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25Jul

By The African Press OrganizationNo Comments

African News

IBM To Boost Technical Skills In Mauritius

New programs to help develop technical talent in the Indian Ocean Island Region PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced a collaboration agreement with the University of Mauritius to help meet the demand for Computer Science skills in the Indian Ocean island region. The joint academic initiative will provide technology and training resources while boosting support for computer science professionals at the University. In tandem, IBM also launched a Mauritian technical skills training pilot initiative for IT specialists, which will be rolled out to nine other African countries. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO) As part of the agreement with the University of Mauritius, IBM will provide access to the latest open...

23Jul

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Science

New Study Finds Greatly Elevated HIV Infection Rates Among Young Black Gay and Bisexual Men in the U.S.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Study results released today by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) show disturbing rates of new HIV infections occurring among black gay and bisexual men in the U.S. (also known as men who have sex with men, or MSM), particularly young black MSM. The HPTN 061 study showed that the overall rate of new HIV infection among black MSM in this study was 2.8% per year, a rate that is nearly 50% higher than in white MSM in the U.S. Even more alarming, HPTN 061 found that young black MSM—those 30 years of age and younger—acquired HIV infection at a rate of 5.9% per year, three times the rate among U.S. white MSM. The overall infection rate among black MSM in this U.S study is comparable to the rate seen in the gen...

22Jul

By The African Press OrganizationNo Comments

African News

Consumer Lifestyles Market in Estonia, Nigeria, Spain, Saudi Arabia & Hong Kong, China Reviewed in New Research Reports

DALLAS, July, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – ReportsnReports.com adds new market research reports on Consumer Lifestyles in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Nigeria and Estonia to its store. These Consumer Lifestyle Reports provide current and detailed snapshots of the unique behaviours, attitudes and spending patterns of consumers in concerned countries. Explore the reports @: 1. Consumer Lifestyles in Estonia 2. Consumer Lifestyles in Nigeria 3. Consumer Lifestyles in Spain 4. Consumer Lifestyles in Saudi Arabia 5. Consumer Lifestyles in Hong Kong, China Find other Country Specific Reports on the Consumer Lifestyle Market @ http://www.reportsnreports.com/tags/consumer-lifestyles-market-research.html. In addition to covering important core topics like h...

19Jul

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African News

5bn Euros Spent on Fairtrade Products in 2011

5 Billion Euros Spent on Fairtrade Products in 2011: World’s Most Recognized Ethical Label on Solid Ground in Established Markets, Taking Off in New Ones Bonn, Germany, 17 July 2012. Women, men and children around the globe spent almost 5 billion euros (€4.9bn, US$6.6bn) on Fairtrade certified products last year, according to figures released today by Fairtrade International. “Fairtrade is the norm for millions of people. It is a part of the regular weekly shopping. And now sales of Fairtrade certified products are taking off in new countries, as entirely new groups of people discover Fairtrade for the first time,” said Tuulia Syvaenen, Executive Operations Officer at Fairtrade International. In Fairtrade’s biggest market, the UK, shoppers spent 12% more on Fairtrade certif...

17Jul

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African News

Instant Asset Tracking for Enhanced Security Heightens RFID Usage in Data Centers, Observes Frost & Sullivan

Corporate accountability regulations compel data centers to invest in RFID to maintain and manage their IT assets MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The growing requirement for faster and more accurate tracking and tracing of IT assets in data centers is prompting data center operators and hosting service providers to increasingly adopt radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. This technology can rapidly locate, identify, and track assets without needing a clear line of sight, thereby reducing manual labor and errors. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.autoid.frost.com), Analysis of RFID in the Data Center Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $96.3 million in 2011 and estimates this to reach $952.6 million in 2017, with the widespread...

17Jul

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African News

Messy, Inaccurate, Confusing: Study Finds Corporate Travel Managers Waste Over 400,000 Hours Reconciling Travel Data

GBTA Foundation Study Finds Travel Managers Lack Single Solution to Efficiently Manage Multiple Data Streams Costing Companies Millions Effective Use of Travel Data Can Help Companies Control Travel Spend ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Travel data can play a key role in helping travel managers control travel spend, increase compliance, negotiate with suppliers and manage safety and security risks – but data management systems need to be improved. Research released by the GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association, found that despite the demonstrated value of travel data, travel managers struggle to manage and process multiple travel data sources to realize their business goals. The survey, The State of Expense Data ...

17Jul

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African News

Online ID OD: Illegal Web Trade in Personal Information Soars

LONDON, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian CreditExpert's identity web monitoring service reveals more than 12 million pieces of personal information traded online globally between January and April 2012 More than 12 million pieces of personal information were illegally traded online by identity fraudsters in the first four months of 2012, new figures from Experian CreditExpert reveal. Bespoke research* from Experian CreditExpert's web monitoring service - which helps people to quickly detect ID theft - shows that the first four months of 2012 have already outstripped the entire of 2010 when 9.5million pieces of personal information were illegally traded. Approximately 90% of the illegally traded data during January - April this year consisted of password and login combina...

17Jul

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African News, Botswana News, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Leads Africa In Per Capita Health Investment

Improvement of public health and health infrastructure is a national priority in Equatorial Guinea. MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, July, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea and Botswana lead Africa in per capita investments in health care, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, but the gap in spending between Africa and the rest of the world is still a concern. The statistics are from the WHO's 2012 Health Financing and Health MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) Scorecard and Africa's first Multi Year Health Financing Trends Analysis. The surveys show Equatorial Guinea's per capita annual spending at $612 and Botswana's at $442. The survey results were presented by Rotimi Sankore to the WHO's Joint Conference of Finance and Health Ministers, which met in Tunis Ju...

10Jul

By Chancy NamadzundaNo Comments

African News, Malawi News

Salesman smiles all the way to the bank in Airtel Yabooka

By Chancy Namadzunda Airtel Malawi on Tuesday this week conducted the tenth draw of its Yabooka promotion at its headquarters office in Lilongwe where three people won cash prizes worth K250,000 each, among others. Lucky winners from last week’s draw included Dausi Jiya who smiled all the way to the bank immediately after receiving his cheque prize of K250,000 courtesy of Airtel Yabooka. Receiving his prize, Jiya beamed with excitement disclosing that he has always wanted to do business but he his efforts had been constrained due to lack of funds. He then said he would use the prize money as his capital to restart his business. Presenting the cheque, Airtel Malawi’s Research and projects Manager thanked all Airtel subscribers for their unwavering support to the comp...

10Jul

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African News

7 simple ways to make your email marketing stand out from the crowd

By Chemory Gunko In our cluttered and busy media world, merely having an email address or cellphone number is an invitation to get bombarded by marketing nowadays. So, just how do you cut through the clutter and make your email is the one that jumps up and grabs attention? You have 3 seconds – if that – to grab your reader’s attention, and the most important tools in your arsenal are your subject line and page title tag. Let’s begin with the title tag. 1. Your page title tag Often overlooked, and usually defaulted to Untitled Document, your page title tag is the piece of text that shows in the tab of your browser window when the document is viewed online, and most importantly, is the text that is picked and displayed when the little notification box pops up to tell yo...