Software company Aurium announces 16 jobs

Aurium, a new Irish-headquartered software company, has announced that it will create an initial 16 jobs over the next two years.

Backed by Enterprise Ireland, Aurium has raised €730,000 from Hot Origin and private investors.

The firm's technology, which will be targeted initially at the global travel sector, was short listed in this year's Irish Software Association Annual Awards.

Aurium was founded by Dr Simon Dobson, Richard Greenane and Prof Paddy Nixon.

Dr Dobson is a former assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science of Trinity College Dublin while Mr Greenane was formerly with the Department's Computer Vision and Robotics Group.

Prof Nixon holds a chair of Computer Science at the University of Strathclyde.

All three are experts in intelligent context-aware software technology and smart spaces.

Aurium specialises in context aware travel itinerary management systems although its technology can be applied across many sectors. "Our goal is to be the recognised global leader in context enhancement software," commented Dr Simon Dobson.