Lough Shore Investments 2013 Graduate & Intern Scheme

Lough Shore Investments, along with a partner company in the technology space, is seeking graduates to join the team this summer and through the autumn period.

We're hiring: Digital Marketing

A Lough Shore Investments partner company in the technology space is seeking candidates for a part-time Digital Marketing position.

We're Hiring: Database Administrator

Lough Shore Investments, along with a partner company in the technology space, is looking to fill the role of an experienced Database Administrator with immediate effect.

We're Hiring: Windows Systems Engineer

Lough Shore Investments, along with a partner company in the technology space, is looking to fill the role of an experienced Windows Systems Engineer with immediate effect.

Daily Reading

Cloud Drive becomes Dropbox rival as Amazon adds file syncing

Amazon's Cloud Drive was unveiled two years ago for the primary purpose of letting customers store music files purchased from Amazon. Although you could upload other files to Cloud Drive, it wasn't a replacement for cloud storage services like Dropbox because it didn't automatically sync files from one computer to another. From 1 April, that limitation is gone.

www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-04/2/amazon-cloud-drive…

Microsoft’s Irish profits rise

Profits at Microsoft’s Irish subsidiary rose in 2012, as revenues climbed to €13.7 billion. In accounts filed with the Companies Office, Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (MIOL) revealed that pretax profit almost doubled to more than €1 billion in the year ending June 30th, 2012.

www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/technology/microsoft-s-irish-profits-ri…

Corporation tax decision after Scots vote

Prime Minister David Cameron has postponed any decision on corporation tax in Northern Ireland until after the vote on Scottish independence.

www.u.tv/News/Corporation-tax-decision-after-Scots-vote/fcd54aeb-61ad-48ac-…

NI firms pay higher price for energy

Large businesses in Northern Ireland pay some of the highest electricity prices in Europe, new research has revealed. Smaller companies and domestic users fare better in a continental comparison, with charges around the European Union (EU) average, data produced by the region`s Utility Regulator found.

www.u.tv/News/NI-firms-pay-higher-price-for-energy/b6c51b22-8672-45f4-aac3-…