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MTN employees take ICT learning to African communities
The MTN Group has announced the start of its annual staff volunteer programme, 21 Days of Y’ello Care, which the company says will benefit thousands of learners and teachers from disadvantaged schools and communities across its footprint. Y’ello Care runs…
Performanta announces record number of Websense TRITON Gladiators
Performanta, a specialist information security firm, has announced that another of its employees has successfully been certified as a Websense TRITON Gladiator. He will join with four colleagues throughout the EMEA region, bringing Performanta’s total number of Websense TRITON Gladiators…
HDS unveils new Software Defined Infrastructure Solutions lineup
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation has announced a leap forward in its technology leadership for delivering software-defined infrastructures that enable customers to simplify IT and free data from traditional hardware and location constraints, making it more accessible for all existing and…
EMEA accounts for 26 percent of Lenovo’s worldwide revenue
The Lenovo Group has revealed its fourth fiscal quarter and full-year ended March 31, 2015 results. In a seasonally slow quarter with significant currency impacts, revenue was US$11.3 billion, up 21 percent year-over-year. If excluding the exchange rate impact, the…
E-waste collection drive concludes in Benin
MTN and Ericsson’s electrical and electronic equipment waste (e-waste) collection and awareness drive in Benin has ended. According to both companies more than 20 tons of e-waste was collected. The campaign was geared towards creating awareness about the importance of…
Hitachi Data Systems achieves Level 3 B-BBEE rating
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has announced that it has achieved a Level 3 B-BBEE rating, having previously been rated as Level 4. This follows the multi-national company’s acquisition of its African distributor, Shoden Data Systems, in 2012 and the establishment…
Ingram Micro launches Morocco hub
In an effort to continue to expand, Ingram Micro announced that it has opened its subsidiary office in Casablanca. The new office should assist the company in continuing to create a larger presence in Africa with Morocco as its North…
MTN Business launches Pan African Internet of Things platform
MTN Business today unveiled the first truly Pan African Internet of Things (IoT) platform, providing African enterprises with greater control and advanced management features for their connected devices and sim cards. The launch also sees the introduction of a global…
SAP Africa and partners to enable local economic growth in Limpopo
Together with the Kgautswane Community Development Centre in Limpopo, the German Red Cross and Volunta, SAP Africa today announced the establishment of a community-based business network partnership named the Kgautswane Virtual Buying Cooperative (KVBC). Kgautswane, a rural community in the…
The future of mobile lies with a happy customer
In a world that seems increasingly hostile towards connectivity providers, many operators are being forced to deliver a service that is crucial to the productivity and gratification of modern consumers. But there is always the other side to these aspirations…
SAP Africa Smart Academy prepares Nigerian youths for the workplace of tomorrow
If Africa is to continue on a path of positive economic growth, the continent will have to better capitalise on the potential of its youth, as more than half (55%) of Africa’s inhabitants will be younger than 24 by 2025 according…
Ericsson, Apple at loggerheads
According to a report via Mobile World Live, tension has arisen between Ericsson and Apple. This is not the first time that the two technology giants have clashed. According to gigaom.com, Apple and Ericsson battled over LTE patents in January…
South Africa: Telkom set to drive ICT innovation and growth
Telkom has announced an investment of over R100 million in enterprise and supplier development with the launch of its FutureMakers programme. According to Telkom, FutureMakers focuses on driving innovation in the ICT sector by growing access to technology and by…
WorldRemit calls on regulators to block Western Union’s MoneyGram acquisition
WorldRemit founder and CEO, Ismail Ahmed, has commented on the potential acquisition of MoneyGram by its largest competitor – Western Union. According to reports by Bloomberg and Reuters, Western Union is in talks to acquire its rival, MoneyGram. According to…
SAP Africa announces Moroccan Skills for Africa Initiative
At the fourth in the series of five SAP Africa Forums that are being held across the continent this year, SAP Africa today shared the details of the latest chapter in the company’s Skills for Africa job creation initiative. Part…
Selevision unveils full HD capacity for Middle East and North Africa
In an effort to increase HD channels and allow greater enjoyment of television and satellite capabilities in the Middle East and North Africa region, Middle East-based technology and content provider Selevision announced the unveiling of what it has called “a…
