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Imperial Bank Kenya selects Oracle Reveleus
Oracle Financial Services Software today announced that Imperial Bank Kenya has selected Oracle Reveleus Basel II, Oracle Reveleus Basel II Analytics, Oracle Mantas Anti Money Laundering, Oracle Mantas Fraud and Oracle Reveleus Analytical CRM from Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications…
Broadband users in Africa to reach 92 million by 2015
According to a new report from Pyramid Research, total broadband users in Africa will increase from 40 million in 2010 to 92 million in 2015 at a CAGR of 18 percent, driven by new undersea cables and WIMAX connections. Broadband…
SAP Research aims to bridge ICT gaps
SAP Research Pretoria, the South African branch of SAP’s global research centre, has partnered with world-renowned computer science expert, Professor Jose Luis Encarnacao, to bridge the gaps in ICT uptake inherent in the socio-economic fabric of emerging economies in the…
CISCO Nigeria introduces borderless network
CISCO Systems Nigeria has announced the introduction of a borderless Network service in Nigeria, reports The Vanguard. The multi-dimensional broadband architecture service is expected to provide borderless services to Nigerian end users in three major areas: data, voice and video.…
The challenges of setting up recovery centres in Africa
Business Continuity Management has not been top of mind in Africa in the past, but the concept is growing quickly as new legislation and corporate governance regulations take hold for both public and private sector organisations. Despite the growing awareness…
Econet Wireless releases $10million to shareholders
ZIMBABWE’S leading cellular operator, Econet Wireless, has released R74 million (US$10 million) in dividend payments to its shareholders for year ended February 2010. Announcing the development on Wednesday, Econet Wireless finance director, Kris Chirairo, said the payout would provide relief…
Will Adobe re-invent itself in time?
Apple’s iPad raises an underlying problematic technology issue, specifically pertaining to Adobe Flash, competing with newer versions of HTML, JavaScript and CCS, and its inability to run on multiple devices that include touch functionality. Yet no-one adequately brought this hot…
Africa ready for Wind Power
The industry has been talking about wind power for a long time, however, the technology has improved massively over the last few years and we are now starting to see commercial base stations in Africa being powered by either wind-alone…
CCK: SIM registration deadline will not be extended
AS the clock ticks towards the July deadline set by the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK), for SIM card registration, the rush to beat the deadline is the order of the day. The rush comes in the wake of CCK…
Eassy landing stations, fully operational
The Eassy fibre optic cable will be ready for launch by this weekend. Construction of the cable started in Maputo, Mozambique in December 2009, and its completion will make it the third fibre optic cable in Kenya, with Teams and…
Bharti to invest US$150 million in Kenya
Indian mobile giant BHARTI Airtel, has announced that it will invest US$150 million in the Kenyan market. Speaking in Nairobi on Friday, the CEO Manoj Kholi said the investment would boost network operations. “We are here for the long run…
Alcatel-Lucent upgrades Mobinil’s billing systems
Alcatel-Lucent today announced the successful migration of the billing system and customer care solution of the Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil), Egypt’s leading mobile operator serving more than 26 million subscribers across the country. The migration towards the new…
Global Mobile subscriptions exceed the 5 billion mark
Last week marked yet another milestone in communications when the 5 billionth mobile subscription added to the count, thanks largely to emerging markets like China, India, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. According to Ericsson estimates based on industry information, the 5 billionth…
Gartner outlines rights of cloud services customers
Gartner beleives that all cloud services customers should have some basic rights to protect their interests, and Gartner, Inc.’s Global IT Council for Cloud Services has defined six rights and one responsibility of service customers that will help providers and…
World leaders move accelerate deployment broadband
Leading lights from industry, civil society, UN agencies and the creative sphere, who together comprise the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, have emphasized the critical role of broadband networks in future global development. Commissioners met in private session in Geneva…
LG rubbishes tax evasion claims
In response to allegations that electronics giant LG, is cheating the tax man, the company said this morning in a statement that it is confident that claims made in recent media reports that it is guilty of tax evasion will…
