Riverdeep has bought publisher Reed Elsevier's US education arm, Harcourt for €2.9bn.

A BOOM year for mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity for 2007 is predicted in Ireland, with growth of 30% to 40% in both value and volume expected.

UNIVERSITY status for Waterford Institute of Technology is on the way and will “rock the region”, according to institute director, Professor Kieran Byrne.

The Irish Software Association (ISA) is seeking nominations for this year's Annual Software Industry Awards, which will be presented at a function in the Burlington Hotel on Friday November 15.