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Open vs. Close – Google Android Market and Apple App Store

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Very good, our parent company, Fasmicro, paid $25 to join the Google Android Market. If we have been building apps on Apple, what might have happened? Of course the model would have been different, because Android Market and Apple App Store are different. These two companies simply do not see eye to eye in the strategy on how to sell apps. This is one thing you must consider before you choose your platform for development. It is tougher to get apps in Apple. But that does not make it better for you.


With the Android Market, all you need to do is pay a one-time $25 registration fee. In Apple, you must submit and then wait until they review and possibly accept your apps. People choose Android because of its simplicity to get the apps right and into the hands of customers. It is flexible and fast.

 

What you get with that easy process is what you can lose in spyware. It is easy to rig Android Market by the bad guys than Apple store. Android Market is full of un-regulation, open pure democracy. But after all the considerations and looking at the fact that Amazon Appstore for Android is there, one can just buy from Amazon that has the experience in selling things online. The Android appstore run by Amazon is safer and is more orderly.

 

These are the two platforms that matter most in the apps world– it is either iOS or Android and all the issues in the market are secondary.You truly do not have a choice – you must use either Google or Apple. Windows Mobile or RIM Blackberry is not a big option, at least for now, since their base is very limited.  Ovi store from Nokia is not seen as being elite because Nokia is not assumed to be making premium brands. Why? When people can buy cheap phones at less than $30, it will be hard to convince them that you can serve those that care for $900 category. Those cheap phones erode the brand.

 

So, at the end, it is Android vs. iOS. The secret is the network effect. People will develop where there are more people and that is what is happening now. We go for Android, but iOS was closer. The reason is simple: in the developing world, the projection favors Android because the liberation in the OS will enable any player to get in and make more phones on Android. And that is sustainability!

myCash Simplifies Social retailing, Tracking and Sharing Expenses

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MyCash is an avenue for you to keep track of how much is going out of your pocket at a granular level. Lets you find informaton concerning purchases of goods that you already made. It enables you to get direct and factual information without too much speculation concerning a purchase you intend making.
This idea was conceived in Garage48 Lagos where it was pitched as follows:

MyCash – For people who track their expenses: people who need to budget (eg. students) can track and share their expenses. Through sharing others can also find good deals on the products and services or just the fact that the purchase was made. A mobile app.

 

Team members: Odeyemi Kayoed, Ogundana Stanley, Ajibola Aiyedogbon, Baruwa Lekan, Tunji Jabitta, Stephen Ohakanu

URL: mycashg48.appspot.com

Twitter: @mycashg48

Facebook: MyCash

Evrica Events Is The Event Management System for Africa – A Product of Garage48

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First, this Garage48 creation is up to business. The website is running and it has a clear plan to transition into a full-blown company. Yet, we caution that they can focus on Nigeria before they plan to move international. We noticed all the countries they plan to be. While being in Sierra Leone is exciting, it is just 4m people. Getting few streets in Lagos will take care of that. Nigeria is 1/5 of Africa’s population. Any business that does well there and capture 30% of its market may be better than all the other West African markets combined. Guys, you have the meat in Lagos. Get it done there before venturing out!

 

Evrica Events is an online event Management system that automates key processes such as registration, scheduling, on-line payments, event s management. Our systems helps to reduce time and expense required to manage events such as conferences, competitions, trade shows, training seminars, travel, press tours and customer briefings. As an online event management platform, we help to reduce the hassle of advertising, managing and locating events around Africa. Our events portal helps events initiators or organizers to have a wide reach for their events and showcase an online event bill. Our events listing help corporate entities and individuals to locate trainings and workshop for personnel and individual development in various fields and per need basis. We go a step further to manage events ticketing and track attendees

 

Team members: Jide Olaniyan, Femi Taiwo, Anderson Obeh , Abdulhakim Haliru, Onigbinde Seye, Frankfurt Ogunfunminiyi, Femi Bilesanmi

URL: evricaevents.com

Twitter:@evricaevents

Facebook: Evricaevents

 

Events Registration

Evrica events is a web and online platform designed to for Africans to register their upcoming events with ease. We allow Organizers of events to create their upcoming events and this can be easily viewed by our numerous visitors. As an online event management platform, we help to reduce the hassle of advertising, managing and locating events around Africa. Our events portal helps events initiators or organizers to have a wide reach for their events and showcase a standardized for their event.

