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Data availability imperative for the Always-On digital enterprise
Veeam Software, the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Always-On Enterprise, hosted its Veeam V-Club event in Nairobi on 10 August. Veeam’s V-Club is a global event concept, hosted by Veeam in association with alliance partners, providing…
Nigeria: Govt. unveils smartphone App for flood prediction
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria has launched a smartphone application, which has been dubbed “Wetin App” for flood forecasting especially along the Niger and Benue rivers, this is according to a report via agricnation.com. The…
Huawei P9: Reinventing Smartphone Technology
Huawei Technologies, a leading mobile manufacturer, have unveiled the much anticipated P9, the world’s first co-engineered Leica dual-camera smartphone, to its South African consumers. The P9 brings together best-in-class technologies. By integrating the design values and engineering excellence of Leica…
Kangpe named Nigeria’s best startup at Seedstars Lagos
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes brought its Nigeria round to a successful close during Seedstars Lagos. The event took place at Seedspace, with the support of Omidyar Network, where 8 selected…
Nigeria: MainOne deploys anti-cyber attack service
MainOne has launched a counter cyber-attack service in Lagos for Nigerian businesses to check for internet attacks. According to a report via TelecomPaper, MainOne revealed that the service has become necessary as more businesses go online. According to the report,…
Africa gets new virtual reality multiplayer arcade
VRCade, a graduate of the Venture Lab Incubator run by MTN and the UCT Graduate School of Business, has launched a virtual reality arcade in Cape Town. Over the next three weekends, a pop-up arcade will be run in Workshop17’s events…
Kenya: Jumia to provide E-commerce training to over 3000 Women
In an effort to support Kenya’s female entrepreneurs in business, over 3000 women from Kenya will be given an opportunity to undergo e-commerce training, facilitated by Jumia in collaboration with SheCares International. These women were selected by SheCares International from…
School in a box: How business is lending a hand in education
With technology being a central part of our 21st century lives, it’s essential that it is integrated into education. Students today have grown up with the intuition to swipe a smart phone or tablet screen, so bringing this technology into…
Introducing the Huawei P9, co-engineered with Leica
Huawei Technologies, a leading mobile manufacturer, have unveiled the much-anticipated P9, the world’s first co-engineered Leica dual-camera smartphone, to its South African consumers. The P9, created in partnership with Leica Camera AG, not only offers consumers industry-leading imaging innovation, but…
Mafia III: Vito – The Throwback Trailer
2K and Hangar 13 have released a new trailer for Mafia III titled “Vito – The Throwback” the fourth in a series of six features introducing players to the key characters in the upcoming open-world crime game. This feature highlights…
Maps Maponyane named Samsung brand ambassador
Samsung South Africa has announced five new celebrity Brand Ambassadors who epitomise Samsung ideals and characteristics across a range of product categories. “At Samsung, excellence and innovation are key and we believe these local ambassadors embody our corporate identity in…
Nigeria: Etisalat and YuuZoo launch SME e-commerce portal
Etisalat Nigeria and YuuZoo Singapore have launched an e-commerce platform, SME Arena, to facilitate the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. It allows SMEs to converge, network, collaborate, showcase their products and interact with customers and business partners in…
SA voters used Facebook to share their voice in the recent election
Facebook gave South Africans the ability to share that they were taking part in last week’s election with an ‘I’m a Voter’ button that appeared in the Facebook newsfeeds of those eligible to vote. With 14 million people in South…
Building a digital culture to differentiate your organisation
Organisations are today routinely investing in digital to enhance the customer experience. However, to be truly digital on the outside, organisations need to first be digital on the inside. Maintaining innovation and differentiation in an increasingly hyper-connected world will require…
Gartner: Worldwide information security spending is growing
Worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach $81.6 billion in 2016, an increase of 7.9 percent over 2015, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. Consulting and IT outsourcing are currently the largest categories of spending…
Kenya: Safaricom hires Equity Bank payment chief
According to a report via TelecomPaper, Safaricom Kenya has hired former Equity Bank Group director of payments, Ronald Webb. According to the report, Webb will head Safaricom’s M-Pesa unit, stepping up the mobile money rivalry between the two companies. Webb…
