Customers Receive Payment Reminders, Transaction Alerts, Fraud Control
Redwood City, CA and Cape Town, South Africa – July 21, 2009 – Clickatell, mobile messaging solutions provider for financial service providers worldwide, today announced that FirstGlobal Microfinance bank of Nigeria is delivering Clickatell-powered text banking services to eager mobile customers. FirstGlobal customers can now opt-in to receive [...]

Nokia Siemens Networks is providing mobile television provider DMTV with a state-of-the-art Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVB-H) solution in Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Nigeria. The system will allow operators across the region to provide an enhanced TV viewing experience on multiple devices, including the latest Nokia phones.
“This agreement opens a historic new chapter for entertainment [...]

Newest State of the Mobile Web report profiles aggregate operator data in top 10 countries
Opera today released its newest State of the Mobile Web report. The report provides information on the top global trends affecting the mobile Web. The full report is available from http://www.opera.com/smw/ (English only). In addition to the top global trends and [...]

Car dealerships across the United States are scurrying to find customers and unload their inventory as they are in the process of closing.
A recently launched automobile website ToyotaCarsForSale.com trains you on what cars are available for purchase and where to go buy them. According to the webmaster, “with this being a buyer’s market, we [...]

Mobile Text Banking Drives Adoption and Offers Compelling Banking Services to Underbanked Population
Banking & Payment Technologies Conference, Muson Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, May 5, 2009 – Clickatell, messaging provider for financial services, has been selected by Fortis Microfinance Bank to provide SMS Receipts™ to thousands of retail banking customers throughout Nigeria. Currently sending ~10,000 text messages [...]

Computer Aid International study calls the $70 NComputing solution a ‘magic machine’
New Delhi, April 30, 2009 – NComputing, the world’s leading provider of ultra low-cost computing, today announced that its X300 virtual desktop kit was named the best solution for desktop learning environments by an independent study conducted by Computer Aid International. CAI is a [...]

New Delhi, 16th April 2009 – Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of communications, has announced its participation in the $ 600 million, new West African Cable System. This investment will further boost Tata Communications’ global reach and enhance the company’s investments in the region.
A multinational consortium of leading telecommunications operators recently [...]

The Coca-Cola Company announced today that it has committed US $30MM over the next six years to provide access to safe drinking water to communities throughout Africa through its Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN). Implemented by The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation, RAIN will provide at least 2 million Africans with clean water and sanitation by 2015.
“Africa’s [...]

Core Facts:
· The winners of The Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Awards 2008 have been announced
· This year’s US$100,000 Grand Prize was awarded to Superflux International, a Nigerian-based print specialist
· The co-founders, S.E.VEN Fund, Templeton, Legatum and OTF [...]

(New Delhi, 24 October 2008) – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE” or the “Group”) (H share stock code: 00763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ) today announced its third quarterly results for the nine months ended 30 September 2008.
According to the PRC GAAP, the Group maintained steady business development during the reporting period. Revenue amounted to approximately [...]