Author: Akin Naphtal

Hybrid cloud and communications specialist, Node4 has appointed Hannah Birch as managing director digital and group board member. Birch will lead Node4’s digital business. She will look to strengthen the company’s strategic relationship with Microsoft and work to further integrate Node4’s recent acquisitions: risual, TNP and Tisski. Prior to joining Node4, Birch spent 11 years at Accenture where she led the company’s UK technology business for insurance and was a member of the technology leadership team for the UK and Ireland. Birch started her career at BP and later held leadership positions at Fujitsu Services UK and Computacenter. READ ALSO:Intercity…

Leading Birmingham-based technology business, Intercity Technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Owen as Group Innovation and Product Director, Neil Rampe as Managing Director of the Communications Division, and Mark Leadbeater as Director of Consultancy. Since joining the organisation in 2020, David has been responsible for growing the Communications division, delivering year-on-year business growth during a time of significant market disruption, and bringing innovation across connectivity, IoT, collaboration, and digital transformation. In his newly created role, David will take on increased responsibility for product and innovation across all divisions, in line with Intercity’s strategy to provide innovative solutions…

Amazon India has unveiled Amazon Air, making it the first e-commerce company in the country to have a dedicated air cargo network. This would also be the first launch of the Amazon Air cargo service outside of the US and Europe. Amazon Air’s cargo network will utilise the cargo capacity of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Quikjet Cargo Airlines. Each Amazon Air aircraft will ship thousands of packages every day and fly across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai. READ ALSO:Binance Officially Launches Operation in Bahrain Alaska Airlines Reveal plans to stream-fast satellite Wi-Fi upgrades on its E175 regional jets…

Blockchain services provider Binance has announced officially that it has launched its operation in Bahrain. The new platform enables users to access Binance’s existing range of regulated products and services; including direct top-ups and withdrawals in local currencies.The binance.bh platform received its license as a Crypto Asset Service Provider on 19 May 2022. As a result, the platform can now provide a wide range of crypto-asset exchange services to customers. Customers in Bahrain are now able to sign up for the newly regulated platform and gain access to Binance services. To mark the launch, Binance hosted a launch with support…

As Alaska Airlines elevates its regional flying experience with an all-jet fleet, we’re excited to become the first major airline to announce plans to offer streaming-fast satellite Wi-Fi on a regional jet aircraft. We have selected Intelsat’s newest satellite Wi-Fi technology to make that happen. Intelsat’s new system closely aligns with Alaska’s needs for our regional fleet. The new, faster service will utilize an electronically steered array (ESA) which is a small, lighter weight antenna with no moving parts – making it easier to maintain in the unique regional environment. In an industry first, Intelsat’s new system will communicate with…

META announced cutting ties with a subcontractor that provided moderators for its African markets, this was in a week after the tech giant is due to appear in a Kenyan court to face allegations of human trafficking and union busting. The company has ended a contract with outsourcing company Sama, which former employee Daniel Motaung accused last year of imposing “unreasonable working conditions,” including irregular pay, inadequate mental health support, and violations of workers’ privacy. But conditions at the company that is poised to take on the Meta contract appear to be equally bad, if not worse. Meta has not…

As companies look to pivot their business models to become more resilient ahead of a global recession, digitisation is high on boardroom agendas in 2023. Six-in-ten executives of large companies therefore expect to increase spending on digital transformation in spite of economic headwinds. Despite the deepening downturn, multiple reports point to the confidence of large companies around the world in their ability to succeed. Much of this confidence seems to hinge on firms maintaining their current spending levels on technology and innovation – fronts which leaders believe will open up new opportunities for their companies to win revenue growth. READ…

dSPACE Group has appointed Carsten Hoff as the new CEO of the company, effective from 17 April 2023. He succeeds Martin Goetzeler, who is resigning from his post at his own request. Hoff comes from a research and development-centred environment with a degree in electrical engineering and a doctorate in computer science. He has international management experience and is said to be familiar with dSpace and the company’s products. Currently, Hoff is the managing director of CLAAS E-Systems. Before that, he worked in various management positions at the automotive supplier Hella. He will use his experience from his previous activities…

Highland Europe, a growth-stage technology fund that invests in European internet, mobile, and software companies. has launched a €1bn (£879m) fund to invest in grow-stage software and consumer internet businesses across Europe.It is Highland Europe’s fifth fund, bringing its total capital raised to €2.75bn (£2.42bn). Fergal Mullen, partner, Highland Europe, said: “We want to thank all of those European founders who chose to partner with us over the past ten years. It is their ambition, talent and drive that inspires us as we build category-defining businesses together.” Highland Europe, which has an additional office in Geneva, has in the past…

Google has introduced video conferencing device interoperability for Meet with Zoom. This means users will be able to join Zoom meetings from Google Meet hardware devices and Google Meet meetings from Zoom Rooms. Recall, the company made this announcement last year October of the new built-in interoperability features. The advanced features include as listed; polls, wired present, and dual-screen support may not be available when using Meet hardware to join Zoom Meetings and vice versa, the company disclosed. It also said the zoom interop will support core video conferencing features. READ ALSO: Web3 Talent Platform, Aya, Joins Techstars Accelerator Program…