A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Safeguard changes name to SG World
The identity management company Safeguard Systems Ireland has changed its name to SG World as it embarks on a major expansion programme throughout Europe and in the Middle East and North American markets.
The company, which employs 250 people and has revenues of about €18 million, recently signed a contract with DHL in Bahrain. SG World, which has offices in Dublin and Newtownards, Co Down, develops all its software at its southern base. "We see tremendous opportunities in the international identity management sector," said Peter Plant, Europe chief executive of SG World.
"The recent rise of terrorism has put it on the radar of a lot of organisations. From a security perspective, companies need to monitor who is on its premises and what they are doing."
Magnet launches broadband service
Magnet Entertainment launched a broadband service package this week. Customers can access an "uncontended" 2MB broadband connection for €15 per month. The package does not include line rental and there are no usage time limits.
TCD nanotech centre gets €1.8m
The Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices at Trinity College Dublin was awarded a three-year grant of €1.8 million on Wednesday.
The Science Foundation Ireland award will be used for research projects with Hewlett Packard (HP) that will focus on carbon nanotube composites.
HP will also provide staff to work on the project and will give access to its labs at Corvallis, US.
Website offer for data-theft victims
File-reg.com, a register of original documents such as manuscripts and software, is offering free registration to victims of data theft or copyright violations. Victims need court documents to prove their work was stolen. Free membership expires in 2010.
Dublin firm to offer ASA package
Dublin-based Software Information Designs is launching Automated Systems Administration this week at the ICT Expo at the RDS. The integrated systems administration handles multiple jobs including bandwidth monitoring, patch management and detection of unauthorised software.
Duet software available in June
SAP and Microsoft have announced that Duet software for Microsoft Office and SAP will be available this June.
Almost 100 companies have been using the software in test versions since the end of 2005. With Duet, companies can use Microsoft Office to access selected SAP applications.
Google contest for software engineers
Google is running a computer programming competition to find Europe's best software engineers. The competition, known as Code Jam, is designed to emphasise the crucial role of engineering and technology.
Engineers must first select their own programming language and then set about cracking some of the toughest computer coding challenges around.
The winners will share cash and prizes totalling €30,000. Google hopes it will attract top engineering talent to its European research and development centres. Fifty finalists will be brought to Google's European headquarters in Dublin in June to compete for the award.