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Issue no 564 22nd July 2011
Top story
Liberia, one of the poorest countries in Africa has joined in the race to register its mobile users. The process was officially launched on July 18th by the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), the local telecoms regulator. The deadline for the completion of the registration process has been set to 90 days from the start day, a very short period to register about 1.6 million mobile subscribers. Isabelle Gross spoke to Avishai Marziano, the CEO of Cellcom, one of the four mobile operators active in Liberia about their initiative to launch a "paperless" registration process and what SIM registration entails for a mobile operator.
Four months ago, LTA started talking about launching the SIM registration process which would run according the telecoms regulator in parallel to the introduction of a new numbering plan for the country. In other words, LTA was of the view that it could "kill two birds with one stone". For Avishai Marziano, the CEO of Cellcom the preparation period was a bit thigh but they started to work on it straight away in terms of preparing the information required, drafting the registration form and developing the IT front and backend that will support the registration process all along. Cellcom's driving idea was to make the registration process fast and as paperless as possible. With these aims in mind they developed a mobile applications running on Windows7 to capture the mobile users details including the option to capture the user's photo and valid ID card via the mobile device's camera. All the data captured are then send to a backend server and encrypted to ensure that mobile users' data are kept confidential. According to Avishai, the mobile application enables to capture all the data including the details of the proxy person when required and it takes less than 5 minutes to complete the registration process. He hopes that this will greatly help to catch the mobile user's details on the spot.
To meet the 90 days deadline, Avishai reckons that the mobile operator will need to register between 3,000 and 4,000 mobile subscribers per day. This will not be too difficult in Monrovia, the capital city but going up in the country in rural areas will present more challenges because of the bad state of the roads and the raining season not yet over. In Liberia, the mobile operators also start the registration process with a blank sheet where us in African countries where mobile payment services have already been launched by mobile operators, they will already have details on their subscribers because of the KYC (Know Your Customer) banking requirements. It is easy to see that from a mobile operator's perspective the SIM registration process is a CAPEX and OPEX intensive task and because of the short notice period given by LTA to roll out the process, mobile operators had not really factored in these expenses in their budget. However, Cellcom plans to have between 200 and 300 registration points with additional labour costs estimated between US$50,000 and US$75, 000 per month. This also means that the company's size is going to double over a short period of time and according to Avishai, you need to make sure that the company and the people are prepared and ready for this.
Looking on the bright side of things, Avishai is convinced that the registration process is also a good opportunity for the mobile operator to acquire new customers. The registration agents have been tasked to go towards the customers in various places like the university or the army cantonments to register mobile users and recruit new customers. He also thinks that the registration of mobile users will help to develop a mobile user directory and also serves as a platform to develop other services like mobile payments services or micro-finance projects.
Besides putting in place all the front and backend to support the registration process, Liberia's mobile operators are also left with the task of explaining the registration process to the mobile users. According to Avishai, things are going well so far and customers have shown more confidence towards the electronic registration rather then filling in a paper form. Mobile users seem to entrust more mobile operators than a public administration that their personal data are protected and safe with them. Although the regulation on the SIM registration issued by LTA specified that the telecom regulator will keep the mobile users data in a Central Subscribers Database under its care, control and management, the current situation is that mobile operators will register and keep their subscribers data and only disclose individual details upon a request from LTA. This might actually not be such a bad thing considering what is happening in South Africa where a national audit of the mobile subscribers database has been recently ordered by the government in move to understand the extent of the illegitimate entries.
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Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-17) in Durban, South Africa, participants at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change in Ghana have renewed calls for global leaders to recognise the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.
The communiqué issued at the end of the meeting has urged ITU to lead a coalition urging COP-17 delegates to look to the enormous potential of ICT solutions to cut emissions across all sectors. The document also called for the adoption of a 'closed loop' approach to manufacturing and recycling which would reduce the need to extract and process raw materials. It also asks for recognition of the value of ICTs in monitoring deforestation, crop patterns and other environmental phenomena.
The ITU's secretary-general, Dr Hamadoun Touré, however, stressed ITU's commitment to providing the technical know-how to mitigate and adapt to climate change. "It is now clear to most observers that ICTs have a very important role to play here. Recognition of this at the international level will provide countries with a solid argument to roll out climate change strategies with a strong ICT element," he said.
Speaking at the opening of the Ghana symposium, Malcolm Johnson, director of ITU's Telecommunication Standardisation Bureau (TSB), said: "Today, a world without ICTs is unthinkable. ICTs are integrated into almost all parts of our society and economy. Yet, while the increasingly widespread use of ICTs has changed people's lives dramatically and boosted economic growth, the success of technology means it is itself a growing contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, ICTs probably provide the most significant opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the major high emissions industries of energy generation, waste disposal, building and transport. This is a message we must carry to COP-17."
During the event, ITU launched a project on ICTs and climate change in Ghana which would be based on two pillars. The first would look at how ICTs could be used to help Ghana adapt to the effects of climate change, and would be led by the ministry of communications and sponsored by Research in Motion (RIM).
The second, which would be led by Ghana's Environment Protection Agency (EPA) with sponsorship from Vodafone Ghana, would look at how telecommunications in Ghana could reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). This project would pilot, for the first time, the ITU methodology on environmental assessment for the ICT sector.
The Ghana event was the sixth ITU symposium on ICTs, the environment and climate change, following successful events in Kyoto, London, Quito, Seoul and Cairo, beginning in 2008. It was the first to address the broader issue of sustainable development, identifying a number of possible recommendations from the ICT sector that could be presented to the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
Niger's communications ministry said it wanted to establish a 3G mobile phone network and was inviting firms to apply for the landlocked west African country's first two licences.
"These licences can go to any operator who desires them," according to a statement on state TV overnight. "Operators already set up here and who have global licences also have a chance to acquire one."
Bharti Airtel , Atlantique Telecom's Moov, France Telecom's Orange, and state-owned SahelCom are the main telecoms operators in Niger, and all have benefited from a surge in mobile phone use in recent years.
Orange currently offers a Blackberry service, but no operator offers the high speed data services associated with 3G.
While Niger's 16 million inhabitants share just 20,000 fixed lines, mobile phone use is estimated at around 2.5 million.
Last month, Niger revoked a deal to sell Libya's LAP Green Network a majority stake in national telecoms operator Sonitel and its mobile arm, saying the firm had not respected terms of the transaction.
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced that at the end of the tenth full day of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in Ghana -5,631 subscribers had successfully moved from one mobile service provider to another while retaining their mobile number.
According to the statement, NCA's analysis of the data for these first ten days shows that of the porting requests completed: 12% were completed in 15 minutes or less; 22% were completed in 30 minutes or less; 36% were completed in 1 hour or less; 72% were completed in 4 hours or less; 14% completed between 4 and 12 hours; 13% completed between 12 and 24 hours; and less than 1% were completed in more than 24 hours.
The fastest port recorded so far in Ghana took place in a mere 1 minute, 31 seconds. The average porting time for the first ten days was 4 hours, 17 minutes, it added.
