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RSS countries africaOpen source group fights OOXML standard
News OOXML won enough votes to be accepted as an ISO standard but that process has now been stalled after four countries - Brazil, India, South Africa and Venezuela - appealed against the decision, claiming a flawed balloting process. [23 Jun 2008]
Photos: Google Earth issues stark climate change warning
Photo Warming in Africa is expected to hover around the seven degrees mark, a rise that could tip the delicate balance of ecosystems in already hot countries. Here is Europe and Africa in 2099 where the temperature increase ranges from about three... [22 May 2008]
Africa's Biggest Food Retailer Gains Reliability, Full Network Compliance
White Paper The Shoprite Group, Africa's leading food retailer, is using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007. How does one keep desktop computers, kiosks, and servers consistent and up-to-date when thousands of them are spread across... [26 Apr 2008]
WEEE takes council computers to Africa
News The council has been giving its old computers and equipment to Computer Aid International which distributes them to schools and hospitals in Africa. Computer Aid International arranges to be wiped of all data free of charge before shipping them to... [21 Apr 2008]
Design and Implementation of Financial Management Systems: An African Perspective
White Paper In the early 1990s developing countries in Africa began to focus on the improvement of public finance, in particular on budget and expenditure management reforms. This paper intends to evaluate experience with the design and implementation of FMS... [10 Apr 2008]
An Assessment of Software Project Management Maturity in Mauritius
White Paper These factors, when incorporated into existing project management methodologies, can bridge the gap between developing and developed countries and also contribute towards the globalization of software project management. [24 Mar 2008]
Security skills top IT chiefs' wish-lists
News The security gap is even wider in China, India, Poland, Russia and South Africa where the emergence of a strong IT industry is relatively recent, said CompTIA. The results also reveal there is a significant skills gap in countries, including the UK... [13 Mar 2008]
Strategic Sourcing for Vendor Management Results in Flexibility, Simplicity, and Reduced Costs
White Paper In 2001, the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) theater of Cisco IT Infrastructure formed a Vendor Management Office (VMO). Agreements in different countries would have different prices, lengths, terms, and service levels. [04 Mar 2008]
Killer robots terror warning
News Robot weapons programmes are underway in Europe and other countries such as Canada, South Korea, South Africa, Singapore and Israel. Forget the cuddly C3P0 and R2D2 - the robots of the future may well share the murderous instincts of the Daleks... [28 Feb 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment After all, if the FBI only has a team of 100 officers to deal with all cyber crime offences and Interpol has perhaps only three for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the level of priority and the scale of the challenge now facing our joined-up... [27 Feb 2008]
Oil Company Streamlines Messaging, Boosts Efficiencies With Unified Communications
White Paper Engen Petroleum (Engen) headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, is a subsidiary of Malaysia-based Petroleum National Berhad (Petronas). Engen boasts 27 percent of the South African petroleum market and has interests in more than 20 African... [19 Feb 2008]
How to give tech to those on less than $1 a day
Comment But for these schools the innovation relates to how standard syllabus education has been provided, whereas the needs in areas such as sub-Saharan Africa, many South American countries and the burgeoning markets of China, India and through other... [07 Feb 2008]
Airline Gains Agile Collaboration and Improved Productivity With New Messaging System
White Paper From its operations center in Lisbon, a strategic hub for flights from several continents, TAP flies to 43 destinations throughout 25 countries in Europe, Africa, and North and South America. TAP is a Portuguese airline market leader. [17 Jan 2008]
India top choice for UK outsourcing
News China is only being used as an outsourcing destination by five per cent of UK companies but Morris forecast the rise of outsourcing providers in other countries in Asia, South America and Africa. India is now outstripping competitors worldwide for... [11 Jan 2008]
Customers Top Pecking Order at Chicken Eatery: Restaurant Managers Push CIO for More Time With Customers
White Paper Nando's is a fast-casual restaurant chain based in Johannesburg, South Africa, that specializes in a tongue-tingling dish called Peri-Peri Flame-Grilled Chicken. Nando's has franchises in 32 countries. [10 Jan 2008]
