A regional hack-athon focusing on “ICT 4 Agriculture” or “ICT4Ag” solutions is set to be held in Kigali, Rwanda from November 4 – 8, 2013. The hack-thon has been planned as one of the key [c]
ICANN has, through its Generic Domains Division, announced the conclusion of the Initial Evaluation (IE) phase of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program, a development that means more than 1,700 applications have now been [c]
US-based ICANN has today issued a media alert stating that “dot-less” domain names would not be issued in the on-going gTLD round following the body’s New gTLD Programme Committee (NGPC) meeting held on August 13. [c]
Assessing the performance and efficiency of an IT environment is a cornerstone of effective governance and management of information. Because doing it well is every bit as complex as the IT environment itself, ensuring that [c]
Seacom has given 100 mbps of internet connectivity to 4 innovation centers in Kenya to enhance their capacity to generate local content for a global audience. The Centers – iHub, m:Lab, NaiLab and 88mph – will now [c]
Ericsson and Zamtel have agreed to demonstrate their capability to deliver state-of-the-art 4G mobile commnications technology in a live Zamtel mobile communications network, for the first time in Zambia during the 20th edition of the United [c]
Huawei and Zain Kuwait have announced plans to build a unified all-IP mobile bearer network in Kuwait. On the bearer network, the backbone network adopts the 100G IP and OTN synergy technology – thereby making [c]
M-Pesa – the premier mobile money transfer solution launched by Safaricom in March 6, 2007 – has transformed the way people transfer cash not just in Kenya, and in the process spawning similar solutions in [c]
MasterCard and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have announced that there are 10 million active SASSA Debit MasterCard cards in South Africa, following the introduction of the new biometric grant payment disbursement [c]
To help enterprises with Mobile Device Management (MDM), global IT association ISACA is offering a free virtual conference, titled Managing the Mobile Onslaught: Securing Endpoints to Apps, on Wednesday, 18 September 2013, from 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. [c]
Dimension Data has today announced that their offer to acquire NSE-listed AccessKenya has gone unconditional with all the pre conditions of the offer satisfied. Dimension Data is expected to pay shareholders who accepted the offer [c]
Since the Jubilee government’s announcement of new Cabinet and Principal Secretaries where former ICT PS Dr Bitange Ndemo’s name was conspicuously missing, many have wondered about his whereabouts. However, Dr Ndemo – widely regarded by [c]
Seven global technology firms – Facebook; Ericsson; MediaTek; Nokia; Opera; Qualcomm and Samsung – have come together to form a partnership which aims to make the internet access and available to the next 5 billion [c]
Safaricom has today – through its M-PESA service – introduced a new rent collection and payment service dubbed Lipa Kodi na M-PESA. Under the new scheme, customers will pay Kshs 6 for transactions of up to [c]
Equatorial Commercial Bank (ECB) and Airtel Kenya have announced a partnership that will see ECB customers’ access mobile banking services on their mobile phones via the Airtel Money platform as part of the bank’s growth strategy [c]
The Kenya ICT Board in partnership with KITOS are set to hold 3-day “Kenya ICT Week” conference from September 2 – 5 in Nairobi. The Kenya IT Week which comprises of two unique summits, the 2nd [c]
In order to enhance data security and further enhance its capabilities to mitigate against risk of fraud, Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) has selected the software solution of NetGuardians, a Swiss-based software firm with a [c]
Highlights: Device to cater for the market segment in demand for CDMA desktop devices Device will be sold as a standalone unit retailing at KSh 4,999 Device has long battery life, supporting portability and allows [c]
Kenya’s ICT sector is set to witness changes arising from the imminent consolidation of 3 independent bodies to form the proposed Kenya ICT Authority or ICTA. While commenting on a discussion on KICTanet, the ICT [c]
Written by Aida Opoku-Mensah Now that the UN High-Level Panel Report is out and launched in various capitals, including Addis Ababa this month, African countries can put on their thinking caps and start to plan how [c]
Ericsson and Nokia Solutions and Networks – formerly Nokia Siemens Networks – (NSN) have both been recognized as “Leaders” in the LTE industry within the “Leaders” quadrant of Gartner’s 2013 Magic Quadrant for LTE [c]
Mahindra Comviva, the global provider of mobile financial and VAS solutions, has today announced that its mobiquity mobile financial services platform has been awarded the best Mobile Banking Technology award by World Finance Technology Awards 2013, declared [c]
After less than a decade since its launch in 2007, the Africa News portal is set to close down in September this year due to what its publishers attribute to challenges of “resources and time.” [c]
UAE’s Al Yah Satellite Communications has further expanded the availability of its satellite broadband Internet service in the Republic of South Sudan through a new partnership with SSCOOP SS Cooperative “SCOOP”. The high speed internet [c]
Just a few weeks after online classified provider OLX Kenya picked comedian Eric Omondi as the face of its campaign, Airtel Kenya has also picked on another comedian – Mwalimu Wanjiku – to lead its [c]
UAP Insurance has started the process of moving its product range into the digital realm by developing a mobile application for individual insurance customers, beginning with AfyaImara, the medical cover designed for individuals. AfyaImara is [c]
Distimo, the global mobile applications analytics firm, has released its Top Global Apps July 2013 Report to provide the mobile apps development fraternity and the general IT industry a snapshot of the global trends as regards [c]
Huawei has appointed Mr Spawn Wen as the Managing Director for Huawei Zambia representative offices also responsible for business operations in Zimbabwe and Malawi. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Wen was the Deputy CEO of [c]
On Sunday August 7, Yahoo! announced that it would unveil a new brand logo in month’s time on September 4. The firm’s chief marketing officer Cathy Savitt wrote on Tumblr – which the firm [c]
The inaugural Social Media Awards – meant to reward organizations and individuals who have showcased strategic and creative use of social media – were held yesterday at the Laico Regency Hotels Ballroom and the various [c]
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