IEP: The IE Professional No.236 2/9/00 for nytire@ursula; Sat, 12 Feb 2000 01:53:40 -0500 Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit ======================================================================= THE IE PROFESSIONAL _______________________________________________________________________ Issue No.236 February 9, 2000 Circulation: 17,202 ======================================================================= http://www.emigrant.ie/ The IE Professional is a free weekly newsletter from Irish Emigrant Publications. Please forward copies to anyone who you think may be interested. They can automatically add themselves to the distribution by sending mailto:listserv@listserv.iol.ie with "subscribe iepro" as the only text in the body of the message (ignore the quotation marks). CONTENTS BUSINESS NEWS: - New national pay deal agreed - MSL files for IPO - NTL to create 250 call centre jobs for Waterford - Fujitsu to create 400 jobs in Belfast - Tax incentives on share options - Irish founder of CyBerCorp.com sells company to Charles Schwab - Pfizer-Warner Lambert merger not expected to lead to job losses here - Dell opens third manufacturing plant - Trintech delights markets - IONA shares continue to rise - Managed Solutions Corp. wins IR7m order from Royal Nederland Leven - Unprecedented exchequer surplus in January - Andersen Consulting announces 200 new jobs - Record profits at Trinity Biotech - EEL staff share IR1m windfall - Elan sales top $1bn in 1999 - RESCON launches IT contracting company - New eBusiness tool for software developers - Performix sells call centre performance management software to Esat - Interact Services Ireland signs $250k e-commerce deal - CADCO joins forces with Flexible Multimedia - Educational Multimedia launches help website - Nortel Networks leads European call centre market - POINT reveals E-CRM for e-commerce companies - Web's first multi-jurisdiction income tax calculator - 140 jobs to go at Oriflame cosmetics plant in Dublin. - Warnings on property market - Novell & IBM in strategic alliance to support eBusiness customers - Fewer people out of work - eWARE launches eCRM tool to run on WAP mobile phones - Torc Europe buys British firm - Bank shares going through a rough patch DIARY: - SME/IIE Manufacturing Conference in the Limerick Inn, March 10/11 APPOINTMENTS: - Aspect Software appoints Aidan Pierce as Team Leader - Promotions at Esat Telecom's Data Division - Leading US Executive For Network365 - 3Com appoints Gary Hollowed as major accounts manager - Dell appoints Nicky Hartery as VP of Operations EMEA FINANCIAL: - Exchange rates - Dublin closing prices - Leading Companies - Leading Multinationals in Ireland - stock prices ACADEMIC: - Wider Options Seminar at CIT - Director appointed at Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI, Galway - World University Golf Championships for Ulster - History of UL launched - Awards for UCD Lecturers - Possible expansion of TCD scheme for disadvantaged - New university campus for Belfast - Second Joint Faculty of Humanities Conference at DCU - Graduate Careers Conference in Dun Laoghaire - NUI, Galway Arts Week JOB ADVERTISEMENTS: - Microsol Ltd, Dublin: Senior Design Engineers Project Managers Implementation Engineers Industrial Design Engineer Training Manager Senior Production Technician Production Technician - Novell, Dublin: Localisation Development Managers Regional Vendor Manager In-country Language Consultants Localisation Software Project Managers Localisation Software Engineers User Assistance Project Managers User Assistance Engineers Localisation Test Project Managers Localisation Test Engineers - Tango Telecom, Limerick: Opportunities in Software Development Test Engineering Product Support Engineering - MDS Telephone Systems, Dublin: Communications Software Development Engineers CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) S/W Dev. Engineers Hardware Development Engineers - Tipperary Rural And Business Development Institute, Thurles: Human Resources Manager - Eastern Regional Health Authority, Dublin: Area Health Boards: Assistant Area Chief Executives Directors of Finance ERHA Corporate: Research Officers Financial Analysts Personal Assistant to the Regional Chief Executive Executive Secretaries Receptionist/Telephonist - CardBase Technologies, Co Dublin: Software Engineers C++ Java Developers Database Designers/Architects Cryptography & Security Architect Senior Software Tester EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES: - National University of Ireland, Galway: Master of Information Technology > > > > > > > > > BUSINESS NEWS < < < < < < < < < NEW NATIONAL PAY DEAL AGREED - Over the next seven weeks the country's 500,000 plus trade union members will vote on whether to accept the new Programme for Prosperity and Fairness (PPF), the successor to Partnership 2000. The deal offers cumulative pay rises of up to 20.5% and tax cuts of at least 10% by 2002. The package also sets aside IR1.5bn for social inclusion and anti-poverty measures. And in a effort to end the current system where a pay rise for one group of public servants triggers a catch-up claim from another group, PPF proposes establishing a benchmarking body to make recommendations on appropriate pay levels in the public sector. It is predicted that PPF, if accepted, would lead to net income rises of between 25% and 32%. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is not recommending the new programme to its members, though general secretary Peter Cassells has said he hopes it will be ratified. MSL FILES FOR IPO - Manufacturers' Services Limited (MSL) is to be floated on the US stock market. The company has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of shares aimed at raising $150m. MSL was founded by Wicklow-man Kevin Melia in Concorde, Massachusetts five years ago. The company manufactures electronic products for equipment manufacturers, including Ericsson, IBM and Unisys, and employs over 4,000 people, 300 of whom are based in its plant in Athlone. The company expects the IPO to be completed in the second quarter of 2000. Proceeds will be used to retire outstanding preferred stock, repay debt and for general corporate purposes. The prospectus can be viewed on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar. Mr Melia, who holds a 10% stake in MSL, is also chairman of the recently floated Irish electronics company Horizon, founded by Corkman Samir Naji. NTL TO CREATE 250 CALL CENTRE JOBS FOR WATERFORD - NTL, the company which acquired Cablelink back in May, has promised 250 jobs at a new customer management centre in Waterford. The new centre on the Cork Road is due to begin operations in the middle of next month. It was also announced that the Cablelink name will be phased out over the next 12 months and replaced with NTL. NTL provides digital TV, telephony and Internet