Microsoft has announced that it will set up premises in the Science and Technology Park under construction at Maluana, in Maputo province. Dr Cheick Diarra, Microsoft Africa president made the announcement during a recent visit [c]
The first Science Congress of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences, meant to assess the overall status of science and technology in the country and identify major gaps, was held in Addis Ababa from December 15 [c]
The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the body established in 2002 to manage Kenya’s “.ke” or dot KE country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), has launched a three-week campaign aimed at improving the uptake of [c]
Q&A with Estelle van Niekerk, Etisalat Afghanistan’s mobile financial services specialist (This post has been reproduced from Mobile Money Explained, published by Sonum Puri, Head of Mobile Money at Clarion Events. It shows how the [c]
Safaricom has opened an experiential outlet at The Junction Mall on Ngong road, Nairobi and also unveiled new uniforms for its SafaricomShop staff in an exercise aimed at re-defining customer service and enhancing brand identity. The [c]
The West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC), a major shareholder in Africa’s EASSy fibre-optic cable, has entered into a strategic partnership with Cable&Wireless Worldwide, a global communications provider, to improve the reliability, performance and reach [c]
Bharti Airtel, with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, has announced the signing up of its 50 millionth mobile subscriber in Africa. Airtel has achieved this milestone within just 17 months of acquiring Zain’s mobile operations in 16 African [c]
Research In Motion (RIM) has introduced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, the firm’s next-generation enterprise mobility solution and RIM’s entry into the multi-platform Mobile Device Management (MDM) marketplace. The BlackBerry Mobile Fusion is expected to simplify the [c]
HumanIPO, a networking tool for IT entrepreneurs which links then links them with potential financiers, is set to establish an 800-squaremetre incubation facility in Nairobi by January 2012. The space is designed to bring together [c]
Safaricom has launched an e-Learning program aimed at widening the reach and quality of ICT education in Kenyan schools. Dubbed ‘Safaricom Blackboard Solution’, the program to be rolled out in conjunction with ICT partners, will [c]
With only few days left to the opening of the fourth annual AITEC AfriHealth conference, the continent’s leading forum to discuss management issues, technology and issues regarding universal access to medicare, senior hospital staffers drawn [c]
AccessKenya Group was on Tuesday awarded at the Kenya ICT Awards Gala Dinner as the 2011 Outstanding MPLS service provider due to its effective networking solutions. Remarking on the award, AccessKenya Group’s internet division managing [c]
Eng. Philip O. Okundi has been re-appointed Chairman of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) Board of Directors for a further three years. According to a press release from the CCK circulated today, President Mwai [c]
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is seeking expressions of interest from persons or organizations to serve as the Independent Objector (IO) for the New gTLD programme next year. The IO is [c]
SkyVision Global Networks, a global provider of IP connectivity over satellite and fiber optic systems, has received the AfricaCom 2011 award of Satellite Service Provider of the Year in Africa. The award was presented at [c]
The recent move by Mr Shahab Meshki from Cisco’s regional head office in Nairobi to head operations of Kenya Data Networks (KDN) could in the long run help to enhance the business collaboration between Cisco [c]
AfriHealth, the annual Healthcare conference that discusses policy, technology and issues regarding continental access to Healthcare, will be held in Nairobi from November 30 to December 1. The event, organised by AITEC Africa and the [c]
The DotConnectAfrica (DCA), one of the orgnisations that have expressed interest to implement and manage “.africa” gTLD, has opposed plans to include “DotAfrica,” “DotAfrique” and “DotAfriqiya” top level internet doamins in the List of Reserved [c]
Manufacturing companies in Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) that choose to use illegal software steal more than $1.6 billion from their in-market competitors that opt to play fair by using genuine software. This is [c]
LG Electronics has been named a Thomson Reuters 2011 Top 100 Global Innovator, recognized for its achievements as one of the world’s most innovative companies. In developing the list of Top 100 Global Innovators, Thomson [c]
DocConnectAfrica (DCA) project, which intends to manage and implement the “.africa” top level domain (GLD) if mandated by ICANN, has stated that it would work with the continent’s country code domains and help enhance their [c]
Over 650,000 customers of fast food outlets under the Innscor chain can now pay their bills through the globally acclaimed M-PESA service following the signing of a partnership agreement between the Safaricom’s MPESA and the [c]
A recent Cisco study, titled Connected World Report whose results were highlighted at the Cisco Expo 2011 meeting in South Africa states that young professionals are attracted by open work environments that accommodate use of [c]
AccessKenya has announced a realignment of its marketing strategies to upscale interactivity with youthful internet users through targeted media campaigns in a renewed bid to encourage fixed-price internet connectivity and further increase their customer numbers [c]
Airtel Money is now offering its prepaid customers a 50 per cent bonus airtime if they choose to buy airtime to top up their lines or other Airtel lines via Airtel Money. The company is [c]
Safaricom’s mobile money transfer service M-PESA has scooped two international awards at the just concluded Mobile Money Awards. The event, held in Dubai recently as part of the Connected World Forum, brought together mobile experts and showcased next-generation mobile applications [c]
Microsoft, with support from the Kenya Copyright Board and the Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Agency, is advising Kenyan consumers and software resellers to be aware of the high quality counterfeit Microsoft software that is currently being traded [c]
DragonWave Inc. plans is set to acquire Nokia Siemens Networks’ (NSN) microwave transport business, including its associated operational support systems (OSS) and related support functions. Under the deal, DragonWave would become the preferred, strategic supplier [c]
Telkom Kenya has announced that it will maintain its existing local calling rates at Kshs 2 for on-net calls and Kshs 4 for off-net calls. In a press release, Telkom Kenya chief executive Mickael Ghossein said that [c]
One of Kenya’s software development outfits ACCFIN East Africa, an accredited Sage enterprise resource planning (ERP) partner, is showcasing the latest version of Sage ERP 6.0 at the AITEC East Africa ICT Summit. Mr Raymond [c]
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