The statement emphasised that: "This performance compares very favorably with recent MNP implementations in other countries, such as India, where porting a mobile number can take up to seven days, and Kenya, where it can take up to 48 hours.
"Even in Europe, porting can take considerably longer than it does in Ghana. Spain has just announced its intention to reduce porting times next year from the current four days to one".
During this full scale nation-wide launch, a number of challenges have arisen. Some porting applications which could not be submitted because no validation text message was received; the causes are under investigation.
In other cases the customer's original service provider declined to authorise the porting request, usually because the customer had not been with that network for the minimum 30 days required. Many of the several cases in which a request was incorrectly declined have already been resolved.
Ghana mobile phone subscribers are reminded that when they sign the porting request form and send the validation text message, they are moving their number from their current mobile service provider to a new one.
They are closing their account at the old network, and when the porting is completed, they will no longer be using the old SIM. It appears that in some cases, the customer did not clearly understand this, and believed they were receiving an additional number.
The Abuja office of telecommunication giant, Globacom has been sealed up by the Nigerian Communications Commission [NCC]. It was said that the seal off was necessitated by Globacom's non compliance with telecom guidelines as ordered by the Nigeria Communication Commission.
The NCC officials declared that two letters had been written to Globacom authorities over the company's non compliance with the directive on the ban of sale of activated GSM sim cards to subscribers and the non-compliance with the guidelines on installations of masts and towers.
Recently, the Nigerian Communications Commission had slammed a N5million fine on the telecommunication giant for failing to comply with the ban on sale of fully activated new SIM cards and guidelines on technical specification for installation of masts and towers.
NCC compliance and monitoring team said it received reports from several locations in the country indicated that most of the SIM cards sold by Globacom were already fully activated, a situation which NCC forbids.
After several correspondences conveying the findings to Globacom and a directive to fully comply by 17 February, NCC alleged that the company failed to comply.
The Commission said that further compliance monitoring indicated that Globacom Ltd was, no doubt, in contravention of the directive on the ban on sales of fully activated SIM cards in Anambra, Borno, Kano, Katsina and Plateau states as Globacom SIM cards purchased in April 2011 in these states were fully activated as calls were made unrestricted from the new SIM cards.
The government is set to renegotiate the management contract of state-owned inland fibre optic network in what could see Telkom Kenya lose annual fees of Sh250 million.
The Information ministry is considering reducing the cost of accessing the fibre network-- National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI)—from the current $12 (Sh1,050) per kilometre to speed up penetration in rural areas.
The management contract was signed last July giving Telkom Kenya the right to run NOFBI on behalf of government and sell capacity to other operators such as Safaricom, Access Kenya and Wananchi Group.
But the state feels Telkom Kenya has not been aggressive in selling capacity to its rivals, further arguing that Sh250 million management fees is on the higher side given the unused capacity on the inland fibre.
"Telkom Kenya has not been strong enough to handle this infrastructure as a business so far, thus slowing the uptake of internet in the country" said a senior government official, adding that the government is planning to offer the contract to a neutral firm.
Apart from Telkom Kenya, the only other operator said to be utilising NOFBI is Safaricom.
The Sh5 billion inland fibre network was funded by the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK), which also negotiated the contract to have Telkom Kenya run the infrastructure.
France Telecom bought a 51 per cent stake in Telkom Kenya in December 2007, with the remaining shares still being held by the government.
The firm was offered the contract on the strength of the government shareholding and the fact that the access points to the network were installed in premises owned by Telkom Kenya
A decision on the pricing and the management contract is expected to be reached at a meeting convened by the Information ministry and attended by sector players.
Telkom Kenya has sent the government the Sh250 million invoices for the year to June and reversal of the deal will hurt the firm's earnings, especially now that vicious price wars in Kenya's data and mobile telephony market have eroded operators' revenues.
When contacted the firm declined to comment on this story: "I cannot comment on the matter, the ministry is better placed on this," Michael Ghossein, the chief executive of Telkom Kenya told the Business Daily.
Sources in government say they prefer a model where Telkom Kenya continues running the network but receives a commission from the revenues generated through leasing NOFBI to other operators.
Though operators such as Jamii Telkom and Access Kenya have laid cables in Kenya's urban centres, they lack the link that connects the centres to each other, offering the state-owned infrastructure a competitive edge. Kenya Power has also pitted itself as a rival to NOFBI through its vast power network that now hosts fibre lines.
Telkom Kenya faces a new hurdle in determining a pricing structure that will tap more operators to use the inland fibre optic cable
"Jamii cannot access the national optic fibre because Telkom Kenya has not finalised with the ministry," said Joshua Chekwony, the chairman Jamii Telecoms Ltd, "In a letter to us, Telkom said that the price is determined by the ministry, which is yet to finalise on the new arrangement."
The move to renegotiate the contract is part of the government plan to lower internet costs, especially after connecting the country to the undersea cable that was expected to substantially cut prices—and lift penetration, especially to rural areas.
The wholesale prices on international fibre optic cables have come down to Sh32, 580 ($400) from Sh366, 524 ($4,500) previously charged by Seacom, Teams and Eassy.
But the government says that cost should drop by half and is urging the operators to share infrastructure to boost internet connection.
New player Brodacom has launched Zimbabwe's first 4G internet service, promising to bring the Southern African nation's economy into the digital age.
The company, one of Zimbabwe's 15 licensed IAPs, launched its product by running adverts boldly asking customers the question: What do you expect from your 4G network?
"We are coming into the market with voice, data and video services. We are able to provide voice services at home and office and on mobile platforms. We do not sell handsets, but our modems have the capacity and capability to provide voice services, sms, data and internet services. They support those kind of services whether its fixed telephony or mobile services," the managing director of Brodacom, Parkvoo Mutendera told Biztechafrica.
"Most of our products are designed to make broadband accessible to more than just an individual so you buy one gadget and you give internet access to 10 or 20 other people and this is what is going to make the difference between what we are offering and what has been available on the market," he said.
"Because we have a very visual generation now we have gone into the video space where we are saying individuals can interface via video. We are putting up base stations so that such services can be accessible even in remote locations and even the media can broadcast live on internet using the backbone of our infrastructure. We cut across voice, sms, data and video," Mutendera said.
Nearly a year now, flow through KIXP run by the Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (Tespok) grew from about 250 Mbps (megabits per second) to reach 1Gbps last week. An Internet Exchange Point (IXP) is an interconnection of Internet Service Providers (ISP) networks at a certain location where they exchange traffic between one another, a process defined as peering. Kenya already has two IXPs, one in Nairobi and the other in Mombasa.
"This afternoon the KIXP reached its highest peak of 1Gbps for local traffic exchanged," Mr Michuki Mwangi, KIXP technical manager said last Friday through a local mailing list KICTANET, "It's indeed a significant achievement and the next ceiling is 10Gbps."
Tespok chief executive Fiona Asonga attributed the growth to increased traffic from operators in Kenya and the region such Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and many others that now have interconnection partnerships.
