Introduction In 2008, President Obama exploited the power of internet technologies during his US presidential campaign, and today the rest is history; little wonder he has glued to his blackberry and has even appointed an internet adviser into his cabinet. All over the globe there are several latest instances of the practical mass use of…
Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN) and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) are set to meet with the Presidential aspirants in the coming elections in Nigeria to discuss ICT related issues, remember the two organizations has signed an understanding to collaborate for the growth of the sector. In a press statement jointly…
Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) and the BlackBerry® Partners Fund yesterday announced that RIM is making a lead commitment to BlackBerry Partners Fund II, a new US$150 million independent venture capital fund focused exclusively on mobile computing. BlackBerry Partners Fund II is expected to launch in June 2011 and will have a…
The internet plays a profound role in our daily lives with applications in many areas such as research, business and e-commerce, entertainment, socializing among other interesting genres in the cyber world. With increasing awareness of its presence and tech savvy spreading across the world; there appears to be no doubt that its influence will only…
Research In Motion(RIM)makers of BlackBerry® has launched a new update to Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones that adds features users have been asking for – including geotagging, which allows users to identify their location with their tweets; new language support; cleaner interfaces; new notifications and more. Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones v1.1 is a beta download available…
BarCamp Lagos, which is one in a series of Barcamp events ,an international organization of unconferences that focus on internet technology and culture known for being democratically run, planned by volunteers, free to attend, and participatory in nature. BarCamp which is known for being an event where geeks of all shapes and sizes can teach,…
Internet marketing also known as digital marketing, web marketing, online marketing, or e-marketing, is the marketing of products or services over the Internet. Internet marketing ties together the creative and technical aspects of the Internet, including design, development, advertising, and sales. Internet marketing also refers to the placement of media along many different stages of…
The Annual President’s Dinner of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON). will hold on Friday, 25th February, 2011 at the Annex Exployere Restaurant of Federal Palace Hotel (NEW WING). The Chairman of the Occasion is: His Excellency Liyel Imoke the Executive Governor of Cross River State, whose passion for Software Engineering Development and…
Computers are among the three best things there are. Advances in computing technologies have helped slash the cost of processing business orders by well over 90 percent. Using a computer to do banking on the Internet for instance, costs the banking industry less per transaction instead of millions of dollars by traditional methods. IT is…
Entrepreneurial minded talent-force Another main way of weathering the storm is to go back to the basis – entrepreneurships. Everyone has got it, not excluding you and me. There is a focus on entrepreneurship no only outside but also inside an organisation. Today’s challenging economic environment demands entrepreneurs who truly have the eagles’ eyes to…
The traffic situation in Lagos,Nigeria is one social problem that affects every aspect of life in this densely populated city.To help solve this,Traffic.com.ng a traffic monitoring application developed by Nigerian technology innovator to address the traffic situation in the country. The product was featured at the recently concluded Mobile Web West Africa held at Eko…
Do you love solving complex problems? Do you code in your sleep? Are you a student at an African or Arabic university? Are you interested in internships at Google? If so, Code Jam Africa & Arabia is for you! Code Jam AA is a new coding competition for African and Arabic computer science students. It’s…
One of the heroes of the ongoing mass protest in Egpyt is Google Executive-Wael Ghonim. Wael Ghonim, shortly after being freed from custody by the Egyptian government Monday, gave a quick video interview about his experience to Egypt’s On TV network. Ghonim is Google’s head of marketing for the Middle East and North Africa. He…
Broadband and Broadband Divide (BBD) is here! Download, Download, Download – When will Nigeria start to upload creative digital content into the global IT Knowledge Space? The first equation for today’s knowledge-sharing lesson is: “Broadband without accelerated indigenous software engine, applications and local content equals = 21st Century Digital Slavery”. Nations that fail to develop…
Mobile Web West Africa Conference Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, This is a unique gathering and one which I feel privileged to address. It is a gathering assembled by a guy who, my investigations reveal, is fast becoming a ‘young veteran’ in the business of putting people together to discuss. I ran into some colleagues who were…
