Innjoo, TD Launch World’s Slimmest Notebook

CHINESE technology device company, InnJoo has gone into partnership with Technology Distributions (TD) to introduce into the Nigerian market, the world’s first slimmest laptop known as LeapBook.

The device, which was unveiled to the media in Lagos at press conference weights 1.275 kg, 18.2mm thin and it comes with Window 10 operating system in addition to Intel CherryTrail-T3 Quad core Z8350 1.44Ghz up to 1.84Ghz.

The country Manager, InnJoo Mobile, Mr. Rakash Rocque revealed that it is the only laptop in the market that can be recharged with a car charge saying that the notebook, is currently available in two colours, namely the champagne gold and moonlight silver colours.

Rocque said that LeapBook is very affordable and could be picked off the shelf with less than N100,000, stressing that it is a fast, capable work tool fitted for today’s dynamic and fast-paced business and lifestyle environment. 

While explaining the power pontentails of the device, he said that it has the power requirements of tropical Africa in mind as it comes with a 10,000 mAh battery, which delivers up to 10 hours battery life for almost an entire day’s use and an equally fast charger/adapter.

He confirmed that the LeapBook has be officially acknowledged as the world’s lightest and slimmest 14’-inch notebook, adding “You can comfortably charge it in the car of even a power-bank that is has the capacity of 10,000 mAH and above.” 

According to him, the LeapBook was made to appeal to a growing generation of tech-savvy Nigerians who rely on their devices on the go to meet a variety of business, work, lifestyle and leisure needs.

Managing Director, Marketing at TD, Mrs. Chioma Chimere, who giving insight into some of the unique that the InnJoo brought to bear on the device described LeapBook as a work creativity.

She said that the desire for TD to partner with InnJoo on the notebook was because as a company it is always determined to bring on board the best of products for Nigerians and the sub-region.

She also said that the InnJoo LeapBook is already available at TD head office and will be made available to their entire footprint across Nigeria by next week, just as customers can also order online from Jumia, Konga and Yudala.

She was confident that TD would continue to play its wide reseller base and dominance role in the ICT distribution eco-system, noting that with InnJoo’s growing suite of world-class products, the InnJoo Leap is set to enjoy an overwhelming reception and demand in the market.

INNJOO to Unveil World’s Slimmest Laptop in Lagos

In what appears to be a marriage of excellence, mobile devices manufacturer, InnJoo Mobile is set to partner Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest ICT distributor, Technology Distributions Ltd. (TD) on the launch of InnJoo Leap, a high-specifications notebook with the status of being the world’s slimmest and lightest 14-inch device.

The notebook, available in champagne gold and moonlight silver colours, is set to be officially unveiled to the public on Thursday February 23^rd as part of activities at the Technology Times Outlook 2017, a flagship technology thought leadership event hosted by Technology Times Media Limited at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos.

Equipped with a lightning-fast processor – Intel CherryTrail-T3 Quad core Z8350 1.44Ghz up to 1.84Ghz, the InnJoo Leap is a fast, capable work tool effortlessly fitted to today’s dynamic and fast-paced business and lifestyle environment. 

In addition, the device is ably suited to the power requirements of tropical Africa with a 10,000 mAh battery which delivers up to 10 hours’ battery life for almost an entire day’s use and an equally fast charger/adapter.

Weighing a paltry 1.275 kg and at just 18.2mm thin, the InnJoo Leap is officially the world’s lightest and slimmest 14’-inch notebook – specifications that are ultimately bound to appeal to a growing generation of tech-savvy Nigerians who rely on their devices to meet a variety of business, work, lifestyle and leisure needs.

Going by TD’s considerable reach, wide reseller base and dominance in the ICT distribution eco-system coupled with InnJoo’s growing suite of world-class products, the InnJoo Leap is set to enjoy an overwhelming reception and demand in the market. 

Also going for the InnJoo brand is its legacy of world class after-sales support through its affiliation with TD Plus which affords all classes of customers the opportunity of enjoying quick repairs and resolution of issues on warranty and out-of-warranty products.

