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Secret locations under build…

… but never had the skill or budget to realise it?

The guys at Contrast have just launched App School 2008 -  they will pick an idea submitted by an Irish startup, charity, non-profit or individual and teach it how to be a fully-grown app. And, will cover 95% of the cost!

I’m also offering to help by providing the winning application with a true enterprise, scalable platform to grow on, with the Hosting365.com Cloud solution – and stump up €3,000 worth of hosting to power the App for the first year of it’s life!

See more at http://www.contrast.ie/blog/app-school-2008/

Came across this fascinating image the other day, which I wanted to share:

You see, back in 1858, this map shows the telegraph cable connecting Ireland / UK / Europe to Northern America.

As you can see from the map, there are also other cables there doing similar jobs, also terminating in Ireland on the European side.

In modern times, fiber networks like Global Crossing and  Hibernia Atlantic take similar routes and just goes to show that, in terms of American – European connectivity, Ireland has been leading the field for more than 150 years now!