She said since search engine giant Google launched the global caching server locally, content meant for the Kenyan market has grown highly.
"Indeed majority of the traffic is Google. According to Arbor Networks Google accounts for six per cent of all Internet traffic, which means it accounts for majority of the traffic at most IXPs considering they are the only content delivery network (CDN) at KIXP," said Mr Michuki. "It's a sign that our local data consumption is growing and broadband is improving since that's the largest use of the Google cache." "We have seen growing number of companies exchange their traffic locally," said Ms Fiona. "The traffic could even be more if organisations host their content in Kenya." In comparison, other exchanges such as that in Johannesburg handles 1.2Gbps while the Amsterdam IXP handles 950 Gbps as per last year estimates.
When first launched about nine years ago, KIXP used 64 kbps (kilobits per second) which had to be immediately doubled to 128 kbps and then again to 256 kbps due to demand. It still ranks amongst the world top 15 IXPs in terms of traffic growth.
The establishment of critical infrastructure such as national Internet Exchange Points has provided additional cost savings to operators by diverting the local traffic away from the more expensive international links to a local connection.
With all these investments, Internet costs are still high and most cross-border traffic exchange is done in Europe and North America. For example to send an email from Nairobi to Kigali, it has to be routed to Europe then back to Kigali. The anomaly is that Rwanda is a landlocked country, and has its international fibre connectivity terrestrially connected via Uganda and Kenyan coast of Mombasa.
The scenario is replicated across the entire region and serves as a barrier to growth, innovation and operational efficiency. Of most concern is that cross-border and regional communications are entirely dependent on global connectivity. Lack of network interconnections between many countries in Africa, especially those in the interior, means that data traffic destined for neighbouring countries is often shipped overseas, just to return back to Africa. In some countries that have physical connections to undersea cables, much traffic still flows through inefficient routes. The region has in the recent past seen increased infrastructure investments. In Kenya, the landing of three cables the - the East Africa Marine System, (TEAMS), Seacom and EASSy - which are live, has ensured optimal connectivity. These investments create an opportunity for much higher levels of local and regional interconnection.
The Minister of Communication Harruna Iddrisu has defended the withdrawal of the Data Protection Bill from the House of Parliament.
The Minister explained that during a meeting with the joint committee, the Attorney General and Minister for Justice and other stakeholders over the Bill, specific challenges had arisen.
He said withdrawing the Bill would enable the ministry effect the necessary corrections after which it will be re-laid in the House. The Bill was first laid in the House by the Minister on November 29, 2010 and referred to the joint committee on Communications and Constitutional Legal and Parliamentary Affairs for consideration and report.
The joint Committee presented its report on March 23, 2010. The House was scheduled to have begun considering the document last week but just before they settle down to begin the sector Minister came in with the withdrawal notice in accordance with section 132 of the House standing orders.
The Bill aims to provide for the protection the privacy through the regulation of the processing of information related to individuals including the process by which the information is obtain, held, used or disclosed and to provide for related matters. It also sought to set out the rights and responsibilities of data controllers, data processors and data subjects in relation to personal data. It was also to deal with personal data which relates to data subjects.
Recognising that every Ghanaian has the right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data, the Bill will activate or give meaning to Article 18(2) of the 1992 constitution. In essence, the absence of legislation on this matter is an infringement to the right to privacy, a memorandum to the bill stated.
The Bill provide for data protection principles and enjoins a person who processes data to take into account and give effect to the data protection principles which include accountability, lawfulness of processing, specification of purpose to be compatible with the purpose of collection.
It states that a person is not to process personal data unless the consent of the data subject is obtained, the purpose for which the personal data is processed is necessary for contractual purpose, and the purpose for the processing is authorized and is to protect a legitimate interest of the data subject.
Government agencies will now be able to hold meetings without necessarily leaving their offices. Thanks to the new technology called Secure Messaging and Collaboration system that was launched yesterday.
The new system will for instance enable several ministries to hold discussions through video-conferencing, a move likely to cut on time wasted in holding workshops at specified places. The system being piloted at the National Information Technology Authority -Uganda (NITA-U), is to be rolled out to the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and State House in September.
Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, the ICT Minister, launched the system including incorporated end-to-end secure email, instant messaging, voice and video-conferencing.
Dr Rugunda said the technology should be used to make government services more efficient, bring information closer to the people and create employment. "I am happy to be associated with this crop of young and energetic professionals recruited at NITA-U who are expected to be leaders of the ICT revolution in Uganda," he said, adding that many more jobs will be created.
In a bid to stem the large scale fraud associated with the distribution of petroleum products from the major depots to the hinterlands nationwide, the Federal Government commenced the electronic tracking and monitoring of distribution trucks.
About N15 billion is paid annually to petroleum products transporters, for distributing products nationwide, which is billed into every litre of product purchased by consumers.
The e-monitoring, code-named, Project Aquila, is the initiative of the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (Management) Board , which is responsible for paying petroleum truck drivers the cost of delivery or bridging from one destination to another.
The project kicked-off with about 2,000 registered petroleum trucks, beginning with test trials from the Conoil Plc Depot in Apapa, Lagos, until October 4, when the project will be fully streamed nationwide.
At the kick-off of the project, Executive Secretary, PEF, Mrs. Adefunke Sharon Kasali, said Aquila would eliminate fraudulent practices arising from fictitious claims, products diversion, and ultimately, scarcity associated with delays in the payment of bridging claims by oil marketers and transporters in the downstream petroleum sector.
"In the past 12 months, PEF(M)F has been able to detect and stop the payment of more than N400 million worth of fictitious claims," Kasali said, adding: "With Project Aquila, the presentation of fake meter tickets to the board will be significantly reduced if not totally eliminated."
The beauty of the new system, which she explained had undergoing fine-tuning for the past three years, is that claims can be paid within two weeks of the submission of application.
The PEF scribe also noted that the new system, the first of its kind that will confirm the delivery of petroleum products in Nigeria, is almost tamper or hacking proof, as the software is based on RFID technology, which experts say is "one of the most effective technologies in use for such transactions."
Mergers, Acquisitions and Financial Results
Millicom International has reported that its second-quarter revenues rose by 14.6% to US$1.12 billion, boosted slightly by currency fluctuations. Revenues were up 20.7% excluding the impact of the full consolidation of Honduras a year ago. Net profit jumped to US$175 million from US$134 million a year ago, while EBTDA was up 10.6 % to $513 million The subscriber base rose by 12% versus Q2 10, bringing total customers to 41.3 million.
In Africa, revenues were up 12% year on year in local currency. The company has experienced more stable pricing activity in its African markets in H1 2011 compared with H2 2010 and it remain focused on maintaining the affordability of Tigo products and services across the region, whilst defending its margins.