A world renowned Original Equipment Manufacturer(OEM), InnJoo Mobile has grown steadily from its headquarters in Dubai and currently enjoys the status of being the fastest growing smartphone and mobile devices brand in the Middle East, Spain and Asia. 

InnJoo Mobile has also expanded its growing reach to Africa, where it has, within a short period of time, taken a huge market share in the mobile devices space. Widely known for its world class products and responsive after-sales support, InnJoo has successfully created top-of-mind affinity among its growing customer base, many of whom have come to embrace the brand for its status of quality and reliability.

Eutelsat Hits 1000 Channels, Achieves 30 %Growth

HIGH Definition TV continues to gain ground across the broadcast satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications with the 240 HD channels launched in 2016 equalling the total number launched during the previous two years.

The symbolic landmark of 1,000 channels was crossed this month with the launch at Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD neighbourhood of CGTN HD, the news and current affairs channel of China’s CCTV media organisation, marking its first foray into HDTV in Europe.

According to the company, Eutelsat’s key video neighbourhoods all saw HD growth in 2016, with three distinguished for exclusive content and market leadership.

The press statement from Eutelsat said that the upwards curve of HD take-up was particularly strong at Eutelsat’s flagship HOTBIRD position where HD channels increased by 25% to 250, now accounting for almost one in four channels in the HOTBIRD line-up. 

The company revealed that this dynamic is driven by three key trends which are the progressive HD adoption by public broadcasters including RAI that has transitioned nine channels to HD and CCTV that launched three channels as well as the new premium pay-TV content in flagship platforms including Sky Italia, Polsat, nc+ and Nova.

Eutelsat  added that its success was also driven by a wave of new free-to-air channels that include Euronews HD and Al Jazeera English adding that Eutelsat 7/8° West position sets the trend in Middle East, North Africa and features exclusive HD channels.

With almost 150 HD channels (up 40% in one year), of which 100 are exclusive, the 7/8° West position hosted by Eutelsat and Nilesat satellites leads the transition to HD in the Middle East and North Africa. 

Free-to-air channels in HD now outnumber pay, with strong brands launched exclusively at this neighbourhood including five channels launched by Kuwait TV and Echourouk News HD, the 24/7 Algerian news channel.

Eutelsat satellites at 36° East that serve Russian and African markets clocked 14 additional HD channels over the last 12 months, rising to 114 HD channels.

Russia’s leading NTV+ and Tricolor platforms each broadcast around 40 channels, to which can be added 32 HD channels broadcast to homes in Siberia from 56° East. In Africa, MultiChoice Africa and Zap are in the vanguard of HD, broadcasting 16 and 17 channels respectively and underscoring the trend towards higher resolution in Africa’s TV market.

Commenting on the development, Commercial and Development Director at Eutelsat Michel Azibert, said: “2016 marked a tipping point for High Definition TV across our portfolio of video neighbourhoods, culminating in a new landmarkof 1,000 channels, many of which are exclusive to Eutelsat.”

He said that Eutelsat is  fully equipped to accommodate this accelerating pace and to work closely with broadcasters as they transition to an enhanced viewing experience.

ICT & Insurance Experts Set for Maiden Convergence Conference

INFORMATION and Communications Technology (ICT) stakeholders in Nigeria are set to dialogue with their counterpart in the insurance industry to generate ideas on how to use ICT to drive insurance penetration in Nigeria and develop appropriate framework for implementing such ideas.

The ICT and Insurance experts will on March 23, gather at the Lagos

Sheraton Hotel for an E-Insurance Conference with the theme: "Driving

Insurance Penetration with Information and Communication Technologies".

The conference is expected to bring together corporate organisations,

ICT experts, insurance experts, academia, consumers of insurance products and regulators of both ICT and Insurance industries, to discuss how to use technology to deepen insurance penetration in Nigeria.

