Rob Rose

[Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA] The South African arm of international software corporation Microsoft revealed this week that it has reached settlements with 13 dealers allegedly distributing pirate software. According to Microsoft SA MD Mark Reynolds, civil settlements have been reached with these dealers after investigations into the validity of the software had been conducted by the […]

[Nairobi, KENYA] – The application for a licence to act as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) by Kenyan national telecoms company, Telkom Kenya , is not likely to meet with success according to industry analysts in the country. The Kenyan government is not likely to agree to Telkom’s request unless the company opens up the […]

[Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA] Nasdaq-listed e-business firm Walker announced on Monday that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with South African IT company Gijima Info Tech aimed at exploiting the R500-million e-business market for financial applications. The agreement, to be known as the Walker Afrika Initiative, will see the U.S. company use the Gijima […]

[Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA] Interactive mobile services company iTouch announced on Wednesday that it has concluded a deal with digital entertainment and sports content provider 365 Corporation. The deal will allow the company to disseminate branded content over its range of electronic platforms. iTouch plc, based in Cape Town, currently streams content from the Independent […]

[Nairobi, KENYA] Pan-African Internet Service Provider Africa Online announced a $5-million deal on Friday with UUNet SA that will boost its presence in Namibia by over 4,000 dial-up subscribers. This deal leapfrogs Africa Online to the top of the ISP heap in Namibia in terms of dial-up subscriber numbers. In terms of the deal, Africa […]

[Nairobi, 26 June 2000] – The national telecoms provider for Kenya, Telkom Kenya Ltd revealed last week that it intends to enter the Internet Service Provider business in the region, much to the dismay of Kenyan Parliamentary members. Telkom Kenya recently had their three year telecoms monopoly in the region extended by an additional two […]

[Pretoria, 23 June 2000] – Casey Electronics is considering legal action against Microsoft South Africa after the company, reacting to a tip-off, raided Casey’s premises and then informed the press that Casey had been “trafficking in counterfeit Microsoft software.” The Pretoria branch of the Commercial Crime Unit of the SA Police Services yesterday raided the […]

[Dar Es Salaam, 21 June 2000] – The lack of telecommunications infrastructure and the high cost of Internet services in Southern Africa were cited yesterday by the MD of the Tanzanian Telecommunications Company Ltd as the reasons for the sluggish uptake in Internet services amongst Southern African Development Community member countries. Speaking yesterday at the […]

[Nairobi, 19 June 2000] – The Microsoft Corporation of Africa last week netted the largest amount of copyright damages yet conceded in any African country through a claim brought against software pirates in Kenya. Microsoft was awarded 25-million Kenyan Shillings (about $416,000) by the Kenyan Milimani Commercial Court, as well as interest accrued on that […]

[Johannesburg, 15 June 2000] – South African IT and networking company Dimension Data has been given the green light by the Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel to proceed with a listing on the London FTSE index. Yesterday’s announcement brings to a conclusion DiData’s year-long wait for government approval for the London listing and the company […]

[Cape Town] – Legislation regulating e-commerce in this country is expected to be passed in the first quarter of next year, following the expected release of the White Paper in January, Communications Director-General Andile Ngcaba announced yesterday in Parliament. Ngcaba revealed that an E-commerce Green Paper should be released for comment in August this year, […]

[Johannesburg, 7 June 2000] – The UK operation of South African media group Primedia revealed yesterday that it intends to merge its digital business with its communications solutions enterprises to create the largest digital and communications business in the UK. The London-based Primedia subsidiary, Primecom, announced the plan to merge the digital side with its […]