IRISH e-learning firm Thirdforce said first half revenues and operating profits have been impacted negatively by the weakness of the US dollar and sterling.

E-learning company ThirdForce has reported an increase in revenue for the six months ending June 30 2008.

THIRDFORCE, the Irish e-learning company reported a 160% surge in operating profits to €2.6 million for last year.

ThirdForce, the international e-learning company with listings on the AIM and IEX markets, has reported strong revenue and profit growth in what is described as "a year of transformation" for the group.

ThirdForce, an Irish provider of e-learning and assessment products, said trading is in line with company forecasts.

E-learning provider ThirdForce today received full EGM approval today for the $18m (€13m) acquisition of Ohio-based MindLeaders Corporation in the US.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares has seen a 86.03-point surge today to 9753.95.

E-learning company Thirdforce has announced the merger of e-learning business MindLeaders.com for $18m (€44m).

E-learning company ThirdForce has announced pre-tax losses of €1.4m for last year, after a loss of €1.2m in 2005.

ThirdForce, the Irish e-learning company, has won a contract to deliver food safety, literacy and numeracy training to BP’s forecourt staff in Britain.

E-learning company ThirdForce has doubled its losses from €456,000 for the first six months of last year to €1m in the same period this year.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares mirrored the negative trend across the water today, plummeting 238.10 points to 6954.02 by the end of day's trading.

Financial stocks were in the black today as the ISEQ index of shares posted early gains of 18.53 points to stand at 7839.18.

Dublin based e-learning courseware and testing provider ThirdForce today announced a drop in operating profits from €1.3m in 2004 to €669,000 in 2005.

E-learning company Thirdforce saw the value of their shares jump 2c to 30c today, over 7%, following its announcement that its revenues, which had fallen in the first six months of 2005, recovered in the second half of the year.

E-learning company Thirdforce saw the value of their shares jump 2c to 30c this morning, over 7%, following its announcement that its revenues, which had fallen in the first six months of 2005, recovered in the second half of the year.

E-learning company ThirdForce says its revenues, which had fallen in the first six months of 2005, recovered in the second half of the year. In a trading statement this morning, the company says it now expects to report full year revenues of €12.6m, up 5% on 2004 with the help of a partial contribution from Creative Learning Media.

Shares prices in telecoms group eircom rose sharply today as the company revealed it had received a preliminary approach, which could lead to a takeover.

BUILDINGS management specialist Irish Estates is to list on the Dublin stock exchange’s secondary market at the end of the month, it was announced yesterday.

Thirdforce rose 2c, or 7.7% today after their announcment of a narrowing is losses for the first six months of this year.

E-learning group ThirdForce has reported a loss of €498,000 for the first six months of the year, a reduction of 29% on the loss figure of €702,000 the same time last year.

Irish e-learning firm ThirdForce today announced a five fold increase in operating profit to €1.755m for 2004 before goodwill amortisation and non-recurring items.

Electronic learning company ThirdForce has appointed Alan McGuire as a non-executive director of the company.

LOSSES at ThirdForce, the e-learning company, narrowed to €572,000 in the first six months of the year.

The ISEQ index of shares ended the day down 10.75 points to 5450.52 despite profit announcements from Thirdforce, CRH and Kerry Group today.

Dublin based e-learning coursewear and testing comany ThirdForce has announced revenues of €5.862m for the first half of 2004, up 114% from the same period last year.

Electronic learning company ThirdForce has appointed Dolmen Securities as its nominated adviser.

COMPUTER training company Thirdforce has strengthened its position in the educational market by agreeing a deal with a major British book publisher.

E-learning company Electric Paper, part of Irish company ThirdForce, today announced the launch of courseware for the New CLAIT (Computer Literacy and Information Technology) qualification, which is accredited by OCR, one of the UK's leading awarding bodies.

E-learning company Electric Paper, which is part of Thirdforce, announced today the roll-out of an ICT literacy programme across 50 schools in Australia. The project, which is the largest of its kind in Australia, will take place in schools in the Broken Bay Diocese, North of Sydney.

The ISEQ in Dublin surrendered gains from an early rally. Elan shares were sold off following a cautious broker note.

ELECTRONIC learning company ThirdForce yesterday expanded its reach into TV, video and DVD with the acquisition of an educational production company.

A late afternoon rally helped promote Dublin's ISEQ into positive territory this evening, closing up 2.56 points to 5043.08.

The ISEQ in Dublin made an afternoon recovery today closing up 23 points to 5129.

ISEQ listed E-learning company Thirdforce said today they expect to move closer to profitability this year following its €15m acquisition of Electric Paper in March 2003.

The ISEQ was 155 points lower at 5,101 just after 11am, as the main banks slid about 1% and Ryanair slumped.

COMPUTER training company ThirdForce, whose share price has almost doubled over the past week, has said it is in talks to buy a related business. The company responded to unusual patterns of trading in its stock by telling the stock exchange yesterday that it was examining the possibility of acquiring an unnamed private company in a “complementary business”.

The Iseq closed at 5273.61 today down 23.48 points.

The ISEQ index reported a slight rise, up 0.22%, or 11 points, to 5,308 in early trading today.

The market was up 5 points to 5283 just after 11am today on mixed performances from the larger stocks.

The Dublin ISEQ was down 8 points to 5,270 just after 10.30 this morning, with the financials lagging behind.

ThirdForce plc's results to June 2003 indicate an increase in turnover of almost 20% to €3,977,573.

Volatility was wide spread this week as the markets swung between extremes. After widespread carnage midweek, the markets made a spectacular comeback on Thursday.