- Dropbox gets serious about business, introducing added security features Dropbox is busy cosying up with businesses, having recently introduced a new admin console giving company IT administrators "greater visibility and control over how their organisation uses Dropbox". Now the cloud storage company is going one step further by introducing single sign-in, or SSO.
- Dublin named as one of seven best new cities for startups Fortune has named Dublin, Ireland as one of the seven best new global cities for startups, sharing Silicon Valley's "potent combination of creativity and capitalism".
- Interview: Patrick Leddy on the importance of mobile for enterprise Patrick Leddy is founder and CEO of Furious Tribe, an internationally visible mobile applications development and strategy company with offices in Dublin, London and New York.
- Techovate 2012 will highlight importance of mobile commerce A new business-to-technology conference, Techovate 2012, will be held later this month, highlighting the huge growth of mobile commerce and its importance to Irish companies.
- Irish enterprise continues online trend Figures published today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that more and more Irish businesses are getting online, with consecutive yearly increases in enterprise internet subscriptions, and an increase in online commerce with regard to both the selling and purchasing of goods and services.
- Google+ business profiles coming “later this year” Google has revealed that they are currently working on a version of Google+ for brands and businesses that will debut “later this year”. While many major brands are keen to join Google+, itself only one week into private beta, Google are actively discouraging businesses from using regular Google+ profiles, stating that an “optimal experience” for brands and organisations is on its way.
- Irish online yearly spend approaches €3 billion Irish consumers spent €2.96 billion online in 2010 according to research published earlier this week by Visa Europe. This represents an increase of 39% from 2009 figures, where an estimated €2.13 billion worth of purchases took place.