The worldwide leader in securing the Internet, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, has announced the introduction of Software Blade Architecture, the industry’s first architecture to meet businesses’ need for total, flexible and manageable security to the Nigerian customers.

Walk with me in memory to one of the greatest celebrations, the end of the colonial era in Africa. The day: October 1, 1960. The place: British West Africa. The setting: A crowded stadium in the Atlantic coastal town of Sapele. School children were waving green and white flags in honour of the birth of modern Nigeria, no longer part of the British Empire.

Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr Eugene Juwah last Friday held his first ever closed-door meeting between the regulatory agency and chief executive officers of telecom firms operating in the country.

As part of its Corpo rate Social Responsibility, (CSR), fixed wireless phone operator, Multi-Links Telkom, has donated medical equipment valued at about N6 million to the Paediatrics Department of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH)

Google Africa has gone into partnership with Nigerian universities to improve internet access to students in the country.

The Chief Executive Officer of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) Christoph Riess has said that paid-for digital content holds the future for the newspaper industry as internet advertising revenues will never replace those lost to print.

If recent projections fall in place, Nigeria may have another Communications Satellite in the Orbit before November 2011. This is as reliable information from NigComSat, says that programmes leading to the actualisation of replacement for the lost NigComSat1 was making tremendous progress.

The lingering power or electricity problem in Nigeria has not only reduced the nation to a generator-driven economy but has increased the rate of criminal diversion of diesel and asset shrinkage which causes major losses to companies and their finances.

Vice President, Arc. Namadi Sambo, was in Nsukka last week to put a seal of authority to plans by MTN and a group of other corporations, including Main One, Google, HP and Cisco among others to put the Lion as University of Nigeria Nsukka is known, permanently on the net.

Global provider of IP connectivity over satellite and fiber optic systems, SkyVision Global Networks has announced the establishment of the company’s new branch office in Nigeria.

The global software giant, Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 7, as part of its latest attempt to break into the smartphone market.

As cloud computing continue to gain dominance in the IT lexicon, Microsoft said it has stolen a march on its competitors as its main proponent, making accessibility of applications through the internet rather than desktop computers and servers become increasingly closer.

Nokia mobile solutions and MTN Nigeria said they are partnering on a new messaging solution on the new Nokia C3. The phone amongst other features, offers instant messaging to its users.

In its quest to bring quality services closer to the people, Cobranet Limited, one of the internet service providers in the country recently, opened a new customer service centre at Apapa area of Lagos State to give technical assistance to their numerous customers living in that axis.

The global software giant , Microsoft will by end of this month in Cape Town, South Africa bring together more than 500 teachers, school leaders, education stakeholders and media from more than 75 countries for the Worldwide Innovative Education Forum conference and awards, which will take place for the first time on African soil.