The world’s largest independent global mobile ad network InMobi, and SOFTBANK Corp, completed a $200 million investment. In a recent press briefing made available to us by Africa Practice, the funding will take place in two trenches of $100 million in September 2011 followed by an equivalent trench in April 2012. Softbank joins existing investors…
Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced the launch of the new BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 smartphone in Nigeria.The smartphone will be available through Airtel, Globacom, Etisalat and MTN Nigeria. BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet at only 10.5mm,and the first to offer the perfect union of a high performance keyboard and touch display…
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) in a press release made available to us today, has finalized arrangements to stage the First National Software Competition billed to take place in Calabar, Cross River State – in what perhaps, can be classified as the greatest IT-Quest and knowledge encounter of the year. For the…
Software is undoubtedly the backbone to 21st century national security. The crux of this paper is based on the conceptual principle that with regards to information systems and security, “we cannot manage what we cannot measure”. Today, the quantum challenges, needs and response aspirations for our national security cannot be effectively determined, scaled, managed and/or…
Welcome to the digital universe! Welcome to the world of Computer Life-Code! If Computer Code is life, can it be said that Nigeria is a Codeless Nation? The gravity, complexly and implication of the above configured question cannot be over emphasized but intricately challenging. Indeed, it is an albatross to nation building and development; based…
Afrinolly a mobile phone based application which allows users to stream African entertainment bundles will be available for download from Wednesday, September 7th 2011.The App built for both the Android and Blackberry devices provides access to African movie trailers, music videos, comedy online, celebrity gist and gossip, latest entertainment news and many more.AfriNolly is a…
Francis Okaformbah is a young Nigerian and an Internet Marketing expert, he has developed an online tool to help internet marketers especially here in Nigeria make more money through selling of Information product which is what the Internet is all about. In a detailed brief on the launch of this product this week, he explains…
With advent of eCommerce technology in Nigeria, it is quite noticeable that most eCommerce Software are quite expensive and not within the reach of Nigerians that want to start their online shop or to improve theie existing online shops. I came across open source eCommerce software called OpenCart 1.5. This is a very powerful SEO…
RIM,makers of BlackBerry smartphones has recently launched the beta version of the Native SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS, which will allow game developers to code in C/C++ environment and take advantage of a deeper API set. To gain access to these new tools and start creating and porting applications for the BlackBerry Tablet OS developers…
Read part 1 Read part 2 Federal Information Security Management Act US (2002) FISMA requires federal agencies to develop, document, and implement agency wide programs to provide information security for the information and information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency, including those provided or managed by other agencies, contractors, and other…
Fansconnectonline Limited has recently announced the official presentation of AfriNolly-A mobile app to watching African Movies and also tracking your favorite movie and entertainment stars. This event which will take place tomorrow,26th August,2011 in Lagos Nigeria,will see selected Nigerian Tech and Entertainment bloggers have the opportunity to download and test the app with their mobile…
In his efforts to champion the accelerated enhancement of the e-Readiness mission and global Knowledge Agenda of the University of Lagos,Nigeria and make the University the number one choice for high quality education in Africa, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe, has established a strategic Framework to engage and enthrone an…
Branding is an important personality of the organization and it is very important for an organization to keep track of its personality, the brand in the market. By following what people are saying about your brand and how often they say, you can ensure the right message is there. Here is a list of free…
Africa can soon look forward to having its own online space, with plans firmly afoot to introduce a continental .africageneric Top Level Doman by 2013. As reliably gathered,this is according to the African Registry Consortium (ARC), a pan-African consortium that aims to administer the .africa domain by Africa and for Africa. Regions like Asia and…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) are delighted to announce the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) to be awarded for the first time in February 2012. This prestigious and well-endowed award aims at encouraging innovations that contribute to sustainable development in Africa. With this award, AIF and…
RIM has recently announced her BlackBerry Management Center which is a free online service for small businesses.This helps them centrally manage company or employee-owned BlackBerry® smartphones in the cloud and protect business-related content stored on the handsets. The service is designed for businesses with up to 100 BlackBerry smartphones that access email services from an…