Customers in Africa increased 17.2% year-on-year bringing the total at the end of June to 16.6 million. The net intake for the quarter was over 1 million. The highest intake of almost 270 thousand customers was recorded in Tanzania. In Rwanda we added 243 thousand customers bringing the total at the end of June close to 813 thousand. Although the customer registration deadline passed in May in Chad, requiring the disconnection of unregistered customers, we still added 132 thousand net new customers. In Ghana the customer registration deadline was extended from June 30th to September 30th and we added almost 125 thousand customers in the quarter.
Revenues in Africa were up 12.3% year-on-year to $246 million, with local currency revenues up 11.9%. For the region as a whole we have seen more stable pricing activity in the first half of 2011 compared with the second half of 2010 but we have not seen any real evidence of elasticity following last year"s cross-net tariff reductions. We continue to maintain the affordability of Tigo products and services across Africa but our prime areas of focus are growth, cost management and returns, rather than pricing. VAS revenues increased by 34.1% year-on-year and now account for 10.5% of the region"s recurring revenues.
Mobile ARPU declined 6% year-on-year in local currency compared with a decline of 13% in Q4 10 and in line with the previous quarter despite net customer additions in Q2 being twice as high as in Q1. The launch of 3G services in Rwanda, Ghana and Tanzania together with the development of VAS is supporting our strategy to focus on higher value customers.
The take-up of our Tigo Cash service is encouraging in Tanzania. At the end of June, eight months since launch, the penetration of Tigo Cash reached 6% of our customer base. We launched a 3G service in Ghana in July.
DRC seems to be experiencing tougher economic conditions with greater pressure on purchasing power. We have introduced a dynamic tariff scheme in light of market conditions, offering lower prices at off-peak times. The regulator revised the minimum tariff for all calls to 8 cents in April so advertised tariffs for on-net and cross-net calls were therefore reduced from 12 cents and 15 cents respectively, negatively impacting revenue growth.
In Senegal, we have alleviated some of the pressure we were experiencing on capacity by increasing our capex slightly which has enabled us to meet demand for more affordable offers, but our capex level is still constrained by the ongoing litigation over our license with the Senegalese government.
EBITDA for Africa for Q2 11 reached $100 million, up 23% year-on-year. The EBITDA margin was 40.4%, up 3.5 percentage points over Q2 10 but down quarter on quarter by 0.5 percentage points.
Capex in Africa amounted to $46 million in Q2 or 18% of revenues. We expect capex in Africa to be higher in H2 as we invest in order to capitalize on the region"s growth potential and for the initial 3G build out.
Listed mobile service provider Safaricom has terminated its contracts with at least 27 dealers over alleged fraud.
The company announced the decision lastTuesday to allow for investigations into a suspected fake bank documents racket that is believed to have cost it millions of shillings in lost revenue.
"This means that these businesses can no longer act as Safaricom dealers or enjoy the rights and privileges that this status bestows," Safaricom's director of corporate affairs, Mr Nzioka Waita, said.
According to available information, the fraud involves a dealer presenting fake bank document, normally a bank deposit slip, to a Safaricom shop.
The dealer or his agent then proceeds to collect goods, normally airtime, equivalent to the value of the money allegedly deposited into the Safaricom bank account, as recorded on the slip. It is through this scam that the company is estimated to have lost millions of shillings.
Dealers ordinarily collect goods from Safaricom shops under an agreement that allows them to use bank slips. The arrangement -- of depositing bank slip, the firm has previously said -- is meant to reduce the amount of cash handled by its retail shops.
"Initial investigations show a distinct variance between money claimed to have been deposited into the account and actual account status.
"The upshot is that some dealers may have been collecting goods for which no money had been paid," noted Mr Waita
In what could be seen as efforts by the firm to rein in the fraudsters, last week an advocate and a city businessman were charged in Nairobi with possession of forged documents and intention to defraud Safaricom.
As the leading player in the industry, the firm has enlisted the services of about 400 companies to run outlets throughout the country.
Vodacom signed up new 1,2m customers in SA in the first quarter of its 2012 financial year, taking its total subscriber base in the country as measured by active Sim cards to 27,7m. The group grew its total customer base, including its operations elsewhere in Africa, by 20,4% year on year to 45,4m.
Group service revenue increased 5,9% due mainly to strong growth in the subscriber base and increased demand for data services, helping offset reduced revenues from reduced interconnection fees and lower effective prices. The number of active data customers, including BlackBerry users, leapt 43,3% to 10,9m.
However, the company has cautioned that competition "remains intense in all our markets and we expect further pressure on pricing in the future".
In SA, Vodacom disconnected 953 000 customers who failed to register their Sim cards by the end of June in line with new legislation. By 11 July, 205 000 of those subscribers had gone through the process. Vodacom says locked Sim cards will be removed from its customer base in line with its disconnection rule.
Total average revenue per user (Arpu) in SA fell by 4,7% to R142, largely due to a 24,8% reduction in the effective price per minute. This was offset by a 16,3% increase in average minutes of use stimulated by off-peak promotional offers.
Contract Arpu declined 10,2% to R369 due to strong growth of lower-end contract packages and reduced out-of-bundle spend by subscribers. Prepaid Arpu was flat at R79.
Data remains the growth story for Vodacom. In SA, revenue from data soared by 35,4% to almost R1,9bn on total revenues of R13,5bn. The number of mobile Internet bundle users climbed by 86% year on year to 3m, adding 425 000 in the quarter. Active smartphones on the network increased to 3,7m.
International operations grew revenue by 10,2% to R2,1bn on the back of strong subscriber growth. Though still only 4,4% of service revenue, international data sales increased by 109,3% mainly due to strong growth in M-Pesa customers to 1,6m in Tanzania. M-Pesa is a mobile payments system owned by Vodacom parent Vodafone.
Vodacom Group CEO Pieter Uys says the results are a good performance by both the SA and the international operations. But, he says: "Not everything went out way this quarter. We unfortunately experienced some outages in our SA network. While the financial impact was minimal, the negative impact on the customer experience was not acceptable."
Uys says Vodacom has installed more fibre capacity and upgraded "certain software" to avoid similar disruptions in future.
Telecoms, Rates, Offers and Coverage
- Airtel Tanzania Limited has launched communication services in Lake Zone and Manyara over the weekend.
- Airtel Kenya will unveil the 3G mobile Internet technology in September. Managing director Rene Meza said the firm will complete technical and billing tests in Nairobi and Mombasa in the next two months, setting the stage for the launch that is expected to offer consumers more choices on the segment.
- The National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana has published its latest market trends report for the fixed and mobile market, showing that the total number of mobile phones reached 19.199 million at the end of June, up from 17.436 million in January 2011. Meanwhile, the fixed line user base remained relatively stable overall at 280,711, compared to 276,808 in January, despite climbing to 293,429 in May this year.
The leading mobile operator by subscribers at the mid-year point was MTN Ghana with 9.562 million registered users up from 8.869 million in January. Second-placed Tigo counted 4.102 million subscriptions at end-June the NCA said, down from a high of nearly 4.136 million in February, while third spot was taken by Vodafone with 3.436 million (2.810 million in January). Bharti's recently rebranded Airtel service had 1.888 million accounts by mid-2011, up from 1.583 million in January and sole CDMA network Expresso experienced a loss of around 24,000 subscribers in the same period for an end-June total of 220,920.
