Business Issues

Oracle on Monday was hit with a counterclaim by Rimini Street, the third-party software maintenance provider it sued in January over alleged intellectual property violations.  read more »

Singapore Telecommunications' offer to help Bharti Airtel's US$9 billion acquisition of Zain Africa's operations has led Bharti to abandon its bid to buy the Zambia Telecommunication Company (Zamtel).  read more »

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a panel to probe the sale of Nitel and its M-tel arm following complaints that the bidding process was manipulated and bribes were offered.  read more »

Phuthuma Nhleko, group president and CEO of Africa's largest mobile operator, MTN, has relinquished his position after eight years at the helm of the company.  read more »

Motorola will be split into two publicly traded companies in the first quarter of next year, with one focusing on handsets and home entertainment devices and the other on making enterprise communications gear, the company said Thursday.  read more »

Attending a Macworld Expo without Apple may seem like going to a rock concert to see the opening acts, but despite lacking the rock star presence, the show will go on nonetheless.  read more »

The remote lakeside town of Kendu Bay in the Karachuonyo district of Kenya is expected to get a lift after winners of an Internet Society (ISOC) award decided to set up an academy that will extend Internet technical skills in the country.  read more »

Problems once again wracked Oracle's new My Oracle Support portal this week, with some users reporting difficulties accessing the site.  read more »

Zain CEO and Deputy Chairman Saad Al Barrak has resigned, the Africa and Middle East regional mobile operator announced, offering no explanation for the resignation and raising fears about the company's growth strategy, especially in Africa.  read more »

AOL's revenues dropped 17 percent due to declining subscriptions and a weak online advertising market as the company reported its first quarterly financial figures since spinning off from Time Warner.  read more »