August 2012 - KICTANet

The King is Dead...Long Live the King (The Remarkable story of IBM's Mainframe Computer)
by Ali Hussein 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

.....The death of the mainframe has been predicted many times over the years. But it has prevailed because it has been overhauled time and again. In the early 1990s, the personal computer revolution took off and I.B.M., wedded to its big-iron computers, was in deep trouble. To make the mainframe more competitive, its insides were retooled, using low-cost microprocessors as the computing engine.... http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/technology/ibm-mainframe-evolves-to-serve… -- *Ali Hussein|Managing Partner* * *Telemedia Africa Azania Technology Group Chaka Court, Argwings Kodhek Road P O Box 14556-00100 Office: +254 737 751409 Cell: +254 773/713 601113 *Nairobi, Kenya* Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo "You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in business what a man doesn't know does hurt.". - E. St. Elmo Lewis, member, Advertising Hall of Fame

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Re: [kictanet] AUC Position on ITRs
by Ali Hussein 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

Alice Thanks. Daktari, is Kenya sending a delegation to this? Regards Ali Hussein On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 9:02 AM, alice koech <a.koech(a)atu-uat.org> wrote: > ATU is holding an African Regional meeting in Accra, Ghana from 25-26 > September, 2012 to discuss African position on ITRs.**** > > Alice**** > > ** ** > > *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+a.koech= > atu-uat.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Ali Hussein > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 28, 2012 8:28 PM > *To:* a.koech(a)atu-uat.org > > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] AUC Position on ITRs**** > > ** ** > > Thanks. Insightful.**** > > Ali Hussein**** > > ** ** > > +254 773/713 601113**** > > ** ** > > Sent from my iPhone®**** > > > On Aug 28, 2012, at 6:29 PM, McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote:**** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote:*** > * > > Moctar > > Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, > this December?**** > > > I do not know. > > > However, here is an interesting background piece by an ITU insider: > > http://inetaria.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/itu-extreme-agendas-v1-2-1.pdf > > **** > > -- > Cheers, > > McTim > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route > indicates how we get there." Jon Postel**** > > -- *Ali Hussein|Managing Partner* * *Telemedia Africa Azania Technology Group Chaka Court, Argwings Kodhek Road P O Box 14556-00100 Office: +254 737 751409 Cell: +254 773/713 601113 *Nairobi, Kenya* Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo "You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in business what a man doesn't know does hurt.". - E. St. Elmo Lewis, member, Advertising Hall of Fame

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Re: [kictanet] Counterfeit Eggs and why we must automate
by Matunda Nyanchama 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

Fake things pay, enrich "proprietors", hurt genuine businesses and could impact the health/well-being of the people. The recent airing in NTV on how ARVs find their way into alcohol is a case in point. In many Kenyan joints one can buy what appears to be legitimate John Walker/Viceroy/etc and complete with KBS stamp. And as a nation of kitu kidogo, we may never see the end of this soon. Good day. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Fw: Banking and Cyber Security Workshop @ Mobile Money Summit Dar - Nov 2012
by Matunda Nyanchama 27 Aug '12

27 Aug '12

This may be of interest to many of you on this list; what with the technology-fuelled mobile money growth across Africa and the world. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Apple Patent Victory Could Have Broad Implications for Mobile Industry
by meshack emakunat 26 Aug '12

26 Aug '12

--- On Fri, 8/24/12, NYTimes.com News Alert <nytdirect(a)nytimes.com> wrote: From: NYTimes.com News Alert <nytdirect(a)nytimes.com> Subject: Latest: Apple Patent Victory Could Have Broad Implications for Mobile Industry To: memakunat(a)yahoo.com Date: Friday, August 24, 2012, 5:49 PM Breaking News Alert The New York Times Friday, August 24, 2012 -- 8:33 PM EDT ----- Apple Patent Victory Could Have Broad Implications for Mobile Industry In a big legal victory for Apple that could have broad implications for the mobile business, a jury awarded the company more than $1 billion in damages Friday after finding that Samsung infringed on a series of Apple patents on smartphones and tablet computers. The verdict could have a major impact on Android, the Google operating system used by Samsung and many other companies in their devices. Apple’s suit against Samsung, the world’s largest maker of smartphones, has partly been viewed as a proxy war against Google, which Apple executives have derided as a copycat. A nine-person jury sided with Apple on most of its allegations, including patent claims involving the “bounce back” effect when a user scrolls to the end of a list, the pinch-to-zoom gesture that users make when they want to magnify an image, and the physical design of the iPhone. The jury added some sting by finding in favor of Apple across the board in a countersuit by Samsung. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/technology/jury-reaches-decision-in-apple… To unsubscribe, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/gst/unsub.html?email=memakunat@yahoo.com&id=53239314… About This E-Mail You received this message because you are signed up to receive breaking news alerts from NYTimes.com. To change your e-mail address or to sign up for daily headlines or other newsletters, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/email NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Ave. New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2012 The New York Times Company

