…by the County Enterprise Boards, An Post and Enterprise Ireland designed to develop Irish businesses’ trade prospects online. I wish the ten recipients well as they start work with the OPTIMISE Fund and I’m sure their success will encourage others to see how they can harness the potential of a fully transactional e-commerce website in the…

…domains being registered in the period from January to June this year, a 10% increase on the 19,099 domains registered in the same period last year. These new registrations represent an annualised growth rate of 27.4% on the number of domains since the start of the year. The figures point to steady demand for the .ie…

…has been done by the IEDR in investing in the right technology to maintain the safety, security and resilience of the .ie domain infrastructure, while the ongoing efforts of our registrars have contributed significantly to the promotion of .ie. The .ie namespace provides an established, trusted domain name through which start-ups and entrepreneurs can bring their…

…the total with 64,788 domains. The report also observes that Irish-based hosting providers (HSPs) are competing successfully with major UK and European hosting providers, and have gained market share at the expense of the US-based hosting service providers who once dominated the Irish market at the start of the decade. Irish HSPs have increased their market…