Sidero, an Athlone-based software engineering company, has been acquired by a division of Hitachi for an undisclosed sum.
Founded in 2013 by Carmel Owens, Sidero develops and manages software systems for large organisations, including government bodies, telcos, and financial services businesses. Its expertise is in technologies such as radio access networks , self-optimising networks , cloud, and agile computing. Employing approximately 250 people in Athlone and Newry, Sidero’s main market to date has been Ireland ...