Articles by Tom Jackson, Page 8
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Fri, April 25th, 05:00 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft’s Nokia purchase to exclude Indian plant – report
An ongoing tax dispute at Nokia’s Indian mobile phone handset plant means the plant is unlikely to be included in Microsoft’s acquisition of its devices business, which is set for completion today. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
SA’s web.za SLD to relaunch
The ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) has confirmed South Africa’s web.za second level domain (SLD) will relaunch and be available to the public after its sunrise and landrush phases, offering an unrestricted alternative to co.za. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
FNB confirms disciplinary process over offensive Tweet
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has confirmed it has launched disciplinary processes against members of staff responsible for an offensive Tweet which appeared on its customer care Twitter handle. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Carrim urges SA operators to work with ICASA
South African communications minister Yunus Carrim has urged mobile operators to work with the Independent Communications Authority of ICASA (ICASA) to finalise the mobile termination rates (MTRs) process and bring down communication costs. → Read more
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Wed, April 23rd, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
75% of SA apps to be in cloud in 2 years – Alto Africa
South African businesses are poised for adopt cloud computing in a massive way, according to cloud computing services specialist Alto Africa, with 75 per cent of all applications set to be in the cloud within two years. → Read more
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Wed, April 23rd, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
FNB Twitter account continues to poke fun at users
The Twitter account of South Africa First National Bank (FNB) continues to prove controversial after it continued to make potentially offensive jokes even after provoking a Twitter storm after an Afghanistan-related comment. → Read more
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Wed, April 23rd, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Savannah Fund, Knife Capital, UCT to host VC course at iHub
The Savannah Fund has partnered with Knife Capital and the University of Cape Town to offer a venture capital (VC) course at the iHub incubator in Nairobi, Kenya, offering startups insights into how to approach seeking funding. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenya’s internet market recovers lost ground
Kenyan internet subscriptions increased by 1.2 million to 13.1 million between October and December last year, recovering from losing almost one million subscribers during the previous quarter, according to the latest figures from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
IHS secures $130m in latest funding round
African tower management firm IHS has secured a further US$130 million for expansion across the continent, adding to the US$490 million of debt and equity announced last month. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 00:30 · Tom Jackson
DA’s SABC complaint hearing postponed, adverts to air
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) hearing of a complaint by the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party into alleged censorship of election adverts by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has been postponed, with the DA adverts allowed to air in the meantime. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 10:30 · Tom Jackson
ICASA hears DA’s SABC complaint
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) last night heard the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) complaint over the removal of its advert by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), with the opposition party arguing the removal of the advert infringed on freedom of expression. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
Google beats Facebook to Titan Aerospace acquisition
Google has beaten off competition from Facebook to acquire solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace to boost its attempts to deliver internet to underserved parts of the world. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
ICASA hearing on DA’s SABC complaint postponed
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has postponed the hearing of a complaint brought by the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) over alleged South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) censorship of its adverts until Thursday April 17, when the regulator’s Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC) will meet. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Connected Kenya 2014 begins today in Mombasa
The 2014 edition of the annual Connected Kenya conference begins today in Mombasa, bringing together government, the private sector and other stakeholders to discuss the implementation of technologies in improving service delivery to citizens. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
DA to put SABC complaints to ICASA tomorrow
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa will hear the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) complaint about the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) “censorship” of its adverts tomorrow morning (Tuesday). → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
Pocketplan launches in Johannesburg, Bogota
Events mobile application Pocketplan has launched in Johannesburg and the Colombian capital of Bogota following a successful first few weeks in Cape Town. → Read more
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Sat, April 12th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan Supreme Court bans pay-TV broadcast of free-to-air content
Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled to block pay-TV providers in the country from broadcasting free-to-air content from Royal Media Services, Nation Media Group and the Standard Group without their consent until an appeal is heard over the controversial digital migration process. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 17:30 · Tom Jackson
SA’s Telkom warns customers over fraud
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has warned customers over a scam being run by fraudsters, saying they should be “on the alert” and report any suspicious activity. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
Adam Smith International partners AccTech to deploy Microsoft Project Online
Advisory firm Adam Smith International has partnered AccTech Systems to deploy Microsoft Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) for the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF), the United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development’s (DfID) water infrastructure programme in Southern Africa. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
More than 27% of PCs still using Windows XP
More than 27 per cent of PCs are running on the Windows XP operating system (OS), in spite of the fact Microsoft withdrew security updates and technical support for the 13-year-old software yesterday. → Read more
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