Digital Content
Google received hundreds of applications from 19 African countries. 28 semi-finalists have been selected and they are listed below by category and countries:
Entertainment / Media / Games
- Human Droid, Kenya - a game that lets players battle one another virtually while in the same physical location.
- What's Happening?, Kenya - an events and entertainment finder in Nairobi that could be customized for other cities.
- Matatu, Uganda - a two player competitive card game.
- Slate Racer, South Africa - a time trial racing game.
- Gliese - South Africa, a 2D platformer game.
- Bawo Board Game, South Africa - an app for a popular African board game.
- Afrinolly, Nigeria - an app to watch African movie trailers and track the stars.
- Ha!! Buggy, Senegal - a fast-paced racing game.
- Ayo, Nigeria - an app for an ancient board game of strategy from West Africa.
Social Networking / Communication
- SMS Tweetbox, Kenya - an app that connects smartphone and non-smartphone users through SMS.
- Seekika, Kenya - a mobile audio storytelling application.
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Not many entrepreneurs owe their success in business to a hobby, but for the few who do, it is always a pleasure to tell their story. Mr Segeni Ng'ethe, is among such investors after he ventured into online entrepreneurship.
He speaks of a successful business whose original idea was conceived and pursued during his free time while he was still in employment in the US. Currently, his company conducts 1,000 transactions a month compared to an initial 70 when he opened shop.
"I began as a hobby. It is something I would do at home after work but with time I gained business interest," he says.
This is the story of Mamamike's Online Limited, a virtual shop that now seeks to capture the local market. When he set up the website in 2001, Mr Ng'ethe was into coding - a technology inspired activity. He later launched a business model in which customers shop for gift items and have them delivered to the intended recipients. The site is casually referred to as e-mbuzi in reference to a goat, which falls under the category of traditional products that are sought for such events as settlement of dowry and parties.
But for the past 10 years of its existence, the company has only targeted clients from developed countries, mostly Kenyans in the Diaspora, where almost all business transactions are done online.
"Being online is part of life here. This is the tradition upon which the business was built. It remained a site mostly used by these clients until last year when the fibre optic cable arrived in Kenya and made access to the Internet much cheaper," says Mr Ng'ethe.
For this reason, the company is out to grow its business in Kenya and if his plan to provide products and services is received well he would offer Kenyans an additional online shopping platform. Based on the company's past experience abroad, Mr Ng'ethe plans to venture into selling of flowers, cakes, gift baskets and traditional gift products.
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Like a real shop, Mr Ng'ethe spends time and money to promote his virtual store. This is a fixed expense in addition to administrative expenses. But unlike a real shop, online entrepreneurs need not worry about the cost of inventory since they are not required.
Again, the cost of setting up an online retail site is lower than that of a physical shop since all one needs is to invest in technology and time. However, like any other business, an online entrepreneur must employ services of other professionals. "Customer care is central to online businesses. Most online shoppers want an excellent service and this can only be guaranteed through a well established customer service department," he says. It may be a convenient way of doing business but online entrepreneurship has its challenges. The most common is fraud that accounts for major losses to online companies. "It is a reality that most online businesses have been brought down by fraud. We incurred losses as a result of the crime at the beginning but with time we have learnt how to prevent it," says Mr Ng'ethe.
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Monitise has been supported by the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), which has provided grant funding to assist in the launch of its Mobile Banking and payments service.
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CENTRAL HleH CA N U N VERSITY • BOA R D 0 F T R U S T E [ S
April 15, 198\
Central l1ichigan Unlyers i ty Boa rd of Trustees
l1eeting of April 15, 1981
I1t. Pleasant, Hichi gan
Members present: I1rs. Katharine C. Hafstad, Chairman; Or. Bernadine H.
Denning; Hr. Leo A. Farhat; Hr. Alfred J. Fortino; Hr . Raymond A.
LaBounty; Hrs. Margaret A. Riecker; I1rs. Alice Tomboulian; Hr. Walter W.
Wightman; Or. Harold Abel, President .
Members absent: None.
Also attending: Or. John E. Cantelon, Provost; Dr. Terrence J. Carey,
Secretary to the Board of Trustees and Vice President for Unlv~rslty
Rehtions: Hr. Arthur Eo Ellis, Vice President for Publ ic AffaIrs:
Hr. James L. Hill. Vlcl'; President for Student Affairs; I1r. Jerry R.
Tubbs, Treasurer of the Board of Trl,luees and Vi ce President for
BlISiness and Finance.
The !!!tetlng was called to order by (hairman Hafsud at 9:]8 a.m.
The minutes of the Harch 18, 1981 meeting were approved as p ri nted.
Staff reports: Audemic Senate
Admiss ions
It was II'IOved by I1rs. Margaret Rlecker. sec~ do' by Or . Be rnadine
and carried, that the follow ing recorrmendatlons be approved.
