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IBM to bridge digital concerns in Africa
Mark Shuttleworth's firm Canonical has partnered with IBM to ensure business in Africa overcome the digital divide by introducing a new software package for netbooks and other thin client devices. This cloud- and premise- based Linux netbook software package offered by IBM and Canonical will aid businesses leapfrog from traditional PCs and proprietary software.
In a statement released by IBM the company said, “…Part of IBM's Smart Work Initiative, this new package targets the rising popularity of low-cost netbooks to make IBM's industrial-strength software affordable to new mass audiences in Africa.
Businesses that could not afford traditional PCs for all employees can now use any type of device and low-cost software to equip all workers with the ability to work smarter anywhere through a variety of devices regardless of the level of communications infrastructure.”
