Cubic Telecom‘s Maxroam has been made PCMAG.COM current Editors’ Choice for a global roaming SIM card. The editors found Cubic Telecom’s roaming SIM card to be inexpensive and flexible enough to make a good solution for anyone traveling to Europe. The article also focused on the ease with which the Maxroam SIM card can be set up, as well as the ability to easily monitor data usage. PCMAG.COM were impressed with the Maxroam website’s ability to quote data usage in real time,  the warning messages provided to customers when a phone is low on credit, as well the lack of ambiguity with the final bill since it is a prepaid card.

To see the full article written by  Sascha Segan and Wendy Sheehan Donnell of PCMAG.COM, please click on the following link: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397507,00.asp

Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Location: The Dogwood Room,
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709

8.45am -11.30am: Life Sciences Networking Event

An Irish delegation is embarking on an upcoming trade mission to strengthen economic and trade ties between North Carolina and Ireland. A key element to the Mission is a Life Science networking and partnering event to take place at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

The life Science event will showcase 14 of Ireland’s visiting high technology Life Science companies (Pharma and Medical Device click Enterprise Ireland Companies to view each company). The event will take place in an informal networking environment with table top displays by the guest companies. North Carolina Life Science companies are welcome to come and meet the visiting Irish companies to discuss their technologies, the life science sectors in North Carolina and Ireland, new developments in the sectors, collaboration and supplier opportunities.

The event will be opened by remarks from the Irish Government Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D. and Richard Stack, President, Synecor. This event will start at 8.45am and give the opportunity for meetings and informal networking between North Carolina based and the visiting Irish companies.

You are warmly invited to come along and meet examples of technologies from the burgeoning Irish Life Science sector and network with the visitors and local colleagues.

******REGISTRATION INFORMATION******

Please RSVP to: Eoin.Moore@Enterprise-Ireland.com.  For more information, please call:  Eoin Moore on 212 546 0470

Enterprise Ireland Bringing an Innovative Group of Software Vendors to Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Los Angeles, CA

Location: June 15, 2011 – Enterprise Ireland, the Trade & Technology agency of the Irish Government, is arriving in the U.S. as a Bronze Sponsor of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference 2011. In Booth #328, they will be showcasing some of Ireland’s most innovative Microsoft vendor solutions. Thirteen companies will represent the best of Irish software development, offering solutions for a range of applications that include telecommunications, mobility, social media and/or networking, e-learning/ education, energy efficiency, financial services, information security, virtualization, and more.

These Irish companies will join the scene in Los Angeles this July 10-14 to share their business-ready solutions with the Microsoft reseller channel. Each ISV is committed to expanding their network of reselling partners and will be “meeting and greeting” in person at the conference. More information can be found on each of these companies on their websites:

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Enterprise Ireland client Tango Telecom (www.tangotelecom.com) will be at the Rural Cellular Association (RCA) Convention in Las Vegas this week to showcase it’s solution for mid-tier carriers in the U.S.  Tango Telecom helps telcos of all sizes to charge in real-time for data roaming and also implement policy control management and minimize subscriber bill shock.    U.S. RCA members will now be looking closely at how they can monetize data roaming following a recent ruling by the FCC.  Tango Telecom has been working successfully with carriers all over the world in this area for many years.  At the RCA convention, Tango Telecom announced a deployment with a mid-tier APAC telecom, which will be an interesting initiative for the RCA members to watch. 

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At Mobile World Congress this week, Tango Telecom won a coveted Global Mobile Award for Best Customer Care and CRM Solution for its  iAX™ Dynamic Pricing Service with Airtel Uganda.  The deployment was the most successful service ever measured by Airtel with uptake exceeding 65% in the first two months.
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On May 10th and 11th Finovate will be returning to the San Francisco Design Center Concourse for a two-day showcase of cutting-edge financial and banking technology innovations from leading established companies and hot new startups. Founded in 2007, Finovate is a series of unique conferences that showcases the best new innovations in financial and banking technology via short, fast-paced demos (no slides allowed) and high-quality networking.

To access the main registration page http://finovatespring2011.eventbrite.com/. Any Enterprise Ireland client interested in registering for the event and obtaining the Super Early Bird discount of $995 should contact David O Halloran at david.ohalloran@enterprise-ireland.com. This discount is only available until February 12th.

Finovate conferences offer a unique and powerful platform for fintech companies to gain momentum for their latest innovations in the form of new customers, VC funding, strategic partnerships, expert feedback and major press coverage.

Irish headquartered 3D4Medical.com, which specializes in creating 3D medical applications for iPhone and iPad, is now being featured in the new Apple iPad TV advertising campaign. The Heart Pro app is displayed in ads in Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain and Japan.  It was chosen from over almost 400,000 apps in the app store.  See the ad here: http://www.apple.com/uk/ipad/gallery/ads.html

 

The CTIA E-Tech Awards program celebrates and promotes some of the most innovative wireless products and services in the areas of consumer, enterprise and network technology.  Every year, Irish companies attending CTIA are shortlisted for an award with many coming away from the show as winners.  The award recognizes emerging technology that has been in the market since October 2010 across 14 categories in enterprise and vertical market solutions, infrastructure, mobile applications and mobile consumer electronics.   The deadline for entering your technology is Monday 31st January.  For more information including nomination categories visit: 
http://ctiait.ctia.org/etech/2011/entry/

RCR Wireless Unplugged recently posted technology predictions for 2011. Among them many Irish technology experts were called on to give their views.  David Smith from Enterprise Ireland talks about the impact network congestion will have on the market and expects more Irish companies to develop solutions for this problem in 2011.  Dermot O’Shea from Taoglas comments on the rise of wireless and M2M applications worldwide and the importance for effective antenna solutions in 2011.  Stephen Seawright, Benetel  predicts more femtocell use as mobile data capacity continues to grow, and Barry Downes from TSSG and 3CS  expects context-aware mobile services to hit prime time in 2011. To read more about the hot predictions for 2011 from Irish and international experts, follow this link: http://unplugged.rcrwireless.com/index.php/20101223/content/6098/more-mobile-predictions-for-2011/

The Telecom Council has an excellent opportunity for ANY startup who is looking to sell into or work with carriers. On Dec 14, several of the Telecom Council carrier members (Sprint, AT&T, SK Telecom, and British Telecom, among others) will be offering up their time and advice to startup executives who want to improve their product and company messaging and pitches.

I highly recommend that if this describes you or any companies you work with that they take advantage of this unique opportunity before the limited spots are taken.

Entrepreneur Forum: Fine Tune Your Telco Pitch
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