TechCentral, the South African source for news on technology, reviews and opinions, has named Brian Herlihy, president of SEACOM as the Newsmaker of the Year 2009. TechCentral ICT newsmakers of the year are people who have made the headlines in 2009 and who “happen to be people who made a real difference” in technology.
Cisco healthcare technology highlights benefits of quality and affordable broadband in Africa. Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking. Cisco HealthPresence is a connected healthcare application that combines video, audio and medical information to create a virtual environment similar to that of a clinic or hospital.
The Cisco system eliminates the need for an on-site, face-to-face consultation and is an example of Cisco Connected Healthcare Solutions.
SEACOM, the privately funded and over three quarter African owned submarine fibre optic cable system, was named “Best Pan African Initiative” at the AfricaCom Awards 2009 ceremony held in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday 11 November 2009. The award recognises an initiative taken by an organisation or a group of organisations to improve telecommunications services at a regional or continental level.
We chat to William Oberholzer, the CEO-CTO of COA, a company that provides home users with a revolutionary integrated home theatre solution. Oberholzer also speaks to the idea of convergence of new technologies that have allowed for better integration of Information Technology and audiovisual.