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Cover story of the week: Eighteen months to the initial scheduled date to the end of Joint Partnership Agreement (JPA) between the United States’ Department of Commerce (DoC) and the global Internet coordinating agency, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), over 100 stakeholders have approved the end of JPA. This development goes to say that there is no plan for the
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Market Intelligence: However, the use of checksum offloading makes packet captures inaccurate because it prevents the local operating system from seeing what was actually transmitted. This may cause a discrepancy since one end mistakenly thinks it sent something slightly different from what the other end correctly received; the resulting mismatch of TCP or UDP
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LEADING light in local manufacturing of computers and allied Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Omatek Computers Limited has successfully exited the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Scheme, even as it may head to the capital market before the end of this year. Group Managing Director, Omatek Computers, Mrs. Florence Seriki who disclosed
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Cisco Systems unveils Partner Talent Portal to address technology skills short on the African continent and Middle East also known as MEA. Marketing Manager, Cisco Nigeria, Ms Owen Nwelih said that this is part of Cisco’s continued effort to help channel partners address the global technology skills gap. She said that the recently unveiled partnership would focus on Middle East and Africa (MEA)
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President, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) Professor Charles Uwadia has said that the group is concerned about improved human capacity in the Information Technology (IT) industry in the country. Prof. Uwadia who spoke at the first in the series of NCS Collaborative Seminar held at the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) centre, Onikan-Lagos, noted that the programme was borne out of the desire to
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West Africa office of Hewlett Packard (HP) has launched into the regional market its storagework 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400), just as the Enterprise Server and Storage (ESS) Manager at HP Nigeria, Mr Chuks Okpaka, said that it reduces storage cost for midsized entities. Speaking at the launch in Lagos over the week, Mr. Okpaka also said EVA4400 is an easy-to-manage virtual storage
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1st Intell IT Solution Limited has made its debut with the opening of office at Magodo axis of Lagos. Managing Director, 1st Intell IT Solution Limited, Mr. Niyi Omotoyinbo said that the new entrant situated along CMD in Ikosi/Isheri area of Lagos, has finally opened shop to offer a concentrated Information Technology (IT) solution designed for developing professionals. He also said that the
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Identification of the Information Technology (IT) as a major tool for the salvation of the nation’s declining educational sector through the private sector participation, was the concept behind the partnership of an Abuja-based Information Technology (IT) company, the Technology Support Centre (TSC) Limited during the announcement of its partnership
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Most diversified software company, Adobe Systems Incorporated may have found its way back into the country by reopening its regional distributing centre in Nigeria through the recent engagement of Licence-to-Learn (L2L) WECA Limited. Speaking at the formal launch on Monday in Lagos, the West, East and Central African (WECA) Sales Manager at Licence-to-Learn, Mr. Martin Edenweze affirmed that the
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IN efforts to maintain its leading position in the aviation industry in the country, the British Airways (BA) and GT Bank Plc, have partnered Interswitch Limited on its WebPay solution, reports CHARLES OKOH. This offers an option for the nation’s air travelling public to pay online for their tickets using Interswitch cards, especially BA customers. Briefing newsmen in Lagos recently on the
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Acclaimed leader in the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) telecommunications segment in the country, Starcomms Limited, has attributed its recent massive growth to granting of the Unified Access License (UAL) by industry regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This development came as the telco vowed not to stop the aggressive marketing campaign, which commenced in the last two
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Fifth Global System for Mobile communications licensee, the Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services (EMTS) operating as Etisalat has advanced plans to roll out next month, April on 0809 prefix. This follows the endorsement of the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) last Thursday as the operator made its first official call on the network. Champion Infotel
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The eight annual Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-08), ended in the city of Pattaya, Thailand with the theme on ‘Six Degrees of Sharing: Innovative Infrastructure Sharing and Open Access Strategies to promote affordable access for all focused on stimulating growth in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) investment. GSR-08 organized by the
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World leader in telecommunications equipment vendoring, Ericsson is combining forces with owners of Celtel International, Zain alongside the Global System for Mobile Association (GSMA) to offer live saving mobile coverage of Lake Victoria. This would see to some 200,000 fisherman working on Lake Victoria having the opportunity to use mobile phones to call for help if they get into trouble on the
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Information Technology Industry Association of Nigeria (ITAN) has advanced strategies to relaunch its Old Students Computer-In-Schools Initiative (OS-CISI) at this year’s edition of the Enhancing Information Technology Penetration in Nigeria (EITPIN-08). National President, ITAN, Dr. Jimson Olufuye said at the weekend that this has become imperative to
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Product Manager, Critical Power and Cooling Services business unit of Schneider Electric, Mr. Didier Guglielminetti, has said that quality of the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is essential for continuity of service of critical installations such as data centres, industrial processes and telecommunications. This, he explained was the reason why
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Over 12 winners were at the weekend presented their cheques in the Telkom-Multilinks consumer promotion, which held last December nationwide, including two millionaires. Those who emerged millionaires in the promo include a student of Federal Polytechnic Idah, Mr. Silver Ndu and Luv Business Centre based in Lagos. Welcoming the winners to the presentation, Executive Director, Corporate Affairs
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One of the global leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions, NEC Corporation, is warming up to launch full-scale Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) business with high-profile Next Generation Network (NGN) carrier applications, reports Charles Okoh. This will provide end-to-end IPTV solutions and video delivery systems to communication carriers, and will