Cork company WorkCompass is now making inroads into the UK market with software which is designed to turn management theory into high-performance practice.

A company owned by Xerox is to create 90 new jobs in the next 18 months in Dublin and Cork.

Dragon’s Den Dragon and CEO of Claddagh Resources

BACK in the day before cigarettes cost an arm and a leg and students lived frugally, I was known to bum the odd Marlboro. I returned the favour whenever I got paid for working an occasional shift in the college library. Re-arranging the music section according to the Dewey decimal system kept us all in fags for at least one night on the razz.

Jacksonslady, trained by Philip Dempsey, is the hopeful nap choice in the Xerox (Europe) Limited Maiden at Dundalk tonight.

Walter Isaacson’s biography of the late Steve Jobs reveals his innovation and drive, as well as his less laudable traits, but ultimately neglects to reveal what made him tick, writes Brian O’Grady

SOME light at the end of the tunnel may be visible for Talk Talk employees about to lose their jobs, with a range of vacancies due to be advertised today.

The Dow Jones industrial average broke through 12,000 for the first time in two and a half years today but slipped lower in afternoon trading.

A GLOBAL pharmaceutical firm is to set up its new headquarters in Co Louth, creating up to 200 jobs.

OFFICE equipment manufacturing giant Xerox has expanded its Irish presence via the €21 million ($31m) acquisition of Cork-based print services provider, Irish Business Systems (IBS).

A burst of corporate deal-making is giving investors a shot of confidence about the US economy.

The FTSE 100 Index leapt 1.6% today as an upbeat mood and strong start on Wall Street lent strength to the market.

ALTHOUGH the omens were bad for some time, Dell workers were visibly shaken by the scale of the job losses announced yesterday.

More than 20,000 people have lost their jobs since Employment Minister Michael Martin came to office in 2004, it was claimed today.

OFFICE equipment maker Xerox yesterday said its profit rose 79% in the fourth quarter on a mix of cost controls and growth in equipment financing and services.

OFFICE equipment manufacturer Xerox has reported a 53% year-on-year fall in third-quarter earnings but has increased its profit forecast for the full year.

CHAMBERS IRELAND has announced the shortlist for the fourth annual President’s awards for corporate social responsibility.

Hundreds of jobs are under threat at a Xerox call centre in north-west Dublin after a company review of its Irish operations, it emerged today.

Workers at Xerox operations in Dublin have reportedly been warned to expect job losses as part of an outsourcing deal coming into affect at the beginning of September.

Wax Digital, the UK-based spend management software company, has today announced the opening of its new overseas sales office in Dublin.

Wall Street extended its October rally today as US investors grew more optimistic about earnings reports and a decline in oil bolstered hope for higher consumer spending.

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese is among the world’s most powerful women, according to Forbes magazine.

TEN of Ireland’s leading companies have committed themselves to conserving energy and tackle high costs under a major new scheme.

US stocks posted a modest decline today as a weakening US dollar and a mixed batch of first-quarter earnings reports prompted unsettled investors to cash in on last week’s gains.

US stocks closed with a narrow loss today as declining oil prices sent the energy sector lower and investors continued their jittery reactions to corporate earnings.

ONE of Ireland’s leading online recruitment companies, IrishJobs.ie, has expanded into the niche recruitment sector with the acquisition of Dublin-based rival, Jobs.ie, for an estimated €3m.

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese has left Harry Potter author JK Rowling and Britain’s Queen trailing in her wake after being named the 21st most powerful woman in the world.

Wall Street waffled before finishing lower today as oil prices also see-sawed and traders weighed lacklustre earnings from Xerox Corp against a surge in housing prices.

I WAS saddened to read the report of a suggestion that now an incinerator might be built near Limerick city to burn the household waste from Limerick, Clare and Kerry (Irish Examiner, December 21).

I WAS saddened to read the report of a suggestion that now an incinerator might be built near Limerick city to burn the household waste from Limerick, Clare and Kerry (Irish Examiner, December 21).

Solicitors for Australia’s recording industry branded the popular Kazaa computer file-swapping network “an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen” as they launched a court battle today to shut down its activities.

Fyffes have bought land on the site occupied by US technology firm Xerox in Dundalk.

Xerox has signed a €6 million all-Ireland contract with EsatBT.

Wall Street skidded further today, sending the Dow Jones industrials back below 10,000 as disappointments from Microsoft and Amazon deepened investors’ dread of a second-half earnings slump.

Xerox reported first-quarter net profit of $224m (€189.2m), compared to a loss of $65m (€54.9m) last year in the same period, boosted by an asset sale and reduced research and development costs.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 92.59, or 0.9%, at 10,609.92.

Office equipment company Xerox reported higher net profits for the fourth-quarter led by strong sales of new products and reduced expenses.

CHAT show star Oprah Winfrey is the seventh most powerful woman in US business, ranking alongside a wealthy cast of top company executives.

Chat show star Oprah Winfrey is the seventh most powerful woman in American business, ranking alongside a wealthy cast of top company executives, it emerged today.

Xerox reported results that the company made a profit of $19m, which was better than predicted.

Bargain hunters took charge of Wall Street today, halting the market’s protracted sell-off and giving stocks their first respectable advance in more than two weeks.

DUNDALK is set to become the technology hub of the north east following its designation as a gateway for investment.

THE closure of high-profile IDA -backed firms like Gateway with the loss of 900 jobs could result in a €24 million exchequer windfall.

Xerox reported a profit of $105m (€107.8m) in the third quarter, ahead of expectations.