Quick Takes
ASUS Offers Notebooks Warranty
ASUS, the world’s number three laptop and tablet leading brand from Taiwan and a leading enterprise in the new digital era, is offering its customers a two year warranty on all Notebooks and products purchased globally.
Asus Product Manager for Nigeria, Simplice Zoango, while speaking in a recent media chat said: “ASUS offer of a two year global warranty on all of her notebook series and even other products is a unique feature that allows ASUS stand out among other competitors.”
According to Zoango, Asus service centres worldwide are strategically located so that customers can have easy access to services anywhere. Consumers no longer need to exercise on where to get services for their ASUS Notebooks and other products as the care centres are selectively positioned all around the world in respective countries.
ASUS, in the 2014 report from International Data Corporation (IDC), on consumer notebook makers, ranks number one Global PC maker in Taiwan and top three in consumer notebook brand in the Nigerian market.
“ASUS is the only Enterprise that presently offers her consumers two year global warranty, and in addition to this, consumers can purchase their ASUS Notebook or any other ASUS products in Nigeria and get services in any other part of the world and vice versa,” Zoango said.
Meristem Deploys Cost-effective Solution
Meristem Securities Limited and its subsidiary companies, a Nigerian non-banking financial services conglomerate has installed Microsoft Azure, the first Azure in Open Licensing implementation in Nigeria along with Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Azure SQL Database, to allow them move their data to the cloud.
This move has allowed them to save considerably on cost, provide better service to their clients, and work remotely.
Prior to implementing Microsoft’s solution, Meristem had been using locally built, custom software which had some hiccups in day-to-day operations, and required users to be on premise in order to access data. Also, due to constant power cuts, the company had to constantly run a power-generating set, significantly increasing the costs of doing business.
According to the Group Deputy Managing Director of Meristem Securities, Sulaiman Adedokun, “Moving business operations and data storage fully to the cloud stands as the best development in our organisation as regard IT management, minding the nature of our business as investment managers, servicing clients and partners from all over the world. Prior this time, all of our infrastructure was on premise and that made it very difficult to operate with the desired level of efficiency, thus, informing our decision to implement Microsoft Azure and Azure SQL. As thought, we have seen that cloud access is paramount.”
Microsoft, IICD Introduce ‘TizaaWorks’
Microsoft Ghana, in partnership with the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), has launched the ‘TizaaWorks’ online platform, which will be a national one-stop online hub for employability and entrepreneurship.
With the World Bank reporting that 65 per cent of Ghanaian youth are unemployed, the platform aims to equip young graduates and school-leavers with the right hard and soft skills to bridge the skills gap and secure first-time job opportunities, in addition to providing career guidance and resources for those wanting to build their own businesses.
The ‘TizaaWorks’ platform is a Microsoft YouthSpark and Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative.
General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft, Brad Smith, said: “Technology can empower young people to make a vital contribution to their community and our world. We hope that this platform serves as a bridge, connecting Ghana’s young people to the tools, resources and people.