Virgin Media Group has expanded their relationship with European Computer Telecoms (ECT) that will include enhancements to hosted call centre applications, new applications for call recordings and a strategic partnership.

LG Electronics is considering building a handset plant in Kenya in 2009 with a yearly production capacity reaching about one million handsets. LG has however not revealed all the details concerning this project. It is speculated that LG will build…

Riverbed, the technology and market leader in wide area data services, announced today that its steelhead appliances has been awarded a silver medal in the ‘2008 Editors Best Award’ in the category by Penton Media’s Window IT Pro magazine.

BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries, has announced today that it has signed a five year contract with Gulf DTH, the company that owns and operates Showtime Arabia, leading pay-TV…

YouTube, the first website to get permission, will broadcast news and videos of the Beijing Olympic Games to 77 countries, directed primarily to Africa, Asia and the Middle East. These 77 countries including South Korea, India and Nigeria will have…

The social networking site Facebook is growing rapidly within South Africa. South Africa is amongst the fastest growing countries using Facebook, growing around 33% within the last six months.

The Ghanaian policies have been slammed by Professor Nii Narku Quaynor, the convener of the African Network Operation Group for discouraging local participation in the telecommunication sector .

By Dawie Hanekom, Marketing Director at Sulaco New Media As the country prepares to host one of international football’s most prestigious tournaments, the FIFA World Cup, a number of industries are gearing up to take maximum advantage of commercial opportunities.…

Deputy chief executive Vittorio Colao has become the boss of Vodafone after taking on the role held by Arun Sarin for the past five years. The handover at the company’s annual meeting came as shareholders voted on Vodafone’s £1 billion…

The Sahara Group has announced its intention to restructure its subsidiary portfolio as part of its strategy to manage and leverage off higher levels of growth it continues to experience.

East African states are meeting in Nairobi to discuss plans for regional ICT policy harmonization and to determine if and how a single regulation policy can be applied uniformly.

Integr8 IT, South Africa’s largest privately owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management specialist, has been nominated to compete in no less than five categories at the annual Microsoft Partner Programme Awards 2008 to be held in Durban…

Microsoft is making heavy investments in its internet business as the software giant finally said it has finished pursuing rival Yahoo. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said “There’s nothing under discussion between the two of us. We had a set of…

Member states of the East African Community (EAC) have resolved to come up with a harmonized Information Communication technology (ICT) policy to promote regional integration to yield effective business investment opportunities.

Websense®, Inc., a global leader in integrated Web, messaging and data protection technology, today announced that Gartner, Inc.

Workgroup’sdedicated Business Objects division has announced the general local availability of Xcelsius Engage 2008, a professional business tool that helps leverage live data in interactive presentations turning static meetings into productive work sessions.