Leading Networking company, CISCO has said it is set to unveil its future strategy for cloud computing that will drive technology application and e-commerce. The new blue print on interconnectivity of devices, according to the company will centre on security, businesses, transport and e-commerce.

Sole distributor of Panasonic and Canon’s office jet printer machines in the country, Panabiz International Limited have reacted to the influx of substandard printer and toner parts that have continued to flood the nations market by partnering with the media to raise levels of awareness.

Nokia E7 arrives markets this week With Emeka Aginam Ahead of its showcase at the Mobile World Congress 2011 slated for next week in Barcelona, Spain, the anticipated Nokia E7 will begin arriving in stores in select markets this week, with broader availability building up quickly in several markets. With its tilting 4-inch ClearBlack display, […]

Nigeria’s participation in this year’s Google code jam competitions both in the African and world categories may no longer be the usual humiliating experience.

The Nigerian Communications Commission is collaborating with the National Cancer Prevention Programme, NCPP, an NGO, and the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, in a month_long activity to raise awareness on prevention of cancer and its treatment in Nigeria

AT the recently concluded West African awards organized by ICT Watch which also marked its 10th year anniversary, the Chief Executive Officer of Computer Warehouse Group, Mr Austin Okere was names as the ‘Most Outstanding ICT Man of the Decade’.

By Prince Osuagwu The Nigerian Copyright Commission NCC, and National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, NOTAP, have committed to exploring avenues of inter-agency collaboration towards boosting the development of the intellectual property (IP) industries and technology transfer in the country. This was a fall out of the consultative meeting between the Director-General of NCC, […]

Despite legislation and ongoing anti-piracy campaigns, there has been growing concern by the software giant, Microsoft on the dangers of using fake product even as majority of consumers still have challenge of distinguishing genuine product from counterfeits.

After surviving a routing bout with the National Assembly over its N6.1b budget for SIM card registration, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has taken a first short at the registration.

Following lapses in the adopted processes for the registration of voters, the umbrella body representing all IT professionals in Nigeria, the Nigeria Computer Society, (NCS) has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) for non-inclusion of the nation’s IT professionals in a matter that borders heavily on professionalism, saying that Nigeria may not achieve best practice in the 2011 elections if the lapses, especially on software were not redressed.

Frontline Internet and communications service provider, Internet Solutions, last week announced that it has invested well over $11m in the Nigeria ICT sector, even as it still plans more massive investments to gain the heart of the market.

With analog systems, these additional security features are not put in place. The cabling can be tapped and erroneous video material can be fed into the wire or recorded off of it at will without raising any intrusion alarms. Compared to analog systems, IP systems are much more difficult to compromise, as encryption requires two nodes that agree on exactly what is being sent and received, interruptions to this data stream will automatically trigger alarms and alerts.

By Emeka Aginam Over one hundred broadcasting experts and ICT leaders across Africa including Nigeria with the representation of the regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, are currently in Johannesburg, South Africa, deliberating on the progress made in the switch over from analogue to digital broadcasting in Africa. Organized by the London-based Commonwealth Telecommunication’s […]

Perhaps, the giant strides made by IT in the Nigerian medical profession will never be fully understood until a personal visit is paid to a doctor.

If one understands the new executives of the Nigerian Internet Group, NIG, clearly, the issue of internet development can no longer remain business as usual. The government has to walk the talk or be made to explain why it would prefer the country to play catch-up in the world information order.