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Re: [kictanet] Wangusi is the new CCK Head
by Walubengo J 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

Whao! that was fast! I would have thought more time would be required to balance out the political lobbying :-). Either way, congrats to Wangusi, am sure quite a number chicken will be served for dinner in certain parts of the country :-) But on a more serious note, the DG task is quite cut out - especially as we head into the election. Whereas it would have been simply to balance the interests of Operators/Competitors, Govt and Consumers it is now complicated by the interests of (electioneering) Politicians, Bankers (mobile money) and more recently Bloggers (social media - ref. Robert Alai?). It is indeed a full plate ahead of the DG. All the best. walu. --- On Tue, 8/21/12, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> wrote: From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Subject: [kictanet] Wangusi is the new CCK Head To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 10:00 PM Poghisio picks new CCK, Posta headshttp://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Poghisio+picks+new+C… From: odhiambo(a)gmail.com Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:45:43 +0300 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Three candidates shortlisted in race for top CCK post CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com And there it goes. Wangusi is the new DG of CCK! Congratulations to him on the appointment. We hope he can make CCK a bull-terrier to bite the SPs - when they don't deliver as promised:-) On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> wrote: Interesting!! This 'campaign' here reminds me of how 'we want to see our own (professionally) making it to the DG post. As a 'mwananchi wa kawaida' my views would be more of a pedestrian, literary. Just as Grace Bomu has said, what matters most is not who, but professionalism - someone who will crack the whip against the errant radio stations, put service providers to task and above all, follow the law to the letter. Sometimes when you look at retired (and very tired) political appointee declaring an interest in governorship, because the fellow thinks of nothing save the title, forgetting that all positions - women representative, county leader, Senator, Governor, MP and even Presidency - are all about service delivery. About the common man interrogating the law, I think there is nothing like that, because a few civil society organizations have assumed the role of the 'unofficial opposition', in the absence of one in the Parliament. The local mwanachi has not yet understood the constitutional implementation process, because politicians have hijacked the whole process - and their silence, means they are likely to disappear into the oblivion. My mwananchi thoughts. :-) On 21/08/2012, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > Very true. I meant to respond to Kenic. > > Ndemo. > > > > >> Daktari, >> >> I believe you responded to the wrong threat. >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> Robert Yawe >> KAY System Technologies Ltd >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >> Kenya >> >> >> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: "bitange(a)jambo.co.ke" <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> >> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >> Cc: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Sent: Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 14:47 >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Three candidates shortlisted in race for top CCK >> post >> >> Robert, >> It may have been prudent to call for an AGM before such drastic decisions >> are made. The constitution accords evrybody a right to fair process. We >> have the opportunity to show what really multistakeholderism means. This >> where we must be torlerant of every individual no matter what their idea >> may be. The report has to be approved by the AGM before the Board >> implements. This is basic governance even in rigid organizations. >> >> >> Ndemo. > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/solo.mburu%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for > people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ggithaiga%40hotmail.c… The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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calling open source developers and solution providers
by Evans Ikua 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

With the software Freedom Day 2012 preparations in top gear, the Linux Professional Association of Kenya would like to invite all open source developers and solution providers to participate in the event. If you would like to exhibit your solutions or products, please get in touch with the secretariat on info(a)lpakenya.org. The conference will take place over 2 days. Friday 31st August will be the open source developers challenge with a prize-giving cocktail in the evening from 6.00 pm. Saturday 1st September will be the Software Freedom Day proper, with conference and exhibition. Exhibition is free so long as its open source. For more details, please visit www.lpakenya.org -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, ict-innovation.fossfa.net, Skype: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831

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Re: [kictanet] Talks to resolve row at KENIC
by robert yawe 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

