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| Data Electronics Celebrates 30th Anniversary by Winning Top Prize in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards |
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25 November 2005 |
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Dublin-based Data Electronics has become this year’s winner of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 award. Founded in 1975, Data Electronics is Ireland’s oldest data centre operator and has seen aggregate growth in revenue of 4,376 per cent over the past five years. Last year, the company was ranked number 40 in the list. The final ranking was announced last night during an awards ceremony in the BBC Studio, Belfast. (See here for full ranking list) In second place was one of eight new entries to the Fast 50 listing, Alltracel Pharmaceuticals, which specialises in... |
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| Irish Retailers Look Forward to a Happy Christmas as Irish Consumers Again Lead Europe as Biggest Spenders in the EU |
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22 November 2005 |
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Deloitte Annual Christmas survey reveals Irish consumers plan to increase their Christmas spend while other European nations tighten the reins on their Yuletide shopping bill. According to Deloitte's seventh annual consumer survey of Christmas spending plans, Irish consumers are planning an increase in their individual spending on Christmas gifts of 8 per cent this year. This is the biggest increase across the 9 countries surveyed and puts them in line to be the biggest spenders across the region. This trend is at odds with much of Europe where spending intentions are flat, if not slightly down on last year. "The Irish economy... |
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| Technology companies head north for first time in quest for Fast 50 Awards |
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09 November 2005 |
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Ireland’s top 50 fastest growing technology companies have now been identified and will travel to Belfast later this month to compete in the annual Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards, sponsored in association with InterTradeIreland. Now in its sixth successful year, the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 event will be held in Northern Ireland for the very first time, on 24 November, 2005. This year’s final listing sees eight new companies join the final Fast 50 with 35 companies representing the Republic of Ireland at the final Awards ceremony. The 50 fastest growth companies from the ICT sector... |
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| Retiring workforce, widening skills gap, exodus of “critical talent” threaten companies: Deloitte survey |
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26 September 2005 |
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Impending baby boomer retirements, a widening skills gap and outdated approaches to talent management are combining forces to produce a “perfect storm” that threatens long-term business performance, according to a new survey conducted by the Human Capital practice of Deloitte. In a global survey, 69% of the 1396 human resources practitioners surveyed say attracting new talent poses the greatest threat to competitiveness, followed by the inability to retain key talent (66%) and incoming workers with inadequate skills (34%). These survey findings are underscored in a Deloitte research report, “It’s 2008: do... |
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| Executive remuneration: salary increases slow but pay for performance grows |
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16 September 2005 |
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Deloitte, the business advisory firm, today outlines the emerging trends in the pay of UK executive directors in its annual report, Executive Directors’ Remuneration, the key findings of which show a rise in bonus levels, and a greater emphasis on performance-based reward. Salary increases are slowing, with the median basic salary increase for executive directors in the FTSE 350 being 6.5 percent compared to 7.1 percent in 2004 and 7.5 percent in 2003. Although executive salaries continue to increase faster than for all employees (average earnings increased by 4.4 percent in 2004), of more significance is the increase in the... |
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| Europe reaps rewards of English transfer spending |
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01 September 2005 |
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Dan Jones, Partner in the Sport Business Group at Deloitte, commented: “Many overseas clubs benefit from player transfer spending by English clubs, with around £140m being redistributed overseas in 2005. The Premiership’s financial success and the clubs’ improved financial discipline means that, in general, more English clubs can invest in players. Wage bills are also under better control in English clubs than their counterparts in other major leagues. Overall, the Premiership clubs have spent over £285m in 2005, a moderate increase on 2004 and 2003 but lower than the levels of spending we saw in... |
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| Today’s Everton game worth at least £10 million |
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23 August 2005 |
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The second leg of the final qualifying round for the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, played today and tomorrow, sees three Premiership clubs playing, in financial terms, the most financially important games of the season. Dan Jones, Partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, commented: “In addition to sporting glory, Everton are playing for a minimum of £10 million in Champions League monies – a combination of centrally distributed UEFA monies, match day and commercial revenue.” - Qualification to Champions League group stage worth at least £10 million in revenue to Everton;
- Qualification by...
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| Building more Companies of Scale is key to Ireland’s continued economic success |
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09 August 2005 |
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According to the CEO Forum’s co-sponsors, Enterprise Ireland and Deloitte, the challenge for Ireland is to build a strong base of scaled companies, that is companies that have achieved a large and international presence in world markets. This is a key element in achieving continued economic growth in Ireland. Coupled with this is a need for Irish companies to develop an in-depth knowledge of customer requirements and an innovative competence to design, develop and manufacture the value added products and services now in demand in world markets. Future Irish growth depends on these scale issues being successfully dealt with... |
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| UNDER STARTERS ORDERS FOR THE 2005 TECHNOLOGY FAST 50 |
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02 August 2005 |
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Deloitte in association with InterTradeIreland has this week launched its annual Technology Fast 50 programme in Ireland. The programme, now in its sixth successful year recognises and ranks the fastest-growing technology companies in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Nominations are now being sought for this year’s fastest 50 based on percentage turnover growth from the 2000 to 2004 period. Participants can be public or private, and encompass all technology industry segments including communications,... |
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| Global Security Survey 2005 Findings |
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22 June 2005 |
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Internal information security attacks are out-growing external attacks at the world’s largest financial institutions, according to the 2005 Global Security Survey released today by the Financial Services Industry practices of the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT). Thirty five percent of respondents confirmed encountering attacks from inside their organisation within the last 12 months (up from 14% in 2004) compared to 26 percent from external sources (up from 23% in 2004). The third annual Global Security Survey acts as global benchmark for DTT and its member firms for the state of I.T. security in the financial sector and... |
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