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Orange mobile ventures into the mass market

Telkom Kenya has kept its promise of catering to the mass market, launching low-cost handsets with Kiswahili language interface for 1,499 Kenyan shillings (US$20.72).

FTC, NZ authorities hit massive spam operation

Government agencies in the U.S. and New Zealand say they have sued the people behind one of the world’s largest spamming operations.

Uganda will meet digital migration deadline

Without giving a specific time frame, the Uganda Communications Commission has moved to reassure broadcasters that Uganda will meet the broadcasting digital-migration deadline.

Intel earnings up, future uncertain

Despite the ongoing financial crisis that is weighing down some tech companies, Intel earnings were up in the third quarter, narrowly beating analyst expectations.

Main One begins work on cable ring in West Africa

Main One has commenced work on its 12,900-kilometer cable project to connect the West African sub-region to other parts of the world.

Washington uses Google Apps to power new intranet

When it came time for Washington, D.C., to create a new intranet for city employees, spending US$4 million on a site based on proprietary...

Washington uses Google Apps to power new intranet

When it came time for Washington, D.C., to create a new intranet for city employees, spending US$4 million on a site based on proprietary...

Novell buying Managed Objects for BSM

Novell has agreed to buy Managed Objects, a McLean, Virginia, maker of BSM (business service management) software. Terms of the deal, announced Tuesday, were...

Vodafone to clean Ghana Telecom of debt

Exactly 30 days after Vodafone received parliamentary approval to acquire 70 percent of shares in the debt-ridden Ghana Telecom (GT), the multinational telecom giant...

Vodafone gives network neutrality a thumbs down

Vodafone doesn’t believe network neutrality will work as capacity demands increase, forcing operators to build out faster networks. Instead, a second network is needed,...

MS reveals holes in Active Directory, mainframe gateway

Microsoft Tuesday issued four critical patches to close 10 vulnerabilities, some on critical IT systems such as Active Directory.

‘Experimental’ security fix is malware, Microsoft says

Scammers are sending out phoney e-mails that claim to include critical Windows security alerts, Microsoft warned Monday.

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