Articles by Chris Udemans, Page 16
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Tue, April 29th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
Dimension Data plans to boost data centre business to $4bn
South African information technology firm Dimension Data has announced plans to quadruple the size of its data centre business to US$4 billion in the next five years. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
DA launches DemocraCITY Mxit game
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched DemocraCITY, a Mxit-specific strategy game allowing players to run a city and make decisions that will affect citizen’s happiness levels. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
DEMO Africa launches innovation tour
Startup launchpad event DEMO Africa has announced an innovation tour of numerous capitals across Africa, allowing the DEMO team to meet tech startups from 16 countries to get them ready for the event in September. → Read more
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Sun, April 27th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 27/04/2014
Nigeria has seen great opportunities this week, with a former Goldman Sachs manager investing in one of the country’s startups while another secured funding from the United States. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN in talks over streaming services – report
South African mobile operator MTN is in talks with an Asian content provider, aiming to give South Africans access to streaming films and series, according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 16:00 · Chris Udemans
Joburg roads agency tests fault-reporting app
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has launched the testing phase of a mobile application allowing road users to report potholes, faulty traffic signals and storm water drains. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Microsoft completes Nokia acquisition
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services business has been completed, ending months of approvals and negotiations. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 14:00 · Chris Udemans
DoC consulting with public sector on SA Connect
South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) has said it has been consulting with government bodies and state-owned companies on the implementation of the SA Connect broadband policy, with minister Yunus Carrim highlighting the disparity in connectivity around the county. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN makes 79c call rate permanent in SA
South African mobile operator MTN has announced its ZAR0.79 per minute calling rate will become permanent, which it said it hopes will lower prices in the mobile telecoms industry. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Vodacom, DoC open Kimberley ICT teacher centre
South Africa’s Department of Basic Education, along with mobile operator Vodacom and the Department of Communications (DoC), has announced the opening of an ICT teacher centre in Kimberley. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Pinnacle executive’s court date postponed
South African ICT provider Pinnacle Holdings’ executive director Takalani Tshivhase appeared in court yesterday following allegations of corruption, with the court date then postponed to July 2. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
US to help Zimbabwe reach ICT potential
The United States (US) has said it will help Zimbabwe reach its potential as a regional and international provider of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in an effort to resolve the country’s economic woes, according to a report. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Mt. Gox liquidation underway
The Tokyo District Court has issued an order of commencement for now defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox to undergo liquidation. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 18:30 · Chris Udemans
Microsoft increases Office 365 prices in SA
Microsoft has announced to its South African customers the price of its Office 365 Home subscriptions will increase effective May 7, 2014. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Cliff to host show on Comedy Central Africa
South African radio personality Gareth Cliff will be hosting a breakfast show on Comedy Central Africa from May 1, expanding his reach beyond the soon to be launched WeChat radio show CliffCentral. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
LG reports 8th consecutive quarterly operating profits
South Korean technology firm LG Display has announced an operating profit for the eighth consecutive quarter in its first quarter results, despite a 13 per cent quarter-on-quarter decrease in sales. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN sees SA subscribers decline, growth in West Africa
South African mobile operator MTN has released its first quarter results, revealing a reduction in its South African subscriber base and an increase in other markets, along with increasing data revenue growth across the board. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Dimension Data acquires US firm Nexus
South African information technology firm Dimension Data has announced its acquisition of 100 per cent of United States (US)-based technology solutions providers Nexus for an undisclosed sum. → Read more
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Wed, April 23rd, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
ICASA end-user regulations fall short – ISPA
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has said while it welcomes the review of End-User and Subscriber Service Charter Regulations, the laws that protect end users through quality of service, the proposals fall short. → Read more
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Wed, April 23rd, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
Zain reports revenue growth in Sudan
Kuwaiti telecommunication firm Zain has announced revenue growth in Sudan of four per cent in Unites States dollar terms in its first quarter of 2014. → Read more
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