Etisalat Partners Uber To Keep Customers On The Move

Etisalat Nigeria today announced a partnership with global taxi service provider, Uber to deliver premium Uber access to all Etisalat customers on the go. Etisalat will be the main data provider for Uber’s services, supporting the company’s growth in Nigeria.



The partnership which is predicated on the launch of the Uber app available on smartphones in Nigeria highlights Etisalat’s commitment to advance technological development in Nigeria while providing fast, effective and affordable services through the Uber App for all smartphones users across the country.

Speaking on the partnership, Chief Marketing Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, Francesco Angelone, reiterated that Etisalat is committed to sustainable advancement of innovation and technology-oriented initiatives that bring cutting edge solutions to customers through a speedy, reliable network and exceptional customer service.

Angelone said, “At Etisalat Nigeria, we believe that technological advancement is imminent and we are passionate about equipping our customers with innovative products and services, a passion which we share with Uber.’’

He added, ‘’Like Etisalat, Uber ensures that its customers get the best value for money and this partnership will provide an avenue for all our customers to take advantage of the Uber app for safe and reliable transportation.”

As an incentive, Uber is exclusively offering all Lagos based Etisalat customers N2500 off their first two rides To apply the offer, Etisalat customers simply need to sign up at http://uber.com/go/0809ja using the promotional code: 0809JA and receive N2500 Uber credits.

Career & Employment Fair 2015

Turbocharge your job search, and get ahead of the queue at the Career & Employment Fair 2015.

Powered by The Chosen Breed, Endive Projects and Microsoft Nigeria

Highlights Include

Learning about Advanced Job Search Techniques
CV Writing Workshop
Discussion Panel with leading HR Heads
On the Spot Job Interviews
And many more…

Date: 9th May 2015

Time: 10 am - 4 pm

Venue: House7, Plot 2/3 Kudirat Abiola Way, First Bank Bus Stop, Opposite Yard 158, Oregun, Ikeja.

Dell Introduces New Server Powerhouse to Accelerate Most Demanding Enterprise Applications

Dell has announced an expansion of its 13th generation PowerEdge servers including the PowerEdge R930, Dell’s most powerful server specifically designed for the most demanding enterprise applications such as in-memory databases, customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP). Once the domain of UNIX systems, these enterprise applications are increasingly shifting to x86 platforms for increased innovation, additional capabilities and lower total cost of ownership.

The global x86 server market has grown more than 600 percent since Dell first introduced the PowerEdge portfolio roughly 20 years ago, while the non-x86 market has been on a constant decline – shrinking 70 percent between 2000 and 2013. Even with the declines, the non-x86 market presents a $9.1 billion (USD) addressable market in 2015(1). With the PowerEdge R930, along with Dell software and services, many of these non-x86 customers can migrate from UNIX to Linux with ease and move to a more innovative, future-ready data centre.

Gan Desheng, Manager Sub-Division, Information Management, Ameco Beijing said: “As our business continued to grow, our previous system was getting slow, hard to manage and unreliable,” “We were looking for a new system to keep up with our business needs and decided to migrate from RISC to x86 servers. By moving from IBM’s P-series UNIX systems to Dell’s PowerEdge R9-series servers we were able to reduce our total cost of ownership by nearly 50 percent, achieve 99.99 percent system availability and improve our SAP ERP performance by 3.5 times.”

The PowerEdge R930 rack server can flexibly scale to optimize transactions and operations while reducing latency, enabling customers to maximize application performance with 22 percent better performance than the previous world record four-socket server on the SAP SD 2-Tier benchmark(2), and accelerate Oracle workloads with eight times more transactions per minute(3). When paired with Dell Fluid Cache for SAN, organisations can further boost transactional performance and accommodate more virtual machines and increase productivity.

This Device can flexibly scale workloads by bringing storage closer to compute and leveraging industry-leading storage scalability and a large memory footprint. The PowerEdge R930 features up to 72 processing cores of the future Intel® Xeon® E7-8800/4800 v3 family of processors, 6TB of memory in 96 DIMMs, 24 internal hard drives and support for up to eight high performance PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs.

Other functions include Protection of mission-critical and data-intensive applications with built-in reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features, such as Intel’s Run Sure Technology and Dell’s exclusive Fault Resilient Memory; Reduce deployment time by 99 percent; receive higher levels of automation and monitor and remediate data centre situations from a hand-held device anywhere in the world with Dell’s recently updated OpenManage systems management portfolio. IT administrators can also reduce time on maintaining compliance standards and server baseline configurations by 91 percent.