services in Britain Europe and Ireland. It plans to offer digital TV in Ireland from June this year. FUJITSU TO CREATE 400 JOBS IN BELFAST - Japanese company Fujitsu Telecommunications has announced plans to create a further 400 jobs in Belfast as part of a Stg30m investment package. The new engineering centre will develop and test advanced communications products, mainly for the US market. The availability of quality graduates from the North's universities played a key role in the company's decision to locate the unit in Belfast. Dr Kazuo Murano, chairman of the Fujitsu Telecomm's European operations, said, "Not only do Queen's University and the University of Ulster produce some of the best qualified graduates in Europe, but they have a genuine open-door approach which encourages companies to use their expertise and excellent facilities for R&D projects". TAX INCENTIVES ON SHARE OPTIONS - Tanaiste Mary Harney has indicated that tax incentives on share options will be included in Thursday's Finance Bill. The IT industry, in particular, had lobbied hard for tax relief on share options in the run-up to the Budget. Ms Harney has signalled that tax incentives will be introduced across all industry sectors. IRISH FOUNDER OF CYBERCORP.COM SELLS COMPANY TO CHARLES SCHWAB - Philip Berber is the latest Irishman to become a multi-millionaire in the world of high technology. The Dublin born UCD commerce graduate is now based in Texas where he established the electronic trading brokerage company CyBerCorp.com. Internet trading company Charles Schwab has paid $488m for Mr Berber's brainchild in which he and his family hold a 50% stake. Another unnamed Irish businessman will receive just under $50m for his 10% holding. PFIZER-WARNER LAMBERT MERGER NOT EXPECTED TO LEAD TO JOB LOSSES HERE - IDA Ireland has played down fears of job losses at the Irish plants of Pfizer and Warner Lambert following the announcement of a global $90bn merger between the two pharmaceutical giants. Both companies have plants in Cork, where they employ 1,400 people between them. According to the IDA the two are engaged in expanding their facilities at a total cost of IR500m. However some industry sources are less upbeat, claiming that some restructuring of the facilities will have to take place. The combined company, to be known as Pfizer, will have a market value of $230bn and sales of $28bn. DELL OPENS THIRD MANUFACTURING PLANT AND IS CONSIDERING R&D IN IRELAND - Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of Dell Computers, officially opened the company's third manufacturing facility in Limerick last Friday. European Manufacturing Facility 3 (EMF3) is the first custom-built Dell facility in Ireland. The company currently employs 5,600 people; 4,500 of them at the Raheen Industrial Estate in Limerick, and 1,100 at its sales and support centre in Bray. Acknowledging Dell as a pioneer of direct selling over the Internet, An Taoiseach also praised its progressive policy on employee training and upskilling. The company provides 100% reimbursement for hundreds of employees who are taking external courses at the University of Limerick, the LIT, the Open University, University College Cork, CIT and other local and international educational institutions. TRINTECH DELIGHTS MARKETS - Shares in Trintech soared last week as the markets reacted positively to news of a link up with Motorola, which will see the introduction of the company's virtual credit card for shopping, using mobile phones. The arrangement sees Trintech, which specialises in secure credit card payment software, combining its virtual credit card technology with Motorola's wireless devices. Mobile phone users will be able to call up their virtual credit card through the mobile phone keypad or by using voice activated commands. Brothers Cyril and John McGuire, who have a 37% stake in the company they founded, saw the value of their holding rocket. By the end of Wednesday alone, the day the deal was announced, their stake in Trintech was worth $670m. Since then the upward trend has continued and the shares closed at $99 on Tuesday of this week. IONA SHARES CONTINUE TO RISE - Shares at Iona Technologies have continued to steam ahead since the software company recently announced a worldwide partnership with Compaq Computers which will help Iona's products to reach new markets. Iona shares closed yesterday at $57.06 on NASDAQ. Under the terms of the partnership, Iona and Compaq will jointly develop, market and sell versions of Iona's iPortal suite and other Iona products supporting all Compaq platforms. Meanwhile IONA Technologies director Sean Baker has continued to sell. He informed the stock exchange that he sold another #787k worth of shares last Friday. He had already sold #2.3m worth of Iona Share in recent times. MANAGED SOLUTIONS CORP. WINS IR7M ORDER FROM ROYAL NEDERLAND LEVEN - Dublin-based Managed Solutions Corporation today announced that Dutch insurer Royal Nederland Leven has become the first customer for its new total insurance e-commerce system, Lifewise. Lifewise is an integrated customer relationship management (CRM), workflow and policy administration system for insurance companies who want to do business on the Web. The deal, worth IR7m, is thought to be the largest ever won by an indigenous Irish software company and is a major achievement for the five-year-old Managed Solutions, which is planning to float by the end of next year. See http://www.managed-solutions.com UNPRECEDENTED EXCHEQUER SURPLUS IN JANUARY - Just when it seems that the economy can do no better the Exchequer returns for January exceed everyone's wildest dreams. During the month the Government had a surplus of IR698m, a figure which just a few years ago would have been remarkable if it had applied to a full year. Tax revenue was up 22% on the same period last year, to IR1,785m, while expenditure fell by IR242m, a decline of 16%. Analysts did warn against reading too much into the figures as timing changes may have had some impact. ANDERSEN CONSULTING ANNOUNCES 200 NEW JOBS - Andersen Consulting has chosen Dublin as the location for one of its Dot-Com Launch Centres. The centre will create 200 new jobs and will be part of a global network of centres intended to provide ecommerce start-ups and Internet spin-offs with the tools and know-how to become viable businesses. Commenting on the development Andersen Consulting's Vivienne Jupp said, "The centre will help dramatically reduce the time it takes an ebusiness to go from initially-funded start-up to revenue-producing business". RECORD PROFITS AT TRINITY BIOTECH - Trinity Biotech, the Bray manufacturer of diagnostic products, has reported profit before tax and exceptional items of $4.5m in 1999, up 74% on the previous year. Revenues rose by 13% to $26.1m last year. Meanwhile gross margins at the group increased from 35% to 44% for 