The ability to keep up with the unprecedented pace of business change, such as implementing the latest best practices and innovations on a regular basis, is something that is fairly new to the back office environment. In the old world of on-premise (licenced) systems, it was unthinkable to update ERP at such pace – years […]
Read MoreFaster Capital, a virtual incubator based in Dubai Internet City, has just launched its first round of incubation and acceleration programs for 2019. The first round, which started, yesterday, January 15th, will last till March 16th. Poised to help non – technical entrepreneurs build successful technical start-ups, the programme allows the start-up to focus on […]
Read MoreiSON Group, Africa’s IT and ITeS companies with presence in about 14 countries in Africa clinched four awards at the recently concluded 2018 Nigerian Technology Awards, held in Lagos, Nigeria. iSON Technologies a subsidiary of iSON Group bagged the I.T Services & Support Company of the Year and the Managed Services & Support Company of […]
Read MoreNew Border Management System (BMS) and e-Immigration solution builds on Gemalto’s successful Visa Management System (VMS); Self-service eKiosks has been flagged-off to deliver a safer and speedier experience for passengers in Uganda and enhanced with Fingerprint and facial recognition that ensures accurate identification of travelers. Gemalto, in cooperation with local partner SCINTL, has been awarded […]
Read MorePreliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18) showed shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled just over 68.1 million units, marking a decline of 3.7% in year-on-year terms, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. The results slightly outperformed the forecast, which called for a […]
Read MoreSwedish mobile telecom equipment maker Ericsson will book charges of 6.1 billion crowns ($687 million) for the fourth quarter as it abandons an unsuccessful strategy for its loss-making Business Support System (BSS) unit. The unit provides real-time charging and billing products and had tried to scale up to help customers with large transformation projects but […]
Read MoreRobotic Process Automation (RPA) revenues in banking will reach $1.2 billion by 2023. With an estimated revenue above $200 million in 2018, this represents a growth of over 400% over the period. New data from Juniper Research analysed around 20 leading RPA vendors in terms of AI capability, product innovation and financial services specialisation. The […]
Read MorePresident Donald Trump is considering an executive order in the new year to declare a national emergency that would bar U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by China’s Huawei and ZTE, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. It would be the latest step by the Trump administration to cut Huawei Technologies Cos […]
Read MoreWestern Digital Corporation, a global leader in data technology, has expanded its portfolio of data storage devices in Nigeria. The expansion will allow consumers to access a wide range of WD®- and SanDisk-brand products while positioning Western Digital as a premier data technology company for Nigerians. As part of the expansion, Western Digital has introduced […]
Read MoreA Canadian provincial court weighing whether to grant bail to a top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies, who is facing possible extradition to the United States, adjourned on Monday without deciding her fate. U.S. prosecutors want Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou to be extradited to face accusations she misled multinational banks about Huawei’s […]
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