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FUTA Students Win Microsoft Imagine Cup Nigeria With Medicare

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In a tough software students competition held May 4 at the University of Lagos Akoka, four students from the Federal University of Technology Akure, (FUTA) emerged winners of Imagine Cup Nigeria finals 2011. They worked on a medical app named Medicare.

 

The software application is aimed at achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals to Reduce Child Mortality; Improve Maternal Health; Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases; and Ensure Environmental Sustainability respectively.

 

The trios are David Olaniyan, Taiwo Orogbangba, Toluwanmi Kolawole and Alaba Oluwafemi and would fly the Nigerian flag this July in New York, USA.

 

The first runner up is Click Synergy from Covenant University which digitizes educational materials with an app named ePaq. Members are:

  • Franklin Chieze;
  • Uzo Awil
  • Oluwaseun Aremu
  • Samwul Datong;

 

Obafemi Awolowo University students came third with Brain Media that can help transmit class lectures via radio. The app name is schooltwo. The students are:

  • Omole Akinbiyi
  • Ishola Babatunde
  • Olaniran Abiola
  • Richard Boyewa

One of the students is a chemical engineering student. Oh yes, App is no more for EEE and CS students. We need that collaboration to get world changing ideas out.

 

The Microsoft Imagine Cup, the world’s premier student technology competition is focused on finding solutions to real-world issues.

 

Congratulations and do Nigeria proud

 

 

 

Web4Africa Ltd Acquires Alireta.com Hosting Service [Press Release]

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Tekedia Editors
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After we reported this yesterday, Tekedia contacted these parties. They sent us this press release which was later shared with other outlets. Read the full press release…released today.

 

Web4Africa Ltd., the leading web hosting company in West Africa, has acquired the web hosting & domain names services of Alireta Nigeria Limited with effect from 1st May 2011.

 

Founded in March 2003 under the name DomainStandard.net, Alireta broke new grounds by offering domain registration and web hosting services to residents of Nigeria at prices much lower than what was obtainable within Nigeria at that time. The operation has constantly remained among the top ten Nigerian web hosts since inception  and was rebranded to Alireta in May 2008.

 

Web4Africa has acquired 559 active clients who owned 458 domain names, 295 shared hosting accounts and 19 reseller hosting accounts. With few overlaps considered, it is expected that the acquisition would boost Web4Africa’s portfolio to over 13,600 active clients, over 8,100 domain names, over 1,500 shared hosting accounts and 169 reseller hosting accounts.

 

The acquisition would expose Alireta customers to over 70 international domain extensions, at lower prices, more flexible web hosting plan choices like Windows/ASP.NET hosting as well as 7 online payment methods including a method that accepts Nigerian debit cards like Interswitch Verve and GTB Naira Mastercard.

 

Yomi Adegboye, founder and CEO of Alireta said concerning the sale of his company’s webhosting and domain services: “Alireta and Web4Africa are two of the longest standing webhosts in West Africa. We also have a long history of partnership, and we are confident that both Alireta clients’ accounts and my own personal and business accounts are in the best hands possible on the continent. This transfer of Alireta’s web hosting and domain services to Web4Africa will see our clients enjoy even better world-class support and lower prices. In the meantime, Alireta Nigeria Limited will continue to provide the excellent web design services that we are known for at a new domain, www.anl.com.ng“


“But my primary focus from now will be in pursuing more exciting opportunities in the mobile and telecoms sector as a consultant, speaker, and as editor of Mobility Nigeria.”

 

Oluniyi Ajao, founder and Managing Director of Web4Africa Ltd said: “We have solid plans for 2011 that when executed, would move us further up the ladder in the international domains and web hosting marketplace. This acquisition brings us closer to our plans.”

 

Web4Africa was founded in 2002 and this acquisition further consolidates its position as the web hosting giant in the West African sub-region. Web4Africa targets the global marketplace via www.web4africa.net and targets the Nigerian market via www.web4africa.com.ng

 

About Web4Africa
Founded in 2002, Web4Africa offers domain names, web design, web hosting and ecommerce solutions to clients worldwide.

 

 

 

 

Aviat Networks Advance Synchronization Over Microwave Backhaul

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Ejiofor Agada
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Aviat Networks, Inc., a leader in wireless transmission solutions, has announced it is among the first companies to join the Symmetricom®, Inc, SyncWorld™ Ecosystem Program for delivering tested solutions for mobile backhaul synchronization over packet microwave networks. Collaborating with Symmetricom strengthens Aviat Networks’ solution portfolio for IP network migration by adding IEEE 1588v2 synchronization capability, which enables the smooth introduction of 4G/LTE. This solution capability is in addition to Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE), which was added to Aviat’s Eclipse platform in late 2010.

