SA-based technology research organisation Open Research is launching an online survey as part of a project to develop a calculator for assessing the value of second-hand PCs.

Convergence is a term that means different things to different people, which is why it is important for the draft Convergence Bill to be properly clarified before being written into law, says Business Connexion.

Vodacom Nigeria Limited formerly Econet Wireless Nigeria Limited (EWNL), one of Nigeria's carriers of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) has been dragged to a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, over issues concerning inter-connection agreement through an amended originating summons.

President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday underscored the importance of information and communication technology as the elixir for rapid economic development.

AS the annual technology trade show, Computer Technology and Office equipment exhibition, CTO2004Expo, organized by the Commercial Department of the American Embassy, came to an end last week, experts were worried that except the programme is reinvented, it may die in a few years.

AN indegenous IT company, Juniper Solution Limited, has introduced solutions that allow cyber café owners to monitor and manage their bandwidth usage from the comfort of their offices.

AHEAD of the federal government initiative to run government and transact business on line, the Ogun State government has commissioned the Ogun State Public Service Network (PSNet) which is capable of delivering broadband Internet Access to the State Secretariat, the assembly complex and the state ministries and agencies for the purpose of fast and efficient governance.

Elexir Technology Holdings' latest interim earnings are expected to be substantially lower than those of the previous interim period.

A poll conducted by a provider of Internet locations in the UK has found that the majority of UK business rail travellers want to see wireless broadband Internet access (WiFi) available on trains.

The maintenance and management of corporate assets are fundamental requirements of "good governance" legislation. Wilhelm Hamman, business technologist at Computer Associates (CA), looks at the issues surrounding asset management and this discipline's impact on the bottom line.

A local security solutions company, Shaya Technologies, says it has developed a virus protection system, SatSafe, which uses a satellite link, and will automatically update any system within one minute of a patch becoming available.

The one time president of Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN, Chris Uwaje who delivered a seminar on Monday, in Vanguard newspapers has said that newspaper publishers must explore new media technology dynamics which is imperative for survival strategies in electronic knowledge economy.

Cape Town's call centre industry is set to create at least 1 000 new jobs this year, according to Luke Mills, executive director of development agency Calling the Cape.

The third annual Internet Week (iWeek) conference, hosted by the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA), will take place between 8 and 10 September.

Every executive should, by now, realise the importance of complying with new reporting and governance regulations. But how many have investigated whether their companies can deal with the information burden these new rules bring?

The World Information Technology & Services Alliance (WITSA) committee has chosen to meet in Johannesburg in September, which could aid SA in its desire to host the World Congress on IT (WCIT) in 2010.

Labat Africa says it will report a substantial drop in earnings for the year to 29 February.

Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (M-tel) made a strong showing at the recently concluded 15th African Telecommunications Conference in Cairo, Egypt, where it recorded an unprecedented patronage by visitors and investors who visited its stand.

Twenty five indigenous companies last week in Lagos, showcased their latest technological feats at an exhibition where President Olusegun Obasanjo said his government will strengthen collaboration and linkage between Research and Development (R&D) institutions, universities and industries as well as promote the use of science and technology to drive the country's development efforts.

An education expert and a director at the Universal Basic Education (UBE)commission Dr Andrew Ekpunobi, has called on government at all levels to make computer education compulsory in all primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the country.

Computer Science and Engineering students have been advised to work hard to widen their horizon to face the challenges of information and communication technology.

ERICSSON and the MTN group strengthened their 10-year relationship with the signing of two fiveyear cellular network equipment and services agreements worth more than $1,5bn.

The Vice-Minister of Science and Technology, Pedro Teta informed on Monday, here, that the records of personal information of voters of the first general elections held in Angola, in 1992, are missing because a data centre has not been created.

Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) issued a disclaimer that explains the result of inflated telephone bills caused by accessing pornographic websites.

To conserve the huge amount of foreign exchange spent on producing recharge cards, government directs telecommunication operators to start local production next January