Dan Harrington, Research Director, 451 Research said “The PowerEdge R930 certainly has the power, capacity and reliability required to meet most business needs. But what’s more important is Dell’s ecosystem approach to solving customers’ pain points, not just the hardware.

“Customers are increasingly looking to purpose-built appliances that can be deployed quickly and reliably for applications such as SAP HANA. Dell’s high end x86 portfolio not only provides the solid hardware platform for this, but also the software and services ecosystem required to manage complex scenarios such as the ongoing industry migration from UNIX to Linux. In addition to this, Dell’s long standing relationships with channel partners and key system integrators” he added.

The PowerEdge M830 and FC830 servers are designed to meet the performance needs for heavy use workloads in demanding database, technical computing and virtualized environments while enabling the flexibility, scalability and manageability customers’ demand for the future-ready enterprise. The PowerEdge FC830 is a full-width, half-height four-socket server block for the PowerEdge FX architecture that helps organisations quickly configure complete workloads using modular building blocks of IT resources. The PowerEdge M830 blade server is a full height, four-socket blade server.

Both the PowerEdge FC830 and PowerEdge M830 provide up to 3TB of memory deployable in 48 DIMM slots, up to 72 processing cores of the future Intel® Xeon® E5-4600 v3 processor family and include Dell’s leading systems management capabilities. These servers provide a 56 percent performance improvement on the SAP SD benchmark compared to their previous generations.

New Dell SonicWALL TZ Series Firewalls Deliver Enterprise-Class Capabilities for Small Business Budgets

Dell yesterday announced the release of the new SonicWALL TZ Series firewalls. Featuring a dramatic increase in network performance to support faster Internet speeds, the ability to analyse encrypted SSL traffic, and an integrated wireless controller, the new solutions deliver enterprise-class security at a price point that is attractive for small businesses and large, multi-site distributed organizations.



Today’s customers are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of network traffic and need security solutions that scale to meet ever-increasing broadband speeds, while fitting within their limited budgets. The new SonicWALL TZ Series is built around state-of-the-art, multi-core security processors to create the highest performance, desktop form-factor Unified Threat Management (UTM) firewall on the market with intrusion prevention speeds reaching up to 1.1Gbps.

The 2015 Dell Security Annual Threat Report shows that 60 percent of internet connections at the end of 2014 were encrypted using SSL. Disturbingly, with the growth of legitimate SSL traffic, cyber-criminals also have begun to hide their attacks from legacy network security products within SSL traffic. To counter this trend, the new SonicWALL TZ Series has the ability and the processing power to inspect SSL connections against the latest threats, providing an even higher level of security for Dell customers.

To accommodate the rapidly increasing proliferation of wireless devices, the tightly integrated, secure wireless controller in the new TZ Series supports the high-speed 802.11ac wireless standard. Combined with the recently introduced 802.11ac-capable Dell SonicPoints, the new TZ Series provides an ideal wireless security solution for both small businesses and large distributed enterprises.

Patrick Sweeney, executive director, Dell Network Security said: “Sadly, technology designed to protect our information is being used to penetrate networks. Encryption should be a great tool, but used by the wrong people, it becomes a weapon against us. The new TZs give small networks and small business locations the vital big enterprise capability of scanning encrypted traffic to ferret out malicious traffic and attacks. The new TZs provide this security without breaking the bank and without bringing the network to its knees.”

While the new TZ series provides SMBs with world-class, enterprise-grade security features, larger businesses will benefit from the series’ distributed enterprise feature set. The new TZ leverages the Dell SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS) to manage thousands of distributed TZ firewalls, enabling simple management of its Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) feature set, including application control, application visualisation, comprehensive reporting and world-class IPS.

Offering 1GbE network interfaces in a compact desktop form-factor appliance, the Dell SonicWALL TZ Series delivers highly-effective anti-malware protection, intrusion prevention, content and URL filtering, application control, and secure mobile access for laptops, smartphones and tablets. With the SonicWALL Mobile Connect unified client, the new TZs provide secure mobile access to Google Android, Mac OS X, Kindle Fire and laptop users.

The patented reassembly-free deep packet inspection engine allows the SonicWALL TZ Series to scan every byte of every packet on all ports and protocols with almost zero latency. This technology eliminates bottlenecks and allows organisations to use security as an enabler, not an inhibitor. The graphical user interface in the TZ Series is easy to comprehend and eliminates the choice between ease-of-use and power by allowing rapid deployment and easy maintenance, thus driving down total cost of ownership.

