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Tue, February 5th, 15:48 · Tefo Mohapi

HP announces new security services for customers

HP has unveiled a new set of security services that will help organisations and their customers “respond to, remediate and mitigate the impact of security breaches as they occur”. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 15:14 · Richard Cutcher

US$24 billion buyout deal for Dell on table from its founder

Dell, the third largest computer maker in the world, has become the subject of private buyout offer today orchestrated by its founder of nearly 30 years ago, Michael Dell. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 14:13 · Tefo Mohapi

ITEC expands through appointment of new dealers

ITEC, amongst South Africa’s top office automation solution providers, has added new dealers in Maputo, Mozambique and eastern Pretoria, SA, in a bid to expand its business. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 07:33 · Tefo Mohapi

Huawei Authorized Network Academy inaugurated in Cairo

Egypt has been chosen as the base for the new Huawei Authorized Network Academy (HANA) laboratory in a bid to train engineering students and graduates on the latest networking and communications technologies. → Read more
Mon, February 4th, 10:43 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms reject NCC’s flat interconnection rate proposals

Network service providers in Nigeria are at loggerheads with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over interconnection rates following the expiration of the current regime in December 2012. → Read more
Mon, February 4th, 10:04 · Nanine Steenkamp

SA McDonald’s deploys IBM software

South African outlets of international fast food franchise McDonald’s have employed IBM’s social business software to enhance staff cooperation in a bid to improve business performance. → Read more
Mon, February 4th, 08:51 · Paul Adepoju

CBS’ pan-African news channel to commence transmission this month

Continental Broadcasting Services (CBS) have revealed plans to launch TVC News, a 24-hour news channel that will broadcast across the continent, with the station set to commence transmission this month. → Read more
Fri, February 1st, 14:07 · Nanine Steenkamp

FNB steps in to rectify reporting

South African First National Bank (FNB) has released a statement today, February 1, to set the record straight regarding reports about its You Can Help campaign. → Read more
Fri, February 1st, 08:31 · Tom Jackson

BlackBerry shares fall amid bad reviews

Shares in BlackBerry, the rebranded Research in Motion (RIM), have fallen by more than 10 percent two days running as analysts gave a lukewarm response to the new devices launched this week. → Read more
Fri, February 1st, 07:42 · Tefo Mohapi

SA government spent more than US$80 million on IT consultants in three years

South Africa's national government departments are reported by the country's Auditor General to be wasting taxpayers' money by handing out consultancy contracts and not hiring full-time staff. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 20:58 · Vincent Matinde

WITIN launches mobile app challenge for girls

Women in Tech in Nigeria (WITIN), a woman-focused initiative using technology for socio-economic empowerment, has launched a mobile innovation challenge to encourage female involvement in the “male dominated world of technology innovation”. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 15:15 · Nanine Steenkamp

Africa 24 joins Arabsat channels

World leading satellite operator Arabsat has announced the inclusion of Africa24, as African news becomes increasingly sought after worldwide. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 13:26 · Nanine Steenkamp

Cable theft is murder, says SA Metrorail

A train accident in South Africa caused by cable theft cost the lives of two people and injured several hundreds of commuters in Pretoria this morning, with the train operator calling for a solution to prevent any reoccurrence of the tragedy. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 11:48 · Paul Adepoju

Revised one laptop per child project is promoting female education in Nigeria – Minister

Nigeria’s Education Minister, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufai, has revealed the government’s One Laptop Per Child Project has been revised and is currently underway at both federal and state levels. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 09:35 · Elly Okutoyi

StarTimes fights DStv over exclusive content

Chinese pay TV company StarTimes has appealed to the Kenyan government to force DStv, its main competitor in the local market, to resell some of its exclusive content, including English Premier League matches. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 18:51 · Brandon Gregory

“Infuriated” IFP ridicules e-tolling system

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in Gauteng, South Africa, has urged the provincial government to create an environmentally friendly and cost effective transport system instead of e-tolling. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 08:39 · Gabriella Mulligan

Nigeria’s phone connections increase by one million in a month

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has released statistics revealing that the number of active connections in the country grew by more than a million over the space of one month in November. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 19:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

Soft Center to expand in East Africa, searching for US$630,000 investment

Leading business management software provider Soft Center has announced its expansion plans in Kenya, Tanzania and other East African countries. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 18:54 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data awarded “Avaya Partner of the year” title

Founded in South Africa and with headquarters in Johannesburg, Dimension Data has scooped two awards from Avaya, including Partner of the Year 2012. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 14:24 · Paul Adepoju

NOTAP to partner NCC and stakeholders in acquiring and domesticating software

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) in order to increase the acquisition and implementation of indigenous software for domestic solutions. → Read more