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Stiona Software Ltd, developers of web-based accounting software Fusion Accounts are used to receiving enquiries from around the world but even they were surprised when they got a call from  an accountancy practice in Uganda! ‘The power of the web is unreal. Not only do we have clients in the north and south of Ireland and the UK but we also have received an increasing number of calls and emails from accountants and resellers in countries such as Sri Lanka and India’ says Kathryn Convery, Business Development.

Twitter generates almost one in ten Social Media global hits to websites according to web analytics firm, StatCounter. The firm’s research arm StatCounter Global Stats reports that Facebook is the primary source of traffic to global websites with almost half (48%) of Social Media hits followed by StumbleUpon with almost a quarter (25%).

The data for March is based on 13 billion page views across the global StatCounter network of member sites. StatCounter, which provides free website traffic information, has recently added Social Media to its StatCounter Global Stats, a free online research tool for media, analysts, bloggers, researchers and members. StatCounter Global Stats monitors Internet market share battles including Search Engines, Browsers, Operating Systems including mobile and now Social Media.

NovaUCD client companies have created a total of 30 new high-tech jobs since the start of the year. Four new start-ups, Cernam, LogScreen, SmartBuilder Software and Tethras, have also located at NovaUCD since January and joined NovaUCD’s growing community of entrepreneurs.

Tethras, established earlier this year by Brian Farrell and Brendan Clavin, is developing web-based localisation tools for Smartphone application developers, and already employs 7 people. Other NovaUCD companies which have taken on new staff include Aonta Technologies, BiancaMed and Enzolve Technologies.

A total of 28 high-tech and knowledge-intensive companies, occupying 39 incubation units, are now based at NovaUCD. These companies currently employ 170 individuals. An additional 8 entrepreneurs are also based in NovaUCD’s desk space facility available to individuals involved in the design of new ventures generally at the pre-incorporation stage of their development.

Ireland’s thriving sustainable energy sector is providing a strong platform for economic growth, Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources told attendees at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s annual Energy Show at the RDS in Dublin today. Expected to attract over 5,000 professional visitors over the next two days, the Energy Show is Ireland’s leading national showcase for the latest innovative energy efficient technologies such as a phone application to assist businesses with energy audits and cutting-edge renewable energy devices in the areas of solar photovoltaics and ocean energy.

The generation of good ideas is generally not the bottleneck in the innovation process for Irish companies; their real challenge is the successful commercialisation of those ideas. This requires companies giving their employees the freedom to act as entrepreneurs and providing them with adequate structures and processes to create an entire entrepreneurial environment within the company.

Many Irish Businesses feel that they are not getting the full benefit of their websites. Static web pages that were either set up a long time ago or that are not being utilised to their full advantage are holding back business owners from unleashing the full power of their websites. Ruairi Browne from Kro IT Solutions and Amanda Webb from Spiderworking.com have responded by developing a series of interactive workshops designed to give website owners the power to manage both their websites and their online marketing.