 

Maintaining accurate timing and synchronization in mobile networks is critical for successful call “hand off” when mobile users are traveling between cell sites and to ensure overall voice quality and performance is maintained. As mobile operators migrate their backhaul networks to Ethernet to efficiently handle the vast amounts of growing data and video traffic, a reliable method of maintaining synchronization over packet network is required. Precision Time Protocol, standardized as IEEE 1588v2, has become the de facto standard for packet timing.

 

Aviat Networks and Symmetricom have also jointly completed extensive performance and interoperability tests to verify the performance of 1588v2 timing over various complex microwave backhaul network configurations under real-world deployment scenarios, including a 10-hop microwave backhaul network supporting Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM).

Android Is The Next Big Thing. Make Your Students Android Ready

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This OS is growing faster than any mobile OS in the world. It is the engine that is powering Asia smartphone. BB, iOS, Symbian(?) and other mobile OS are in trouble. Android is the greatest thing that has happened in mobility computing.  It has a lot of potentials in Africa. Every school must get their students Android ready. Enjoy this piece adapted from a training proposal submitted by Fasmicro to an institution.

First, what is Android?

Android is an open-source software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. By providing an open platform, it offers developers the ability to build innovative applications. Developers are free to take advantage of the device hardware, access location information, set alarms, run background services, add notification to the status bar, e.t.c.

Justification for proposing this Android training

Applications today are going mobile as convenience is defining tomorrow. The rapid growth rate of the Android market is beyond comprehension. The attraction of open source software like Android cannot be over emphasized as it allows users to create new products, tweak existing software for customization and enable programmers bring their imagination to fruition whilst reaping the benefit financially.

Benefits of Training to Participant

–          increased capacity to create wealth

–          self employment

–          consultancy to both local and international firms

Benefits to Economy

–          fast track to national 20-20-20 target

–          diversification of economy

–          job creation

Security In Mobile and Electronic Commerce Is Serious – Pawaak Nigeria Introduces Tectia. Simply, Everything Secured.

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Felix A. Onyema
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Threats posing from the men of dark world cannot be underestimated as evolution of smart things spur on.  Despite the fact that security in ICT remains a big issue, there is need for considerable measure in curbing the dastard act going on in the cyber world.  We should now be realising how pertinent it is to ensure security of sensitive information or highly classified data either on personal mobile device or on corporate gadget.   Nigeria for instance, the IT Security should also be taken seriously, taking into an account previous activities from the cyber criminals in Nigeria by the so called ‘Yahoo boys’.    Nevertheless, as a precautionary action which I think is very important to the proliferation of Android platform Operating Systems devices – Tablets and Smartphones in our country.

 

Therefore, Android Developers in Nigeria should cultivate habit of caution by integrating Security Applications from the outset into their system builds. I strongly believe to an extent this would improve on the user- ability from the side of M-payment/E-payment via Smartphones as well as tablets because maximum security can boost online transactions which are being looked scary in consumer market in Nigeria especially.   So many forecasts had been predicted towards shipment of more tablets and smartphones in the coming years. So also we shall see more of small and medium businesses (SMB) using more of smartphones and tablet computers.

 

In a nutshell, PAWAAK Technologies is introducing Tectia Security Applications that could enable all enterprises to Secure, Automate, Manage and Share Real –Time Information. Tectia Communication Security Corporation is our software security partner from Europe, formerly SSH Communication Security, Finland, the original developer of Secure Shell of TCP/IP layer protocol for all communication platforms either wired or wireless & mobile or fixed. Tectia solutions are used to secure the network and database of so many renowned companies and organizations in the world such as the World Bank, NASA, American security agency, several banks in the UK, USA and Canada, many mobile communications companies.

 

There are different types and categories of Tectia Solutions which can be used to protect different IT platforms & Infrastructures and also can be integrated with any operating systems.

 

PAWAAK  is available to assist any organization in Africa that would want to secure their network and database, as well as Mobile and secure Applications.

 

Mr. Onyema is the CEO of  PAWAAK Technologies Ltd.  He is an expert on security and can be reached via info@pawaak.com.

 

PAWAAK…….Technologies, Innovations and Solutions


 

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