Pictures and Captions: #MakeItHappen# Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM ‘Passion to Empire’

As you might be aware, Microsoft Mobile Devices and Services kicked off an activation tagged "Passion To Empire" aimed at empowering 5 individuals with viable business ideas the sum of N 3.5million and also receive training at the Enterprise Development Centre of the Pan-Atlantic University and also be mentored by CEO, Chocolate City Group, Audu Maikori, CEO House of Tara, Tara Fela-Durotoye and Co-Founder Jobberman, Opeyemi Awoyemi. Yesterday, the five winners were announced.


CEO, House of Tara, Tara Fela-Durotoye; Managing Director, Microsoft Mobile Devices and Services, Joseph Umunakwe; Winner #MakeItHappen# Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM ‘Passion to Empire’ activation campaign, Daniel Isa; Co-founder Jobberman, Opeyemi Awoyemi and CEO, Chocolate City Group, Audu Maikori; at the Press Conference announcing the 5 winners of the campaign, which took place on Monday 27th April, 2015 at Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos.

Xerox technology wows at Zambian ICT Expo

The recent Zambian ICT & Pay Expo 2015 drew a considerable crowd with Xerox digital printing solutions attracting plenty of attention. As a key exhibitor at the event held in Lusaka’s Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Bytes Document Solutions and its Zambian partner DIGIprint Limited were on-hand to provide delegates with direct experiences of how the latest technology drives better business.



That’s according to Christos Diakosavas, DIGIprint managing director, who said there is a shifting trend towards higher standards of quality. ‘This applies to printing services, with company owners and managers across the spectrum looking for document solutions that match their business needs.’He therefore said it should come as no surprise that the first African sale (South Africa excluded) of the new Xerox Versant 2100 press was recently concluded by DIGIprint in Zambia. ‘That’s a reflection of the current climate and market, where there is demand for quality, speed, and innovation. These are all things we strive for constantly at DIGIprint.’

The Xerox Versant 2100 is designed for an average monthly print volume of up to 250,000 images a month and with options including high-capacity feeding, stacking, and finishing, delivers flexibility to match its performance, said Olivier Merven, regional manager: African Operations at Bytes Document Solutions. ‘When it comes to colour digital printing, the Versant 2100 is highly efficient and rapidly delivers the sort of quality output that wins clients in competitive markets,’ Merven noted.
Continuing, Diakosavas said Xerox solutions incorporate constant and consistent innovation which is important to companies and the general public in Zambia. ‘This is a fast-developing country in terms of technology. People here are hungry for the latest in hardware and software and this is why Xerox and its partners are winning new business.’

After winning two accolades at the event (Best Local or International stand and Most Innovative Product) Diakosavas described the Zambian ICT & Pay Expo 2015 as a success for DIGIprint and Xerox, and also for the delegates who attended. As a barometer for the technology industry in Zambia, he said the level of interest bodes well: ‘In terms communicated to the people who were at the event, it was a great success – and we stood out as one of the brightest and best in Zambia, with this exhibition really getting Digiprint and Xerox out there.’

Prof Pat Utomi's Lagos Social Media Mastery Class

Friday, June 5, 2015 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM (WAT) Lagos, Nigeria

6 Alhaji Balarabe Musa Crescent
Lagos, Lagos
Nigeria.
Friday, June 5, 2015



Event Details

This programme has been designed to expose numerous business secrets that are guaranteed to increase revenue, visibility and perception. It also empowers every participant with firsthand practical experience on the business side of social media.

COURSE BENEFITS:

Total awareness of how social media can improve your business.
Learn the dynamism of social media tricks and secrets.
Discover Social media applications and platform that can enhance your business.
Practical and hands-on sessions.
Learn how to boost your profit with social media tricks and strategy. ? Network with like minds.
Certificate fully signed by Prof Pat Utomi.
1 MONTH mentoring after the class.

COURSE CONTENT:

The rule of business engagement though Social Media.
Understanding the hidden secret of Social Media Marketing.
Viral nature of social media platforms.
Brand perception control.
Understanding Product campaigns using Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Understanding Social Media campaigns using Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
The business side of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn
Online storytelling.
The hidden secret of Email Marketing and lots more.

Who Should Attend?

This training course is ideal for

Marketing Directors
Executive Directors
Marketers,
Business owners,
Decision-makers,
Entrepreneurs and
Professionals looking to gain a better understanding of Social Media Marketing.
It is equally rewarding for people who want to improve on their experiences by discovering new approaches

Also view this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YMua03LM9w for more details.