1999 and were up from 37% to 49% in the fourth quarter alone. EEL STAFF SHARE IR1M WINDFALL - Employees of EEL, a Dublin-based environmental engineering consultancy, are to share a IR1m windfall following a decision by the company's three shareholders to sell the business to RPS, a British environmental consultancy group. The payments, which will be based on length of service and on seniority, average out at IR4,545 for each of the company's 220 employees. The deal values EEL at IR10m. Each of the three shareholders, Tom Cahalan, James Doran and Seamus Tully own a third of the business. EEL has shown consistent growth since it was set up in 1984. ELAN SALES TOP $1BN IN 1999 - Sales at Irish pharmaceutical company Elan Corporation were up 48% and have exceeded $1bn, two year's ahead of the company's target. Pre-tax profits rose from $257m to $358m. Although the results were favourable, lower margins in the fourth quarter and uncertainty over FDA approval for four Elan products led to a low-key response from the market. Margins in the fourth quarter were 60% compared to 63% in the first half of the year and 59% in the third quarter. Product sales for 1999 increased by 61% to $552.4m compared with $342.1m in 1998. RESCON LAUNCHES IT CONTRACTING COMPANY - IT recruitment consultants RESCON have announced the opening of RES CONsulting, which it claims is the first company in Ireland to deal exclusively in the IT contracting market. As well as matching the skills of contractors with the needs of companies, RES CONsulting, which will be led by Nessa Butler, will provide contractors with advice on taxation, finance, average contract market rates, training and any additional information required in this specialist arena. RESCON was founded in 1997 when it comprised two independent business units: RESCON IT Resourcers and RESCON IT Contracts. Clients include: Factor-e(ENBA), Gateway, Accuris, Logica Aldiscon and Hibernian Group. For more information on RES CONsulting see http://www.rescon.ie NEW eBUSINESS TOOL FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS - Headway Software has launched an eBusiness tool, called Refactory, to help reduce the complexity of software development. Aimed at software companies, Refractory works by providing the user with a graphic image outlining the key elements of the development process. Using Refactory, developers can point at the directories/libraries where the information is stored, and from this point Refactory automatically generates an initial layout. It provides views of the information from a variety of alternative perspectives. Companies can simply download the tool from the web, follow the tutorial and apply the product to their own software development. Headway Software was founded last year by Chris Chedgey. The company's sales office is in Dublin and it has a development centre in Waterford. For further information see http://www.headway-software.com or mailto:brendan@headway-software.com PERFORMIX SELLS CALL CENTRE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE TO ESAT - Call-centre technology company Performix Technologies has shipped the first copies of its flagship product, ACUMEN Performance Manager, to the ESAT Call Centre in Limerick, following a successful pilot. "ACUMEN uses the latest human resource techniques to enable call-centre managers to coach, motivate and reward individual agents and teams, rather than grind the maximum amount of calls from them," Cathal McGloin, managing director at Performix Technologies, said. Performix Technologies invested IR2m developing ACUMEN over the past 18 months. Approximately 30 people are employed at the company's Dublin development centre, with eight others employed in sales and marketing support in its UK headquarters in Manchester. The two-year-old company is currently negotiating first round funding with a combination of venture capital and private investors. For further information, see http://www.performx.ie INTERACT SERVICES IRELAND SIGNS $250K E-COMMERCE DEAL - Interact Services Ireland (ISI) - one of Ireland's biggest multimedia companies - has signed a $250k deal with Boston-based company Marketing Database Associates (MDA) to design an e-commerce portal for American utility companies. The portal, to be launched in April, will link consumers from the utility companies' web sites to MDA's e-commerce facility, enabling them to make online purchases easily and securely. A sales lead tracking facility will be added to the service after it is up and running, allowing the utility companies to offer complementary products and upgrades at the point of sale. "Future plans are to expand this concept to other sectors that MDA serves, including the pharmaceutical, automotive and healthcare", said ISI's marketing manager, Simon Fine. ISI, which has a sales office New York, was founded in January 1996 and employs 40 designers, programmers and writers. See http://www.interactsi.ie CADCO JOINS FORCES WITH FLEXIBLE MULTIMEDIA - CADCO, the provider of tutor-led training, has teamed up with Ireland's largest multimedia training company Flexible Multimedia. Under the arrangement CADCO will have access to Flexible Multimedia's 1,200 training titles to complement its tutor led courses. Meanwhile Flexible Multimedia will be able to offer its own customers a training package that combines multimedia with customised tutor-led courses. EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA LAUNCHES HELP WEBSITE - Educational Multimedia Corp. has launched http://www.shortcutz.com, an on-line site that provides helpful hints to end users on IT applications. Shortcutz.com provides users with free access to one-page easy reference guides containing helpful hints about getting started on today's most popular IT applications. For easy use, the guides are divided into different sections including spreadsheets, word processing, internet applications and browsers, databases, project and content management, presentation, graphics and multimedia as well as other utilities and tools. Educational Multimedia is a global leader in the application of technology to education. It is an approved Microsoft Independent Courseware Vendor (ICV). For more information, see http://www.educationalmultimedia.com NORTEL NETWORKS LEADS EUROPEAN CALL CENTRE MARKET - Nortel Networks has been confirmed as the leader of the European call centre market by MZA, an independent marketing consultancy. Figures from MZA's report show that Nortel Networks had a 24% market share in 1998. This is a 3% rise on figures published by MZA for 1997. MZA's "European Call Centre Market Report" forecasts an overall 25% growth in the call centre market this year. Meanwhile, Nortel expects to increase its market leadership through continued development of its leading Symposium Call Centre Server and associated solutions. Nortel's technology facility in Galway