NetAfric, a web hosting company has set a daunting task to register one million subscribers in Nigeria within one year. The company recently introduced products such as web hosting, email accounts, data transfer bandwith to the business community, non-governmental organisations, professional bodies and individuals in Nigeria.

The company which is positioning itself to become one of the leading web hosting companies in Africa has started operations in Nigeria, and after attaining one million subscribers, they plan to introduce their services to other Africa countries such as Ghana, South Africa and the Gambia and Angola.

But is the one million subscriber mark really feasible? Is it a reasonable goal given the current economic recession?

While we are skeptical about NetAfric achieving this huge feat, it seems they have a definite strategy to achieve their target. NetAfrica has come up with a web hosting package that is uniquely different from other related products in the Nigeria IT market.

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Now in its seventh year, the Imagine Cup is a global student technology competition focused on finding solutions to real-world issues. The competition encourages the world’s most talented software designers, programmers, game developers, photographers and filmmakers to tackle the toughest problems facing the world today.

Since 2002, the Imagine Cup has been challenging the world’s brightest students to step up and make a difference. Over 200,000 technology students around the world including Nigeria competed in the 2008 competition. This year’s Imagine Cup challenges the world’s most talented students to “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems facing us today.” 

Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition, whereby Microsoft encourages young people to apply their imagination, their passion, and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world – today. The 2009 Worldwide Finals will be held in Cairo, Egypt in the summer of 2009.

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Today we showcase JTec Solutions, an ICT and Internet Solutions provider. The company serves as an ISP to individuals, small and corporate businesses in the area of VSAT equipment sales, installation and support, wireless networking, VOIP (Net2phone) sales, installation and support, web hosting, domain name registration, web design, web directory and ICT training in Nigeria and other African countries.

JTec Solutions is wholly own by Jade-Tec Solutions, an ICT and Internet solutions provider company with head office in London, United Kingdom. This relationship with Jade-Tec Solutions enables the company to provide new development, research and discovery in information and internet technologies as they emerge.

Today we showcase MTech, a Nigerian technology firm providing first class services in data communications, focusing on mobile applications technology, using existing GSM networks and state-of-the-art mobile technology. 

Founded by a group of young and innovative Nigerians, MTech commenced operations in August 2001, with 15 members of staff and launched its first product, MLife Service, in February 2002, to keep GSM subscribers connected to vital information necessary for their businesses and personal lives.

Today, MTech has developed and deployed lots of other innovative services that have transformed the lives and businesses of Nigerian GSM subscribers. 

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Today, we are featuring Starcomms IZAP Broadband Services that are suitable for individuals, business startups, SMEs, executives, as well as corporates. Based on the advanced Third Generation CDMA 1x wireless technology, the Starcomms IZAP Broadband service is one of the fastest wide area wireless service commercially available today in Nigeria.

It has typical download speeds of 300-600kbps, and is capable of speeds of up to 2.4Mbps. With its dual function, you can switch over to CDMA 1x data access, whenever you are out of the IZAP coverage area.

The IZAP Broadband service has up to eight access devices that can suit the needs of any individual or business entreprise in Nigeria. Today, we are featuring two of these devices that can provide high-speed internet access to businesses and individuals.

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