Events Ticketing

Evrica also offers events ticketing services to our interested clients. We help the publicizing the events through all social networks and with our highly effective and efficient email marketing strategy. Participants to each event can also buy their tickets online with their MasterCard or visa card without any stress or hiccups. Our ticketing system network covers the entire Africa and we can proudly say that We are the best platform for event ticket sales in Africa.

Events Advert (listing)

Events listing helps corporate entities and individuals to locate trainings and workshop for personnel and individual development in various fields and per need basis. We go a step further to manage events ticketing and track attendees. For our premium clients, we help them advertise their events through all social networks and with our highly effective and efficient email marketing strategy.

Main One Partners with NASDAQ Traded Global Crossing To Expand Global Footprint

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Leading the African and West African market, MainOne is moving forward to rule the world. In a recent statement it announced that it  is partnering with NASDAQ traded Global Crossing in order to give it a bigger footprint in the global arena.

 

Main One Cable Company, the open access wholesale provider, recently announced its decision to deploy a new portfolio of IP-enabled services and has chosen to partner with Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, in order to bring global connectivity to its clients.  This strategic agreement will enable Main One to further extend its customers connectivity in countries where it doesn’t have coverage by being part of the Global Crossing Tier 1 MPLS network that reaches more than 700 cities in more than 70 countries.  Customers will now be able to extend their connectivity through Main One across the US, Canadian and Latin American markets.  In addition to expanding Main One’s reach, the partnership will increase flexibility with its new set of products and provide significantly reduced transit charges for customer terminations.

 

According to Main One’s head of Marketing and Strategy, Adebayo Oyewole,

 

“We chose Global Crossing for its particular regional strengths.  Our partnership with Global Crossing enhances Main One’s position as the one-stop shop for accessing the public Internet via the Main One network, which is designed for high capacity service.  The new product portfolio enables Main One to deliver a wide range of connectivity options to geographically dispersed locations, while reducing customers’ costs by converging previously disparate data, voice and video networks.  With Main One, you can start small and grow with confidence that you are connected to a provider who is tuned in to the fast changing needs of its clients.”

 

Main One joins a select list of top-tier service providers offering Global Crossing Fast-Track Servicesportfolio to their enterprise end users.  In addition to Converged IP Services and Private Line, Fast-Track Services include Ethernet, Collaboration and Managed Services.

 

“We’re very pleased to join with Main One in offering its customers global access and IP-based solutions,” said Habib Issa, Global Crossing’s head of Carrier Sales for South Europe, Middle East and Africa.  “Global Crossing Fast-Track Services combine the business processes, products, services and system tools necessary for service providers to quickly offer their enterprise customers end-to-end global data solutions, backed by consistent Service Level Agreements.”

Checking Out Flippii After Garage48. Flippii Enables Developers To Share and Co-Create

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We are checking out the teams that participated in Garage48 Lagos. Today, it is Flippii (good name, guys). It seems the team is not showing anything publicly. Guys, post a message on the site and let us know what you are up to. Tekedia hopes that one of these firms in Garaga48 will have success.

So what is Flippii?

Flippii – for Nigerian developers – share ideas and get feedback. Interested developers can join the project.

Team members: Jesse Oguntimehin, Ayo Olaniyi, Ahmad Mukoshy, Akinwande Adegbola, Damilare Akinlaja, David Adamo Jr., Ernest Ojeh.

URL: flippii.com

Twitter: @Flippii

Facebook: Flippii