Apr 8, 2013
US mobile ad spending on social networks will reach $4,5-billion by 2018, according to a new Forecast View from Forrester Research. “Forrester expects the spending on mobile ads to grow nearly twice as fast as the spending on desktop ads on social networks. We...
Apr 8, 2013
The recent “Obama for America” campaign used Microsoft Lync as the communications platform for hundreds of campaign staff in its Chicago headquarters and in some states for the 2012 elections. The campaign needed to upgrade from a private branch exchange (PBX) system...
Apr 8, 2013
Digital security provider Gemalto has been appointed as prime contractor and turnkey supplier to provide Ghana Immigration Services (GIS) with a highly secure electronic visa and border management solution. This initiative is part of the eGhana project, an ambitious...
Apr 8, 2013
Following two consecutive years of substantial growth in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the global information and communication technology (ICT) sector, 2012 produced a more mixed set of results. According to a new study from International Data...
Apr 8, 2013
Apple’s market share leadership is under threat from Samsung as it saw its slice of the worldwide tablet pie falling from 51,7% to 43,6%, while Samsung’s spurred upwards from 7,3% to 15%. It might not yet be time to worry, but, according to Christopher Riley, CEO of...
Apr 5, 2013
The local software industry, although still in its infancy, will benefit from investments under the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2013/2014 outlined by the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI). Minister Rob Davies, in presenting the IPAP, points out that...
