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29 May 2013. The IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the managed registry for Ireland’s official Internet address .ie, today announced the 20 winners of its OPTIMSE 2013 Fund. The winning companies include family run businesses, emerging and established companies from the food, travel and tourism, media and publishing, retail and technology sectors (full details below).

IEDR’s OPTIMISE e-Commerce Website Development Fund provides €150,000 worth of professional consultancy and support to help 20 Irish SMEs and micro-enterprises upgrade their online presence and grow their business using the Internet as a sales and marketing channel.

IEDR has increased the value of its OPTIMISE Fund by 50% to €150,000 and doubled the number of winners to 20 since it was first established in 2011. This is in response to strong demand from Ireland’s SME community for practical, hands-on assistance in the area of e-commerce and new technologies. The investment by IEDR is financed entirely from the company’s own resources and is driven by IEDR’s commitment to give more small Irish businesses the opportunity to benefit from a level of professional e-commerce consultancy that might otherwise be beyond their budgets at the present time.

The 20 winning companies were selected from over 350 entries by an independent panel of judges comprising leading Irish business and technology experts.
Each of the 20 winners will receive tailored e-commerce advice, strategies and practical support to begin the process of upgrading their online presence. With greater e-commerce functionality and the addition of new online technologies, the winning companies will be better placed to utilise the Internet’s 24 hour sales and marketing channel and gain greater competitive advantage in today’s online marketplace.

The 20 recipients, who will each receive 10 days’ of professional technical and marketing support with which to plan and carry out their e-commerce upgrades, comprise both start-up and established businesses as follows:

OPTIMISE Fund Winner Details
The Butler’s Pantry
www.thebutlerspantry.ie
Producer and retailer of hand prepared artisan meals, breads and desserts through 10 retail locations in Dublin and Wicklow.
Killowen Farm
www.killowen.ie
Family run business which produces yoghurt and dairy products using traditional methods from the Dunne Family Farm in Wexford.
Business World
www.businessworld.ie
Dublin based online news publisher specialising in business news and information.
Press22
www.press22.ie
Limerick photography company who offer services for a wide range of industries and have experience in providing digital imagery for online purposes.
Java Republic
www.javarepublic.ie
Java Republic supply Irish restaurants, coffee houses, boutique hotels and offices with premium, artisan, hand-roasted, ethically-sourced coffees, speciality teas and hot chocolate.
Rock Farm Slane
www.rockfarmslane.ie
Rock Farm Slane is an ecotourism destination set on a 150 acre organic farm along the banks of the River Boyne opposite Slane Castle in Meath.
Wholesale Directory
www.wholesaledirectory.ie
Limerick based company working to help Irish retailers connect online with genuine wholesalers who deal directly with Irish businesses.
Seavite Bodycare Ltd
www.seavite.ie
Family run business from Galway which develops and sells organic sea-weed based skincare products.
Viking Marine
www.vikingmarine.ie
Dublin based retailer who specialises in chandlery, ropes, electronics, marine, outdoor and casual clothing and accessories.
Colmac Robotics Ltd
www.colmac.ie
Educational-technology start-up in the field of robotics. Offering summer camps for children in Castlebar, Dublin and Galway.
Eurocycles
www.eurocycles.ie
An offline and online retail organisation specialising in the import and supply of bicycles and bicycle related products to the general public in Ireland.
Courtlough Shooting Grounds Ltd.
www.courtlough.ie
A clay pigeon shooting facility in North County Dublin which also features a trout fishery, outdoor activity centre and clubhouse.
PuddleDucks
www.puddleducks.ie
Located in Cork, PuddleDucks is a family run online retail business specialising in outdoor clothing for children.
Motive Television Ltd
www.motive.ie
IFTA nominated producer of documentary, lifestyle programming, travel shows and live event coverage.
Manasik Tours Ltd
www.manasik.ie
Travel Agency specialising in Eastern Travel for both corporate and private consumers.
Square Fit Ltd
Fit Ltdwww.tyresdublin.ie
Dublin based family garage business specialising in reliable and quick car servicing and repairs who also offer online quotes and bookings.
Anchor Safety Ltd
www.anchorsafety.ie
Provider of personal protective equipment such as road safety products (traffic cones, barriers, etc.), water safety products (lifebuoys, life jackets) and workwear.
Air Impact
www.airimpact.ie
Tipperary based wholesaler and distributor of pneumatic tools and equipment.
Datascope Ltd
www.datascope.ie
Wexford based printer of newspapers and magazines for 49 publishers in Ireland.
RA Kee & Sons Ltd
www.rkee.ie
Family run retailers operating four stores in the North West of Ireland.

