BiztechAfrica News updates

Intel increases investment in Kenya

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:31 +0200

Intel Corporation today announced a new initiative that will see Kenyan developers become the first in Africa to benefit directly from Intel Software and Services Group (SSG).

Emerson: Wireless technologies revolutionise plant management

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:49:49 +0200

Emerson Process Management Middle East and Africa has revealed actions taken on safer, more secure and smarter wireless plant.

Botswana company launches SmartCap

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:22:20 +0200

Botswana’s DIB is marketing a new high-tech baseball cap that measures fatigue in heavy machine operators.

Orange ups emergency credit limits

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:05 +0200

Orange Kenya has increased its offering on its advance airtime top-up service PEWA, which allows its mobile pre-paid and wireless customers receive emergency credit.

Fortinet advances its network security platform with new enterprise firewall capabilities

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:19 +0200

Fortinet answers the question, “What’s Next in Next-Generation Enterprise Firewalls?” with its new FortiOS 5 enterprise-class capabilities.

Custom eLearning drives education in commerce

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:44:26 +0200

Custom eLearning has emerged as a successful and increasingly popular methodology to education and training requirements, says iLearn.

Airtime transfer big business in Ivory Coast

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:48:20 +0200

Airtime transferred direct to mobile is proving popular among consumers and is generating jobs in Ivory Coast.

Aastra Transform campaign targets Africa’s legacy PBXs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:33:11 +0200

Aastra is offering a cost-efficient migration from legacy to IP technology to enterprises in MEA.

Etisalat claims 50% of MNP moves

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:31:04 +0200

NCC says there is no data yet on ported numbers in Nigeria, but Etisalat claims 50% of ported lines are now on its network.

SkillsMap to recruit across Africa

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:03:19 +0200

Business Connexion has joined forces with recruitment company Conscript Africa to create SkillsMap – a new talent community portal.

Renewable energy mapping programme to boost energy production

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:03:53 +0200

African countries are among a number of nations joining with the World Bank in a new Renewable Energy Mapping Program to map renewable energy resources.

Côte d’Ivoire adopts Bill on Electronic Transactions

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:57:54 +0200

The Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs of the National Assembly of the Côte d’Ivoire has adopted the new Bill on Electronic Transactions.

Can your network handle the migration to ‘Everything over IP’?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:18:31 +0200

Migrating multiple enterprise solutions onto an IP network is not as simple as ‘plug and play’, says Jasco.

MTN Cameroon launches ‘fastest internet offer’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:45:45 +0200

MTN Cameroon’s new Xtra Surf offer is free to all users until the end of July.

Polystar delivers network solution to Tanzania’s Rural NetCo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:23:19 +0200

Rural NetCo Ltd, a Tanzanian based communications company, has successfully implemented Polystar's Network and Quality Assurance solution.

Kenyan postal sector to be modernised

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:29:16 +0200

The Kenyan Government has challenged the country’s postal sector to use ICTs to meet new customer demands.

Yahoo! MEA exec resigns to launch emerging markets social TV

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:21:51 +0200

Ahmed Nassef has announced that he has left his role as Yahoo's Vice President and Managing Director for Middle East and Africa to found Telfez.

Safaricom, DMI boost annual Diabetes Walk

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:46:47 +0200

Safaricom and DMI aim to raise Kshs.25 million to fund free insulin for children from underprivileged families in this year’s Diabetes Walk.

British PM praises AfDB for African infrastructure development

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:34:54 +0200

British Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the African Development Bank (AfDB) and President Donald Kaberuka for pioneering initiatives to scale the continent’s infrastructure development.

Vserv.mobi looks to emerging markets

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:18:12 +0200

Mobile advertising network vserv.mobi has appointed a sales director in SA as part of its new focus on Africa and emerging markets.

Balloon experiment aims to deliver internet access

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:41:36 +0200

Google’s new Project Loon aims to take internet access to more regions with the use of high altitude balloons.

Next-gen fuel cell system addresses telecoms backup power needs

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:25:17 +0200

Ballard Power Systems has announced the launch of the next-generation ElectraGen™-ME backup power system for use in the telecom market.

Rwandan mobile penetration nears 60%

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:15:00 +0200

Mobile penetration in Rwanda passed 59.5% last month, according to the latest statistics issued by the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA).

NCS roots for IT Ministry

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:25:19 +0200

Nigerian IT stakeholders say the country needs a dedicated IT Ministry to support the development of the IT industry.

20th EACO congress set for Kenya

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:03:05 +0200

The East African Communications Organisations (EACO) Congress and Exhibition is scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, this month.