Four questions CIOs need to ask
Rob Sussman, Joint CEO Integr8 ITNews of struggling IT companies and even liquidations in the industry is the natural culmination of two very tough years. Integr8 Group Joint CEO, Rob Sussman, says CIOs should apply More...
Algeria opposes Orascom-MTN deal
Naguib Sawiris, Orascom CEOAlgeria’s government has decided to block MTN’s acquisition of Orascom Telecom’s Algerian unit. The Telecomunications Ministry yesterday confirmed the government’s strong opposition More...
HP acquires Palm for $1.2 billion
Todd Bradley, executive vice president, Personal Systems Group, HP Technology firm HP has announced the acquisition of smartphone pioneer, Palm, at a price of $1.2 billion. “Palm’s innovative operating system More...
Cloud-cuckoo land?
John Hope-Bailie, technical director at Demand Data While there is still a significant degree of hesitation and uncertainty about the viability of ‘cloud computing’, an increasing number of businesses are getting More...
RIM launches BlackBerry Pearl 3G
BlackBerry Pearl 3G (9100) Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the launch of its smallest smartphone yet, BlackBerry Pearl 3G, featuring email, messaging and social networking capabilities. More...
Nigerian regulator caps tariffs, SIM registration due in May
The new Acting Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC (Nigeria Communications Commission), Stephen Bello, has expressed the regulator’s intention to reintroduce a price cap regime in the industry, ahead of SIM More...
Fibre ring to link South Africa and Nigeria
Brian Herlihy, CEO Seacom Main One, Seacom and eFive Telecoms have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a new cable that will link South Africa to Nigeria. The pan-African fibre ring solution will More...
IDC monitors World Cup’s impact on ICT
International Data Corporation (IDC) is monitoring the impact of 2010 FIFA World Cup on technology deployment and adoption in South Africa, a senior official has announced. In an interview with ITNewsAfrica.com More...
First virtual digital expo in South Africa
The second annual JusTTouchIT 2010 Interactive Self-Service & Digital Media Conference, to be held on 4 and 5 May 2010 in Johannesburg, is going virtual this year to allow foreign exhibitors to promote their More...
Itec launches IP solutions for businesses
Philip Perkins, group chief operations officer, Itec Distribution Telecom and office automation solutions provider Itec has partnered with iConnect and ECN to deliver Internet Protocol telephony (IP) solutions to More...