Articles by Tom Jackson, Page 28
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Fri, November 15th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
Alcatel-Lucent “back in the game” – CEO
Alcatel-Lucent’s refocusing of its priorities and planning for a future based around cloud, LTE and patent monetisation has put it “back in the game”, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Michel Combes. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Phonefinder looking to simplify purchase of phone plans
Johannesburg startup Phonefinder has set up a comprehensive listings service for cell phone packages, seeking to allow consumers to make the best decision about a package that suits their budget. → Read more
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Tue, November 5th, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
Heins set for $22m payday
Former Blackberry chief executive officer (CEO) Thorsten Heins is set make US$22 million after leaving the Canadian mobile manufacturer after it abandoned plans to sell itself to Fairfax Financial Holdings. → Read more
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Tue, November 5th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Technology SA’s biggest area of underperformance – report
Technology is South Africa’s biggest area of economic underperformance, according to a new report from Goldman Sachs. → Read more
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Tue, November 5th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Google offers live video chats with experts
Google has launched a new service allowing people to pay for live video chats with around 1,000 experts in a variety of sectors, providing access to specialist information from partners who can choose their own prices. → Read more
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Tue, November 5th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
Mara Foundation to make first investments next year
Business development group Mara Foundation, operating in Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria, is set to make its first investments in 2014 as part of its Ad-Venture fund, looking to provide a new model of early stage business support. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
SKA announces design teams
South Africa’s Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project has announced the teams responsible for the final design of the world’s largest radio telescope, with more than 350 scientists and engineers employed as part of the US$160 million phase. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Jordaan launches private investment company
Former First National Bank (FNB) chief executive officer (CEO) and new Mxit chairman Michael Jordaan has set up his own private investment firm to invest in “disruptive technologies or disruptive business models” from next year. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 10:40 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Sale of African operations to Orange makes no sense for Vodafone
Last week, buried in a story that American phone company AT&T was interested in acquiring Vodafone, Bloomberg reported a person familiar with the matter as saying French telecoms firm Orange was interested in buying some of Vodafone’s African operations, which include South Africa’s Vodacom and Kenya’s Safaricom. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 05:00 · Tom Jackson
Nashua Mobile launches e-commerce store
South Africa’s Nashua Mobile has launched its first e-commerce website to ease the buying process for customers, also offering a ‘Smart Squad’ for customer assistance. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 20:00 · Tom Jackson
MTN most engaging South African provider on social media
MTN is performing best in terms of fan engagement on Facebook, doubling the likes, shares and comments of leading operator Vodacom in spite of having less followers. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Orange interested in Vodafone’s African operations – report
French telecoms firm Orange has expressed an interest in acquiring some of Vodafone’s African operations, according to a Bloomberg report. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 19:45 · Tom Jackson
iROKING CEO fired for “gross misconduct”
Nigerian music platform iROKING has fired chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Ugwu, citing “gross misconduct” and alleging Ugwu had launched his own digital music platform while in the company’s employment. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
Twitter sued for $124m
Two companies have sued Twitter for US$124 million over claims the social media company fraudulently asked them to organise a private sale of shares to drum up interest in its approaching initial public offering (IPO), before cancelling the arrangement. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
TopTV rebranded to StarSat
On Digital Media (ODM) has rebranded its South African pay-TV service TopTV to StarSat, as the company concludes its business rescue plan. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
SA startup provides consumers with instant feedback channel
South African startup Croking has created a platform allowing consumers to provide feedback to brands and companies through ‘Crokes’. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
Brands do not understand social media – Fuseware
Companies are failing to take advantage of the potential of social media as they are not listening to their consumers, according to Mike Wronski, chief executive officer (CEO) of South African social media monitoring and analytics firm Fuseware. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 13:20 · Tom Jackson
Digital marketers need “always-on” strategy – Standard Bank
Digital marketers need to take a more long term view, and adopt an “always-on” approach rather than focusing on advertising campaigns, according to Bellinda Carreira, executive head of interactive marketing at Standard Bank. → Read more
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Fri, October 25th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
IBM presents smart cities report to Cape Town
A team from IBM has presented its smart city report to the City of Cape Town, three weeks after the two entities partnered to improve service delivery in the city. → Read more
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Thu, October 24th, 11:40 · Tom Jackson
Former Apple CEO considers BlackBerry bid – report
Former Apple chief executive officer (CEO) John Sculley is considering a bid for BlackBerry, joining a number of potential suitors for the ailing Canadian phone manufacturer. → Read more
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