Kenyans are paying 37 times more for international telecommunications access compared to countries that have broadband access. This has increased the cost of doing business and robbed the country of competitive advantage in export markets. Currently, companies connect to the…

Google is co-sponsoring a contest that would grant a $30 million prize pot to the first private company that lands a roving space craft on the moon that is also able to transmit high-resolution images and video footages back to…

The Internet has changed the way we live: how we learn, follow the news, share memories and entertain ourselves. But many of the experiences that make the Internet so valuable in our daily lives also require us to share information…

THE African Development Bank Group has approved $14.5 million (Shs25.3 billion) loan under its private sector window to the East African Submarine Cable System.

A batch of laptops pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium was found to have been infected with a 13-year-old boot sector virus. Those of you with a long memory will vividly recall the year 1994: Nirvana’s lead singer Kurt Cobain…

South African winery gets coverage in the Financial Times, by putting a cartoon on the bottle Hugh MacLeod, a British cartoonist who has become famous for drawing on the back of business cards, has been scooped by the Financial Times,…

Jeff Skoll made his fortune as the first president of eBay. Now he’s spending it at the movies. His company, Participant Productions, makes entertaining, issues-driven films that inspire real change — Murderball, Syriana, An Inconvenient Truth … Here, he talks…

Apple® today introduced the new iPod® touch featuring Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch user interface that enables users to find and enjoy all of their music, videos and more on its gorgeous widescreen display with just the touch of a finger. First…

South African telecommunications concern Telkom SA Ltd., which is considering the sale of assets as part of the ongoing review of its mobile strategy, Monday said it is in discussions with Vodafone Group PLC and MTN Group Ltd. (MTN.JO). “No…

Business Partners, International Finance Corporation (IFC) a member of the World Bank Group, and the Department of Trade and Industry, have come together to provide South Africa’s budding entrepreneurs, small and medium enterprises with a free Web-based toolkit to help…

Online advertising and Internet marketing that gives your information higher search relevance. This new wiki web 2.0 online advertising and Internet marketing portal allows users to place free web pages. Its smart programming puts the information at higher search relevance…

MagnaQuest Technologies Pvt Ltd (MagnaQuest), a global Customer Management and Billing solution provider, announced that its flagship product MQSubscribe has been chosen by Gateway Broadcast Services (GTV), Africa for launching their DTH services.

Local VMware distributor, Workgroup, recently announced the local launch of the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP), which allows hosting providers such as Web hosting services, telecommunications companies and outsourcing businesses to bring to market new virtual infrastructure as service offerings.

JOHANNESBURG August 26, 2007 Workgroup has announced the local availability of Novell’s Sentinel 6, Novell’s security information and event management solution. This latest version offers new capabilities for automating real-time monitoring of the enterprise security environment, identifying and remediating security…

Panda Security will be launching its new 2008 consumer product line comprising Panda Antivirus 2008, Panda Antivirus+Firewall 2008 and Panda Internet Security 2008 in South Africa at Futurex Cape Town (26-28 September). The new solutions have a far greater detection…

LACK of communication and harmonisation of standards amongst the five East Africa countries has been sighted as one of the major hindrances to trade development in the region. This brought about mistrust and at certain occasion hindered market access and…