African innovators head for Singapore

May 7, 2015

Innotribe Startup Challenge attendees have selected the five finalists from the African leg of the Startup Challenge to compete at Sibos Singapore in October. The showcase was held at The Westin Hotel on 6 May, in partnership with SWIFT’s African Regional Conference (ARC). The next steps of the Startup Challenge programme will be the regional showcases in Singapore on 28 May, and New York on 18 June.

New solution authenticates Nigerian students

May 7, 2015

BotoSoft and HID Global have launched a mobile student ID system to help the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) combat student identity fraud in Nigeria.Every year, more than 2,2-million students will register online and receive machine-readable Genuine HID...

Less hassle with OpenWeb ADSL

May 7, 2015

Local ISP OpenWeb has introduced instant activation and once-off payment options on its Home Capped Unshaped product range.Clients can now purchase a Capped Unshaped account using a credit card and receive their ADSL details instantly. In addition, no cancellation...

Seniors are an attractive market

May 7, 2015

The senior market is a lucrative one to explore. The population over 60 stood at 912-million in 2014, representing 12,6% of the global population – and by 2030 will account for 18%, reaching 1,5-billion globally.This is according to market research company Euromonitor...

IBM puts HANA on Power Systems

May 7, 2015

After a successful client testing period in 2014, IBM announced a series of Power Systems Solution Editions for the SAP HANA platform. The new solutions are expected to enable the latest generation POWER8 systems to run SAP HANA, allowing clients to quickly and...
Older machines can join the IoT

Older machines can join the IoT

May 6, 2015

Intel has introduced its IoT Retail Gateway Reference Design for Intelligent Vending, aimed at addressing the interoperability gap that is encountered with trying to retrofit machines into an Internet of Things (IoT) network. The gateway is built using the Intel IoT...