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Business Logic Systems expands operations in the Middle East and Africa

Business Logic Systems expands operations in the Middle East and Africa

Business Logic Systems, the business intelligence and marketing campaign software company focused on the mobile telecoms industry, is expanding its operations in the Middle East with the opening of an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

July 31 2008 | Posted in Software | Read More »

Networks Unlimited keeps on growing!

Networks Unlimited keeps on growing!

Networks Unlimited, a Sub-Saharan distributor of IT Security and Networking Solutions based in South Africa today announced the company’s growth over the past three years has been a staggering 68%, 47% and a phenomenal 101% respectively!

July 31 2008 | Posted in Hardware | Read More »

Oracle Buys Global Knowledge Software

Oracle Buys Global Knowledge Software

Oracle today announced that it has agreed to acquire Global Knowledge Software LLC (GKS), a division of Global Knowledge, Inc.

July 31 2008 | Posted in Software | Read More »

Vittorio Colao takes over at Vodafone

Vittorio Colao takes over at Vodafone

Deputy chief executive Vittorio Colao has become the boss of Vodafone after taking on the role held by Arun Sarin for the past five years.
The handover at the company’s annual meeting came as shareholders voted on Vodafone’s £1 billion share buyback scheme, announced last week after its stock crashed.

July 31 2008 | Posted in Top Stories | Read More »

Sahara streamlines its ERP to better manage growth

Sahara streamlines its ERP to better manage growth

The Sahara Group has announced its intention to restructure its subsidiary portfolio as part of its strategy to manage and leverage off higher levels of growth it continues to experience.

July 31 2008 | Posted in Top Stories | Read More »

Rwanda: 7 companies named in bid for 3rd fixed line license

Rwanda: 7 companies named in bid for 3rd fixed line license

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA), which is responsible for ensuring a fair and transparent bidding process, named only seven companies who had officially bought into the bid for a 3rd fixed license

July 30 2008 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »

East African states discuss ICT policy harmonization

East African states discuss ICT policy harmonization

East African states are meeting in Nairobi to discuss plans for regional ICT policy harmonization and to determine if and how a single regulation policy can be applied uniformly.

July 30 2008 | Posted in Top Stories | Read More »

Zambia: Celtel to invest $70 million

Zambia: Celtel to invest $70 million

Celtel Zambia has announced plans to spend some US$70 million on its network this year in an effort to boost its subscriber base from 2.3 million to 2.7 million.

July 30 2008 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »

mobile-phone manufacturing plant for Mozambique

mobile-phone manufacturing plant for Mozambique

Malaysian company, M-mobile is investing more than US$3 million in setting up the first mobile-phone handset manufacturing plant in the country with a capacity to assemble between 50,000 and 70,000 mobile phones a month.

July 30 2008 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »

Glo expands roaming to 6 African and Euro countries

Glo expands roaming to 6 African and Euro countries

Nigeria’s Globacom, has expanded its prepaid roaming service to six additional countries. Glo Mobile subscribers will now have outbound roaming service in Spain, South Africa, Belgium, Turkey, Ukraine and Algeria.

July 30 2008 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »

MalaMala, Accsys carve out new route to enhanced payroll software

MalaMala, Accsys carve out new route to enhanced payroll software

After a fourteen-year period using the Accsys DOS based Nugen payroll software, management at MalaMala, situated  between the Sabi Sand Wildtuin and the Kruger Park, has converted the establishment’s infrastructure to the Accsys Peopleware solution.

July 29 2008 | Posted in Software | Read More »