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One week left to apply for IEDR’s OPTIMISE e-Commerce Fund

IEDR is making a final call to Irish small businesses and micro enterprises to apply for IE Domain Registry’s (IEDR’s) OPTIMISE e-Commerce and Website Development Fund. With just one week left until the closing date for applications on April 25th, IEDR is encouraging small business owners with an existing .ie website to apply for one of 20 places on this year’s OPTIMISE Fund.
IEDR’s OPTIMISE Fund will provide twenty small business owners with a combined €150,000 worth of professional consultation, training and development support services to improve and develop their existing online presence. The Fund covers e-commerce capability and functionality, helping small businesses benefit from e-Commerce features such as real-time payments, online catalogues, order processing and booking facilities.
Further details and the online application form are available at www.why.ie/optimise.
Urging Irish companies to apply, David Curtin, Chief Executive of IE Domain Registry, said: “I would encourage any small business owner with a .ie website looking for practical, step-by-step support to grow their business online to apply for a place on this year’s OPTIMISE Fund by April 25th. Previous winners of the OPTIMISE Fund are already reaping the benefits of being able to make the most of the Internet’s 24 hour sales channel, resulting in new customer enquiries and increased sales and growth.”
Ends
For reference:
Gibney Communications, Tel: 01 661 0402
Mark Leech, 087 905 3679 / Karen Jones, 086 866 4501

Note to Editor:
About the IE Domain Registry:
The IE Domain Registry (IEDR) is responsible for the management and administration of Ireland’s official Internet address .ie, in the interest of the Irish and global Internet communities. The IEDR operates the domain name system (DNS) for the .ie namespace, facilitates a dispute resolution service and operates a public ‘Whois’ lookup service for .ie domains. The DNS is one of the most important systems on the Internet as it provides the means to map easy-to-remember Internet addresses (such as www.iedr.ie) to cumbersome IP addresses (193.1.32.40).
The IEDR is a managed registry which means that there are rules and procedures governing the registration of .ie domain names. New applications are reviewed to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of registration. For example, IEDR will verify an applicant’s company registered number with the CRO, or its patent reference number with international databases. This contrasts with dot.com or dot.eu where there is no manual review, and the domain applied for will be automatically registered – once the name is available. Authenticating the claim to the domain name lends confidence to consumers and businesses to carry out transactions online, safe in the knowledge that the online companies are who they say they are. Also with a managed registry there are virtually no instances of cyber-squatting, fewer costly intellectually property disputes and reduced instances of spam and identity theft.
Reflecting the nature of Ireland’s managed registry system, the .ie country code domain name, has consistently been ranked one of the world’s top 5 safest domains by the McAfee Mapping the Mal Web report, since the report was established in 2007.
In October 2007 the IEDR relaxed the rules for registering personal .ie domain names for individuals, for example, www.johnsmith.ie. The relaxation of the rules was introduced in response to the increasing popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo after full consultation with the .ie registrar community and industry organisations.
In November 2010, the IEDR celebrated its 10th anniversary during which it marked a number of milestone events including the registration of Ireland’s 150,000th .ie domain name and launch of a www.why.ie as a resource for .ie registrants and registrars. This was followed by the publication of the Registry’s inaugural Domain Name Industry Report, the first account of its kind in Ireland of the .ie namespace and the Irish domain market. It is set in the context of the global domain name market and Ireland’s Internet ecosystem, and is published as a resource for Internet industry leaders and policy makers.
In May 2011, IEDR launched OPTIMISE, an e-commerce website development fund. The fund was launched following the findings of IEDR’s Domain Name Industry Report which found that only two-thirds of businesses were online and of those, only 21 per cent had e-commerce capability. The fund provided Irish SME owners with professional support with which to plan and carry out a major e-commerce website upgrade.
In early 2012 IEDR reached another milestone with the registration of Ireland’s 175,000th .ie domain.
Under the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme, the IEDR also provides free .ie domain names for registered charities, as well as free registration for two years to registrars providing new broadband connections to Ireland’s schools and educational institutions.