Development aid falls for second year

As the world approaches its 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals outlined in 2000, development aid by the 26 members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development declined in 2012...

Mustek management bullish on future

Following a 16% increase in revenues for a financial year that, at best, could be described as turbulent, Mustek executives are distinctly bullish about the future. In a statement after the release of its annual results which showed market improvements in almost all...

Global server woes continue

The global server market continues to decline, with the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker showing a factory revenue decline of -6,2% year-over-year to $11,9-billion in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13). This was the second...

Data use just keeps on growing

By Kathy Gibson in Stockholm, Sweden – The number of mobile subscriptions in the world already exceeds the number of people – a trend that is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. One of the major growth areas for new subscribers is Africa, which in...

Sweden is serious about business in Africa

By Kathy Gibson in Stockholm, Sweden – As Africa emerges as one of the world’s few growing economies, Sweden is moving to increase its trade on the continent – with a focus on ensuring that benefit flows both ways. State secretary of the Minister of Foreign...

Banking Trojans dominated in July

The results of spam monitoring in July point to a lack of variety among malware targets — nearly every malicious programme launched during the month was after personal user data. Most cases involved malicious programmes from banking Trojan families that use personal...