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U.S. encourages commercial development of the moon

U.S. encourages commercial development of the moon

The U.S. government said it has taken a new, though preliminary step to encourage commercial development of the moon. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday in Washington that U.S. companies can stake claims to lunar territory through an existing licensing process for space launches.

Prepare for  massive cyber  attacks, Deloitte  warns Nigerians

Prepare for massive cyber attacks, Deloitte warns Nigerians

UNLESS adequate measures are taken, such as completing the National ID card and other biometric-based identification projects, Nigeria, an emerging market is likely to witness cyber-security issues on a large scale this year

Dell removes price barriers in enterprise flash adoption

Dell removes price barriers in enterprise flash adoption

Effort to overcome cost barriers that have hampered broad adoption of enterprise flash storage arrays has started yielding the expected results as Dell has removed price barriers for enterprise flash adoption. Accordingly, the the global availability of new enterprise class Dell Storage all-flash array (AFA) configurations has been tagged at the relative price of $25,000. With this development, Dell offers customers the lowest entry price for an all-flash mid-range solution by any major vendor.

Companies  need not build data centres  — Rack Centre boss

Companies need not build data centres — Rack Centre boss

The term ‘data centre’ is not a popular one in the technology vocabulary of the average Nigerian. But for every bank account being maintained, every surveillance video captured, and every piece of data that large organisations need to store securely, the use of data centres is not only ubiquitous but an indispensable part of any IT industry.

BrainFriend software to reduce mass failure in JAMB, UTME

BrainFriend software to reduce mass failure in JAMB, UTME

The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, is spearheading efforts to use local software application to remedy examination malpractice and failure in the country. The efforts resulted in the endorsement of exam software, BrainFriend which was designed to reduce mass failure in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME organised by Joint Admissions Matriculation Board, JAMB, among other examinations.
Two companies, Cinfores Limited and WaveTek Nigeria which developed the software, last week signed a memorandum of understanding witnessed by the Technology Agency.

Schneider highlights limitations of solar energy

Schneider highlights limitations of solar energy

Schneider Electrics last week said that even as solar energy is considered one of the best options to the grid electricity generation, the problem with it was the space. The company’s new Country President, Mr Walid Sheta said that his company has vast experience in solar energy generation and therefore is in a good position to know the impacts and hindrances to achieving such impacts at maximum level.

Samsung Galaxy A Series: Fully metallic, slim and trendy

Samsung Galaxy A Series: Fully metallic, slim and trendy

By Lolade Bamigbola Looking at its growth trajectory, it is safe to say that Samsung, which has been pushing the boundaries of design and utility of smart devices, has not relented in its innovative streak. The electronics giant believes that smartphones have become one of the most used devices by most people and design is […]