Internet, Page 96
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Wed, August 14th, 14:20 · Brandon Gregory
Fighting “fraud as a service” with cyber intelligence
Successfully battling cyber crime with cyber intelligence solutions was the topic of the presentation given at the EMC Forum in Cape Town, by Alaa Abdulnabi, pre-sales manager for the Turkey, Middle East and Africa region for RSA Security. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 13:00 · Jack Barton
Yahsat pen deals to increase broadband access in South Sudan and Angola
Abu Dhabi-based internet provider Yahsat have agreed a partnership with the South Sudan Cooperative (SCOOP) to expand the reach of their broadband services across the country. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
YouTube returns to Windows Phone
Microsoft’s YouTube application for Windows Phone has returned to the Windows Marketplace, ending weeks of disagreements between the two giants. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 11:30 · Jack Barton
Telkom to provide 5% increase in broadband capacity
South African fixed-line provider Telkom is providing an additional 5 per cent IP Connect capacity to all existing customers at no additional charge. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 09:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Powertime looking to expand in Africa
Online and mobile electricity service Powertime is looking to expand to Botswana and Kenya, opening the opportunity to local stakeholders. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Kaspersky warns on offline cyber attacks through USB drives
Kaspersky Lab has warned users they need to protect themselves from threats facing their computers and digital devices from offline sources. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 17:30 · Nick Sato
Internet and mobile subscriptions surge in Botswana
The numbers of mobile phone users and internet subscribers in Botswana have seen significant growth with a 6.3 per cent rise in mobile and 132.2 per cent increase in internet subscriptions during 2011-2012. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Government considers fines for construction companies over cable cuts
Kenya’s network operators want road contractors to be slapped with heavy fines and penalties over rising cases of cable cuts and tampering during road constructions work. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Hellofood doubles user base with Jánamesa acquisition
Hellofood, Africa’s largest group of online food ordering platforms worldwide, has acquired Jánamesa and doubled its user base six months after debuting in Brazil. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 15:30 · Jack Barton
Web tools used to raise farming productivity
New online tools are allowing smartphone users to save money and raise efficiency in farming. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
First installation of the EMC Forum kicks off in Cape Town
The first South African installation of the EMC Conference began in Cape Town today with the second installation taking place in Johannesburg later this week. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 13:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Spidersat to launch African network
Leading satellite services provider Spidersat Communications is planning to launch a high performance network for Africa to connect remote areas. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Better business models key to cheaper broadband – SEACOM
African governments, broadband initiatives and incumbents need to create effective commercial models that can make it cheap and easy to deploy broadband services to people on the continent, if fibre is going to increase internet penetration. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 09:00 · Brandon Gregory
Fax makes a comeback – Switch Telecom
Faxing over the internet has been unable to deliver acceptable reliability, despite landline faxing being an important medium for exchanging signatured documents and used by government departments, financial institutions and professional firms. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 20:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Afrozaar gains Telegraph
Cape Town-based digital media and content redistribution startup Afrozaar has gained United Kingdom-based publisher Telegraph Media Group (TMG) as its latest client. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian websites catching South Africa for traffic
Nigerian websites, particularly social networks and e-commerce sites, are beginning to catch and will eventually surpass their South African counterparts, according to a social media expert. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 14:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
PayPal open to collaborations
Online payment company PayPal is open for partnerships in order to attain its goal of establishing cash-free culture. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 13:40 · Nick Sato
China leads in Kenya’s cyber attack, VOIP and banks top targets
Half of cyber attacks and malware recorded in Kenyan computers originate from China, with voice over internet protocol (VoIP) the biggest security threat facing enterprises in the East African country. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
SkillMix for project managers launched in Lagos
Thought Studios, a Lagos-based IT company, has launched SkillMix, an outsourcing and crowdsourcing project portal in Lagos. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 10:30 · Nick Sato
Airtel offers free calls and internet for passengers at JKIA
Airtel Kenya is offering internet and short duration calls for passengers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), following last week’s inferno that saw operations at East Africa’s biggest airport paralysed. → Read more
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