Coronavirus: NITA-U Lists Mobile Applications and E-solutions to limit physical social interaction

The ban of social interactions and movements in the country has taken an obvious toll on businesses. However, those that were smart enough to embrace e-commerce or digitalization are reaping more from this ban than ever. In addition to the e-citizen Portal, which is a oe-stop online center for Ugandan government online services, the National Information Technology Authority of Uganda…

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AXESS Networks and Middle East Telecommunications Co announce Joint Venture

AXESS Networks (AXESS), a global leader of satellite-based communications solutions, will further strengthen its market presence in the Middle East and signed a joint venture agreement with the Saudi Arabian communications provider Middle East Telecommunications Co. (METelecom). The intention is to provide end-to-end managed satellite communications solutions that are designed to enhance performances of customers operating in Saudi Arabia. AXESS…

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13 Challenges Tech Executives Are Facing (And How They’re Overcoming Them).

Tech is an ever-changing industry. Each year, new developments and challenges arise for professionals in the field. Technology leaders must be prepared to adapt to these obstacles as they come up and develop a plan for moving forward. A panel of Forbes Technology Council members was asked what challenges they’re facing this year and how they’re planning to overcome them. Read on…

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Microsoft Defender for Linux is coming. This is what you need to know.

When Defender came to macOS as well as Windows, Microsoft announced that the name of the software was changing, from Windows Defender to Microsoft Defender. Hidden in the presentation was a hint about the future: a Linux laptop with a penguin sticker on. Now Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux is in public preview for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7+, CentOS Linux 7+, Ubuntu 16 LTS…

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Ugandan technopreneur launches video conferencing platform

ADVERTISEMENT: Ugandan Technopreneur and Glamour Technology’s proprietor Kenneth Ntulume has today launched a video conferencing platform called Collaborate Space. Collaborate Space is a powerful digital application with a full suite of audio, video, and meeting tools in a persistent space offering hundreds of Ugandan users a unified virtual meeting cloud place with messaging, calling and videoconferencing functions, Collaborate space is…

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Coronavirus: Ways for your business to stay ahead during the Virus outbreak

It has now become clear that corona virus will not pass without leaving some long-term business and economic consequences in its wake. While it might be tempting to focus on just staying afloat in the moment, putting out the fires as and when they threaten to appear, it’s crucial to plan for the future of your business and be fully…

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Ban on Public Transport Leaves Hundreds of Travelers Stranded in Gulu

Hundreds of travelers were left left stranded in Gulu Town on Wednesday night following a 14-day ban on public transport by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. On Wednesday President Museveni announced the 14-day Government’s travel ban on public transport in order to curtail the spread the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Several passengers from Kitgum, Adjumani, Elegu, Lamwo and Pader District…

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Online businesses press on amid corona

Before the coronavirus outbreak, few people knew about the Zoom video application. Today, Zoom is the go-to application for most businesses whose employees have been urged to work from home to avert rapid contraction of the virus from congested work areas. Zoom is a videoconferencing online application that connects different people from different areas enabling them to communicate remotely. The…

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Private Clinic Owners Warned Against Hiding COVID Suspects

  The leadership of Uganda Private Clinics and Drug Shops Association has warned operators of small clinics and drug shops against hiding and directly offering services to suspected COVID-19 patients. Tension is high in Uganda following the confirmation of 14 COVID cases including an 8-month-old child. Most of the confirmed corona virus patients had just returned to Uganda from the…

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COVID-19: World Bank, IMF Call For Debt Relief for Poorer Countries

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund have called for the suspension of debt repayments for poorer countries as many of them turn to focus on battling the Coronavirus (COVID -19). In a joint statement on Wednesday night, the two multi-lateral lenders said the Coronavirus outbreak is likely to have severe economic and social consequences for the International Development Association…

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