Appoin t !!!tnts:
Juan Campo, Instructor. Re li gion . 1981 · 82
A.B., University o f Southern Californi a , 1912
A.I1., University of Chicago, 1 97~
Frances J. Oll\Tllie Curtis, Assistant Professor, l1anagement. 1980·81
8.5., IIlrglnla State Col lege , 197]
11.8.A., Ohio State University, 1980
Appointments continued
George Deal, TeIIIpOrary Associ .te Professor. Inst i tute for Personal
and Career Developl'ltnt, full-tillie, 1981·82
8.5., Indiana Unlyersity, 19ljl
H.S., Indiana University, 1942
0.8.A., George Washington University, 1964
Cregory A. Falls, Instructor , Economics, 1981·82
B.S .• Purdue University, 1976
H.S., Purdue. University, 1978
H~s f. Fetting, reappolnt~nt as Chairperson, English,
August 1, 1981 • July ]1, 1981t
R. Arthur (flndin, Adjunct Anlstant Professor, Psychology,
January 5. 1981 . January 5, 1982
11.0 .• Medical College of Vi rginIa. 1959
RegInald C. Grier, Tem9Qrary Assistant Professor, Institute for
Personal and Career Devel~nt, full·tllllC, 1981·82
B.A .• City College of New York, 1965
H.S.A., George Washington UniV'l!rslty, 1973
Ed.O . , George WaShIngton UniversIty. 1979
Allan M. Hart, TtlTtPorary Assistant Professor, Phi losophy, ful i·
tltnl!, 1981·82
8.A .• Hlchlgan State University , 1972
M.A .• Hlchlgan State UnIversity . 1971+
Surendra Kaul. AdJUI'Ict Assistant Professor, PsychologY,
January 5 . 1981 . January 5, 1982
B.S., S.P. College. Srlnaglr, Kas .... lr
11885, H.G.H. Medical College, India
H.D., l1.y. Iiospltal. India
Carol Lanfear , Temporary In~tructor,
B.A., Southern Missionary College,
I1.A., Andrews University, 1975
fu"-tllllll, 1981-82
J~s lewis, Temporary Instructor. Counseling, Educational ~Inlstratlon,
library Media and CoImlunity leadership, one·fourth tiMe,
January 12 - May 9, 1981
Jerold C. Hisner, reappointment as Chairperson, Physical Educ8tion,
August I, 1981 • July ]1, 19M
Appointments COflt iOlled
John Steven R~nkin, Te~rary Assistant Professor. ~thematlcs,
full·tlme, 1981·81
B.A., University of Da l las. 1971j
M.S .• Un iversity of Houstoo , 1!176
Ph.D., University of Houston, 1980
Alfred G. RussilJo, Tempor~ry Assistant Professor, InStitute for
Personal and Career Dl:ve. Jopment, full·time. 1981-82
B. S., United Stat es Na va l Academy, 1944
M.B.A., George Wash ington University. 196)
D.B.A., Geor ge. Washington University, 1978
Kamal Sadj~dpour , Adjunct Assistant Professor. Psychology,
January 5, 1981 • January 5 , 1984
M.D., University of Teheran Kedlca l School, Iran. 1957
Clarence J. Schumaker, TelJl)Orary Associate Pro fessor, Institute
for Personal and Career DeveloplJlent , full·tlme, 198 ,·82
B.A . • louisiana College, 1960
M.S., Trinity Unive r sity. San Antonio, 1962
M.S., University of Pittsbu r g , 1969
Ph.D., Catholic University of America, 1980
Kendall W. Sll!IIIOfls. Te"l'Orary Assistant Professor, Institute for
Personal Dnd Career Development, full-time. 1981-82
B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1941
M.B.A., George Washington UnIversity. 196)
D.B.A., George Washington University, 1968
1".110 Waddoups , Ins tructor, Speech and Dramatic Arts, 198 1-82
B.S., University of Utah, 1967
M.A., Universi ty of Utah , 1971
Eric Wildman, TelJl)Orary Instruc t or, Mathematics, full-time, 1981-82
B.S., Central Michigan UnlYl!rslty, 1974
M.A., Central Hlchlgatl University , 1976
Admln i st r~ tive/Pro fe ss l on~1
Sharon M. Balogh, Senior Nurse AP-), 10 months, lieal th Se rvices
William C. 8lair, Assistant H<mager AP-4, University Press
E. Donald H~, TV and Radio Producer I I AP-). provisional, Public
Broadcasting and ll'lformatlon Services
Kay 1'1, Moore. Assistant Dlrector/Techl'llcal Se rvices Pi'-7, library
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Appolntfllents cootlnued
Supervlsory/Techni ca I
Susan Corcoral'l. Supervisor/University Theatre Bo)( Office ST-2,
one-half time, Speech and DramatIc Arts
Jeffery St. Peter, Copy Center Operator ST-), University Press
Therese Cotter, Stenographer C-3. Student Affairs
Josephine Foltz, Senior Clerk C-), IPCD
Cora Hutchins, Sel'lior Clen: C-), IPCD
Shirley lemorie, Senior Clerk C-3, one-hAlf tl~. Craduate Studies,
Stenog rapher C-3, one-half time, Psychology
Julie Lenlo, Senior Clerk C-). provisional, Library
Delores Porter. Stenographer C-3, Physical Plant
Kalntenal'lce/Food Services
Donna ludwig, Custodian ~F-), Physical Plant
William lukens, Custodian I'If-). Physical Plant
Ectward I'IcDooldd, Utility Helper I'IF-l. Food Services
Prorootlons, Reclassifications, and Salary Adjustments:
Barbara Greene . Associate Professor, Political Science from fulltime
to three-fourths time and Management one-fourth tl~.
Fall 1!l81
Al atl M. Hart, received Ph.D., from Temporary 'l'Istructor to
Te~rary AssisUl'lt Professor. Philosophy. effective Karch !I. 1!l81
Hartha logsdon. Associate Professor, Political Science from fulltime
to th ree-fourths time and Honors Program one-fourth time,
fall 1981
PrOAOt ions, Reclassifica t ions, and Sa lar ~dj ustme nt s contin\.ICd
~inis tr atlve/ P roress i onal
JO§eph H. Bran t to Radi o Station Progralll Di rector AP-J, Public
Broadcas t ing
Verdil Ma rie Davi s to Sen ior Financial Aids Advi sor AP-J. Financial
Ai ds
Jan ice Greenlund to Student Off-Campus Employment Officer AP-2.
provis ional, Student Emp lOYlllen t
Supervi sory/ Tech ni cal
Debora Robinson to Senior Veterans Program Special ist ST-4.
Veterans Programs
Ge rald Wat son to Electronics TechnicIan ST-7, Instructional
Cl e rical
Kargilret Oaks to AdmInistratIve Secretary C-S. Personnel and
Staff Relations
Debra Ruegsegger to SpecIalist Clerk C-4, Financial Aids
Rosefl\il ry Thelen to Stenographer C-3, Me-half time. Socio logy,
An thropo logy, and Social ~rk
Maintenance/Food Services
Dori s Bucholt~ to Cook I I HF-2, Food Services
Don ald Courtney to Haintenance Mechanic Apprentice HF-13. Physical
Pl ilnt
Bruca Ell sworth to Carpenter Apprentice HF-IJ. Phy s ical Plant
Ralph Fi s che r , Pa inter Apprentice HF-Il, Physical Plant
Robert forque r , Elect ri cian App rent ice I'IF-14. Phy s ical Plant
John Ludwig to Carpente r Appre nti ce ;F-8. Phys i cal Pl ant
Pr~tlons, Reclassl '!catlons, and Salary Adjustments continued
/'Iarvin Ludwig to Kalntenilnce Kechanlc Apprentice HF-I], Physical
Wi 111am I'll I ler to Carpenter Apprentice I'If-8, Physical Plant
Dixie Moss to Kaintenlnce ~chiln1c Apprentice I'IF-14. Physical
Chris "yers to Painter Apprentice HF-8, Physical Plant
Robert Rood to Carpenter Apprentice I'If-I J , Physical Plant
Raymond Sehl, Haintenance /'\echanic Apprentice I'IF-II, Physical
Leaves of Absence:
Hi I I Gates. Sociology, An thropology, and Social Work, requeStS a
leave of abSence without pay for the 1981-82 academic year to
accept a Yisitlng Professorship at The Johns Hopkins University
Extension of Probational')' Period:
Wi 111am Dibrell, Assistant Professor, Phi 1000phy. extension of
probationary period through the 1982-8) academ ic year
