More than 20,000 people have now registered to try the new beta versions of the Panda Software 2008 consumer product lineup. This range comprises Panda Antivirus 2008, Panda Antivirus+Firewall 2008 and Panda Internet Security 2008. We are very happy with…

RECENTLY, an expert on e-business observed “the electronic method of payment comes with a lot of convenience and save people a lot of trouble. So. people are becoming more aware of the electronic payment and everybody is now looking at…

LONG dismissed as a marginal market and sidelined by the world’s major cell phone manufacturers, Sub Saharan Africa has lately become the centre of an intense buzz for mobile handsets business. And as the battle rages for market share, Uganda…

Eastern Province has seen a recent boom in mobile banking, and residents are applauding the new technology. The new service, which use cell phones to make bank transactions through texting, or sms, is offered by the Bank of Commerce. In…

Intel and One Laptop per Child (OLPC) today announced they have agreed to work together to bring the benefits of technology to the developing world through synergy of their respective programs. Under the agreement, Intel and OLPC will explore collaborations…

A Nigerian company, ‘Jobsearch Nigeria Limited’, an information and communication technology (ICT) firm with core interest in database technology, has developed a database website known as (www.jobsearchnigeria.com) which provides an ICT based human resources solution with a web resume database…

The HR (Human Resource) Technology Conference 2007, which was postponed in the wake of the recent labour-led strike, will now take place today at the Lagos Civic Centre. The event which will be its maiden edition and is designed to…

IBM today announced the first-ever open beta program for AIX, the company’s open standards-based UNIX operating system. This latest edition, AIX 6, exploits the technology of the recently announced POWER6 microprocessor, the world’s fastest chip, leveraging advances in energy conservation…

PRIVATELY owned IQ Business Group is planning to import 150 Indian software developers over the next 18 months and use them as mentors to train local recruits. The scheme will operate through a joint venture IQ has formed with the…

Africa’s need for infrastructure and communication technology to develop and bridge the digital divide is to be addressed at a United Nation’s (UN) summit in October. General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have…

Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners of the 2007 Microsoft® Partner of the Year Awards. The awards recognize Microsoft Registered, Certified and Gold Certified partners that delivered exemplary solutions for their customers during the past year. Award winners were chosen…

Today at the Microsoft® Worldwide Partner Conference 2007 (WPC), Microsoft Corp. will showcase a robust pipeline of IT products, a growing infrastructure of support, and programs that will help partners capitalize on new opportunities in the coming year. A key…

The famous Google Internet search engine crashed yesterday under pressure from millions of researchers searching for a picture of new bombshell British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. Spurned on by a sexually provocative article by veteran Spoof reporter K.C. Bell entitled…

Benin has suspended two mobile phone operators, including South Africa-based MTN. The West African country’s Telecommunications Authority has issued a statement suspending the operating contracts of MTN and Emirates-based Atlantique Telecom from yesterday. The authority says both companies have changed…

Already established as the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world, DC Comics announced today the creation of Zudacomics.com, a new web comics imprint. The home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman, DC…

The launch of iPhone is being exploited by cyber-crooks for financial gain. A tool that controls a botnet made up of over 7,500 zombie computers infected by the Aifone.A bot Trojan has been discovered. If the user of an infected…