By Kingsley I. Ilechukwu, Bureau Chief, South West A  global leader of innovative security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, Sophos Thursday  announced a strategic partnership with the Exposure Management company, Tenable®, to provide Sophos Managed Risk, a worldwide vulnerability and attack surface management service. Cyber Era NG learns that the new...

By Ron Chen, Bureau Chief, Asia In a bid to transform business communication, the software business of HCLTech and Atlas Cloud Services - a branch of UM6P - Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco, HCLSoftware have joined forces in a partnership aimed at supporting businesses’ digital transitions in Morocco. Chief Revenue...

By Ron Chen, Bureau Chief, Asia As Kuwait's digital economy continues its rapid expansion, International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced that the IDC Kuwait CIO Summit 2024 will take place May 13th at the Courtyard by Marriott Kuwait City. Addressing the theme "The Future of IT: Rethinking Digitalization for an...

By  Angeline Mgbele, Bureau Chief, North The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has expressed its readiness to work with the Ondo State Government to promote a culture of Data Protection that would also help create employment opportunities for young people in the state. This is borne in a press statement...

By Lynne Marek, Lead Editor Mastercard will expand on an existing link with the Chinese company Alipay to let its 1 billion digital wallet users send money across borders to 180 markets, the card network said in a press release Monday. Financial institutions that participate in the collaboration will be...

Arelion and Telxius are collaborating to provide fully diverse, multi-terabit connectivity into Telxius' landing stations in Boca Raton and Jacksonville, Florida. This fiber network expansion establishes Arelion Points-of-Presence (PoPs) at each Telxius landing station. For Telxius, it empowers customers with resilient Tier-1 optical transport and high-speed access to Arelion's North...

By Craig Weinstein NVIDIA recognized 14 partners in the Americas for their achievements in transforming businesses with AI, this week at GTC. The winners of the NVIDIA Partner Network Americas Partner of the Year awards have helped customers across industries advance their operations with the software, systems and services needed...

By Ezeh Anya Ezeh, Bureau Chief, South East Kodex Africa and the Anambra State ICT Agency on Thursday, March 21, 2024, played host to a delegation of budding entrepreneurs from the Enterprise Development Centre (@EDC4SME), fostering innovation and collaboration within the Anambra State's tech ecosystem. The visit, part of a...

By Oystein Bergmann, Bureau Chief, Scandinavia Ericsson has partnered with Umniah to leverage the capabilities of Ericsson’s Cognitive Software portfolio to revolutionize network performance in Jordan. Ericsson will deploy its state-of-the-art, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)-driven Performance Diagnostics and Virtual Drive Testing offerings to address critical aspects of...

By Ron Chen, Bureau Chief, Asia A publicly held Taiwanese biotechnology company, Taimed Biologics signed an Exclusive License and Distribution Agreement with AcedrA BioPharmaceuticals (“AcedrA”), a Saudi Arabia-based company operating in Middle East and North Africa region, to satisfy the unmet medical needs, under which AcedrA will register, promote and...