Just under half of the countries in Africa have liberalised their broadcast markets and there has been a considerable growth in the number of new television and radio stations.

South African President, Thabo Mbeki, has credited the Presidential International Advisory Council on Information Society and Development (PIAC) for being at the centre of the country’s advancement in information technology over the past eight years.

The advent of converged communications offers significant opportunities for consumers and businesses. For consumers, the utopia lies in having all communication services available under one contract.

Vodafone UK is trialling a unique service that enables all UK mobile users to send text messages from their Facebook profile to friends.The pilot service will be extended later this month to also include picture messages.

Spescom Limited, a JSE-listed integrated business communications solution provider, and Presence Technology, a provider of contact centre performance optimisation software, have achieved significant successes with their combined call centre offering in the local market.

Sparked by the ongoing explosion of audio, video, photos, and text being generated or converted in digital formats, the global market for digital asset management (DAM) solutions – software intended to capture, organize, store and distribute an organization’s digital content…

A world-class system developed by the JSE listed IT services and solutions specialist Faritec for Nedbank Financial Planning has positioned the bank at the forefront of the industry in the arena of financial planning.

The market for Mobile Internet Devices – the new class of Internet-connected products offering “always-on” Web browsing, photography and video, navigation, games, social networking and voice communications – is forecast to grow at a spectacular compound annual growth rate (CAGR)…

The world’s leading phone manufacturer, Nokia has warned people over the influx of counterfeit cellphones and accessories.

Microsoft Corporation, the world’s largest software developer, has announced a 40 per cent reduction in the cost of its Home & Student version of Microsoft Office 2007.

Dimension Data ,a $3.8 billion leading IT solutions and services provider, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc., in the Challengers Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Managed and Professional Network Service Providers, Worldwide(1) report.

Malawi has become the latest african country to introduce a mobile phone. Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) introduced a new mobile phone amidst plans to establish a fiber cable connecting all parts of the country.

Barclays, a global financial services provider, has become the first UK bank to offer all its two million online banking customers free internet security software covering not only anti-virus software but also spyware, adware, firewalls, parental controls and spam filters.

Emperion A/S, a Danish broadband operator is set to enter East Africa’s IT scene through a partnership with Uganda’s Data Fundi, a consulting and systems integration company.

Intelsat, Ltd., the world’s leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced that SkyVision Global Networks LLC a leading global provider of Internet services over satellite and terrestrial fiber optic systems, signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for C- and Ku-band transponder…

Moving Tactics, a South African specialist in retail advertising, have selected Isenzo as their digital signage technology provider after a successful three month field trial.