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May 22, 2007 •
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Comments Off on Microsoft trains mechanics, fishermen
To help fight rural poverty in Nigeria and deepen the skills set of many educationally disadvantaged Nigerians, Microsoft has funded a special development initiative at the Chief Bola Ige Information Technology Centre(BIITC) and other community resource centres across the country...
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May 22, 2007 •
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Comments Off on Was Satellite Radio Invented by way of Ethiopia?
The answer is yes. The same country that has brought the world the likes of the world’s richest person of African descent Mr. Mohammed Al Amoudi has also brought the world Noah Samara. Mr. Samara is indeed the founder and CEO of WorldSpace, which pioneered...
May 22, 2007 •
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Comments Off on IBM Unleashes World’s Fastest Chip in Powerful New Computer
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today simultaneously launched the fastest microprocessor ever built and an ultra-powerful new computer server that leverages the chip’s many breakthroughs in energy conservation and virtualization technology. The new server is the first ever...
May 22, 2007 •
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Comments Off on Uganda: Nepad E-Schools Connecting Students to the World
Itai Madamombe United Nations It was hard to squeeze into the classroom. Dozens of students clustered around computers, checking news on their favourite football teams in the World Cup tournament. Hardly remarkable: some 30 million people were watching the...
May 22, 2007 •
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Comments Off on Enlist HR Solutions Launches it’s E-Learning system
Enlist HR Solutions launched its e-learning in the form of a LMS (Learning Management System) and signed up over 200 students within the first month. Elmarie Jordaan, CEO of Enlist, is thrilled by the success attained by her team. “They worked hard to...
May 22, 2007 •
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Comments Off on Kenya to benefit from new Microsoft youth programme
By Ben Onyasimi Microsoft Corporation and the International Youth Foundation (IYF) have unveiled a joint programme that targets to use information technology to build capacities of young entreprenuers in Africa. Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania are among...
May 22, 2007 •
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Analytix announces the the launch of a two day Governance, Risk Management, Compliance and Information Security (GRCI) workshop in May 2007. The two day workshop is a result of market demand based on the requirements for organisations to comply with an...
May 21, 2007 •
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Comments Off on AmVia named number one global RightFax partner
In addition to this award, Captaris, a specialist in the electronic document delivery arena, gave AmVia the Regional High Achievement award for Middle East and Africa. AmVia is best known for its fax server, RightFax, a cornerstone of the local electronic...
May 21, 2007 •
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Comments Off on Vodafone launches first ultra-low cost handsets
Vodafone today unveils its first Vodafone-only branded ultra-low cost consumer handsets, the Vodafone 125 and Vodafone 225, aimed at providing millions of people in emerging and developing markets the opportunity to access to the benefits of mobile technology...
May 21, 2007 •
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Comments Off on Celtel Kenya launches ‘lowest’ tariff
Mr. Murray, said the introduction of the super off-peak tariff, was in response to market needs. The offer comes only four months after the launch of Uhuru tariffs in December, which allows customers to call at a flat rate across rival networks. “Our goal...
May 21, 2007 •
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Comments Off on Nigeria: TV Technology – LTMX Partners Playbox
The growing convergence between television and Information Technology (IT) is set to become more viable with the introduction of the Playbox technology into the Nigerian television space. The enablement of this convergence was strengthened with the technical...
May 21, 2007 •
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By Sunimalee Dias Microsoft in its creative initiatives has ensured that software developers linked through their various communities established among themselves get world recognition through the Microsoft MVP award or the Most Valuable Persons. This is a...
May 20, 2007 •
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Comments Off on Egypt’s Mobile wars
The nine-year MobiNil-Vodafone control of the Egyptian mobile market ended with Etisalat Misr joining the fray on the first of May. The three operators now offer the traditional second generation services (2G), both for the prepaid and postpaid customers at...
May 20, 2007 •
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Comments Off on Youth need more access to information technology
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged policymakers and industry leaders to work with young people to give them access to Information and Communications Technology (ICT). In his message of support for World Telecommunication and Information...
May 20, 2007 •
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Comments Off on Egypt welcomes Chinese investment in various sectors
Egypt welcomes more Chinese investment and is expecting China to be Egypt’s main investor, Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin said on Monday evening...
May 18, 2007 •
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Comments Off on MICROSOFT, Ted Turner, UN, Business Leaders meet
The U.N. Office for Partnerships hosted an event to further advance Africa’s partnership strategy on Tuesday and the participants included several U.N. ambassadors, senior Microsoft representatives, foundation and business leaders, including philanthropist...
