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Mobile marketing & Broadcasting ahead of 2010 World Cup
THE importance of mobile marketing and broadcasting ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will feature prominently in the upcoming Soccerex 2008 that South Africa will host later this month.
Google introduces new video chat
GOOGLE has introduced a new video chat, Gmail Video and Voice, which offers Webcam-based video conferencing. The new feature, which is availbale to all Gmail users free of charge, was rolled on Tuesday.
KSS and Expand win South Africa government contract
KSS together with Expand Networks has been awarded a three-year contract by the Department of Land Affairs for the supply, implementation and maintenance of a Wide Area Network (WAN) optimisation solution.
MWEB off the auction block
MWEB is now off the auction block, after Napers took the decision to withdraw it, owing to the current unfavourable global economic climate.
Nigeria: HP introduces new device for virtualisation
MANUFACTURERS of world’s renowned and user friendly computers, Hewlett Packard (HP), have introduced new computer devices aimed at helping improve virtualisation quality, a senior official has announced.
Best of both worlds: making phone calls with IT
VoIP infrastructures are rapidly replacing the traditional PABX and many organisations are interested in VoIP and IP-telephony. The most important advantages are the reduction of costs and the attractive new opportunities such as centralised management of all communications and virtual…
419 Scammers target Facebook users
Facebook has been infiltrated by scammers who use compromised accounts to con users out of cash. Now that even non-tech savvy internet users know not to respond to, or click on links in, emails from strangers, online thieves have turned…
Rice-African partnership is open-education blockbuster
Houston-based Rice University and South Africa, Cape Town-based Shuttleworth Foundation today announced plans to jointly develop one of the world’s largest, most comprehensive sets of free online teaching materials for primary and secondary school children.
South Africa named best IT export opportunity for UK
SOUTH Africa has been named as one of the best export opportunities for the United Kingdom’s technology firms.
ICT – its time to batten down the hatches and work smarter
The crash of financial markets worldwide and the consequential pressure on currencies has brought many a company to the proverbial ‘cross-roads’ scenario. Decisive action is called for – but with a healthy dollop of circumspection and review.
Nigeria, Uganda to dominate AfricaCom Awards
NIGERIAN and Ugandan mobile, telecommunications and internet service providers are set to dominate the forthcoming AfricaCom Awards to be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa, set for November 18.
Motorola driving future generation with 4g
MOBILE phone giant Motorola is driving information technology into the 4G future with its WiMAX and LTE software programmes. The company says WiMax and LTE are well positioned to drive the global evolution towards all-inclusive wireless broadband communications with market…
Riverbed Extends WAN Optimization
Riverbed Technology, the technology and market leader in wide-area data services (WDS), today announced the upcoming release of enhanced versions of its Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS®),
How the internet helped propel Barack Obama to the White House
Barack Obama’s mastery of the internet as a campaigning tool was key to his election victory. From day one of his bid for the White House, the President-Elect grasped the potential of the web to spread his message and organise…
Time ticking for annual Mobile & NFC Payment Strategies Conference in SA
THE clock is ticking towards the annual Mobile & NFC Payment Strategies Conference where African experts in the industry will join their counterparts from around the world in South Africa. The four-day event is scheduled for Johannesburg.
Nigeria hosts information tehcnology confrence on Nov 20-22
AFRICA’S most populous nation, Nigeria, will host its first information technology (IT) exhibition in Lagos from November 20-22.
