in the UK, Spain, France and Germany.
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IIA WEBSITE UPGRADE
You are no doubt aware that the IIA website has been re-launched. Through the members extranet you can now access member only content such as position papers and member only sections such as eGovernment. You can also change your member profile page whenever appropriate. Extranet username and passwords have been sent by email to all member companies general email ddresses. Once you receive your password you can check or change your member profiles. It is important you allocate an Industry Sector to your company which will assist users when searching for specific sector companies on the site.
The IIA did not allocate these sectors ourselves as we felt, you the member would have a better understanding of which sectors apply to your business. If your company has not received your username and password please let us know by emailing info@iia.ie or calling the IIA office at (01) 6707621. We are now working on the last stages of development and in the new year features such as booking your event places online will be available. In the meantime if you have any feedback or questions about the site please let us know by emailing info@iia.ie