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Marques to add momentum to F5 Network’s growth across Africa
F5 Networks has appointed Carlos Marques as its new Director of Sales for sub-Saharan Africa. According to F5 Networks Marques will be reporting directly to Myles Bray, Regional Vice-President, Sales, UK, Ireland and sub-Saharan Africa for F5 Networks. Marques’ focus will…
Kenya: ICT start-ups to get boost from upcoming innovation showcase
The ICT Authority has announced that Kenya will hold the inaugural ICT Innovation forum, bringing together novel technology-based ideas, solutions and practices on the 2nd – 3rd March, 2015 at KICC, Nairobi. The forum which has a national outlook will…
VMware appoints new SVP & CIO
VMware has revealed the appointment of Bask Iyer to the role of senior vice president (SVP) and chief information officer (CIO) of VMware. Iyer will lead VMware’s global information and technology organisation, a group that manages critical technology systems supporting…
Kenya: Airtel invests Sh 2.5 billion in 3G network
Bharti Airtel has effectively invested Ksh. 2.5 billion to upgrade its network. The move is intended to enhance indoor coverage and 3G quality in Kenya. According to the company, the upgrades of all sites in Mombasa and Kitale townships have…
Top African and Global leaders set to attend MWC 2015
Mobile World Congress 2015 (MWC) is set to commence from 2-5 March 2015. IT News Africa will be in attendance at the event. MWC will be hosting top level C-Level professionals from Africa, as well as from across the globe.…
Building the modern data centre: Plan for availability
The always-on era is becoming a reality for every business: Globalisation is allowing companies to spread their operations across multiple time zones just as users are abandoning the old nine-to-five working day and want access to their email and data…
NSE Ticker App set to simplify African Stock Markets
According to the developers of the NSE Ticker, the app equips investors with tools to understand the Nigerian Stock Exchange and analyse its data. NSE Ticker is the first of a series of apps designed to help improve access to…
SpeedCast aquires Geolink in Africa
SpeedCast International Limited (SpeedCast), a satellite communications service provider, has revealed the acquisition of Geolink Satellite Services, a provider of satellite communications solutions in the African region. While acquisition is still in the works, SpeedCast revealed that the closing of…
Top 5 challenges Enterprise Mobility faces in 2015
In recent years, there has been an increase in the business orientation of IT. No longer does IT work in a silo, thinking narrowly in terms of infrastructure and capabilities. The modern IT leader takes a business-first approach to technology…
Are politically motivated cyber-attacks becoming a reality?
Following last year’s much publicised Sony cyber-attack, in which Sony executives were left red-faced following the leak of sensitive company information into the public domain, Richard Keymer Head of Pre-Sales at SecureData Africa, a security focused distributor in Africa, predicts…
Kenya: Govt shifts focus to computer labs in schools
According to reports, the Kenyan government is set to adopt an educational model used in Brazil in order to establish computer labs in schools. Education Cabinet Secretary, Jacob Kaimenyi said the ministry studied the Brazilian computer project for schools, which…
Nigeria: Domain name registrations on the rise
The President of Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), Mary Uduma has stated that there was a slight increase in the number of registration of the country’s .ng domain name in January this year. According to Uduma, the .ng domain name…
Kenyan govt set to install 1,600km of fibre optic cable
Kenya’s ICT ministry has revealed that it plans to roll out 1,600 kilometres of fibre optic cables, over and above the current project, during the course of 2015. According to the authority, this is part of the National Optic Fibre…
VMware appoints new VP in EMEA
VMware has revealed the appointment of Scott Dodds as Vice President of Channel and Alliances in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this role, Dodds has responsibility for creating and developing relationships with VMware’s extensive channel and alliance partners…
Nigeria: MTN Business set to drive mobile advertising
According to MTN Business, in a world where more and more of our daily critical activities are increasingly done on the go, mobile devices have emerged the next viable platform which today’s marketing professionals interested in delivering effective integrated marketing…
IT News Africa: Top Tech Stories of the Week
This week has been an extremely busy one at that. There have been many questions raised this week. These include has load shedding killed off the electric car in SA? And is cyber crime on the rise? These questions have…