employs over 120 professionals. Products such as Symposium Call Centre are integrated and localised in Galway, where significant R&D work is also undertaken for new products such as Symposium Express. Nortel Network's call centre customers in Europe include blue-chip companies such as Microsoft, Omnitel, Talkline, Hewlett-Packard and Stream International. See http://www.nortelnetworks.com/symposiumexpress POINT REVEALS E-CRM FOR E-COMMERCE COMPANIES - Dublin-based POINT Information Systems has unveiled its packaged customer relationship management (CRM) system specifically designed for the new generation of e-business and e-commerce companies. WebPOINT adds Web-based enterprise, partner and customer portals to POINT's established TeamPOINT CRM suite. Staff, resellers and customers can place requests, check progress and update records among other things, with or without the help of agents. According to POINT's CEO Dieter Schneider, WEBPOINT represents just the first in a family of e-commerce and Internet CRM solutions from the company. Founded in 1989, POINT Information Systems is a leading provider of advanced CRM solutions. It has offices in Dublin, Britain and Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region. See http://www.pointinfo.com WEB'S FIRST MULTI-JURISDICTION INCOME TAX CALCULATOR - Ernst & Young Isle of Man has launched TaxOmeter on its Website - widely believed to be the Internet's first multi-jurisdiction, interactive Income Tax calculator. TaxOmeter enables residents of the Isle of Man, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland to instantly compare their Income Tax liabilities in the three countries. It will compute the tax liabilities for individuals and married couples. TaxOmeter forms part of TaxCentre, a section in the new E&Y site that contains details of Isle of Man taxes and benefits. The new E&Y site also includes information about Ernst & Young's services, plus detailed information on the Isle of Man. Each of the site's sections contains a News Desk column which E&Y regularly updates with business news from the Isle of Man and the Ernst & Young Office. See http://www.ey.co.im 140 JOBS TO GO AT ORIFLAME COSMETICS PLANT IN DUBLIN - The Oriflame Manufacturing cosmetics factory in south Dublin is to close with the loss of 140 jobs. The announcement came on Friday but employees will not begin to be laid off until May. For cost reasons the Swedish parent has been transferring manufacturing to Eastern Europe and Asia. R&D and quality assurance are to be merged into the company's new "global technical centre" in Bray, Co. Wicklow, which will initially employ 40 staff. WARNINGS ON PROPERTY MARKET - A former senior member of the Central Bank has warned that unless lending is curbed property prices could fall by as much as 30%-50%. Writing in Finance Magazine, William Slattery warned that the property bubble would burst unless the government does everything in its power to prevent prices from rising any further. Meanwhile head of lending at EBS, Maurice Walsh, has also warned that house buyers are being allowed borrow too much. Head of treasury at Equity Bank, Noel Griffin, has also sounded a note of caution. He said that homeowners with large mortgages could risk losing their homes if they haven't factored in the cost of interest rate rises. NOVELL & IBM IN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT EBUSINESS CUSTOMERS - Novell and IBM have announced a strategic alliance in Europe aimed at providing joint networking and software solutions for eBusiness customers. The alliance will centre around aligning the parties' sales organisations and go-to-market strategies to build on the existing Novell and IBM product and technology agreements. As part of this announcement, IBM will train a number of consultants as Novell Certified Directory Engineers and establish a Novell solutions practice in all major European countries. This practice will deliver NDS eDirectory based solutions to enterprise customers seeking to take advantage of the eBusiness possibilities the Internet offers. IBM has a major technology campus at Blanchardstown while Novell Ireland employs 140 people at its headquarters in Dublin's Grand Canal St. There it carries out functions on behalf of Novell EMEA, including software localisation, manufacturing, distribution, financial control, treasury and a sales operation which includes a Novell Advanced Technical Training Centre for customers. See http://www.novell.ie and Novell advertisement in this issue. FEWER PEOPLE OUT OF WORK - In the past year there was a reduction of almost 38,000 on the live register. The number of people out of work fell to 176,162 at the end of January, and when seasonally adjusted the figure is 171,700. It is estimated that a quarter of a million people have come to live in Ireland over the past six years, with returned emigrants making up nearly half the total figure. eWARE Launches eCRM TOOL TO RUN ON WAP MOBILE PHONES - Dublin-based ebusiness software company, eWare, has announced the launch of eWare WAP, an integrated eCRM (customer relationship management) solution for users of WAP-enabled mobile phones. With eWare WAP users can get instant, secure access to corporate information from a mobile phone. The product offers push as well as pull options - a busy sales executive on the move can configure eWare WAP to notify him or her when a new deal is closed or if a customer complaint becomes critical. For more info and to demo the eWare products online, see http://www.eware.com TORC EUROPE BUYS BRITISH FIRM - Torc Europe, a subsidiary of Torc Telecom, has paid more than IR15m for World Telecom, the British firm that went into administrative receivership earlier this year. World Telecom provides calling cards and data services and employs 170 people. Its listing on London's Alternative Investment Market was suspended in December. Yet despite its problems, the company had a turnover of Stg25m last year and counted many blue chip companies among its clients. Torc chairman and chief executive Marc Roden said the deal was only the first step in the group's European acquisition strategy. Torc was founded in 1997 and employs 40 people, operating in the Republic, France and Spain. BANK SHARES GOING THROUGH A ROUGH PATCH - There has been much talk in the business community of the decreasing value of bank stocks. The value of AIB fell by 50% in the past year, with the decline being particularly rapid in the early days of this month. The picture at the Bank of Ireland was similar, with a 40% drop from its 1999 peak. Analysts say a lack of interest in Irish stocks generally, the small size of Irish banks on the world scene and fear of Internet banking, accounts for the situation. It is generally felt, however, that they are unlikely to decline any further and, in fact, both stocks have recovered a little on their