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Kenya gets undersea broadband fibre optic cable

June 13, 2009

An undersea fibre optic cable bringing broadband Internet connectivity to east Africa, reached the Kenyan coast from the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the president said.

The East Africa Marine Systems (TEAMS) fibre optic submarine cable project is a joint venture of the Kenyan government and Emirates Telecommunication Technology (Etisalat) and a consortium of local investors.

It is expected to boost internet connections and greatly reduce the cost of telecommunications, especially data transmission in the region. It is expected to become operational next month.

President Mwai Kibaki said the project was a landmark in Kenya's national development history.

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Symantec Delivers New Generation of Client and Server Management

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced Altiris Client Management Suite 7.0 and Altiris Server Management Suite 7.0. Both suites offer better visibility into IT assets, simplified day-to-day manageability and improved end-user productivity, helping customers realize significant cost savings and value out of their existing IT investments.

By using Symantec's integrated endpoint management solutions across a broad range of client and server systems - physical or virtual - customers can ensure that their valuable information resources are protected completely, managed easily and controlled automatically. Client Management Suite 7.0 and Server Management Suite 7.0 automate manual management tasks, ensure business productivity tools and data are functioning properly, and help ensure license compliance. Both suites are built on the Symantec Management Platform, driving best practice process automation and providing modular and extensible integration across Symantec's product portfolio and third-party solutions.

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HP Delivers New Solutions to Enhance Technology Infrastructure for Public Sector

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2009

HP today announced new solutions to help government entities reduce costs, secure information and transform business processes.
As part of HP's presence at the 2009 FOSE Conference and Exhibition, the company unveiled the following offerings:
  • HP Access Control Smartcard Solution for U.S. Government - enables tighter security options with imaging and printing network authentication for government employees;
  • HP Automated Data Removal Solution - streamlines the redaction process of documents through HP multifunction printers and scanners;
  • HP Government Case Processing Accelerator Solution - facilitates the routing of sensitive data directly into business applications;
  • Voluntary Product Accessibility Template - assists federal agencies using HP Exstream in their compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and
  • HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 6400 and 8400 (EVA6400/8400) and the enhanced SAN Virtualization Services Platform 2.1 (SVSP 2.1) - expand HP's storage virtualization portfolio.

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Company Introduces Format for Annual Networking Conference to Deliver Innovation and Insights

Johannesburg, 7 October 2008 - Cisco today announced the introduction of Cisco Live! a new format for the company's annual Networkers conference. This year the event, which draws network engineers from all over Africa for technical training, education and networking, will take place in Sandton, Johannesburg, on 1-4 December 2008. For the past 11 years, the conference has been at the forefront of educating participants on new technologies.

The Cisco new Networkers at Cisco Live! incorporates a mix of technical and business offerings. The format broadens the traditional technical focus to include executive tracks that examine the role of technology in improving business in a challenging economic climate.

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Sun x64 Servers Win Big

March 10, 2009 - Sun Microsystems spotlights four new x64 Server customers in the education, media and entertainment industries. These wins help fuel a 60% growth in the market for Sun blades and position Sun as the vendor customers turn to for innovative, cost-effective x64 solutions.

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