Technology Africa, leading information communications technology (ICT) content provider, has announced that the 2011 edition of the popular “TITANS OF TECHNOLOGY” conference cum exhibition will focus on cyber Security. In a statement signed by Don Pedro Aganbi, Managing Consultant, Technology Africa disclosed that the event which will hold between March 17 and 18, 2011. He…
In a recent report from Cyberschuulnews, President of Information Technology Association of Nigerian, ITAN, Dr. Jimson Olufuye has been appointed by United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) as a representative to the new Working Group on Internet Governance. As one of only five business representatives globally, Dr. Olufuye will play an…
The competition for the prestigious Technology in Government in Africa Awards (TIGA) for 2011 has opened. The education category of the awards is organised jointly with the eLearning Africa Conference and Scholarship Trust. The competition for the third TIGA Technology in Government Awards 2011 has opened. The awards are organised by the United Nations Economic…
Adopt Creative- Innovation To remain competitive in this ever increasingly aggressive business climate, enterprises have to adopt a positive attitude that tilts towards unending business model reinvention and creative innovation. True innovation means demolishing and recreating an entire business concept so that you won’t be limited by your past experience, some of which might not…
What has ICT got to do with this? And what has Christmas got to dowith ICT4D or even ICT4Change? Perhaps everything! A quick search at Google reveals that indeed, the Internet and Cyberspace is now a deep rooted culture especially among the youths of the world and that Cyber Santa has contributed to the propagation…
The E-payment Providers Association of Nigeria will hold its 6th series of Techno-Interactive Forum on Tuesday 25th January 2011, by 9am prompt .The venue of the event is Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The theme is “Payment Cards in Nigeria: Exploring the Future of payments cards 2011-2015” The Chairman of the event is…
All amber, the leading company specialising in organising interactive, discussion-based events specifically aimed at high level strategists, today announced that Titi Omo-Ettu, the President of ATCON, will deliver the opening address at the Mobile Web West Africa conference, February 2nd to 3rd, 2011. Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas, has also confirmed that he will…
Today, Institutions of all kinds – especially the Fortune Five Hundred Multi-Nationals, Financial Institutions, Mega Business outfits, Government entities, Electoral Processes and e-Voting, e-Government Operations, Banking and Finance, Sports complex Stadiums, Airports, Hospitality and Entertainment Centres, Shopping Malls, Organised Sports and leisure facilities, Mass Transport facilities and Train Stations, such as Hospital, Court Rooms, Server…
The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is pleased to advise its members, other industry players, and the public that as part of the implementation of the 2011 business plan, it welcomes collaboration on initiatives which conform to its mission for the year. The framework and process of implementation to get endorsement and collaboration…
At the end of last century, everybody was apprehensive of what the new millennium would hold. One word became a buzzword, and that was being ‘Y2K compliant’. Not few of us were talking about that because of the fear of the so called ‘millennium bug’. (I know that you can recall that, and was probably…
“Pathway to Connecting the Last Man” Being excerpt of the Lecture delivered by Engr.Titi Omo-Ettu, FNSE (President ATCON) at the 11th Distinguished Electrical and Electronics Engineers Annual Lecture (DEEEAL), Dec.16, 2010 at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Lagos,Nigeria Nigerians have spoken The transformation of the mindset of the Nigerian from a position of the telephone not…
COMPUTER FORENSICS Computer forensics is the application of computer investigation techniques to thoroughly analyze digital media, software program, suite of applications, computer network resources, or a group of related cyber activities and therefore gather evidence suitable for presentation in a court of law. The goal of computer forensics is to perform a structured investigation while…
Africa’s leading mobile focused event-Mobile Web West Africa 2011 will hold in Nigeria on 2nd and 3rd February, 2011 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Official website for the event is www.mobilewestafrica.com The theme of this event is Harnessing the potentials of the Internet and Applications on Mobile devices in Africa….
INTRODUCTION Computer security is a vast field that touches all aspects of data confidentiality, integrity and availability for suitably controlling access to data. Access control is only one of the ten domains of Information Systems Security categorized by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC) 2 which is responsible for certifying Information Systems Security…
As the report for an emerging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry in Nigeria is being studied by the government, it becomes interesting to follow the imminent convergence of the Communications Technologies (CT) and the Information Technology industry (IT). This was evident at a recent forum organized by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) where the…