lows of last week. > > > > > > > > > DIARY < < < < < < < < < SME/IIE MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE IN THE LIMERICK INN, MARCH 10/11 - A manufacturing conference entitled, "Building Winning Teams - The Innovative Way" is scheduled for the Limerick Inn on March 10 and 11. The event is hosted jointly by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in Ireland (SME) and the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). Key Speakers are Pat Casey, Dell Computers Limerick; Amanda Cahir, HP Leixlip, Co. Kildare; Fergal McGeough, Wavin Pipes Ltd.; Charlie Coughlan, Precision Steel Components Ltd., Galway; Brian McCoy, Amp/M/A Com Eurotec, Cork; James Patrick MacDonagh, Director Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick; plus many others. The themes for the three sessions are: "Manufacturing Innovation", "Empowering People", and "Building a Better Work Environment". A Gala Banquet is scheduled for the Friday night, together with a spouses' programme on Friday including an Angela's Ashes tour of Limerick. For further info: Jerry O'Brien, KAJO/Tara Technologies, Ennis - kajotaro@iol.ie > > > > > > > > > APPOINTMENTS < < < < < < < < < ASPECT SOFTWARE APPOINTS AIDAN PIERCE AS TEAM LEADER - Aidan Pierce has joined Aspect Software as Team Leader. The Irish-owned company specialises in electronic client file management systems for financial institutions in Ireland and overseas. Aidan was previously Technology Manager with AIB Fund Management, where he was responsible for IT development and support services for the fund management business unit. PROMOTIONS AT ESAT TELECOM'S DATA DIVISION - Mark McCloskey has been appointed to the position of General Manager of the Data Division at Esat Telecom. He will be responsible for all strategic planning and revenue targets of Esat Telecom's Data services, including the PostGEM and Global One in Ireland brands. Mark joined Esat Telecom in 1997. He was previously Sales Manager with the Golden Pages. Meanwhile Gary Keogh has been promoted to the position of Sales Director, Data Division. He will be responsible for national and international data products and services. Prior to joining Esat Telecom in 1997, he was Data Sales Manager with Ericsson Business Communications. LEADING US EXECUTIVE FOR NETWORK365 - Network365 has appointed Dr Andy DeMari as chairman. Dr DeMari is the founder of software companies, Retix and ISOCOR, both of which are listed on NASDAQ. He was named Los Angeles Entrepreneur of the Year in 1991 and International Entrepreneur of the Year in Italy in 1998. Dr DeMari's association with Ireland first began in the early '80s when he established an R&D centre in Cork for Compucorp. He was so impressed with the work of Irish engineers that both Retix and ISOCOR also established R&D centres in Ireland. Network365 develops products to enable electronic commerce over a variety of media including the Internet and mobile phones. The company is currently in discussion with a number of Cellular Network Operators regarding the licensing of its WAP Commerce Server and is expected to announce its first agreement shortly. 3COM APPOINTS GARY HOLLOWED AS MAJOR ACCOUNTS MANAGER - 3Com Ireland, which employs over 1,000 people in Blanchardstown, has appointed Gary Hollowed as major accounts manager. He will be responsible for developing major corporate networking accounts on a nation-wide basis. Gary has over ten years' experience in the networking industry and joined 3Com Ireland in 1993. For information on 3Com see http://www.3com.com DELL APPOINTS NICKY HARTERY AS VP OF OPERATIONS EMEA - Dell Computer Corp. has appointed Nicky Hartery to the position of vice president of Operations Europe, Middle East and Africa. He will be based in Limerick. Nicky joins Dell from Eastman Kodak where he was executive vice president. His career has also taken him to Verbatim and General Electric. > > > > > > > > > FINANCIAL < < < < < < < < < - Wednesday's Opening Exchange Rates (Mid-Rate): IRISH POUND Feb 9 Feb 2 US Dollar 1.2599 1.2401 Sterling 0.7811 0.7721 Australian dollar 1.9853 1.9513 Canadian dollar 1.8197 1.7891 Danish krone 9.4519 9.4508 Finnish Mark 7.9495 7.5495 Drachma 422.5096 421.6666 Hong Kong dollar 9.8021 9.6475 Indian Rupee 54.9106 54.0662 Japanese yen 137.4307 134.502 New Zealand dollar 2.5591 2.5297 Norwegian krone 10.2671 10.1988 Singapore Dollar 2.1313 2.1056 South African Rand 7.9694 7.7935 Swedish krona 10.7629 10.7996 Swiss franc 2.0435 2.0468 Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor): - One Month =3.555 - DUBLIN PRICES (Wednesday 16.45) Leading Companies: Prices quoted in euro cents (One euro = 0.787564 punts) Feb 9 Feb 2 99 Hi 99 Lo AIB 883.0 873.50 1870.0 861.0 AngloIrish Bank 218.0 205.0 288.5 153.0 Bank of Ireland 664.0 618.0 1050.0 750.0 CRH 1810.0 1858.0 2180.0 1210.0 James Crean 31.0 35.0 209.5 37.0 Eircom 440.0 402.0 510.0 385.0 Elan Corporation 3925.0 3327.0 4035.0 2406.0 FirstActive 230.50 200.0 500.0 240.0 Fyffes 277.50 332.0 277.50 133.25 Galen 909.0 909.0 1046.0 502.75 Glanbia 112.0 112.0 453.0 115.0 Golden Vale 112.0 112.0 134.0 99.0 Greencore 290.0 265.0 584.0 257.0 Independent 1010.0 780.0 603.0 259.0 Irish L & P 810.0 828.75 1500.0 873.0 Ivernia 104.0 100.0 119.25 30.50 Kerry Group 1150.0 1193.0 1308.0 875.0 Kingspan 310.0 310.0 444.5 210.0 Oakhill 40.0 40.0 68.0 45.0 Ryanair 1300.0 1320.0 1040.0 108.25 Smurfit Group 276.0 289.0 355.50 80.0 Viridian 990.0 924.0 1092.0 806.50 Waterford Wedgw 93.0 97.0 152.0 62.0 ISEQ Index 5076.39 4805.41 5471.61 3924.39 - Leading Multinationals in Ireland - 1:05 EDT Wednesday Latest 52-kLo 52-Wk Hi Latest 52-Wk Lo 52-Wk Hi 3COM 59.063 20.000 59.188 Hadco 45.000 23.625 51.000 Aetna 42.938 45.750 99.875 HewPac 124.250 63.375 129.000 AT&T 49.500 41.500 63.000 Honeywl 44.000 40.563 68.625 AbbttL 35.750 29.375 53.313 IBM 118.000 80.875 139.188 ADC Tel 71.500 34.375 76.375 ICON 21.125 10.000 31.875 Allergan 62.063 38.500 62.875 Infrmx 15.750 6.000 16.500 AOL 58.813 35.500 95.813 Ingrsol 43.813 44.188 73.813 APC 30.313 13.063 32.500 Intel 106.188 50.125 110.063 Analog 114.000 24.375 120.375 Iona 58.813 12.125 63.125 AppleC 113.250 32.000 121.500 J&J 81.000 80.500 106.875 Amat 163.500 48.438 161.500 LAM Res 136.875 26.063 149.563 Artesyn 18.438 11.813 26.000 Lilly 63.125 60.563 97.750 Baltmor 139.000 29.250 134.000 LBridge 22.500 10.375 37.375 Bausch 62.875 51.375 84.750 Lucent 52.750 47.000 84.188 Baxter 61.250 56.000 76.000 Mlnkrdt 30.000 25.563 37.563 BectnD 25.188 22.375 43.125 Medtrnc 49.500 29.938 49.688 BosSci 19.938 17.563 47.063 Merck 71.500 60.938 87.375 Bmyers 63.188 57.250 79.250 Micsft 107.563 71.938 119.938 BriTel 1042.s 865.00s 1475.00 Molex 55.500 25.500 57.750 Cambrg 18.063 10.625 32.250 Mtrola 153.938 63.313 161.375 Clstica 52.688 12.063 57.000 NorTel 121.500 26.938 122.250 C.Cola 57.313 47.313 70.875 Novell 37.938 16.063 42.438 