Few days ago I got this detailed press report that Research in Motion(RIM) has finally changed their name to Blackberry and launched two phones on the much awaited Platform 10. I am yet to have access to the new phones to review them but within few days of this launch have received more than ten…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),the regulatory body of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria has announced a new price cap of N4.00 per message for all domestic off-net short messaging service with effect from February 5, in the first regulatory intervention of the year to bring down the cost of SMS.Read the rest story here.
As part of the ITU’s Girls in ICT project & Tech Needs Girls campaign, Women in Technology in Nigeria brings Technovation Challenge to Nigeria. The Mobile App Challenge was opened on Monday for secondary school girls(ages 13-18) who would work in teams of 5s to develop mobile apps, conduct market research, write business plans, and…
Symantec Corp recently announced the findings of its 2012 Information Retention and eDiscovery Survey which examined how enterprises manage their ever-growing volumes of electronically stored information (ESI) and prepare for the eventuality of an eDiscovery request. The study found the percentage of organizations without a formal information retention plan dropped by half from the 2011…
Following a press statement made available to us by SY&T Communications Limited Oracle has announced Oracle Infrastructure as a Service (Oracle IaaS) with Capacity on Demand.Oracle IaaS enables organizations to deploy fully integrated Engineered Systems, including Oracle Exadata Database Machine, Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud,Oracle SPARC SuperCluster, Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine and Oracle Sun ZFS Storage…
Nokia, Microsoft, Dalberg organized Innovation for Vision 20:2020 Forum to boost Nigeria’s economy and to stimulate discussion about the role of ICT’s and innovation in catalyzing development Global phone manufacturer, Nokia in partnership with leading Software maker, Microsoft and Dalberg Global Development Advisors organized a full day forum to discuss ways the ICT sector can…
With explosion in data as a result of increased use of the social networks and connected mobile devices globally, data is growing so big reaching a worldwide total of 7.9 zeta bytes (or eight trillion gigabytes) by 2015.Businesses today are faced with the challenge of keeping up with satisfying their customers ever increasing demand while…
A research commissioned by mobile advertising network, Twinpine has given fresh insight into the unprecedented growth of the African mobile market, revealing that mobile penetration is driving internet usage across West Africa and playing a fundamental role in fuelling economic growth. The study – An analysis of Mobile Technology in West Africa: The Case Of…
On the 15th of January at Dubai, you will have the opportunity to learn about the World’s most comprehensive Cloud on Planet Earth..As more than 25 million users rely on Oracle Cloud every day, there is certainly something of interest for Nigeria and Nigerian businesses to learn from beyond what we had at Oracle Nigeria…
A COMMUNIQUE ON INSTITUTE OF SOFTWARE PRACTITIONERS O F NIGERIA(ISPON) – NATIONAL SOFTWARE CONFERENCE AND COMPETITION – TINAPA, CALABAR, CROSS-RIVER STATE – FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA – 2012. The Cloud has been identified and indeed become the latest strategic roadmap for ICT development at all levels of engagement. As the Internet continues to transform…
The Federal Ministry of Communications Technology Nigeria in collaboration with industry partners like Accenture, Access bank, Chevron, Digital Jewels, Exxon Mobil, Firstbank and Total, has launched a Technology Innovation Programme called Techlaunchpad to nurture and develop software entrepreneurs who have a vision to build successful software companies that support the industry. Techlaunchpad is a Public…
TechWomen brings emerging women leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) from the Middle East and Africa together with their counterparts in the United States for a professional mentorship and exchange program. TechWomen connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in STEM fields by providing them access and opportunity to advance their…
On Sunday the 30th of this month, the Google Developer Group Lagos (GDG Lagos) is putting together a DevFest – an event for designers, developers and techies. It is a developer community-run event with speaker sessions and codelabs across Google Developer product areas & APIs. According to the organisers led by Femi Taiwo”We’ll be diving…
Mobile, social, and cloud are redefining how business gets done this days. Immediate access to the latest technologies is essential to be able to innovate and thrive. In order not to be left behind as an organisation and business, discover your next steps at Oracle CloudWorld, a premier executive event series hosted by Oracle and…
Mobile phone and related services and opportunities are said to be the future for Africa, but often times leveraging these opportunities have become increasingly challenging for businesses in Africa. How do we monetize mobile content and applications?The first step is to develop a mobile marketing or advertising strategy for your business. Introducing to you m-Wise…
