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Celebrating 10 years of ICT innovation in Africa

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:10:00 +0200

The 2008 ICT African Achievers Awards has been dubbed the biggest ever, with nominations of outstanding African ICT performers still pouring in from all over the continent. The growth of these awards has been phenomenal with this year's penetration reaching all corners of Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend

East African Cables joins blue chip stocks club

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:50:00 +0200

Cables and conductors' manufacturer, East African Cables (EAC), is celebrating its recent inclusion in the blue chip stocks club - the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) 20 Share index. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Africa's broadband set to explode

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:20:00 +0200

Until recently the Internet in Africa has been the poor relation to the much more successful spread of mobile phones. The experience of Africa's Internet with dial-up connections has been like trying to eat a meal by sucking it through a straw. It's been slow and expensive for the individual user so it's hardly surprising that it has thus far only attracted a relatively small band of users compared to mobile phones. Read full story... | Send to a friend

IBM opens New Africa Innovation Centre

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:34:00 +0200

An Africa Innovation Centre was officially opened in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday 24 June 2008, with the aim to drive information technology skills development and address business challenges in the economic growth of sub-Saharan Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend

SA firm opens imaging bureau in Luanda

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:43:00 +0200

South African enterprise content management (ECM) firm Digital Archiving Systems (DAS) has opened an imaging bureau in the Angolan capital. The enterprise, which is worth US$250,000, will see the employment of 10 skilled ECM workers. Read full story... | Send to a friend

The spread of telepresence tech, Part 1: Need arises

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:41:00 +0200

Rising transportation costs and concerns about social and environmental responsibility are spurring corporate demand for videoconferencing, collaborative software and virtual telepresence technology. Wider access to broadband Internet is a key enabler. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Malawi introduces e-ticketing

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:42:00 +0200

Travel Agents Association of Malawi (TAAM) has announced that passengers travelling in Malawi must now book their flights and buy tickets electronically. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Next wireless spectrum sale likely to come with a catch

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:28:00 +0200

Having succeeded in attaching conditions to its most recent auction of wireless bandwidth, the United States' FCC is considering another go at the concept. This time, the string attached would require the provider to offer free wireless Internet access to 90 percent of the entire U.S. population. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Video gaming market growing apace

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:21:00 +0200

EMEA video gaming market to reach AED 32.3 billion in 2008 up by 18.4% over the last year. Read full story... | Send to a friend

SAT-3 reinforces market monopolies in Africa - study

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:05:00 +0200

A study examining the impact the SAT-3 fibre optic submarine cable has had on telecommunications in four African countries has found that the potential of the cable has not been properly exploited. Read full story... | Send to a friend