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Jun222017 by Lynn WandiaNo Comments

Free ESET Cybersecurity Awareness Training set up For Kenya’s SMEs

ESET East Africa has set up a free online training for businesses in Kenya in a move to Educate employees while enabling firms to curb the impact of cyber attacks and data breaches that are becoming more severe to business operations around the world. A recent survey by ESET in its North American markets found that more than 30 percent of people polled have never received any cyber training or education in their workplace, even though majority of cyber breaches are caused by employee errors and omissions. About 52 percent of data and information security breaches globally are caused by human error, pointing to a glaring need for cyber security training and awareness within organizations. On the other hand, cybersecurity training can cost hundreds of thousands of shillings per perso...

Jun202017 by Lynn WandiaNo Comments

Reaching the mobile tipping point

Mobile

Mobile has transformed how we shop, socialize, research, work, and connect with today’s world. In this age of mobile connectivity, marketers are fully aware that they must think mobile or get left behind. While this has been an increasing focus for some time now, many marketers are not prepared. Our lives have become, in many ways, a ‘mobile experience’. We’ve become inseparable from, dependent on and emotionally attached to our devices to the extent that we feel lost without them. Whether for social media, banking, business tasks, buying and selling products, or for identification purposes, mobile devices are an essential part of everyday life. Never before has a mobile strategy been so pivotal in the overall marketing mix. Mobile accounted for 45.1% of web-shopping traffic in

Jun202017 by Lynn WandiaNo Comments

Safaricom Rebrands logo & Tagline after 17 years

Mobile, Technology

Safaricom has been at the forefront of Kenya’s mobile communication needs for almost two decades now. From the days of lining up for hours in order to access the ‘Simu Ya Jamii’ to getting your first phone which had to be sustained by airtime of over 500 Bob to a time where we can access mobile loans in seconds just shows that nothing is impossible with Safaricom. The Telco Giant launched a new logo, not so different from the old one and dropped its long-time tagline, “the better option” for “Twaweza”, a Swahili word, meaning we can. With the new changes, Safaricom’s CEO, Bob Collymore said that the telco giant was now focused on building a more human network that leverages the strength of their talent. We are now able to connect to other parts of the world at incredible speeds t

Jun52017 by Lynn WandiaNo Comments

OLX Kenya is cutting advertising prices for smartphones and tablets

Mobile, Technology

Classifieds online firm OLX Kenya has cut advertisement prices on its mobile and tablet categories in a move it says will attract sellers seeking high visibility on their platform. OLX users will now cost Sh 500 down from 2,000 previously charged for a seven-day visibility period while 30 day is now Sh. 2,000 from Ksh 6000 and 60-day visibility will now cost Sh 4,000 down from Sh 10,000 for mobile phone or tablet on the platform. The changes in price will now have users enjoy more visibility on OLX at lower costs hoping to get even more sellers selling their items faster. “Following a consumer feedback we sampled among our mobile and tablet sellers, we have now slashed prices in the high traffic mobile category to cater to our users’ needs of wanting a high visibility at affordable

Jun52017 by Lynn WandiaNo Comments

Safaricom Sets Up Kenya’s First Telecommunications Lab

Mobile, Technology

Safaricom , Kenya's largest mobile service provider has launched the country’s first ever telecommunications lab for fast tracking the deployment of new technology and solutions. Located at the firm’s headquarters in Nairobi, the lab replicates Safaricom’s entire networking – billing platform and application servers such as M-PESA, 4G networks, Safaricom’s cloud, microwave, etc in a single room. The Telecomm firm has collaborated with a number of industry players including Cisco, Huawei, Nokia and others who have donated equipment and expertise to the lab, which is located at the firm's headquarters in Nairobi. Safaricom's more than 27 million customers will benefit from this investment, which will see fast tracking of deployment of new technology and solutions. Previously, the inh