Dale E. HcNlel. Assistant Professor, Business Public Afhirs and
Legal Studies. extension of probationary period through the
1982-8] academic year
Cuy T. ~iss, Assistant Professor, Journalism, extension of
probationary period through the 1982·8] academic year
Freeman Moore, Instructor, Computer Sc ience, exten$lon of probationary
period through the 1982·8J ilcademic year
Resignations, Terminations. Etc.:
Darius J. Conger. Associate Professor. Economics. effective
May 9, 1981
Robert Cook, Assistant Professor, Computer Science. effective
Kay IS, 1982
Res ignation s , Te rminations, Etc. cont inved
Jane Cwayna, Instructor, Physlca' Education, effective Hay 9, 1981
linda Gabel, Inst ructor, Library, effective Hay 9. 1981
Paul Landenberge r , In'Hructor, Library, effec tive Hay IS, 1982
Comfort C, Hwil bilril, Assistant Professor, Herre Economics, Family
life ilnd Cons umer Educiltlon, e ffective Hay 9, 1981
William Parle, Assistant Professor, Political Science, effective
Hay 15, 1982
Layne L, Rabold, Assistilnt Professor, Home Economics, Family Life
and Consumer Education, effective Hay IS, 1982
Admini s trative/Profe ssional
Dilniel Nolan, Food Service Supe rvisor Ap·2, Food Services
Paul Weber, Transportiltlon Educiltion Specialist AP-4, School of
Continuing Education and COII'fTIOIlity Serv i ces
Supervi sory/Technica l
Steven Brown, Food Se rvi ce Supervisor ST-~ , Food Se r vices
Hary Lou Burch, Senior Bookkeeper C·~, IPCD
Karen Cabrera, Senior Clerk C·3, provisional, IPCD
Hary Coon, Typist C·2, one·hillf time, Home Economics, Family Life
and Consumer Educat ion
Sandra Hinock , Stenographer C-) . Physical Plant
Harri e t Hunn, Specialist Clerk c-4, IPCD
Rosemary Weber, Senior Cl e rk C-). Psychology
Floyd Russell Dil in , Professor, History
Septe~r 5, 1966 - Hay 9, 1981
Jean B. Hilyhew, Professor, Speech and Dram..tlc Arts
Septentler I, 1952 - Hay 9, 1981
Harion I, Whitney, Professor, Biology
Septell'ber 1, 1963 - Hay 9, 1'381
SlJlerv Isory/Techn I ca I
June HcNemey, Administrative Aide ST·4 , School of HPER
Seplerrtler 4, 1956 - Hay 22. 1981
It was moved by Hr. Willter Wightman, seconded by Dr. Bernildine Denning,
ilnd carried , thilt floyd R. o.ln, Professor, History, be granted emeritus
rank effective Hay 10, 1981, and that the following resolutlol't be
WHEREAS, Floyd Daln has devoted forty· four years to teaching
the people of Michigan their history al'td fifteen of those
years to the service of students at Central Hichigan
Univers ity ; and
WHEREAS, This adopted son of Hichigan Immersed hi~elf in
her legends and lore. and transformed them into published
records of the WOlverine State begll'tning with her frontier
days; and
WHEREAS, He taught with lncompilrable zest for learning ~nd
life that charilcterlzes only the rare few in the academy; and
WHEREAS, He readi Iy shared his rich knowledge of Hichig.n,
not only with his 5tudent5, but also with his co lleagues and
countless groups of ,i tlzens; and
WHEREAS, He has seasoned our collegial relatlonship5 with his
Fraoklinesque wit ilod wisdom, and allied himself with the
tasks that ITIiIke a unlverllty a h\,Wl\ilOe place of learning; and
WHEREAS, His student5, colleagues, and friends wish him Godspeed
ilnd a well·deserve.d respite from teaching that will provide him
the time to complete a grilnd historical synthesis of the st.te
and her people for whOlfl he beilrs an enduring affection;
Erne ri t us Rank cont Inued
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, That the Board of TrusteeS, on
behalf fo the University commun ity , expresses appreciation
and gratitude for his contributions to this Institution
and extends Professor Emeritus r~n k.
It was moved by Hrs. ttargaret Riecke r, seconded by Hrs. Alice Tonboullan,
and carried , that Jean B. ttayhew, Professor. Speech and Dramatic Arts ,
be granted eJI1eritus rank effective Hay 10, 1981, and that the following
resolution be adopted.
WHEREAS, Jean ttayhew has served Central Hrdhlgan University
and the Department of Speech and Dramat I cArts fal thfullY
and with distinction (rom 1952 to 1981; and
WHEREAS, She has been a significant contributor to and
deve loper of the Elementary Education program in
Language ArtS; and
WHEREAS, She served as the director of the Basic Course In
Speech Communication from 1961 to 1970. and was an early
pioneer in the use of publ Ie broadcast for the presentation
of education mate ri als, and
WHEREAS, She served as the first woman chairperson of the
Academ ic Senate and as assistant chairperson of her depart·
ment from 1968 to 1976, and
WHEREAS. She 15 recogni~ed as a leading Speech Communication
professiona l in the State of Hichigan and throughout the
Hidwest, having served as President of the Hichigan Speech
Association. and on numerous st ate and regional committees;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees, on
behalf of the UnIversity community, exp reSSeS appreciation
and gratitude for her contribut ions to this Institution
and extends Professor Emeri tUS rank.
It was moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning, seconded by Hr. Raymond LaBounty,
fild carried . that Oliver C. Obe rlander, Associate Professor, Industrial
Education and Technology, be granted emeritus rank effect ive
Dece""'er 20, 1981, and that the following resolution be adopted.
Hr. Oberlander's retirement WitS approved In ttarch.
Emer! tus Rank cont Inued
WHEREAS, Oliver :)be rlander has meritoriously served
Central Hichlgan University for the past twenty-four
and one ·hal f years as a member of the Department of
Industrial Education and Technology; and
WHEREAS. He has been instrumental In tne development of
the Occupationa l Safety and Health program at Central
Mithigan University and has brought recognition to the
department for his efforts with business, industry, and
government in the are. of Indust rial Safety; and
IJHEREAS, He has actively promoted professional IndUStrial
Education organi~ations, both state·wide and local, and
Imbued the graduates In Indust rIal Education and Technology
with an appreciation of the values of professiona l partlci ·
pat ion; and
WHEREAS, He has always been an active supporter of Innova·
tlon, and an active participant in cur ri cular revision to
keep pace with rapidly changing technology; and
WHEREAS. He has exempl j fled for nearly forty years the
.tt ributes associated with teaching and has won the love and
affection of those students and faculty with whom he hal
come in contact;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, That the Board of TrusteeS, on
behalf of t he University community, e~preS5eS appreciation
lind gratitude for his contributions to this Institution and
extendS Professor Emeritus rank.
It was rroved by Hr. Alfred Fortino, seconded by Hn. Allee TOIrboullaf'l ,
and carried. that the following tenure reccwrmendat Ions be approved.