Interesting proposals by kenic to appoint its board members from registered organisations now how does kictanet participate? ------------------------------ On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 09:01 BST S.M. Muraya wrote: >Robert making some great points about co.ke sites "expiring" due to lack of >reminders from registrars .. > >Registrars need to be better trained to engage with end users... >On Aug 24, 2012 9:56 AM, "robert yawe" <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> >> >> I am at the kenic meeting where I thought we would be well represented but >> as expected there are more kenic board members than kictanet >> representatives. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 23:10 BST Grace Githaiga wrote: >> >> > >> >Talks to resolve row at Internet firm >> > >> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Talks+to+resolve+row+at+Internet+firm… >> > >> >The multi-stakeholder institution charged with administering Kenya’s >> Internet domain .ke, is hoping to iron out differences over its recent >> restructuring in its annual general meeting on Friday.The meeting, which >> will be held in Nairobi, brings together registrars, government >> representatives, Internet businesses and other people interested in the ICT >> sector.Speaking on Thursday, the organisation’s change manager, Mr Sammy >> Buruchara, said the forum would provide a good platform for the board of >> the institution to iron out issues facing the company.“It will give the >> board of the Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC) an opportunity to >> clear the air over all the allegations arising from the ongoing >> organisational restructure and create rapport on the way forward,” Mr >> Buruchara said.The AGM comes at a time when the institution is facing >> questions from the public over its decision to fire all its employees in >> what it says is an organisational >> restructure.A number of board members have also left KeNIC in the past >> two months.In an email, Information and Communications Permanent Secretary >> Bitange Ndemo termed the decision to terminate employees’ contracts without >> consulting stakeholders as drastic and unprocedural.“Even in the >> Government, firing employees has several steps that must be followed to >> ensure security of tenure. This came as a surprise, yet we are supposed to >> be stakeholders. We must all respect the spirit of the Constitution, >> especially in such a multi-stakeholder agency,” Dr Ndemo said.In reaction, >> Mr Buruchara, who is on a three-month contract to oversee the execution of >> an institutional assessment report prepared by ZappKaas Consulting and >> Training Ltd, said KeNIC is an organisation with a working board and people >> should stop questioning its decision.Currently, KeNIC is the administrator >> of over 20,000 domains at the .ke registry. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/murigi.muraya%40gmail… >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Re: [kictanet] Talks to resolve row at KENIC
by robert yawe 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

I am at the kenic meeting where I thought we would be well represented but as expected there are more kenic board members than kictanet representatives. ------------------------------ On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 23:10 BST Grace Githaiga wrote: > >Talks to resolve row at Internet firm >http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Talks+to+resolve+row+at+Internet+firm… > >The multi-stakeholder institution charged with administering Kenya’s Internet domain .ke, is hoping to iron out differences over its recent restructuring in its annual general meeting on Friday.The meeting, which will be held in Nairobi, brings together registrars, government representatives, Internet businesses and other people interested in the ICT sector.Speaking on Thursday, the organisation’s change manager, Mr Sammy Buruchara, said the forum would provide a good platform for the board of the institution to iron out issues facing the company.“It will give the board of the Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC) an opportunity to clear the air over all the allegations arising from the ongoing organisational restructure and create rapport on the way forward,” Mr Buruchara said.The AGM comes at a time when the institution is facing questions from the public over its decision to fire all its employees in what it says is an organisational restructure.A number of board members have also left KeNIC in the past two months.In an email, Information and Communications Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo termed the decision to terminate employees’ contracts without consulting stakeholders as drastic and unprocedural.“Even in the Government, firing employees has several steps that must be followed to ensure security of tenure. This came as a surprise, yet we are supposed to be stakeholders. We must all respect the spirit of the Constitution, especially in such a multi-stakeholder agency,” Dr Ndemo said.In reaction, Mr Buruchara, who is on a three-month contract to oversee the execution of an institutional assessment report prepared by ZappKaas Consulting and Training Ltd, said KeNIC is an organisation with a working board and people should stop questioning its decision.Currently, KeNIC is the administrator of over 20,000 domains at the .ke registry.

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Talks to resolve row at KENIC
by Grace Githaiga 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

Talks to resolve row at Internet firm http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Talks+to+resolve+row+at+Internet+firm… The multi-stakeholder institution charged with administering Kenya’s Internet domain .ke, is hoping to iron out differences over its recent restructuring in its annual general meeting on Friday.The meeting, which will be held in Nairobi, brings together registrars, government representatives, Internet businesses and other people interested in the ICT sector.Speaking on Thursday, the organisation’s change manager, Mr Sammy Buruchara, said the forum would provide a good platform for the board of the institution to iron out issues facing the company.“It will give the board of the Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC) an opportunity to clear the air over all the allegations arising from the ongoing organisational restructure and create rapport on the way forward,” Mr Buruchara said.The AGM comes at a time when the institution is facing questions from the public over its decision to fire all its employees in what it says is an organisational restructure.A number of board members have also left KeNIC in the past two months.In an email, Information and Communications Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo termed the decision to terminate employees’ contracts without consulting stakeholders as drastic and unprocedural.“Even in the Government, firing employees has several steps that must be followed to ensure security of tenure. This came as a surprise, yet we are supposed to be stakeholders. We must all respect the spirit of the Constitution, especially in such a multi-stakeholder agency,” Dr Ndemo said.In reaction, Mr Buruchara, who is on a three-month contract to oversee the execution of an institutional assessment report prepared by ZappKaas Consulting and Training Ltd, said KeNIC is an organisation with a working board and people should stop questioning its decision.Currently, KeNIC is the administrator of over 20,000 domains at the .ke registry.

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