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T-Systems seals $3.2 million cloud services deal
One of Africa’s largest glass manufacturers, Consol Glass, has partnered with South African based ICT company, T-Systems to migrate their SAP infrastructure to the cloud. T-Systems will supply Consol with information and communication services in a deal worth R25 million…
Etisalat Nigeria captures untapped mobile market
Etisalat Nigeria is evading the current mobile price war in Nigeria by embracing new innovative ideas in a bid to capture market share from its competitors. That’s according to John Murray, Etisalat Nigeria Chief Information Officer (CIO). Etisalat Nigeria is…
MTN won’t throttle uncapped users
With Telkom’s announcement that data caps on its TelkomInternet AllAccess products would be permanently increased at no additional charge, MTN launched themselves into the data fight by revealing that they won’t be throttling customers who exceed their “fair-use” limits. The…
Gartner: Apple’s iPad dominates tablet market
Apple’s best-selling iPad will account for about 73.4% of worldwide media tablet sales in 2011, down from 83% share in 2010, according to projections from Gartner. According to the channel insider, the market research firm also noted Apple will have…
Kenya: Mobile handset sales soar by 200%
Today the GSMA issued preliminary findings from research undertaken into taxation. Initially focused on Africa, the research shows that mobile handset sales have soared by 200 per cent in Kenya following the government’s 2009 decision to slash the 16 per…
Telkom increases data caps
South Africa’s telecommunication company, Telkom today announced that data caps on its TelkomInternet AllAccess products would be permanently increased at no additional charge. The announcement follows a 3 month free blended data promotion. In July this year the company announced…
Rwanda: 7 million users lack mobile phones
MTN Rwanda has about 7 million people who have no access to mobile phones. At least half of them are potential customers. This is according to Yves Kimenyi, MTN Rwanda Senior Manager for Information Systems. “Rwanda’s total population is about…
SEACOM to upgrade cable capacity
SEACOM has announced that it will upgrade the capacity of its cable following an increase in demand, after receiving a 60% subscription to the current 1.28 terabytes per second capacity. SEACOM Chief Executive Officer Mark Simpson said that following trends…
Meg Whitman appointed HP CEO
Electronics and consumable maker HP has announced that Meg Whitman has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer for HP, replacing Leo Apotheker. The board of directors also moved Ray Lane from non-executive chairman to executive chairman…
HP expands African operations
HP today announced it has expanded its operations in Africa by establishing new entities in 10 of the continent’s fast-growing economies. By extending access to its portfolio of hardware, software and services across Africa, HP will enable governments, businesses and…
Africa represents real mobile innovation
The TM Forum Management World Africa, a global communications industry initiative that assists members understand the complexity of running a service provider business, commenced today at the Hilton Hotel, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Speaking at the two day conference, Nik…
HP rolls-out first cloud centre in EMEA
HP today announced that Computacentre Germany has become the first HP Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) in the Europe and Middle East Africa (EMEA) region. HP Cloud Centres of Excellence enable channel partners to showcase and demonstrate the business transformation…
Ghana spent $1-billion in Telecoms investments
In a report released by the World Bank, it has emerged that Ghana has received more than $1-billion in telecom investment in the country for a ten-year period (1998 – 2008). It seems to have paid off, as the cheapest…
Gijima makes 4 key exec appointments
South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed Information Communication and Technology (ICT) company, Gijima has appointed 4 key executive committee members. Gijima CEO, Jonas Bogoshi said – during the company’s annual results presentation held on 23 August 2011, in Johannesburg,…
Reviewed: Gears of War 3
The Gears of War trilogy comes to a spectacular end with the conclusion of Gears of War 3, something that fans have been waiting almost three years for. Well, gamers won’t be disappointed as they guide Marcus, Cole and the…
IBM targets Angola, opens new office
IBM has announced the opening of a new branch office in Luanda, Angola as part of the company’s continued geographic expansion to increase its presence in key growth markets in support of its global strategy. The new office was inaugurated…
