Russia has launched one of the final satellites needed to complete a space-based navigation system, which Moscow hopes will challenge the dominant U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS). The satellite, Glonass-K, reached orbit, said Aleksei Zolotukhin, spokesman for the Defense Ministry’s space forces. The entry of the space craft into space “went according to plan. Steady [...]

Cyber criminals based in China have hacked into financial services firm Morgan Stanley (www.morganstanley.com), according to leaked emails seen by Bloomberg.com The emails indicate that the attack comes from the group that also successfully hacked Google, Adobe Systems and Yahoo, amongst other companies. The leaked emails are from security company HBGary, which was hired by [...]

Rwanda’s first Information Access Centre (IAC) was inaugurated at the Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC), Kicukiro campus. The centre will be used by students and staff at the institute, as well as the public to access information. Rwandan Ministry of ICT, in partnership with the South Korean government through the National Information Society Agency (NIA- [...]

In order to establish a strategy of tackling the growing menace of e-waste in the country, the Kenyan government has cemented a partnership with international bodies, the corporate sector, and not for profit organisations. Rapid growth of the information and communications technology and electronics industry, despite its multiple benefits to the economy and livelihoods, has [...]

Global provider of next generation telecommunications network solutions, Huawei Technologies (“Huawei”)- www.huawei.com has announced the successful live deployment of a New Generation Business Support System (NGBSS) solution in Cell C, South Africa. With this world class NGBSS solution going live, Cell C (www.cellc.co.za) is now able to bill for its postpaid, prepaid and hybrid services [...]

A global education partnership is working to help selected pioneer African universities make significant savings on their internet bandwidth costs. Through the Bandwidth Consortium (BWC www.bandwidthconsortium.org) initiative developed by the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA – www.foundation-partnership.org), selected institutions of higher learning have saved about $19.7 million (about N 3billion) in the first [...]

Drive Control Corporation (DCC) during a road show which took place in Botswana and Mozambique in mid February 2011 launched PC Tools security software and will be doing the same in Angola in early March. This is part of the distributors’ drive to ensure quality, affordable IT product availability in the African market. PC Tools, [...]

Global leader in critical power and cooling services, APC by Schneider Electric has appointed Jonathan Duncan as its director for the Central and North East Africa region, an area which includes English speaking countries in North East, East and West Africa. Duncan has been with the company since 2001, when he joined MGE UPS Systems [...]

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Do you really need Mac antivirus software? The answer to that and other frequently asked questions about Mac viruses and Macintosh antivirus software is provided in this Mac virus FAQs. 1. Do I really need Mac antivirus software? If you never connect your Mac to the Internet, the answer is no. But if you do [...]