Compaq 26.563 18.250 45.625 Oracle 59.625 10.500 62.563 Creatv 22.625 8.875 23.438 Pepsi 33.875 30.125 41.500 CrPath 66.750 28.063 150.250 Pfizer 36.938 30.000 50.000 Cybex 56.063 14.875 61.313 RRDnly 22.188 21.000 38.313 Cypress 39.938 7.375 40.938 SchrPl 46.375 37.813 60.813 DeBeers 28.125 14.750 31.750 SCI Sys 74.750 25.250 88.000 Dell 35.938 31.375 53.938 Seagte 45.063 25.125 48.813 Diageo 30.625 28.563 49.563 SilVall 25.500 9.375 26.750 DII Grp 92.125 22.375 93.125 SmartF 41.125 8.563 45.375 EMC 117.313 46.938 122.500 Solectrn 82.188 38.938 98.000 Emersn 48.750 49.313 71.438 SunMic 91.375 23.125 87.938 Ericsn 87.750 20.500 89.500 Symntc 61.000 12.500 69.313 Esat 97.938 32.750 99.500 Synpsys 47.000 37.125 75.625 Gateway 55.563 28.375 84.000 Tellab 64.000 35.813 77.250 GenEle 136.250 95.750 159.500 Trntech 98.000 12.000 111.875 GenSemi 65.250 41.000 69.875 WarnerL 98.438 60.813 100.188 Gillet 17.500 5.750 17.875 Xerox 21.688 19.750 63.938 Guidant 37.000 33.063 64.375 Xilinx 57.938 16.438 61.563 s=Sterling > > > > > > > > > ACADEMIC NEWS < < < < < < < < < WIDER OPTIONS SEMINAR AT CIT - The Educational Opportunities Centre at Cork Institute of Technology, in conjunction with WITS (Women Into Technology and Science), will be holding a "Wider Options for Women Role Model" Seminar on Saturday, February 19, on the CIT campus. The seminar is aimed at second level students interested in a career in Engineering, Science or Technology with the object of informing the participants of the many and varied options available in these fields. DIRECTOR APPOINTED AT IRISH CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AT NUI, GALWA - Professor William Schabas, formerly Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Quebec at Montreal, has been appointed Director of the new Irish Centre for Human Rights in the Faculty of Law at National University of Ireland, Galway. Professor Schabas, who has just completed a sabbatical year in Washington DC as a Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace, is the editor of Criminal Law Forum, an international journal with a focus on human rights and international criminal law. As part of a programme to provide crucial expertise in human rights, a Master of Law in International Human Rights (LLM), will be introduced at NUI, Galway in September 2000. WORLD UNIVERSITY GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR ULSTER - The University of Ulster is to host this year's World University Golf Championships, at the Castlerock Golf Club in Co. Derry. The four-day tournament will be held in July and is expected to feature some 250 young golfers. Among those who have taken part in previous years is Ignacio Garrido of Spain, a member of the current European Tour Professionals. HISTORY OF UL LAUNCHED - A book charting the history of the University of Limerick since its beginnings in 1972 was launched by the President, Dr Roger Downer, last week. "University of Limerick - a Celebration" features more than 100 colour photographs as well as a brief history of the early days written by the university's first president, Dr. Edward Walsh. AWARDS FOR UCD LECTURERS - Three lecturers at UCD were nominated by colleagues and students for awards to recognise the quality of their teaching. Maria-Rosario Hernandez of the Spanish department, Dr John Mooney of the Management Information Systems department and the Civil Engineering Department's Dr Mark Richardson received their awards from the president, Dr Art Cosgrove. Another member of the Civil Engineering faculty, Mr Frixos Joannides, received a special award for his contribution to the department over a number of years. POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF TCD SCHEME FOR DISADVANTAGED - Trinity College Dublin is to ask other universities in the State to adopt a scheme in operation there whereby students who do not have sufficient points to enter third-level education attend a year's bridging course. This improves reading and writing abilities and leads to a third-level place for each successful student, though at the moment the scheme does not attract government funding. At present the foundation course at Trinity is open to 18 students, who are guaranteed a place in the college on completion of their examinations, though not necessarily their first choice. NEW UNIVERSITY CAMPUS FOR BELFAST - The site of Mackie's Engineering company on the Springfield Road in Belfast is to be the home of a new Stg70m university campus, the Springvale Educational Village, which will be jointly administered by the University of Ulster and the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education. The campus, which has been approved by Minister of Education Martin McGuinness, will be developed in three stages, beginning with an outreach centre for people living in the area, the peace line between the Falls Road and the Shankill Road. The second stage will involve the development of an applied research centre while the main campus, which is due for completion in 2003, will have capacity for 3,000 full-time students. SECOND JOINT FACULTY OF HUMANITIES CONFERENCE AT DCU - Dublin City University will host the second Joint Faculty of Humanities Conference on February 18 and 19 with the theme, "Cultures in Transition". Among subjects being addressed at the conference will be Media Representations of the Immigrant; New Information Technology; Artistic Transpositions; Celtic Culture in the Making; Cultural Changes in the Politics of Struggle, Peace and Independence; Responding to Linguistic Change and Religious Discourse in Artistic and Popular Culture. To mark the millennium, a public lecture entitled "Culture: upgrading from economy class?", will be given by Professor Seamus Deane on Friday, February 18. GRADUATE CAREERS CONFERENCE IN DUN LAOGHAIRE - The Association of Graduate Careers Services in Ireland is hosting a national conference in Dun Laoghaire next Wednesday, February 16, on "Excellence Through Partnership: Employers and Academics Meet the Industrial Challenge". For further information write to John Copelton at: j.copelton@qub.ac.uk. NUI, GALWAY ARTS WEEK - Among a number of events taking place during the NUI, Galway Arts Week, which was officially opened by Druid Theatre director Garry Hynes, are three performances by Dramsoc, music from the university's String Quartet, Orchestra and Choral Society, and readings from writer-in-residence Vincent Woods. > > > > > > > > > JOB ADVERTISEMENTS < < < < < < < < < MICROSOL LTD An International Leader in Control and Communications Technology. From our headquarters in Dublin we provide control solutions for the distribution of electricity, oil and gas to our customers throughout the world. We can offer you a variety of interesting experiences, opportunities for rapid advancement, and an excellent rewards package. SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEERS