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WE SHOULD BEGIN TO THINK
October 13, 2006
By Phillip Emeagwali
I once believed that capital was another word for money, the accumulated wealth of a country or its people. Surely, I thought, wealth is determined by the money or property in one's possession. Then I saw a Deutsche Bank advertisement in the Wall Street Journal that proclaimed: "Ideas are capital. The rest is just money."
I was struck by the simplicity of such an eloquent and forceful idea. I started imagining what such power meant for Africa. The potential for progress and poverty alleviation in Africa relies on capital generated from the power within our minds, not from our ability to pick minerals from the ground or seek debt relief and foreign assistance. If ideas are capital, why is Africa investing more on things than on information, and more on the military than on education? Suddenly, I realized what this idea could mean for Africa. More >>
Nokia, Motorola to Establish Plants in Nigeria
By Efem Nkanga, Chinedu Eze and Onwuka Nzeshi in Abuja
• MTN slashes airtime rates
In furtherance of Federal Government’s efforts to encourage technology transfer through increased local content in the telecommunications sector, leading mobile phone manufacturers, Nokia and Motorola, will soon establish plants for the manufacturing and assembling of mobile phone handsets and other accessories in Nigeria.
Preceding that, however, is MTN, Nigeria’s leading, GSM operator’s yesterday major airtime rate cut for its subscribers. More >>
Dell Plans Alienware Invasion
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz (TMFBreakerRick)
March 23, 2006
You can say a lot of nice things about Dell (Nasdaq: DELL). It's an enviably efficient manufacturer. It's a business leader in direct selling. It's the top dog in a industry that's here to stay. Now you can say something else that may have once seemed impossible: Dell is cool.
The company announced that it is acquiring Alienware, which makes high-end, uber-performance machines for well-to-do diehard gamers. Alienware carved itself a lucrative niche in the cookie-cutter personal computing world with its top-quality hardware and colorful, stylish case designs. More >>
Norfolk company relies on interactive technology to drive marketing offers
By MICHELLE E. SHAW, The Virginian-Pilot
© March 23, 2006
NORFOLK - A monitor flashing advertisements caught Robert Atkinson's eye on a recent Saturday morning. Atkinson, a Virginia Beach resident attending a seminar at the Hilton Norfolk Airport, said it was the ad for IHOP that really got his attention.
"That's where my daughter is supposed to be taking me to breakfast," he said, motioning to the blue logo.
So he fiddled with the machine, which responded to the touch of his finger. After a couple of minutes, he was rewarded with a coupon for 10 percent off his meal and directions to the restaurant.
At Chesapeake Square mall, a HotSpot features a touch-screen directory of mall stores and a large monitor running 30-second commercials. Below the monitor, users can request a more detailed printout, including store directions and any coupons the merchant might offer.
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