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There are just a few days left to apply for the 2010 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards and all Mayo indigenous technology companies are encouraged to apply to ensure they are in with a chance of achieving a place on the industry recognised ranking.

An employee of Galway-based MarCon Computations International Ltd has received the Mary Breslin Award after successfully developing new software which will help to target new markets in the aquaculture/mariculture industry and the fisheries agencies.

Kilkenny-based Cahill Truck Bodies Ltd has achieved significant cost savings by making its manufacturing processes more efficient with the help of InterTradeIreland’s FUSION programme.

Rocket science and space travel are among the subjects which thousands of youngsters from all over the west will be studying as part of the Galway Science and Technology Festival, which opens next week.

SolanoTech, based in the Midlands Innovation and Research Centre (MIRC) at Athlone Institute of Technology, was among the ‘Class of 2008’ High Potential Start Ups (HPSUs) recently showcased by Enterprise Ireland.

Green Party candidate for Westport Town Council Fergus McAllister said that announcements this week of over 400 green jobs in the west should be a wake-up call to Westport that it must get serious about targeting green collar jobs if it wants to realistically overcome the present crisis and be competitive into the future.

Eventovate Limited, a Ballina based technology company that has pioneered a new software and business platform that revolutionises the hotel events market, was recently chosen as the winner of the west regional final of Bank of Ireland’s Bright Ideas Challenge held in The Ardilaun hhotel in Galway. Established in 2008 by brothers Jonathan and Jason Ruane, the company’s software enables the hotel industry to generate more value and profit from their events business. This groundbreaking technology provides a cohesive set of applications for both the hotel and its customers, for example a wedding couple or a conference organiser.

From cryptosporidium to lead contamination, Galway now has ‘Smart Water’, compliments of IBM. To date the city’s water problems have drawn more national attention than the county hurling squad.

The Ardilaun Hotel has become the first in Galway to launch a new online wedding service called Moposa.

The announcement last week that Galway is to gain 90 new IT related jobs in two separate announcements by Hewlett Packard and Buy.com is a timely reminder that, despite all the doom and gloom, Galway and the western region still has a strong and thriving technology industry.