The Egyptian mobile operator, Etisalat Misr has selected Ericsson for its network expansion. This follows an agreement recently endorsed between the two companies to boost the mobile broadband in the region, bringing Etisalat Misr’s total investment with Ericsson equipment and…

The Microsoft chairman is looking ahead to the time later this year when he will be focused full-time on fighting disease and poverty, while also trying to do everything he can to help his software company in its battle against…

Microsoft solutions specialist i5 has strengthened its capabilities with the recent acquisition of Chameleon Technologies, a Web design studio. On joining i5, Chameleon has been renamed to BlackLight and will specialise in developing web content based on the emerging Microsoft…

Microsoft Corp. issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Yahoo! Inc. that its Board of Directors has rejected Microsoft’s previously announced proposal to acquire Yahoo!: It is unfortunate that Yahoo! has not embraced our full and fair…

We’ve taken note in recent months of the growth and innovative use of Web 2.0 in Kenya and how it has really taken root in light of severe adversity that still continues in the aftermath of the most recent Presidential…

enya provides us with the most recent and inspiring example of the nexus between technology and collective action. Kenyan citizen journalists and activists are actively using Web 2.0 tools and applications such as wikis, blogs, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and mashups…

Journalists have the opportunity to be nominated for the 2008 South African Weblog Awards. Nominations will be accepted between February 11 and February 22. The voting period will be from March 3-14.

The 2008 IST (information society technologies)-Africa conference and exhibition will take place in Windhoek, Namibia, from 7 to 9 May 2008. The event, which is part of the EU-funded IST-Africa initiative, is the third in a series of annual conferences…

In a thinly veiled attack on Microsoft’s $44.6 billion takeover bid for Yahoo, Google Inc. said Sunday that the proposed deal raises troubling questions and urged policymakers to take a close look before approving any merger. The criticism came in…

The Government has launched a credit scheme of a cellphone-per-household aimed at bridging the communication gap in rural areas. The initiative kicked off recently in Musanze District, Northern Province. The Minister in the Office of President in charge of Science,…

IBM today announced it will establish the first Cloud Computing Center for software companies in China, which will be situated at the new Wuxi Tai Hu New Town Science and Education Industrial Park in Wuxi, China.

Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of $31 representing a total equity value of approximately…

In a bid to assist its partners in Nigeria and Ghana achieve first class implementation results and best breed technology solutions, Microsoft has launched the Microsoft Partner University initiative in West Africa.

Professors across South Africa are partnering with Google to introduce students to the world of online advertising and hundreds of South African marketing students are ready for the challenge.

Delivering safe and clean drinking water remains a top priority for all municipalities. Emerging issues such as pharmaceuticals and other contaminants entering source water are only some of the challenges that must be overcome.