Microprocessor Digital and Analogue Design Engineers capable of managing PCB layouts through to completion of boards including electronic circuit, microprocessor, DSP and PLD design. Designs including A/D circuits, fibre optic modules, Ethernet and GSM, PLD implementation (on FPGAs), design simulation using PSpice. A knowledge of C programming DSP algorithms, electronic circuit simulation, and production test an advantage. PROJECT MANAGERS Project Managers in our Substation Control and Information Systems (SCIS) Division. SCIS Project Managers assume overall contractual, commercial and technical responsibility for the delivery of Microsol SCIS projects to electrical utility companies world-wide. Successful candidates will have demonstrated a history of on-time, on-budget management of projects in the Control Automation or IT fields. Experience in the power utility or SCADA disciplines would be beneficial but is not an absolute requirement. International travel up to 25% can be expected. IMPLEMENTATION ENGINEERS Implementation Engineers in our Substation Control and Information Systems (SCIS) Division. SCIS Implementation Engineers are responsible for the successful implementation of system graphics, I/O databases, control logic and protocol configurations. Successful candidates will have experience in the real time control industry, either at the PLC, DCS or SCADA systems level. Experience in the power utility industry would be beneficial but is not an absolute requirement. International travel up to 40% can be expected. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEER Industrial Design Engineer with 4+ years experience of AutoCAD, enclosure/sheet metal design, enclosure wiring design/layout. Candidate must have a proven track record of design cost management. TRAINING MANAGER Responsible for ensuring that each staff members receive the training required to make them effective in their roles; also responsible for providing customer and partner training. The Training Manager is required to establish and maintain training policies and methodologies which can be applied company wide. The ideal candidate will have: - 4-5 years' experience in SCADA, RTUs or a similar environment technical training experience - excellent organisational and communication skills SENIOR PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN Diploma-level Senior Production Technician required with 4+ years' experience in fault finding to component level, system build/test and team leading. Strong communications skills and willingness to travel essential. PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN Diploma-level Production Technician required with 2+ years' experience in fault finding to component level + system build and test. Strong communications skills and willingness to travel essential. Replies in confidence to: PERSONNEL MANAGER, MICROSOL LTD., UNIT 28, ENTERPRISE COMPLEX, PEARSE STREET, DUBLIN 2. Tel: +353-1-671-6255 Fax: +353-1-671-6343 mailto:recruitment@microsol.ie http://www.microsol.ie ======================================================================= NOVELL Localisation Professionals If you're missing out on mental stimulation, it's time you talked to Novell. We're the leading provider of directory-enabled networking software for the Internet. And we're committed to playing a major role in the Internet's future. Our Dublin team produces Internet software for the WHOLE WORLD. And now we're looking for skilful and creative localisation professionals to join us. The kind of men and women who would like to shape the future with one of the most exciting and fastest expanding companies in Ireland. So why not see if any of our positions appeal to you? We are currently recruiting for the following positions. - Localisation Development Managers )If you have a colleague with - Regional Vendor Manager )competencies in one or more - In-country Language Consultants )of these SPECIALISATIONS, - Localisation Software Project Managers )please forward him/her a - Localisation Software Engineers )copy of this communication - User Assistance Project Managers )immediately - User Assistance Engineers - Localisation Test Project Managers - Localisation Test Engineers For further information about these positions, please see our Web pages after noon (Irish time) on Thursday at . Check out our website http://www.novell.ie/jobs to find out more. These positions are immediately available so contact us NOW to discuss your suitability. Alternatively send your CV in the strictest confidence to: TARA MAHARAJ, CPL COMPUTER PLACEMENT, 83 MERRION SQUARE, DUBLIN 2 Tel: +353-1-6146000 Fax: +353-1-6146011 mailto:tara.maharaj@cpl.ie http://www.cpl.ie ======================================================================= TANGO TELECOM Tango Telecom is a dynamic start-up company developing solutions for telecommunications service providers in converged Next Generation and Intelligent Networks. Our core values are based on innovation, customer focus and teamwork. Currently we have job opportunities for capable and enthusiastic people to work in the following areas: - SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - TEST ENGINEERING - PRODUCT SUPPORT ENGINEERING Experience in some or all of the following technologies is desirable: - C, C++, Java Corba, Unix - Real-time distributed systems with high scalability and high availability - SS7, INAP, H.323, MGCP, SNMP - Web-based GUI and Customer Care design. We offer a competitive benefits package, including an employee share option scheme. For further details, please visit our web site at http://www.tango.ie or send a brief CV to: info@tango.ie Alternatively, post CV to: TANGO TELECOM LIMITED, THE INNOVATION CENTRE, NATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL PARK, LIMERICK, IRELAND ======================================================================= MDS TELEPHONE SYSTEMS MDS Telephone Systems is a world leader in the supply of ISDN switching equipment and designs, and supplies a range of voice and data communications systems. We are recruiting for the following positions: COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERS ISDN product development, C/assembler, Hitachi H8 or equivalent, Comms. protocol stacks; honours degree in Engineering/Computers. CTI (COMPUTER TELEPHONE INTEGRATION) Software Development Engineers - Windows 98/2000, NT, advantage to have any of USB, NDIS, TCP/IP, CAPI, TAPI, C, C++, Linux, Unix, Novell, Microsoft APIs. HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERS Product specification to production release; Degree in Electronic Engineering, 0-2 years in an R and D environment, preferably in the telecommunications industry. Exposure to PABXs, Telephones or any other PSTN/ISDN. Other skills that would be a distinct advantage: ISDN/Digital system design. Analog electronic design techniques. Analog circuit simulation tools. Microcontroller based systems design techniques CAD - Schematic capture/PCB layout tools Exposure to EMC specifications/design techniques. Familiarity with ISO9001/2. For further information please contact: ROBINA HANLEY, MDS TELEPHONE SYSTEMS, CLONSHAUGH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, DUBLIN 17 Tel: +353-1-816-42 mailto:robina.hanley@mds.ie or visit http://www.mds.ie ======================================================================= TIPPERARY RURAL AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE The Government has established TRBDI as Ireland's first integrated higher education and development institute. Its mission is to bring education, training and development directly to people in rural communities and to support rural based businesses. The institute will use its core third-level courses as the development catalyst for rural businesses and communities. The institute currently operates from two main campuses in Thurles and Clonmel. