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Telkom Kenya launches WAP portal

July 3, 2009 Category: Mobile and Telecoms   |   Submit an Article

TELKOM Kenya has launched a wireless application protocol (WAP) portal that will enable Orange Mobile subscribers’ internet access, which it believes will make it the market leader in broadband services.

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Broadband faces regulatory challenges- Motorola

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The regulatory environment in Africa is impacting negatively on the development of Wireless Broadband; this is according to Noel Kirkaldy, Marketing Director for Wireless Broadband, Motorola. (more…)

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Home affairs IT infrastructure ready for world cup

Category: Software   |   Submit an Article

THE Department of Home Affairs has declared its information technology systems ready ahead of the FIFA 2010 World Cup that South Africa will host next year.
“As Honourable Members will recall and this is already in the public domain, the Who Am I Online Project, which is intended to integrate our IT systems as a whole was, (more…)

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Development Fund invests $97.4 mln in Essar Telecom Kenya

July 2, 2009 Category: Mobile and Telecoms   |   Submit an Article

Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) has invested 7.5 billion Kenyan shillings(about 97.4 million U.S. dollars) in Essar Telecom Kenya (ETK), the country’s fourth mobile phone operator to expand its East Africa operations. (more…)

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Oracle launches Oracle “SaaS for ISVs” monthly licensing model

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Committed to providing the leading technology platform for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Cloud Computing partners, Oracle today launched a new commercial licensing model that enables Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to purchase license and support for components of the Oracle Platform for SaaS on a monthly basis. (more…)

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Digivox, popimedia launch new campaign

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DIGIVOX, the digital agency responsible for digital marketing on behalf of South Africa’s iBurst, together with Social Media Specialists, Popimedia Innovations, have launched the iBurst “Dial-up is Dead” campaign for iBurst Broadband Internet. (more…)

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Furore over Durban website cost

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SOUTH Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling for an investigation into the tendering process for the Durban City Council’s World Cup website, which was recently awarded to a BEE company at the cost of R5.5 million. (more…)

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IBM names Oliver Fortuin as General Manager

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IBM announces that Oliver Fortuin will be the General Manager for IBM’s business in Sub-Saharan Africa, starting July 6. Mr Fortuin succeeds Mark Harris. (more…)

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Africa’s high mobile penetration sets the stage for Internet revolution

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Rapid penetration of cellular phones into South Africa and the rest of the Africa will set the stage for mass adoption of the Internet across the country and continent. That’s according to Deon Liebenberg, Regional Director for Sub Sahara Africa at Research In Motion (RIM), the company behind the BlackBerry® solution. (more…)

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Vivendi bids for Zain Africa

June 30, 2009 Category: Mobile and Telecoms   |   Submit an Article

Zain has received an offer from France’s largest entertainment groups Vivendi, for its African operations. There is no word on the amount offered but Kuwaiti daily al-Anbaa has reported that Zain’s Group’s Assistant Chief Executive for Business Development and Government Relations Barrak al-Subeih said, (more…)

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MTN, BELGACOM, SWISSCOM welcome transaction

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THE current shareholders of Belgacom ICS, Belgacom and Swisscom, have expressed pleasure at their recent transaction with South Africa-based MTN.

This follows the announcement of Belgacom ICS (BICS) and MTN’s next step in their strategic co-operation by combining their international carrier services, resulting in MTN holding an equity stake in BICS. (more…)

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Leverage what you have and act fast

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Patrick Reeves, Axiz HP Category Manager, says that while the negativity of the global economic situation has understandably spread angst amongst local business owners, it is important not to let this pessimism consume you. (more…)

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