The new Nokia Asha 205 is the first Nokia device to feature a dedicated Facebook button Facebook and Nokia have announced recently an innovation with the introduction of a built-in Facebook button available on the new Nokia Asha 205. The Nokia Asha 205 is the first Nokia phone that includes a dedicated Facebook button, designed for…
As quality education is key to national development, Intel-a leading Technology Company has begun a massive training programme for Nigerian teachers-in-training beginning with the Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kumbotso, Kano state. Reputed to be the largest teacher training institute in Nigeria it has a student enrolment of over twenty thousand. Over 50 lecturers of…
These are some of the latest cyber threats as compiled by Symantec Shamoon / Distract Attacks The Shamoon attacks are unique – they were targeted to the energy sector in the Middle East There are still a number of ‘unknowns’: because so targeted there are not multiple copies so not easy to get samples,…
The Quadrant Company- Nigeria’s first full service Public Relations Consultancy, has launched an innovative business portal to link people searching for up-to-date information on businesses and organizations in Nigeria. The portal called Qlichy,seeks to expand opportunities for organizations, by maximizing their digital presence while reaching consumers, stakeholders and other businesses in a unique and cost…
iROKOtv, dubbed by media commentators as the “Netflix of Africa” celebrates her first birthday today 1st December 2012. iROKOtv is Africa’s largest online platform for streaming movies and has invested in building the world’s largest library of Nollywood movies over the past year, owning licenses to more than 5,000 titles. Lovers of all things Nollywood…
As the internet increasingly becomes a platform for socialization driven by content and applications, Young Nigerian developers and startup owners like Christopher Columbus are positioning themselves for global competitiveness and relevance which is highly commendable. Recently on Guardian newspaper and also on Daily Champion newpaper, I read about Varpal-a social platform for local, international and…
PUBLISHED BELOW IS THE SPEECH BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, MRS. OMOBOLA JOHNSON AT THE ISPON 2012 NATIONAL SOFTWARE CONFERENCE AND COMPETITION FROM OCTOBER HELD RECENTLY WITH THE THEME: THE CLOUD AND THE FUTURE OF SOFTWARE NIGERIA It is my pleasure to make these short remarks at this year’s National Software Conference and…
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced plans to host Nigeria’s Telecoms Executives and Regulator Forum 2012. The event slated for December 12, 2012 will hold at the Golden Gate Paradise, Ikoyi, Lagos. Dr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will present a keynote…
Cloud computing and related services are going to be revolutionary no doubt, a technology where brands like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook etc are leaving no stones unturned as big players, new leaders and businesses will surely emerge in cloud services but one brand that is enforcing her leadership is Oracle. Oracle is strategically deepening her…
Nigeria’s Photo Sharing Social Network Hipingg, Hits 5000 users No one will tell our stories the best way possible! The truth that pictures say a lot more than words is continuously being explored online even socially. Interestingly, Hipingg a free online social networking platform developed by this young Nigerian enables you share your exciting moments…
Symantec Corp –the global leader in security, backup and availability solutions for businesses , whose innovative products and services protect people and information in any environment – from the smallest mobile device, to the enterprise data center, to cloud-based systems announced recently at a press briefing that its new backup appliances – NetBackup 5220 and…
The future they say is now. One may wonder what the next innovation would be most especially in the banking and telecommunication sectors of the economy – after Mobile Money, what next? That will be a discourse for another day. Apparently, Mobile Money has now become an imperative factor for financial inclusion and the key…
With an estimated 10 African countries featuring among the world’s fastest growing economies, Africa’s status in the global economic landscape is set to change dramatically. Indeed, innovative new technologies combined with a pioneering spirit to improve lives are already changing the way Africans learn, work, play, think and imagine. But are the changes to education…
Institute of Software Practitioners Of Nigeria (ISPON) and the Government of Cross River State signed an official Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday, 9th of October 2012, at the State Capital,Calabar, Cross River State. The main objectives include but not limited to collaborative: a. Technology Innovation Development and diffusion through Technology incubation – with special…
At the Oracle Day in Nigeria held recently, it was an opportunity to bring to the Oracle Partners and customers in Nigeria the latest innovation and development from Oracle which is engineered to drive their businesses effectively and also as it affects Africa and especially Nigeria. At the event, Alexander Jenewein, the regional Sales…