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As we mark our first year anniversary today, we’re excited to announce that we have received our first invitation to an IT product launch from VEDA Technology (site will be launched on May 5) a new computer electronics manufacturing company based in Lagos. VEDA Technology has the vision to become a leader in the growth and development of information and communication technology in Africa.

Incorporated as Trantech Computer Technology Limited in June 2007 and later changed its name to Veda Technology Limited to bring the name in line with the chosen brand name VEDA (Hindu for wisdom). VEDA is a computer electronics manufacturing company with its main focus as Assembly of Personal Computers including Notebooks, All-in-Ones and Desktop Computers. 

The company has built an ultra-modern high tech facility in Lagos that is capable of assembling a variety of premium computers and electronic products with a capacity to assemble up to 500 units of hardware a day.

VEDA Technology will be launching its four major products next week: 14 inches notebook, 12 inches notebook as well as desktop and laptop computers of various colours including white, black, blue, yellow and pink to match different customers’ taste and fancy.

VEDA’s free multimedia resource application called QUEST will be the first of its kind in the Nigerian Technology Industry. The application aims to put the Nigerian consumers first by providing pre-loaded content and solutions tailor-made for their unique needs, aspirations and goals.

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You’ve probably heard of the Google Summer of Code a global program that offers student developers stipends to write code for various open source software projects. Now, it seems that Cybernator Solutions is trying to do something similar to that for Nigerian youths this summer which they’ve called Cybernator Solutions Summer of Cod3.

Summer of Cod3 (see Facebook page) would be gathering youth developers in Nigeria to build software and mobile applications for a new social networking site Wazaap! as well as expand their horizons in developing cool software that could change the world.

Cybernator Solutions believes that social networking could be more fun if worked upon by talented and vibrant youths who have a passion for developing cool software. While most of the social networks in Nigeria are not built from the scratch and lack some of the great features found in sites such as Facebook, CS is trying to change the face of social networking in Nigeria.

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On Saturday, April 25, 2009 in a quiet and friendly atmosphere at Tom Associates Training Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, a group of technology enthusiasts gathered in an event that appears to be the best technology event that has ever happened in the history of the Nigerian web industry.

BarCamp Nigeria was born out of the desire to build connections between technopreneurs and discuss the potentials, challenges and prospects of the Internet and its tools and technologies within the Nigerian technology community.

As participant and sponsor, StartupsNigeria.com gave the event a good coverage via Twitter, the fastest-growing microblogging platform, NaijaPulse, Nigeria’s microblogging service, Gatorpeeps, South Africa’s microblogging service by Afrigator, as well as Facebook, the world’s leading social networking site.

If truth be told, the event was a very unsuccessful one as it achieved its goals and set the precedent for future technology-related unconferences in Nigeria. The keynote addresses were delivered by Justin Hartman, MD and co-founder of Afrigator and Victoria N’dee Uwadoka, Events & PR Manager, Microsoft Nigeria (West Africa Region).

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It’s been over 48 hours since Nigeria’s online business news daily newspaper, BusinessDayOnline.com has been down. As we write this, if you visit the site you’ll find this:

We are currently carrying out site and server maintenance and will be back shortly

Please visit us soon. 

Update - 28/04 (11:35am): BusinessDay said (about 2 hours ago) on their Facebook page that their website is back up and functional. But we’ve tried several times and the site is practically unaccessible. There’s still “This site may harm your computer” warning on the Google search page. It’s been 4 days now!

If you also do a Google search of www.businessdayonline.com, you’re likely to find this:

We got the information from their Facebook fans page which has information about the problem. See below:

Again there’s currently a Google Safe Browsing Diagnostic Page for www.businessdayonline.com, which means that according to Google,

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In less than 24 hours from now, the first BarCamp in Nigeria will be held in Lagos, Nigeria. Since we announced BarCamp Nigeria last November, we’ve been very excited (but for the lack of updates some months ago) and as one of the sponsors of the event, we can’t wait for Saturday April 25th.

Just a quick reminder that BarCamp Nigeria will bring together technology enthusiasts, IT specialists and social media players from Nigeria and around the world together to exchange ideas, build connections, re-frame perceptions and catalyze action of realizing the potentials of Web 2.0 technology in Nigeria.

The event will be featuring two keynote speakers, namely, Justin Hartman, MD and co-founder of Afrigator and Victoria N’Dee Uwadoka, PR & Events Manager for Anglophone West Africa, Microsoft Nigeria.

BarCamp Nigeria will also be having a link up session during the event with Africa Gathering scheduled to hold in London on April 25. Africa Gathering is a day for thinkers, supporters, sponsors, doers, geeks, dreamers - and everybody else to come and share, promote, highlight, progress and evolve issues related to ICT, social networking and technology in Africa and coincidentally, it will be taking place the same day as BarCamp Nigeria ‘09.

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