IBM has announced the results of a new study entitled ‘Setting the pace in Africa: How IT leaders deliver on the potential of emerging technologies’, which found that while nearly 87 percent of African IT leaders rank new technologies such as analytics, cloud, mobile and social media as being critical to business success, only 53% are pushing forward with adoption.

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Mouka Limited has unveiled a novel strategy to deepen engagement and relationship with customers as well as the general public that would hammer on the dangers of not getting enough sleep. This campaign is the Mouka ‘Sleep on a Mouka, Not on the Job’ which runs on the company’s social media platforms, and will see interested persons winning exciting prizes, including a chance to star in the company’s commercial, by uploading original photos of themselves or their friends as they sleep while performing a task.

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When times get tough, focusing on your core business is imperative. Cutting bottom-line costs to the business along with making operations run as efficiently and effectively as possible is one of the first steps towards shoring up your defences. In these tough economic times, ask any company if they could save money a year per employee and most likely they'd jump at the chance.

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Alienware, a pioneer in specialty high-performance PC gaming systems, is once again driving innovation in PC gaming. Alienware and Valve, the developers of the world's largest online gaming platform and the creators of the Half-Life franchise, have been collaborating on designing the first dedicated Alienware Steam Machine gaming console.

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Airs Friday: 24 January at 0930am; Saturday: 25 January at 1630pm; Sunday: 26 January at 1000am &

1930pm; Monday: 27 January at 1130am & 1830; Tuesday: 28 January at 0630am

This week, Nigerian born Beatrice Hamza Bassey, the first African partner of one of the most prestigious law firms In the United States, Hughes Hubbard and Reed will feature on African Voices, CNN’s International weekly half-hour programme highlighting Africa's most engaging personalities.

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All is set for the nation-wide search for the brightest music talents to grace the stage of one of the biggest reality music competitions, the Nigerian Idol. The fourth season of the Etisalat–sponsored Nigerian Idol show will hold auditions in the cities of Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Benin, Calabar and for the first time Makurdi from January 25^th till February 23^rd 2014.

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Events Management practice is set to be taken a notch higher with the launch of Babylayo’s Exquisite Touch (BETevents) going by the promises of a world class events management services delivery. And to underscore its commitment to changing the face of the industry, Chief Executive Officer of the outfit has unveiled a self empowerment campaign tagged 'Team Be Your Own Boss.'

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Leading global airline, British Airways has thrown open a challenge to anyone who thinks they can win a race against its newly acquired Airbus A380. The challenge comes after South African rugby legend, Bryan Habana’s sprint against the aircraft grabbed global attention to become one of the top 10 most-watched YouTube videos of 2013. 

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Ecobank Transnational Inc. and MasterCard have announced  a multi-country licensing  agreement which will provide access to MasterCard’s payment solutions for Ecobank’s customers in a further 23 African countries. The agreement is the culmination of a Memorandum of Understanding originally signed in November 2011.

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By Akinyemi Williams

What could possibly pass for the take off of Anti Tobacco Campaign can be said to have started in 1632 when it became illegal to smoke publicly in Massachusetts. But this had to do more with the moral beliefs of the time and not the health concerns.

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Airs Friday: 10 January at 0930; Saturday: 11 January at 1630; Sunday: 12 January at 1000 & 1930; Monday: 13 January at 1130 & 1830; Tuesday: 14 January at 0630

This week, one of Nigeria’s top actresses, singer, television star and philanthropist, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, will feature on African Voices, CNN International’s weekly half-hour programme highlighting Africa's most engaging personalities.

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The most innovative and fastest growing telecommunications company in Nigeria, Etisalat has finalized arrangements for the winners of the 2013 Etisalat FC Barcelona U-17 School Cup, Keke High School, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos, to travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to lock horns with Al Yasmina School, Abu Dhabi. The international school friendly, billed for 13th January, 2014, in Abu Dhabi, is expected to excite lovers of youth football in both countries while also exposing the talents of the young footballers at international stage.

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By Joanna Schloss, Dell Software

In just a few years, big data has evolved from an emerging trend into a full-blown IT phenomenon. Organizations of all sizes are dealing with larger volumes of data, spread across a broader range of types and locations, compounded by the need to process and manage it all faster than before. While one might argue that the hype surrounding big data is growing faster than data itself, the time has nonetheless come for organizations to develop a proactive strategy to address the challenges caused by exponential growth in data volume, velocity and variety. 

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Here's wishing all our colleagues, business partners, followers, readers, and family, the best of the new year. Happy 2014!!!