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Nigeria prepares to converge

Patricia Pieterse
By Patricia Pieterse, iWeek assistant editor
Johannesburg, 09 May 2008

Nigeria prepares to converge

The Nigerian landscape is getting ready for convergence regulation that reflects the reality of 21st century, reports ZDNet.co.uk.

With the launch last week of Mobile Tv by MTN and DSTV, It is goodbye to the old order. The old order of regulation does not accommodate the new realities of convergence where telecommunications, IT and media are now moving into new frontiers in technology, content and media.

The most profound changes will probably take place as a result of the process of technological convergence of the previously separate telecommunications, cable, information, publishing and mass media industries.

MS, HKAG infotain drivers

Microsoft and Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group (HKAG) entered into a long-term agreement to co-develop the next generation of in-car infotainment systems, states Melodika.net.

Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, and Eui-Sun Chung, president of HKAG, were present as Martin Thall, GM of Microsoft's Automotive Business Unit, and Hyun Soon Lee, president and CTO of HKAG, signed the agreement in Seoul.

"HKAG's strategic vision is to become a global leader in automotive and IT convergence," Chung said. "The partnership with Microsoft will form the foundation for achieving that vision."

Summit to discuss changes

NDTV Convergence will organise the first edition of New Media Congress, says The Hindu Business Line.

The summit will discuss the opportunities and challenges in the digital world.

Panellists at the summit will discuss the role of developing markets and worldwide view of industry trends, technology and its developments in the convergent world.

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