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Yahoo and Twitter in content-sharing deal
Social network Twitter has struck a content-sharing deal with Yahoo, the second largest search engine on the web.
GijimaAst profits up despite lower revenue
GijimaAst today announced growth in its first-half earnings and strong improvement in margins and cash reserves, despite the group’s slight decline in total revenues.
It’s over: Cisco ends long-term partnership with HP
HP will lose its role as both a Cisco Certified channel partner and a Global Service Alliance partner as of 30 April. Cisco decided to end the long-term partnership due to increasing competition between the two parties.
Alcatel-Lucent agrees to pay settlement for alleged bribes
Alcatel-Lucent will stop using sales and marketing agents in conducting its business. This development comes on the back of confirmed reports that the company has paid $137.4 million in fines for alleged bribes paid in Costa Rica, Taiwan and Kenya.
Google launches mobile shopping application for Android
Google’s Android platform now has an extra mobile application, Google Shopper, which does more than basic searching.
Kenyan Government wins GSMA award for broadband strategy
The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, today presented His Excellency Mr. Samuel Poghisio, Minister for Information and Communications for Kenya, with the mobile industry’s prestigious annual Government Leadership Award.
SA Minister of Finance hails social media in budget speech
In yesterday’s Budget Speech for 2010, South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, underlined the importance of using social media platforms to encourage public participation in the budget process.
Microsoft pulls LinkedIn, Facebook into Outlook
Microsoft has announced plans to incorporate Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn updates into its enterprise product, Outlook. The company said in statement, “First, we’re proud to announce the public beta of LinkedIn for Outlook, which will enable our millions of Office…
Huawei Unveils LTE modem
Huawei today unveiled its latest innovation in mobile broadband terminal devices, the E398 modem, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona . The E398 is the world’s first triple-mode LTE yesterday. modem compatible with all three major network standards: LTE,…
Access Bank’s CIO speaks about plans for 2010
Tunde Coker, CIO Access Bank Nigeria Plc, sees a lot of opportunities for growth in his bank’s IT infrastructure. His strategy for 2010 includes implementation of emerging technologies, server virtualization and more collaboration with IT professionals in South Africa and…
Digital vouchers launched in South Africa
South African mobile solution provider, Mobilitrix, has launched targeted and secure digital vouchers to revolutionize the way retail brands engage with consumers.
Ericsson launches app store for operators
Ericsson has launched eStore, a market place where operators can easily set-up and offer applications to customers. The eStore already has over 30 000 applications and they are downloadable to any mobile phone.
Intel and Nokia merge software platforms
Global tech giants Intel Corporation and Nokia, yesterday announced that they have merged their software platforms, Moblin and Maemo respectively, to create MeeGo, a Linux-based software platform that supports multiple hardware architectures and accelerates industry innovation in the convergence of…
EASSy cable finally lands
The much awaited East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy), which was expected to land at Mtunzini, KwaZulu Natal (KZN), South Africa, during the weekend, has finally landed this morning at 8.04am, an official told ITNewsAfrica.com.
Goldman Sachs MD resigns to run website
Goldman Sachs Managing Director Teresa Clarke today ended a decade-long career at the investment banking firm to devote her full energies to Africa.com, an Internet portal for Africa, of which she is president and CEO.
ITU strengthens Haiti’s communications networks
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) partnered with Singapore-based smartBridges Solutions, provider of wireless broadband equipment, to deploy WiMAX and WiFi systems, aimed at strengthening ITU’s on-the-ground disaster response capabilities.