KINDLY CALL: Victor Amoss - 08083824800 for registration

Digital and Entertainment Conference in Nigeria #DECAfrica2015

Wildflower PR & Company in partnership with BusinessDay is organizing an Entertainment Business Conference with the theme: ‘Breaking Digital: Expanding the Frontiers of Digital Platforms to Maximize Opportunities in the Entertainment Business in Africa’. The conference is scheduled to hold on the 28th and 29th of April at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Speakers will include:
• Dr. William Babatunde Fowler -LIRS
• The creative and the taxation of the entertainment industry
• Harael Salkow –CEO Soul Candi Records SA
• The business of premium music entertainment in Africa: A case study of Soul Candi Record
• Leslie Kasumba- CEO Princess Behaviour Inc
• Beyond the sound and the screen: Reaching the new African entertainment audience
• Rich Simmonds – Forbes listed Social Media Influencer
• 140 letters Rich: A case study of a social media influencer

• Linda Ikeji – Founder Linda Ikeji’s Blog
• A bed, a laptop and a billion dollars – A case study of Linda Ikeji’s Blog
• A.Y Makun – Producer A.Y Live, 30 Days in Atlanta
• From A Dream To The Big Screen: Understanding & Financing The African Entertainment Business ‘30 Days in Atlanta’/’A.Y Live’
• Jade Osiberu – Creative Director Gidi Up, The Juice
• The Power of Content Marketing: A case Study of Gidi Up on Ndani TV
• Adebola Williams –Co Founder Red Media Africa
• Cracking the Y Code: Reaching Todays Digitally Connected Youth
• Cecil Hammond – CEO Flytime Group/ Rhythm Unplugged
• The growth and relevance of digital in the live event space
Diamond Platnumz – Bestselling East African Music star
• Building Africa’s Biggest Musical Icon via social media – A case study of Diamond Platnumz
• Dr Tunji Adegbesan – CEO Gidi Mobile
• Extending brand engagement through the use of apps
• Toke Makinwa – Award winning broadcaster and Vlogger
• From Radio Star to Digital Entertainment Mogul: How Did It Happen?
• Deji Olunlade – Managing Partner Rosenut Consult
• Celebrity reputation management on social media/digital space and the law
• Kunle Afolayan – Golden Effects Pictures
• Transcending the Quality/Quantity jinx to create a commercial masterpiece- A case study of ‘October 1’

ALSO FEATURING
• Tajudeen Adepetu - Consolidated Media Associates
• Ayo Animashaun – Smooth Promotions
• Sam Onyemelukwe – Trace Urban
• Waje – Award winning music star
• Colin Udoh – Award winning sports journalist
• Japheth Omojuwa – Revered social media and digital strategist
• Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju – Award winning actor and producer
• Ubi Franklin – CEO Triple MG
• Tosin Ajibade [Olorisupergal] – Social media influencer/leader
• Wana Udobang – Award winning presenter, actress and media personality
• Ariyike Akinbobola – Author, TV presenter and Vlogger
• Hamisi Taletale – Respected East African entertainment Manager
• Taiye Aliyu – Respected Nigerian artiste manager

Register at www.decafrica.org

NEXT GENERATION OPTICAL NETWORKING 2015

Exclusive interview with Dell'Oro

Register before 24 April 2015 and SAVE UP TO €800
50% Discount for Operators

Ahead of this year's event, Conference Director, Dr. Jane Watson interviews, Jimmy Yu, VP, Optical Transport Market Research, Dell'Oro Group. Jimmy will be chairing the session; Packet Optical Integration - what are the options and timeframes?

JW: What are you looking forward to at the Next Generation Optical Networking Nice 2015?
JY: I’m looking forward to all the great presentations that address the latest areas in Optical Networking from CDC-F ROADMs to Carrier SDN. But more importantly, I’m looking forward to all the great conversations and discussions.

JW: What do you feel are the key challenges that the optical networking industry is facing in 2015 and what do you hope the conference will answer?
JY: Challenges for 2015. For operators, it’ll be deciding on what their future architecture will be, including the level of packet optical integration and use of carrier SDN. For equipment manufacturers, it’ll be refining their product portfolio to address the next generation architecture. I hope this conference helps the operators and equipment manufacturers come together and answer this common challenge.

JW: Where has 100G has taken us so far and where is 400G & 1T likely to take us?
JY: I think 100G has a long ways to go. 100G dominates the long haul system market. Now it’s time for the metro market. I’m forecasting a large growth in demand for 100G in metro applications, especially as prices take a step down with the introduction of coherent CFP2-ACO.