Google’s move to acquire Motorola Mobility is seen as a combination that will Supercharge her Android, enhance competition, and offer great user experiences like never before.In a statement made available to us,it states in details that Google have entered into a definitive agreement under which they will acquire Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in…
ATCON and ITAN have concluded plans for a 3-day Telecom Appreciation Training for practicing ICT journalist in Nigeria.In a joint communique issued by Engr.Titi Omo-Ettu,President ATCON who is coordinating the program ,he said that all is ready and the particpants shorlisted for the 1st Batch of the TelecomAppreciation Training for practicing ICT journalists who report…
This is a Keynote Address by Funke Opeke, CEO MainOne Cable Company,at ATCON’s Broadband Investment Summit We address the summit with this connectivity objective in mind based on our experience having raised and invested $240m in the Main One Submarine Cable system to facilitate this same objective. Having had one year of successful operation behind…
Read Part 1 Here Data Protection and Privacy Laws Data Protection involves the protection of personal data, which covers both facts and opinions about an individual. It includes the implementation of administrative, technical and or physical measures to guard against unauthorized access to personally identifiable data. In Europe, Data Protection stems from legislative requirements such…
I wrote this article to bring the awareness of Nigerians to Open Source eCommerce Software. With its innovative and easy to use panel “desktop” management, TomatoCart uses an open source e-commerce to leverage the Web 2.0 era. TomatoCart based on PHP / MySQL and implement AJAX and RIA Framework, ExtJS,is customizable, stable, and “weighs” only…
The Federal Government, working in concert with other Governments in Nigeria, would have to deploy 25 million PCs nationwide to facilitate the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 and set the pace for the achievement of vision 20 2020. This opinion was expressed by Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman Zinox Technologies Limited, while speaking…
African countries are at various stages in their implementation of e-government and e-commerce environments. This is being undertaken with a view to utilise technology not only to reduce costs, but also to save time and energy on activities that can be done using reduced human interaction. These initiatives while slightly behind in relation to time…
THE ROAD TO 20:2020 BY DR.LEO- STAN EKEH,FNCS.OFR,CHAIRMAN,ZINOX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED,AT THE 10 YEARS OF ICT REVOLUTION ORGANIZED BY THE ICT PUBLISHERS ALLIANCE ON AUGUST 4,2011 I look back today at the modest events of 2001 that led to the birth of Zinox Computers,Nigeria’s first internationally Certified Branded Computers,and my heart is full of gratitude to…
EXAMINATION, EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE BOOK: TITLE:“TECHNOLOGY MADE SIMPLE FOR THE TECHNICAL RECRUITER” AUTHOR:OBI OGBANUFE (Engr.) OPENING STATEMENT In my view, “Technology Made Simple For The Technical Recruiter” is a Professional wake-up-call to the entire workforce spectrum of the emerging economies in the developing countries of the world in general and those in Nigeria…
As the 26th and 27th July date of the Nigeria Broadband Investment Summit 2011 being organised by ATCON and Businessworld Communications Ltd draw near,the organisers have announced that in addition to the core issue of investment and financing, there will be a shift in the industry’s focus on Infrastructure, Content and Rural access in the…
At the 4th National Information Technology Public-Private Forum held recently in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria This following declaration was adopted by the participants at the event which was organized by the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN) and the World Information Technology and Services Alliance(WITSA) in collaboration with the Government of Edo State,…
WELCOME ADDRESS BY KENNETH OMERUO,MD/CEO,EMERGING MEDIA ON 7TH JULY,2011 AT UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS,NIGERIA It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to EduNet Africa Conference (EduNet)2011 on behalf of the organisers –Emerging Media publishers of www.techtrendsng.com,in collaboration with Centre for Information Technology and Systems(CITS)University of Lagos,Nigeria. The theme for this year’s Conference is: Exploring…
EduNet Africa Conference 2011 being hosted by the Centre for Information Technology and Systems (CITS) University of Lagos, Nigeria in collaboration with Emerging Media publishers of Techtrendsng.com will hold tomorrow Thursday 7th July,2011 Venue:Afe Babalola Conference Centre,University of Lagos,Nigeria Time:9am-4pm The theme for this year’s Conference is: Exploring the Opportunities of a Connected Tertiary Institution…
INTRODUCTION TO NATIONAL SOFTWARE ROUND TABLE It gives me and the National Executive Council of ISPON a great pleasure and indeed a special honour to welcome the distinguished captains of the IT Industry who are here today to champion and share knowledge at this Software Roundtable. ISPON is happy to host you at this critical…