Yahoo announces official opening of new Dublin office

Yahoo today announced the official opening of its new offices in Dublin to further enhance its services across the company’s corporate functions globally, in Ireland, and across Europe.

Based in the EXO building in The Dublin Docklands, Yahoo will use the 3,317 sq m / 35,703 sq ft space to foster collaboration for engineering, research & development, legal, finance, sales, operations, customer care and security roles.

“Our new Dublin office will help foster even more collaboration and innovation in the region,” said Jim Lanzone, CEO of Yahoo. “With dedicated space for our engineering, sales, security, operations and finance teams, we’re better positioned to serve our customers as a trusted guide navigating the digital landscape.”

The new office is an important milestone in continuing Yahoo’s regional presence and a commitment to supporting local talent for the city’s growing tech space.

“We believe that Ireland is one of the best places in the world to do business,” said Edel Murphy, MD Yahoo Ireland. “Dublin is home to a bustling tech scene, and the innovation on offer combined with the diverse mix of talent makes it an important, strategic location for companies like Yahoo. We’re looking forward to welcoming our team members to this fantastic space dedicated to helping us deliver innovation to our clients and partners across Ireland and Europe, and for the millions of people who use Yahoo around the world.”

Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Peter Burke said: “Congratulations to Yahoo on the opening of their new offices in the EXO in the Docklands, a significant milestone in the company’s history. Thank you for choosing Ireland for nearly 30 years and continuing to invest here.  Your unwavering confidence underscores what we know about our offering in Ireland – that we are a reliable location for international businesses to grow and thrive. Best wishes to Yahoo into the future.”

Michael Lohan, CEO of IDA Ireland said: ‘’Yahoo has been in Ireland for 29 years and in that time has contributed to Ireland’s growth and success in the tech sector. Their continued investment helps position Ireland as a location for long term growth and is a great vote of confidence in the talent that we can offer here. I would like to congratulate Yahoo on the opening of their new office space and wish them continued success.’’

Microsoft to discontinue Nokia Mail and Nokia Chat on 9th March, 2015 by @Tiwaash #Microsoft #NokiaMail

Microsoft sent out mails to Nokia Mail users informing that she Nokia Mail and Nokia Chat services powered by Yahoo from March 9, 2015 onwards.

Beginning 9 March, 2015, you will no longer be able to sign in, access your existing emails, or send and receive new messages using your Nokia Mail or Nokia Chat address. If you want to save your existing emails, you must copy your existing Nokia Mail to another email service or to your computer before 9 March, 2015″ read the mail from Microsoft.

Microsoft also detailed about the withdrawal of support from all the services for which the users use Nokia Mail id.

If you use your Nokia Mail or Nokia Chat address to sign in to Yahoo services such as Flickr, you will no longer be able to do so after March 9, 2015 and all your data and content will be deleted. If you’re a Flickr user, follow this link to move your photos to a new Flickr account, to prevent losing your photos:https://help.yahoo.com/kb/flickr/SLN7315.html?impressions=true

If you have been using Nokia Mail as your contact email for other apps or services, we advise you to update your profile on these services to use an alternative email address. We recommend that you let your friends and family know about your new email address as well”.

So considering this as an early warning signal from Microsoft it is better to follow the instructions given here & save your important mails & chats.
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