JW: What are you views on OTN and ROADMs and their role in the next generation optical network?
JY: I think it’s practically a given, for a number of years now, that both OTN switching and ROADMs are a critical component to the next generation optical network. The first ROADM was installed around a decade ago and has since advanced in size reduction and number of degrees. Now everyone is talking about CDC-F ROADM. It’s just a matter of time, when CDC-F ROADM is incorporated in a large share of the optical network. The same is for OTN switching.

JW: What do Cloud and SDN mean for next generation optical networking?
JY: I think Carrier SDN is a new architecture that is important to the evolution of the optical network. It is an architecture that can allow operators to reduce the barriers in their network that were created over time as they expanded their network. In return for lowering the obtrusive barriers, operators are expected to be rewarded with lower operating costs and given an instrument to generate new sources of revenue as well as maximize company profits.

JW: More specifically your session is covering Packet Optical Integration and can you give the attendees a quick view of what will be covered during this session?
JY: The Packet Optical Integration session will be a time when a number of industry specialists will have an opportunity to share the items they are working on or challenged with in the area of Optical and Packet. By the end of this session, we hope everyone has a better understanding of what packet optical integration is, why it is important in our industry, when we’ll see more of it, and to what level of integration. These insights will be brought into the session via numerous presentations from operators and equipment manufacturers.


Register as a Delegate at
www.nextgenerationoptical.com

Govima Investment Nigeria Ltd

About Us




Business Philosophy

As a business-to-business (B2B) oriented company, our experts are flexible, responsive and delight clients by providing them what they want, when they want it, even before their competitors can offer it.

We achieve this through a systematic approach that is customer-centric, and in which the customer's business objectives enjoy top priority. This involves not only skill and depth of knowledge, but time devoted to studying and meeting a customer's needs.

We partner with you to achieve your strategic goals through first class designs and marketing communications ideas that are results oriented.



Our services are of first class quality standard, giving our esteemed clients the reassurance that our well-trained and passionate team will deliver quality advertising, branding, public relations, visual identity, direct mail, e-marketing, exhibition materials, graphic design, marketing/Political campaigns, print, jingles and video production, and website services to you within a specific time-frame.



We’ve been able to earn our customers’ trust and confidence in delivering quality services that keeps us at the foremost heart of our clients, even as we make Transparency, Accountability, Time-Bound Delivery (TBD) our operational spirit guide.

Vision: To make Africa the center of new breed of quality brand and perception emergence.

Mission: At Govima, we offer the expertise that proactively enables market-opportunity seeking companies to develop competitive brand concepts, and to maintain a viable communication system.

SKYE BANK HOLDS SME SEMINAR IN ONITSHA

Over 200 Customers and Business Partners in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector attended the South East edition of Skye Bank’s SME seminar held yesterday at De Lumen Hotel, GRA, Onitsha, Anambra State on Thursday the 16th of April, 2015.



Themed ‘’Nurturing Businesses for Growth’’, the bank described the seminar as part of its contributions towards developing the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector of the Nigerian economy.

While delivering his remark, the bank’s Regional Director, South East I, Dr. Charles Udogu said MSME was an important growth driver in any economy, warning key economic players in the nation’s polity not to neglect the sector.

Dr. Udogu said, “Having identified the gap in the SME sector, Skye Bank organized this seminar to bridge this gap through the Bank’s business seminar series.”

Speaking in the same vein, Mrs. Ayo Olojede Head, Small Business Group, Skye bank disclosed that the Bank was coming up with solutions that would help to minimize the cost of doing businesses for small business owners.

Olojede however warned that, “If you want to access a loan, there are some simple but fundamental requirements the bank will expect - like a business plan, cash flow projections and basic business skills to determine the viability of the business and ways of partnering with customers to deliver value.’’

Commenting on the seminar, she said it was organized to enlighten the bank’s customers on areas of managing their cash flow and other areas of business operations among other issues.

In his keynote speech, the Managing Director, Dilimson Holdings Limited, Mr. George Umobi, charged participants to confront challenges faced in the course of growing their businesses and charged them to seize the opportunity Skye bank presented to them and make the best of it.

The seminar was commended by the participants whose questions on different issues concerning Skye Bank Plc and the banking industry were promptly addressed by the bank’s representatives.

The next edition of the Skye Bank Plc SME Seminar takes place in the South-Western part of the country in May

Microsoft introduces Lumia 540 Dual SIM: crafted details and crisp, clear HD

With 5-megapixel front-facing camera for superb selfies and Skype video calls.

