With Nigerian women among beneficiaries, the International Finance Corporation, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, from its Village Phone

RESOLVED to expose students worldwide on using technology to solve the world’s toughest problems, software giant, Microsoft has begun the search for the best software talents for the 2011 edition of Imagine Cup students software competition.

The global software giant, Microsoft Corp, Tuesday, announced the launch of the latest version of the world’s most-used browser, Internet Explorer 9 in 40 languages around the world, including English, French, and Portuguese for Africa.

Committed to supporting technological innovations by assisting member countries in having access to its specialized data base , the World Intellectual Property Organization, (WIPO) would soon strengthen existing national capacities through the creation of Technology Innovation Support Centres across the country with digital libraries comprising of 70,000 specific technologies contained in million of patent documents.

THE recent cancellation of the offer of 75 per cent equity in NITEL to New Generation consortium at a bid price of US$2.5 billion is the latest in a series of failed efforts at selling the national carrier, with stakeholders reacting and offering opinions on the way out of an obvious quagmire.

To achieve the right penetration and make broadband accessible to all, there seems to be a unanimous view of stakeholders in the ICT sector that Nigeria should have a digitalized economy.

THE World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has indicated its readiness at strengthening the existing national capacities in the nations technology sector

The Vice Principal (Academics) of Loral International Schools, Festac, Lagos, Mr Clement Ogunseye has advised the students of the school to make good use of the computers and internet facilities provided for them in the school to improve on their academic performances.

Premier private submarine network cable company in West Africa, Main One cables has announced Cisco’s “Internet Protocol Next- Generation Network” (IP-NGN) as its choice solution to take its broadband capacity in West Africa to the next level.

In what appears impossible to many adults, two kids from New Estate Baptist school, Surulere, Lagos last week emerged as youngest Adobe Certified Professional Certificate in Web Communication using Adobe Dream weaver CS4.

Etisalat Nigeria last week announced a modification to its Easy Starter package just as it introduced a new Homezone tariff and new Bonus on incoming calls campaign.

INnovation and computer hardware manufacturing company, IBM has showcased a series of technology breakthroughs that extend its capabilities in virtualisation, image management and cloud computing.

Last week, the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, NOTAP organized a three days workshop in partnership with Islamic Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) to brainstorm on future of technology in Nigeria

Security, storage and systems management solutions provider, Symantec Corp. has released Symantec FileStore, a new solution enabling organizations to build scalable, high performance file based storage services for their enterprise, including private and public clouds

One the global leaders in mobile solutions, Comviva, has announced an MoU with another leading provider of technology platforms and content for mobile operators, Inmobia, to provide Ring Back Tone, RBT Content Portfolio in Africa