Microsoft gets tough about software piracy in Kenya with BuyGenuine.co.ke

                  In yesterday’s Daily Nation. Microsoft had a full page ad for its anti piracy campaign in Kenya with the Kenya Copyright Board (KCB). The web site for the the campaign is Continue reading

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Talking Windows Phone 7 and Cloud Services with Microsoft’s Vincent Mugambi.

Finally, the long awaited and much enjoyed Christmas Holidays are coming to an end. This is the first time I have fired up this trusty Macbook in a week or so which is amazing going by my “always online” standards. Continue reading

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Interview with Lorraine Maina of Microsoft East and Southern Africa on Open Day.

This is an interview that I had with Lorraine Maina of Microsoft East and Southern Africa on the Microsoft Open Day which is being held this week on the 8th of December 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya at the Westgate and Continue reading

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Deacons Kenya invests Kes. 35 million in a new ERP system ahead of store roll-out programme.

Press Release. Nairobi, Kenya, November 25, 2010: Leading lifestyle retailer Deacons Kenya Limited has invested Kshs 36 Million (USD 448,000) in a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The ERP solution, dubbed Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5 integrated with LS Retail, Continue reading

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Kenya ICT Board to host “Connected Government” meeting.

The Kenya ICT Board in partnership with listed telecoms operator Safaricom will host the Connected Government Summit from the 29th of March to 1st April 2010 at Leisure Lodge Resort in Diani. The Connected Government Summit, the brainchild of the Continue reading

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Microsoft-Yahoo deal will give Bing Bling.

Its been announced today that Microsoft and Yahoo have signed a 10 year Internet search partnership deal. The press release has lots of intricate details on how the Yahoo and Microsoft search partnership will work together but the biggest aspect Continue reading

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In a World hooked on Google, what does Microsoft’s Bing have to offer?

On the 28th of May 2009, Microsoft finally soft launched its Bing search engine. Everyone has been waiting to see if Bing (formerly code-named Kumo) would have anything special to offer in the way of search since as we all Continue reading

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