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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

That may change as telecommunications companies such as Airtel and MTN jump into the mobile money market, after recently receiving licenses to do so. It was only late last year that Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN), gave the green light for telcos to acquire mobile money licenses. Mobile money is not entirely new to Nigeria.

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Marc Andreessen on the future of technology and the nature of government services

CTOvision

We are already seeing the use of the Internet as a reference to law, but consider it being delivered in a tailored way to inform. Consider the many services that states are already moving online, like driver licenses and car registration. The Internet is changing the DMV and most every other state, federal and local government office.

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Nielsen takes another crack at gauging our streaming habits

The Verge

While Nielsen has tried to calculate the popularity of various streaming programs before (through audio analysis ), The Gauge seems to hew closer to the ways Nielsen has measured TV viewership in the past: via a device which, according to The New York Times , “observes internet traffic that passes through a router.”

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Nvidia says its ‘proprietary information’ is being leaked by hackers

The Verge

Nvidia has confirmed that it was hacked — and that the actor behind last week’s “incident” is leaking employee credentials and proprietary information onto the internet. We request that NVIDIA commits to COMPLETELY OPEN-SOURCE (and distribute under a foss license) their GPU drivers”.

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Big Data: The Hadoop Business Case

CTOvision

The Internet is overloaded with definitions, characteristics, and benefits; however, few discussions synthesize all three of these topics in one place. Scour the internet and you will find that there are other, less commonly discussed but relevant characteristics associated with Big Data to include Veracity and Volatility [2].

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Saving on Server Costs with Managed Migration and Deployment

Galido

That means adding up what you spend on hardware, software, licenses, suppliers and warranties. A dedicated business server, on the other hand, is a physical computer that connects to the internet within your home or office. When it comes to IT, that means looking at training, facilities, maintenance, and internet.

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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

SecureWorld News

Some of the most effective ones you can implement include: Employing employee training and awareness With human error often being the weakest link in any company’s operations, it's vital for nonprofits to educate their staff and volunteers, which includes safe internet practices and recognizing potential threats that exist.