The conference, the first of its kind in the country, is been organised by Pinet Informatics Limited, the first Internet Service Provider in Nigeria, in collaboration with major stakeholders in Insurance and ICT industries. 

Managing Director of Pinet Informatics, Engr. Lanre Ajayi, explained that the  event  will  bring together  practitioners in the insurance industry and that of Information  and Communication Technology  to  share  experience,  brainstorm,  network, and conclude deals.

According to Ajayi, the Insurance industry is a vital part of

the  Nigerian  economy  but  the  industry  is  not  living  up  to  its

full potential saying, "there  are  less  than 1.5 million insurance policy holders in Nigeria out of a population of 170 million,  which translates to 0.9 per cent insurance penetration."

When compared to 23 per cent bank accounts penetration, 105 per cent of telephone penetration and 55 per cent of Internet penetration, then, there  is  a lot of  room  for  improvement in the insurance industry and this could be achieved by deploying the right technology, Ajayi said.

"The Nigeria insurance industry can be turned around if the industry transit to a technology driven one, the same way the banking industry got transformed through the infusion of information and communication technology in its service delivery processes," he said.

Ajayi who is the former President of Association of Telecommunication

Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), said after the conference, there would be one week training workshop on e-Insurance for staff of insurance companies.

MainOne, Signal Alliance to Deliver Microsoft O365 for Businesses

MAINONE and Signal Alliance have announced a service partnership to provide Microsoft O365 to corporate subscribers in Nigeria with the best professional in-country installation and support for their support subscription. 

This is because of the expansion of MainOne’s enterprise offerings with cloud-based Microsoft business solutions last year. Signal Alliance, currently, is Microsoft leading Office 365 enterprise partner in Nigeria with over 50 percent account under their management and support.

Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud service solution that includes Microsoft Office and other services, such as email and collaboration, from Microsoft’s cloud server. It provides desktop functionalities and is available by subscription. 

Microsoft Office 365 provides a comprehensive set of software tools and services that facilitate office documentation, communication and management tasks.

No upfront installation or integration is required, other than an Internet connection and supporting Web browser. The Office 365 suite of applications includes several different online services, including Office Professional Plus, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Skype Online and a lighter version of Office Suite, presented as Office Web Apps.

 Speaking during the joint product launch, Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, Funke Opeke noted that the product provides productivity tools for businesses and gives them the enablement to scale. 

 

MainOne Signal Alliance Cloud Partnership: (l-r) Rufai Oseni, Classic FM; Kenneth Ufomba, Signal Alliance Microsoft Cloud Services; Yinka Ntia, Signal Alliance Chief Technology Officer; and Wale Adeyemi, MainOne Cloud Services.

“As a preferred Microsoft Cloud Solutions Partner (CSP), MainOne is committed to driving sales for Microsoft Office 365, Azure and other complementary products in Nigeria, by assisting enterprises to integrate core solutions and helping them bring cloud offerings quickly to market at a lower cost. Our partnership with Signal Alliance, another leading Microsoft partner could not have come at a better time. With current foreign exchange challenges, this solution allows enterprises to purchase a suite of Microsoft Office productivity tools, pay in Naira, and be assured of world-class local technical support”.

According to Adanma Onuegbu, Chief Executive Officer of Signal Alliance, “More businesses are adopting Office 365 because of its sophisticated collaboration and communications benefits, which save time, money, and also free valued staff resources.   Moreover, Office 365 offers the powerfully-integrated capabilities of SharePoint, Exchange, and Skype, in addition to Office Professional Plus and Office Web Apps, without the operational burden of on-premise server software. “

The CSP Program delivers a platform that enables MainOne to own the end-to-end customer engagement for Microsoft Azure and O365 customers. They can directly provision, bill, and support Microsoft Cloud Services for their customers. 

The partnership between MainOne and Signal Alliance allows Signal Alliance to leverage on MainOne’s Microsoft CSP Status to deliver and support Microsoft O365 services to their customers.