E-Business
Cyberoam wins BoICT ‘Security Solution of the Year Award’ 2014

Cyberoam, a leading global provider of network security appliances, recently bagged the ‘Security Solution of the Year Award’, at the Beacon of ICT Award 2014 organised by Communication Week Media, publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek newspaper and daily e-newsletter.
The award ceremony was held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos recently attracted a congregation of elite guests from various industries, especially IT/ICT professionals
Cyberoam also conducted its annual Partner Day for the year 2013-14 at a grand event, where it rewarded its partners in Nigeria for their contribution.
The event marked the conclusion of its Partner Advantage Program 2013-14.
The partner community in the region has proven its commitment towards achieving higher growth in the network security market and in the process has bolstered the networks of many established and emerging enterprises in Nigeria.
Cyberoam took this as an opportunity to acknowledge its partners’ efforts with an award function.
The day-long event ended with an exciting racing activity at the Get Arena.
Commenting on the successful conclusion of the event, Mr. Jimi Falaiye, country manager- Nigeria, Cyberoam, said “Our partner community in the region has again exceeded our expectations, and from the enthusiasm they have exhibited in the past year, it is very likely that we would be doing even better this year. It is their efforts which have helped us to win the ‘Security Solution of the Year Award’.
Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and is also the fastest growing. It is reported that the financial and entertainment sector here are registering a double digit growth rate.
Hence, Cyberoam is at the right place, at the right time.
“Moreover, we are supported by a very committed and talented group of people – our partners – with whom we aim to set new benchmarks in network security and growth in the near, future,” Falaiye added.
According to Cyberoam partners, they had a very productive year with Cyberoam. “Cyberoam’s support in terms of incentives, rebates and co‐marketing exercises has been exceptional. In addition to that, rewards and training programs like these are very helpful and highly motivating, enabling us to perform better. We believe that this mutually beneficial relationship will grow stronger in years to come,” a partner said.
With presence in more than 125 countries worldwide, Cyberoam stands out in the competitive network security market across the globe.
Cyberoam is a channel-centric company known for its converged and collaborative relationship with partners.
With unique capabilities and comprehensive security solutions, Cyberoam is all set to strengthen its existing relationship with Channel Partners and lead the market as the most preferred network security solution
Cyberoam Technologies, a Sophos Company, is a global Network Security appliances provider, offering future-ready security solutions to physical and virtual networks in organizations with its Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) and Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances.
The virtual and hardware Cyberoam Central Console appliances offer Centralized Security Management options to organizations, while Cyberoam iView allows intelligent logging and reporting with one-of-their-kind, in-depth reports.
Cyberoam is accredited with prestigious global standards and certifications like EAL4+, CheckMark UTM Level 5 Certification, ICSA Labs, IPv6 Gold logo, and is a member of the Virtual Private Network Consortium.
E-Business
UK Orders Apple to Create Backdoor for Encrypted iCloud Data

United Kingdom has issued a “technical capability notice” to Apple, mandating that the company create a backdoor to access users’ encrypted iCloud data.
This directive, issued under the Investigatory Powers Act of 2016, requires Apple to provide British security officials with the means to retrieve all content uploaded to iCloud by any user worldwide.
Apple’s Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature, introduced in 2022, offers end-to-end encryption for iCloud data, ensuring that only users can access their information.
The UK’s demand challenges this security measure, potentially compelling Apple to either comply by creating the backdoor or withdraw the ADP feature from the UK market.
Compliance could set a precedent, leading other governments to request similar access, thereby raising global privacy concerns.
The UK Home Office has declined to confirm or deny the existence of such notices, stating, “We do not comment on operational matters, including, for example, confirming or denying the existence of any such notices.”
This development underscores the ongoing tension between governmental surveillance efforts and technology companies’ commitments to user privacy.
E-Business
Oracle Adds AI Pricing Features to Financial Software

Oracle on Thursday added another set of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to NetSuite, one of its corporate finance software offerings, including some that might make it faster for consumers to get a price quote on purchases like custom bicycles.
Oracle has taken a different tack with AI than rivals such as Microsoft. Rather than racing toward general purpose virtual assistants, Oracle has decided to add targeted features that speed common-but-tedious tasks like entering a brief write-up of how a sales meeting went into a corporate records system.
Another such task that is common in the business world is giving a customer a price quote on a complicated purchase that might have a lot of options, when a sales professional would need to sift through materials to come up with a price.
NetSuite on Thursday announced a feature to compile such a quote via conversation with a chatbot asking what the customer wants, which can either be used by sales professionals behind the scenes to speed up their work, or directly by consumers in the case of e-commerce businesses.
“When you buy something like a bicycle, you have to configure it – figure out what parts you want and which parts work together. We all do it when we buy our cars on the web these days,” Evan Goldberg, executive vice president of Oracle NetSuite, said.
“If you can configure (products) for customers more easily, you can do more deals in a day, or each deal costs less.”
To power those features, Oracle has decided to skip the costly race to develop huge AI models and instead works with partners such as Canadian startup Cohere.
Goldberg said that Oracle’s recent agreement to build massive data centers with ChatGPT creator OpenAI could lead to working with it as well, though the two firms have made no formal announcements.
“I think you could safely say that there’s a possibility that OpenAI will be part of this,” Goldberg told Reuters. “We are eager to work with OpenAI.”
E-Business
IBM Exits Nigeria and Ghana, Transfers Operations to MIBB

IBM, the American multinational technology giant, has reportedly announced plans to exit Nigeria, Ghana, and other key African markets, transferring its regional operations to MIBB, a subsidiary of the Midis Group.
The move, which according to TechCabal was revealed in a statement by the company, effective April 1 2025, is part of a new operating model IBM is adopting across select African countries.
Under this arrangement, MIBB will take over IBM’s local operations, customer support, and relationships while marketing and selling IBM products and services across 36 African nations.
“MIBB will market and sell IBM products and services in 36 African countries, thereby giving MIBB’s sales network direct access to IBM products, services, and support, further boosting innovation and growth in the region,” IBM stated.
IBM has been a key player in Africa’s tech industry for decades, providing critical infrastructure for banking, telecom, oil and gas, and government services.
However, its planned exit follows a trend of multinational corporations leaving Nigeria.
In December 2024, Swiss cement giant Holcim announced its departure from Nigeria, selling its 83% stake in Lafarge to a Chinese firm.
Similarly, South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay disclosed plans in October 2024 to exit Nigeria by selling its 51% stake in a joint venture.
IBM has yet to respond to media inquiries regarding the specifics of its transition strategy and reasons for the exit.
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