Author: ITPulse

  Pan-African Information and Communications Technology company, CWG Plc recently organized what it described as ‘Year End Workshop’ for her Finacle customers in Nigeria, as part of its strategic thrust of strengthening partnership with them ahead for 2018. In a statement issued by Moradeke Akintola, Support Manager, Financial Services Sector at CWG, the largest System Integration Company in Nigeria noted that, most importantly, the essence of the workshop was to share with their esteemed customers some End-of-Year strategies to employ, adding that the workshop affords both CWG and the banks using Finacle the opportunity to rub minds on common challenges and…

Cumbersome software do not have a place in contact centers. The processes are fast-paced enough–and if a piece of tech leaves agents tinkering instead of calling, then it’s not doing its job.  If a piece of software fails to show its value, it will get thrown out. If there’s a piece of tech that does its job well, it’s the predictive dialer system. Companies that have inside sales agents and other phone-based professions face complex challenges, a major one of which is squeezing in more production in so little time. Each minute, each second, counts. Hiccups in workflow can…

OyaOya has announced the pilot go live of its commodity trading marketplace on www.oyaoya.com to connect the commodity ecosystem across Nigeria and Africa. The OyaOya platform rides on cutting-edge technology to connect four essential components together in a seamless and efficient flow – a marketplace for vendors to present their products, customers to select a product, commodity transporters and an escrow payment system for secure transactions. Chief Executive Officer, OyaOya, Khalil Halilu announced the pilot run of the marketplace on www.oyaoya.com with 3,000+ registered vendors already saying that it opens Africa’s first Commodity on Demand hub leveraging technology to…

  Huawei’s sub-brand Honor on Wednesday announced that global sales of its X series of smartphones including the recently-launched Honor 7X hit the 40 million mark. Huawei’s sub-brand Honor on Wednesday announced that global sales of its X series of smartphones including the recently-launched Honor 7X hit the 40 million mark. “X-series including Honor 4X, Honor5X, Honor 6X and Honor 7X have achieved over 40 million unit sales in the global market with the Honor 7X being recognised as the best-seller during the Christmas week sales on Amazon.in,” the company said in a statement. The handset maker also said that…

  The Premier Information Management Institute in Africa, the Institute of Information Management (IIM), recently held her maiden Induction/Investiture ceremony at Crowne Plaza, Battersea, London. In his welcome address, Amb. (Dr) Oyedokun Ayodeji Oyewole, President and Chairman of the Council dwelled on the importance of technology as the most powerful tool when combined with knowledge and information. In addition, he said the dream of the Institute is to help both public and private organizations in Africa develop the required frameworks, tools and culture needed to build capability and capacity by improving professionalism in the field of Information Management. The theme…

  To grow a business these days, one needs to understand why traditional sales and marketing strategies are failing and how to develop a sales marketing strategy that works. What is Sales Marketing? A well-crafted combination of sales and marketing is necessary for successful business growth. Sales entail the direct one-on-one interactions, those interpersonal connections that directly add revenue to the bank accounts. Telephone calls, networking, and meetings are all part of the direct sales process. Marketing, on the other hand, involves all those actions that a business takes to reach and recruit prospects. Examples include direct mail campaigns, advertising, public…

  By Martin Ekpeke One of the world’s leading web-hosting company, HUB8 has adduced reasons why it has decided to provide free web hosting in Nigeria, saying as important as owing a website is, individuals and some organistions, especially the SMEs postpone the launching of one due to the investments involved. HUB8 stated this in a report on the use of domain names in the national domain of Nigeria named, .Ng, whose findings were disclosed a few days ago. “We want to make it possible for all Nigerians to have a personal or business website without worrying about the costs,”…

In an advance that may dramatically reduce costs and energy consumption of high-speed internet communication, researchers have developed an optical medium in which multiple beams of light can autocorrect their their own shapes without affecting other beams. In an advance that may dramatically reduce costs and energy consumption of high-speed internet communication, researchers have developed an optical medium in which multiple beams of light can autocorrect their their own shapes without affecting other beams. Nonlinear-optical effects can process data thousands of times faster than what electrically could be achieved, researchers said. Such processing has worked only for one optical beam…

  An increasing number of Taxi hauling companies have launched their services in Nigeria. It must, however, be pointed out that, these are mostly foreign owned companies. The big question, though, is “why has it been difficult for those owned by Nigerians to survive? I was recently with Edward Essien, Co-Founder, Holla Taxi and he bared his mind on how technology can improve Nigeria’s transport and the logistic industry in general. On why he decided to go into the transport business in Nigeria, he stated that there are about 17 million people that live in Lagos State alone, for instance,…

  Healthcare is an increasingly digital affair.  Patients are increasingly able to access, monitor and add to their health care records via connected devices such as their mobile phones.  By using recent innovations such as healthcare apps, they can play a more active role in managing health conditions, sending information in real time to update medical professionals and receive advice directly, without needing to attend clinics. As one professor of IT noted recently, “smartphones could become advanced tools in the hands of patients and practitioners. Equipped with the right software, they can provide easy-to-use, out-of-the-box solutions to medical challenges –…