Zim implements border control

Zimbabwe's Ministry of Home Affairs, which requested the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to assist with computerising the county's border posts and providing technical support to improve border management, now takes charge of the system, says Sunday Standard.

IOM Zimbabwe spokesperson, Zuzana Jankechova, has confirmed the IOM chief of mission would officially hand over the relevant computer equipment to the home affairs minister at the Harare International Airport.

“The equipment is released in a bid to strengthen the capacity of the Department of Immigration Control to manage the flow of human traffic in line with international standards and specific regional agreements,” says Jankechova.

Wrike, an online project management provider, has released a new collaborative feature - an activity stream, reports Social Beat.

The new feature will help combine the project management software with the benefits of real-time chat and updates. Wrike is typical online management software with the usual features one would expect. It integrates with the user's e-mail to keep the environment familiar and easily manoeuvrable.

Key management features include being able to assign tasks, create timelines, and time tracking. Wrike also integrates with many outside tools a business might use, like RSS feeds, Outlook or Google Docs.

High Performance Technologies (HPTi) has secured the contract for a veterans relationship management (VRM) project monitoring and control for the department of veterans affairs in the US, states PR-USA.

This contract has a potential value of $115 million and includes a base task of one year, with the option for four additional years.

HPTi will provide technical program management to move VRM programs and projects through the new Project Management Accountability System.