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Juniper Networks Enters Nigeria, Layer 3 Assures Corporate Partners of 100% Security

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Epsilon has caused so much trouble in the world now through its email security breach. Citibank, Abebooks and many others have been informing customers that someone blew away the lid of the security pot in the vendor that keeps their emails safe.

For Nigeria, that has been the worry for years. Yes, loss of valuable information and data experienced by corporate organisations in Nigeria mainly arising from security threats of their networks may soon come to an end as Juniper Networks, a service solution provider of Google, face book and American online (AOL) has begun business in Nigeria.

It is coming through a partner, Layer 3 – a well respected indigenous ICT firm in Nigeria.

The CEO of Layer 3 has some great words for corporate Nigeria:

Chief Executive Officer of Layer3, a certified partner of Juniper networks for the West African market including Nigeria, Oyaje Idoko disclosed, “ IT is changing and its a most dynamic technology in the world, and recent entrance of submarine cables providers into Nigeria, networks are becoming more and more interwoven. So security has become a serious concern and juniper currently is the number one provider of security solutions in the world, and has maintained the number one position for seven consecutive year in security.”

It is good to have such a firm in Nigeria. Layer 3, una well done for bringing it here.

Juniper Networks

Blackberry Travel App Does Not Go Far in Nigeria – Watch for Fasmicro Android Hotel App

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In a latest report from RIM, a new app that provides BlackBerry® smartphone users with an all-in-one integrated and contextual experience as they plan, book, manage and share travel activities quickly and easily, is now available in Kenya and Nigeria.

You can download the beta version today from the Test Center category on BlackBerry App World™

The BlackBerry Travel app also brings together tools that travelers need while planning on the go, including:

  • Hotel booking Currency converters
  • Weather forecasts
  • Local search functionality

In addition, BlackBerry smartphone users can share their travel information with colleagues, friends and family over email or through LinkedIn®, directly from the BlackBerry Travel app. The LinkedIn integration allows users to search for people in their network who will be in the same city, send messages to contacts and update their status.

Unfortunately for Nigerian users, this may not add much value. The database does not have much Nigerian contents.

Fasmicro will give Nigeria a Hotel App on Android by the end of this month. It will contain many hotels, tourist locations,   top restaurants, starting from the Eastern part of the nation.

Tomorrow, Tekedia Will Feature Technology in Election Special – Posts Cover Apps, Software, Sites For Nigeria 2011 Election

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The main day is Saturday. Tekedia has been working for days now to get you all the Apps, the software, the technologies, the  tools you need to know about the D day. Tomorrow, Friday, right here on tekedia.com, we will bring all the tools out there – crowding, tracking, counting, and many more.

Of course, if you have a tip of your own you think we might now know. Send that to tekedia@fasmicro.com

Have you heard of what NigComSat is doing? Wait for tomorrow! Hold on – you can view the results at home

We are waves of technology. We are tekedia. Be here, all here, tomorrow.

OK, We Accepted It. Tekedia Is Invited To ‘Burg – To Speak and Cover A Tech Event

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We just accepted an invitation to speak and cover a tech event in South Africa this year. Details tomorrow when we clarify some issues.  We thank the organization for sending the invitation. Tekedia is already becoming a brand.

 

Remain here – technology lives here.

 

tekedia – waves of technology.

What Tim Draper Investment in PagaTech Tells Us About Nigeria Tech Ecosystem

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The recent news of iconic investor, Tim Draper investment in Paga – the mobile payment firm in Nigeria- tells us that Nigeria is carefully being watched by the external investors. The truth is that foreigners know the real businesses from the ones that cause so much opportunity pains to us.  With this investment, watch out for more from U.S, Europe and even China. It is just a start as Nigeria’s startup environment is getting exciting. It is left to the government to make sure we have a strong intellectual property  rights system as that is what people invest into. Without it, there will not be need for innovation.

====The press release from Pagatech site====

Today, Paga announces an investment in the company by Tim Draper, a well known Venture Capitalist based in the United States. Paga, the pioneering mobile money platform in Nigeria, launched in February 2011 after receiving approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The company’s initial set of products are delivered to meet critical needs of the Nigerian public: ability to transfer money fast and reliably, pay bills, top-up airtime or pay merchants safely. Paga delivers these services via the mobile phone and internet.

Mr. Draper, who is the Founder and a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, is known for investing in early stage companies and in emerging markets. Some of the successes under his belt include investments in Skype, Baidu (Chinese search engine), and Hotmail (acquired by Microsoft). Draper’s original suggestion to use “viral marketing” in web-based e-mail to geometrically spread an Internet product to its market was instrumental to the successes of Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail, and has been adopted as a standard marketing technique by hundreds of businesses.

Speaking about his investment, Draper said “My decision to make this personal investment is premised on the simple fact that I believe in the bold vision of the Paga team and I trust in their ability to execute. Paga is a great innovation which will simplify life for millions of people in Nigeria and beyond. I look forward to the company being a major African success story that serves as an example for many more to come.”

Tayo Oviosu, Founder and CEO of Paga, added, “We are receiving significant attention from investors both local and international, but I must say that we are quite fortunate to have Mr. Draper as an investor in Paga. His support and advice has been invaluable towards getting us to where we are today, and we continue to enjoy the access he provides to an extensive network of business partners around the world.“

Paga’s mission is to deliver innovative and universal access to financial services to a larger segment of the Nigerian population. Paga is available on all mobile networks and is delivered to customers in collaboration with strong local banks, retailers and various other private and public sector organisations.