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the Lumia 540 Dual SIM, designed for young, ambitious people looking for their first serious smartphone.

The Lumia 540 Dual SIM features the latest Windows Phone 8.1 innovations and boasts a 5-inch HD display and crafted design details. It helps people stay productive on-the-go with Microsoft services like Skype and Office available out-of-the-box, and enables better mobile experiences, such as taking wide-angle selfies that fit in more of the action, thanks to the front-facing 5 megapixel camera.

The new Lumia 540 Dual SIM is capable of upgrading to Windows 10 when the service becomes available later this year. The Lumia 540 Dual SIM features quality-crafted hardware including a removable, durable back cover with a luminous, layered design and a generous 5-inch HD display for enjoying apps, photos, videos and the personalizable home screen. Built-in Skype integration enables people to switch seamlessly between voice and video calls, with the wide-angle, front-facing camera capturing even more of the conversation.

The rear-facing 8-megapixel camera captures detail-rich photos with the help of an LED flash. Available apps include favorites such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram, with thousands more available from Windows Phone Store. Microsoft services like Office, Outlookand up to 30 GB of free cloud storage via OneDrive4 mean people have the productivity tools to achieve more, anywhere. Smart Dual SIM allows people to assign unique profiles to their SIM cards, such as “work” or “family,” to help them better manage daily communication.

Speaking on this, Corporate Vice President for Phones at Microsoft, Jo Harlow, said “The Lumia 540 Dual SIM is a testament to our passion for product-making that is reflected across the entire Lumia product portfolio and will continue with future devices. “With the Lumia 540 Dual SIM, we’ve made it possible to deliver a smartphone with strong design and technology credentials that is also fun to use, and incredible value for money.”

The Lumia 540 Dual SIM is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor featuring a quad-core CPU running at 1.2 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, and 8 GB5 of mass memory. The device will start rolling out in India, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and Italy beginning in early May 2015. It will be available in fourcolors: cyan, orange, white and black.7

Lumia 640 XL Now Available In Nigerian market

Increasing productivity, maintaining affordability – and upgradeable to Windows 10.



Microsoft has announced the availability of the Lumia 640 XL in Nigeria. The latest device to join the Lumia portfolio, the Lumia 640 XL offers more personal computing and increased productivity through seamlessly integrated Microsoft Office experiences, OneDrive storage and fast 4G connectivity. The Lumia 640 XL will upgrade to and benefit from Windows 10 as it becomes available later this year.

The new Lumia offers smooth and quickly access to your favourite websites, documents, apps and games, thanks to the on-board 1GB of memory and powerful quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The device sports a 13MP rear camera with LED flash as well as a 5MP front facing camera which capture amazingly detailed images and videos.Also impressive is its 5.7’ HD display designed to enhance your viewing experience.

Talk time is also quite remarkable thanks to the long lasting 3000mAh Battery, offering almost 24 hours talk time. Adopters of the new Lumia 640XL will enjoy the latest version of Windows Phone 8.1 and the Lumia Denim update, complete with one-swipe Action Centre, Word Flow and Live Folders as well as the ability to Keep up-to-date with the best features through regular updates to Windows, including all the benefits of Windows 10 service as it becomes available later this year.

According to the Head of Marketing, Microsoft Mobile Devices and Services, West Africa, OlumideBalogun; “People are looking for a device which brings them more flexibility to switch easily between work and play, without breaking the bank”. “The Lumia 640 XL keepspeople prepared for anything, with the full range of Microsoft experiences, Office and OneDrive – that Lumia users have come to expectstraight out of the box, fast 4G connectivity, a superb 5.7” HD screen and long lasting battery”
“As the age old demand for ‘more for less’ extends to the smartphone market, the Lumia 640 XL presents a strong option for those customers who want the increased productivity a smart device offers without sacrificing affordability,” he added.

Tech specs summary:
Lumia 640 XL / Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
Operating system Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
HERE location services Free global HERE Maps and HERE Drive+
Free HERE Transit available in the Store
Display 5.7” HD (1280x720, 16:9) IPS LCD, 294 PPI, Glance screen Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Sunlight readability enhancements
Battery 3000 mAhbattery, removable
Processor 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor
Main camera 13 MP AF, LED Flash, Lumia Camera
Front facing camera 5 MP FF
Memory 8GB + free OneDrive , micro SD up to 128GB
Dimensions 157.9 x 81.5 x 9mm 171g