Today the trend towards ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) is increasingly impacting IT departments. According to Cisco Consulting Services (CCS) Research 95% of organizations globally now allow employee-owned devices in some way, shape or form in the workplace. BYOD does however bring complexity when it comes to security and IT Support. The challenge that the Middle East and Africa will face with BYOD is introducing and managing a solid security strategy. As more and more employees are using devices for both personal and business activities, the issues with potential loss of confidential company data increases as IT departments are less in control. Companies in 2013 will have to ensure that devices have business application and data isolated and protected.
Cisco Asks Mobile Operators to Offload Mobile Data to WiFi and Save Millions
At Cisco Connect Kenya today, Cisco Consulting Services (CCS) discussed some of the market transitions in the East African Service Provider (SP) marketplace and how Cisco is working with its SP customers to help them engage these transitions. The discussion focussed around the whole ‘mobility’ experience – anytime, anywhere and on any device – in particular delivering a view of how offload to Wi-Fi will provide the viable, most cost effective alternative for mobile operators in East Africa to complement 3G, LTE and HSPA networks.
Samsung Galaxy Star Pro S7260/S7262 Dual Sim Phone Review
The Galaxy Star S7262 Duos isn’t here to replace Samsung’s flagship offering – the S4; it has basic specs you’d expect in a mid-range android device from top-to-toe. There’s nothing fancy or spectacular on this handset that you’d miss in its pricier sibling – the hardware isn’t unique, neither are the features therein; in fact, Samsung didn’t spent much on its awareness compared to its senior sibling – to the extend even most android fans aren’t aware of its existence. I could go-on and on discrediting this phone but putting everything under microscope simply reveals the Star S7262’s happy target group. The phone feels generally cheap and outdated, but I wouldn’t bet on its survival; in fact, it has the price tag in its favor – something you’d expect majority of buyers would give a better thought before choosing alternatives.
The world marketing summit 2013 rates a Kenyan among word’s top 50 talented marketing professionals
LG Electronics Africa Logistics FZE’s Head of ISM and Channel Strategy George Mudhune is amongst those listed by the World Marketing Summit 2013 as one of the top 50 most talented marketing professionals in the world. The World Marketing Summit is an initiative driven by Prof. Dr. Philip Kotler, a distinguished professor of International Marketing at the North-western University Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Chicago. Mudhune received the award during the just-concluded World Marketing Summit in Malaysia which brought together some of the most innovative minds to showcase how corporations can use marketing and best practices to contribute to the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and profit from it.
Epson Enters SureColor SC-F2000, a direct-to-garment t-shirt printer
Epson has decided to expand its portfolio by introducing a direct-to-garment t-shirt printer in a bid that is aimed at small and medium enterprises; the move will see Epson diversify the target market through its SureColor SC-F2000 printer. Traditionally, most printers are specifically made for no other purposes apart from paper printing with only special ones such as SureColor SC-F2000 in this case reserved to cater for special prints. The global printing market is growing fast with anticipation of hitting over SH24 billion by 2014; the introduction of SureColor SC-F2000 direct-to-garment t-shirt printer is therefore timely. The printer comes with several revenue generating features that are beneficial to both small and medium enterprises.
CISCO CONNECT 2013 KENYA UNVEILED
Cisco has rebranded and expanded its flagship technology event dubbed – Cisco Connect 2013 Kenya which is slated to start on Tuesday 8th through Wednesday 9thOctober 2013 at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi. The technology event which is held bi-annually, brings the next chapter of Cisco’s technology vision to business leaders as well as Kenyan tech experts. Cisco’s connect Kenya event was previously known as Cisco Expo, the rebranding also brings on-board an expanded forum, showcasing the company’s cutting-edge technologies, products and solutions.
Nokia Lumia 925 Comes to Kenya with a KES.51500 Price Tag
The Lumia 925 is now available in Kenya after Nokia officially announced its presence across East Africa. It’s one of Nokia’s recent premium devices that features windows phone operating system with an impressive metal design and comes with Nokia’s latest PureView camera innovation onboard as well as other windows phone compatible third party apps. Nokia has remained adamant to continue using Windows OS for its premium devices despite pleas from users who wanted a variety of platforms including Google’s android. It’s now obvious that we may never see an android powered smartphone from Nokia after all especially after its acquisition by Microsoft.
Nokia 108 and Nokia 108 Dual SIM are both Ultra-affordable Camera Phone
We’ve seen pricier flagship devices enter the market in the past few weeks; apparently, it’s not only the top tier segment that’s experiencing new additions. Nokia has introduced what looks like an exceptionally affordable Nokia 108 feature phone with a primary snapper onboard. Nokia 108 is deemed as one of the best contender for persons intending to buy their first-ever camera phone with a limited budget, it’s one of those phones that’ll let you snap photos of your mates and family and at the same time record simple videos at a stunningly rock-bottom price tag. Nokia 108 presents a perfect example where decent specs and affordable price tag can co-exist.