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Oracle OpenWorld 2018 Launches Next Era of Cloud

Today, Oracle welcomes more than 60,000 customers and partners from 175 countries and 19 million virtual attendees to Oracle OpenWorld 2018, the world’s most innovative cloud technology conference. At the annual event, Oracle Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison will talk about the latest-and-greatest technologies being incorporated into Oracle’s next-generation […]

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Computing

Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen Dies of Cancer Complications at 65

Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, the man who persuaded school-friend Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard to start what became the world’s biggest software company, died on Monday at the age of 65, his family said. Allen left Microsoft in 1983, before the company became a corporate juggernaut, following a dispute with Gates, but […]

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Technology

Mobility Service Revenues to Exceed $11b by 2023, as Regulation Drives Adoption

Revenues generated by the use of MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) platforms, which integrate multi-modal transport services (including buses, taxis, rail and metro), will exceed $11 billion by 2023. This is up from an estimated $100 million in 2018 and is an average annual growth of 156%. For more insights, download the free whitepaper: Why Mobility-as-a-Service is the […]

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Telecoms

Minister Pours Encomiums on NCC Ex-Spokesman, Ojobo at NiMIES Summit

Last night in Lagos, South West Nigeria, at the Nigeria Mobile Economy Summit and Expo, (NiMES) it was lots of encomium for the just retired Director of Public Affairs, Nigeria Communications Commission, (NCC), Mr. Tony Ojobo who was named the recipient of the ICON of African Information Society Merit award. Much of the encomium came […]

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Computing

Microsoft’s $7.5 billion GitHub Deal set for EU Approval

U.S. software giant Microsoft is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $7.5 billion purchase of privately held coding website GitHub, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Microsoft announced the deal in June, its largest acquisition since it bought LinkedIn for $26 billion in 2016. The GitHub deal is expected […]

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Technology

London Court Blocks Mass Action against Google over iPhone Data

London’s High Court on Monday blocked an attempt to bring legal action against Alphabet Inc’s Google over claims it had collected sensitive data from more than 4 million iPhone users although it said the company’s actions had been “wrongful”. The claimants had said Google had illegally accessed details of iPhone users’ internet browsing data by […]

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Social Media

Facebook Launches Video Device, Warns on Privacy Rule

Facebook Inc. wants you to buy its new video chat devices for your home, complete with cameras that track movement. That sounds like a lot to ask for a social-media company mired in privacy scandals. But Facebook has crafted its Portal gadgets, launched Monday, to be as un-creepy as possible. At a recent product demonstration […]

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Technology

More Kenyans Embrace Cryptocurrency

The need for investing in Cryptocurrency is steadily rising in East Africa; specifically Kenya as more and more people are gradually gaining trust/confidence in the use of Cryptocurrency. Though Cryptocurrency is relatively new and comes with a learning curve, the benefits are a plethora; thus it is good for both sellers and buyers. Cryptocurrency offers […]

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Technology

Sunnet Systems Unveils Game-Changer Huawei Kunlun Server

Sunnet Systems and Datacom Service Limited, a Huawei top-level strategic partner has brought into the Nigeria server market a game-changer server with capacity for partitioning to any level. The server, known as Huawei Kunlun Server which was launched today in Lagos, South-West Nigeria is said to be adequately designed by Huawei Technology Company to meet […]

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Internet

Kenya Wins Bid to host International Open Data Conference in 2020

The Government of Kenya has won the bid to host the 6th International Open Data Conference (IODC) taking place in 2020 based on its consistency and high-level leadership on Open Government and data for development over the last three years The Announcement was made at the closing ceremony of the 5th IODC 2018 held in […]

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