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER This is a new position in an expanding organisation. The Institute currently employs a team of 50 full time personnel with substantial growth in numbers projected for 2000 and beyond. The Position We require an experienced HR Manager who will implement HR strategy in a new and expanding institute. Your role will encompass: - Recruitment and selection - Training and development - Policies and procedures - Staff Relation - Compensation and benefits The Person Candidates should have a relevant honours degree and/or IPD membership together with a minimum of three years' experience in a progressive HR environment and possess strong communication and IT skills. Experience in a start-up situation would be desirable, as would a working knowledge of public sector practices. Salary scale is IR29,261 pa. - IR34,015 pa. All posts are subject to sanction from the Department of Education and Science. How to apply An application form and further details on this position and on the institute are available by contacting: MARIA LAWLOR, TRBDI, NENAGH ROAD, THURLES, CO. TIPPERARY Tel:+353-504-28000 Fax:+353-504-28009 mailto:mlawlor@trbdi.ie http://www.trbdi.ie Closing date for receipt of completed application form is 5.30pm (Irish time) on Tuesday 29 February 2000. TRBDI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER Cuirfear failte roimh comhfhreagras I nGaeilge ======================================================================= EASTERN REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY Dublin/Kildare/Wicklow, Ireland SENIOR MANAGERS/SUPPORT STAFF The Eastern Regional Health Authority will be established shortly under the provisions of the Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act, 1999. AREA HEALTH BOARDS - Assistant Area Chief Executives - Directors of Finance ERHA CORPORATE - Research Officers - Financial Analysts - Personal Assistant to the Regional Chief Executive - Executive Secretaries - Receptionist/Telephonist For further information about these positions, please see our Web pages after noon (Irish time) on Thursday at . Closing date for Applications is February 11 at 5.00pm (Irish time) Contact Details If your skills and experience match the requirements for any of the above positions and you wish to join a new and dynamic organisation, please forward a detailed curriculum vitae to the Area Chief Executives for the posts of Assistant Area Chief Executive and Director of Finance, and to the Regional Chief Executive for all other positions, at the address below. EASTERN REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY, CANAL HOUSE, CANAL ROAD, DUBLIN 6 Tel: +353-1-406-5600 Fax: +353-1-406-5611 mailto:erha@erha.ie for further details. Web Page http://www.erha.ie ERHA is an equal opportunity employer. Canvassing will disqualify. A shortlist of candidates to attend for interview may be drawn up. Scriobh chugainn as Gaeilge mas fearr leat. ======================================================================= CARDBASE TECHNOLOGIES Light up your career, make the Smart move. Deploying SMART CARD technology which sets internationally-recognised standards for secure and robust payment systems, CardBASE Technologies have attracted such major clients and partners as: Visa International, Citibank, IBM, Gemplus, AIB, Bank of Ireland and British Airways. Now we'd like to attract you, to help us further consolidate our leading position in the world of eCommerce and electronic payments. We have a broad range of positions for discerning and imaginative technology professionals in a leading-edge environment. We invest in our people because we realise that a highly-skilled, well-motivated work-force is essential to our continued success. Contact us today. If you can show us motivation, initiative and excellent teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills, we will offer you a very attractive remuneration and benefits package. SOFTWARE ENGINEERS C++ - C++, OOAD, UML, SQL, CORBA, COM/DCOM, Win NT, UNIX, Java JAVA DEVELOPERS - Java, JDBC, AWT, Swing, OO Design, UML, SQL, EJB DATABASE DESIGNERS/ARCHITECTS - Oracle 7, Oracle 8, Oracle Designer/Developer 2000, Oracle Forms, SQL, C++, - ODBC, Java CRYPTOGRAPHY & SECURITY ARCHITECT - C, C++, Java, X.509, LDAP, PKI, SFL, DES, RSA. Knowledge of public and private key schemes, knowledge of protocols within financial applications. - Experience with PKI tools required. SENIOR SOFTWARE TESTER - Structured testing techniques, team-leading experience, SQL, Win NT, C++ We are also looking for candidates with experience in the following areas: - Datamining - Sales & Marketing (experience in the smart/credit/debit-card industry is an advantage) - Web master/Web designer - Accounts If you wish to apply for any of our opportunities, please send your curriculum vitae, in confidence, to THE HR MANAGER CARDBASE TECHNOLOGIES, BIM HOUSE, CROFTON ROAD, DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO. DUBLIN Tel:+353 1 284 3233 Fax: +353 1 284 3220 mailto:careers@cardbase.com http://www.cardbase.com ======================================================================= NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2000-2002 We are now inviting applications for the Master of Information Technology Degree Course, which is due to commence in September, 2000. This is a two-year, full-time programme and incorporates a six month business/industrial internship. Graduates with a second-class honours (minimum) degree in any primary discipline are eligible. Students expecting to graduate in 2000 may also apply. Places will be limited and final selection will be based on academic results, experience and interview. For brochure and further details, contact: THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, NUI, GALWAY. 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