Tenure Begins with Fall Semester 1982 Appolntlnl!!nt
School of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Glenn Lewandos, Associate Professor. Chemistry
Or. £dIoard C. Shaoplro, Aulsunt Professor, Sociology, Mthropoloqy
and Social \lork
Tenure continued
Dr. ~ry B. Wise. Assistant Professor, Speech and Dramatic Arts
School of Business Administration
Or. Clyton Agull;lIr, Associate Professor, f"Ianagement
Dr. Arthur Beard, Associate Professor, Marketing and Hospitality
Services Administration
Dr. Garold Kortge, Assistant Professor, Marketing and Hospitality
Servi ces A~lnlstration
I'Ir . Richard Phillips, Ass istant Professor, Finance, Insurance and
Real Estate
Or. Terry Wilson, Assistant Professor, f"Iarketing and Hospitality
Services A~inlst r alion
School of Education
Or . Terry Beehr, Assoc iate Professo r. Psycho logy
Or. O.olel King, Associate Professor, Psychology
Dr . H~ Kenne th Rohrer , Associate Professor, Counseling, Educationa
l Administration, library Kedla, and Commun i ty leaderShip
Schoo l of Fine /WId Aepl1ed Arts
Ms. Elizabeth Brown, Ass istant Professor, Music
/'Ir. Brenton Dutton, Assistant Professor , Music
Mr. Steven Eg ler , Assistant Profe ssor, Music
Dr. Jeffrey Foote. AsslstlWlt Professor, /'Iuslc
I'Is. l'Iary Kiesgen. Assistant Professor, l'Iuslc
I'Ir. David Spitler, Assistant Professor , Industrial Education end
Dr. R. Dw ight Wi lhelm, Assoc1.te Professor, Broadcast and
Cinel!lClt ic Arts
Mr. John E. WI 11i ~on, Associate Professor, l'Iuslc
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Tenure coot inued
Counseling Center
Dr. Carolyn VanCleave, Assistant Professor, Counseling Center
Ten ure Begins with Winter Semester 1983 Appointment
Schoo l of Arts and Sc iences
Or. Roger Hatch, Assoc iate Professor, Religion
APPROVAL Of HONORARY DEGREE CANDIDATES:
It was moved by Dr . Bernadine Denn i ng, seconded by I'Ir. Alfred Fortino,
and carried, that the following honorary degree candidates be approved.
Wi lIi am D. Ford
G. Robert Koopman
Paul W. /'IcCracken
Doctor of laws
Doctor or HUl!lClnities
Doctor of Public Service
Cong ressman Ford will also be the corrmencement speaker.
It was moved by I'Ir. Alfred Fortino, seconded by Mr. Walter Wightlll<ln,
and carried, that the fo llowing resolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Univers ity Adminis tration is authorized
and encouraged to actively pursue confe rences, sem inArs, workshops,
youth groups, and s imilar activities to be held on the
University campUS. Such groups Shou ld exhibit financial so lvency
and abi lity [0 pay prior to their Arrangements being finalized by
the UnlYersity and shou ld be expected to pay the i r cha rges within
}O days following receipt o f a bill from the Universi ty. Credit
~ not be extended beyond the normal Universi ty bi Iling period
except by prior app roval as fo ll ows:
Vice President for Business and Finance
The Vice President for Business and Fi nance or the President may
delegate to (and withdrAW delegation fr~) those holding the
following positions addit ional authority to extend c red it beyond
Conference-Semlnar-Workshop BI I l ing Policy continued
the nOm1oill University billirtg pe r iod not to exceed the amounts
shown for each position:
Coordinator of Credit Activit ies
Assistant to Coordinator of Non-Credit
Coordinator of Non-Credit Ac t ivities
Associate Dean, Schoo I of Cont 1 nu l ng
Educat I on and COIPnUn I ty Serv Ices
Dean, School of Continuing Education and
Community Services
Assistant Vice President Residences and
Auxiliary Services
$ 10,000
$ 10,000
5 30 ,000
$ 40,000
It was moved by Mr. Alfred Fortino, seconded by Mrs. ~rgaret Rlecker,
and carried. that the fo l lowing resolut ion be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVEO, That t ui tion for off-campus undergraduate
and graduate Instruction be inc reased from $43 to $53 per
semester credit h01Jr. FurthenlOre, tuition for correspondence
courses sha l I be Inc reased from 532 to S40 pe r
semeSter credit hour. These increases sh.11 c~nce
August 10, 1981, the beginn ing of the Fal I Semester 1981.
It was moved by Mrs. Alice Tomboullan, seconded by Mrs . Margaret
Rlecker, and carried , that gifts received during the mon th of
March totaling 5110,718.93 be accepted with appreciation.
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees wi 11 be held Wednesday,
/'\,Iy 20, 1981.
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It was moved by Mrs. Alice Tomboulain. seconded by Mrs . Margaret
Riecker, and carrIed , that the Board move Into closed session for
the purpose of discussing Stra tegy for collective bargaining agree~
nt s and to cons~lt with University Counsel regarding pending liti gatIon.
For: DennIng, Farhill, FOrtino, Harstad, LaBounty Rlecke r
Tadloullan, Wightman. Agilinst : None . "
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Tulane stops LSU women in overtime
Published: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 10:23 a.m.
BATON ROUGE — Whitney Bibbins scored 13 points, including two game-clinching free throws with 10 seconds left, as Tulane rallied from a seven-point deficit in regulation to beat LSU 66-64 in overtime on Sunday in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
The Lady Tigers (4-3 overall) dropped their third consecutive game to Tulane, who improved to 7-1 on the year with its only loss coming to Auburn. In what has become a highly contested rivalry, the two teams have played overtime in three out of the last four meetings. Like last season, Tulane recovered from a deficit — twice on Sunday — and stopped LSU's December win streak at 14 games.
Theresa Plaisance, a former Vandebilt Catholic standout, led LSU with 24 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best eight blocks. The eight blocks registered as the second most in school history — one shy of the school record — and the most by an LSU player since Dee Dee Franklin swatted eight shots against Purdue on March 19, 1989.
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For as long as it has been around, the Silver Bowl has marked the end of the high school football season for Oakland Section teams.
McClymonds High hopes to buck that trend this year.
The Warriors will try for their third consecutive Silver Bowl championship Friday at 1 p.m. at Laney College against Oakland Tech. And with a victory in that game, McClymonds stands a decent shot to earn a bid in the new Northern California regional championships, even with an 9-3 record.
For the Warriors, getting a chance to extend their season would be a bit of redemption. Two years ago, a McClymonds squad that coach Curtis McCauley called "one of those one in a million teams" went undefeated but was overlooked for a bid to the Division II state championship game.
With new guidelines in place, McClymonds is now eligible for the Division IV state championship.
Cal-Hi Sports has the Warriors ranked No. 2 in the NorCal Division IV field, behind No. 1 Central Catholic-Modesto (10-2) and ahead of No. 3 Ferndale (11-1).
Should all three teams win section titles (a requirement to be selected to the regional games), McClymonds could be left out of the NorCal championship. The Warriors have the most losses of the top three teams, though they played a challenging nonleague schedule. They head into Friday's Silver Bowl on a seven-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 349-21.
"It would mean the world to us," McCauley said of being selected. "It was a goal of ours to get back in this position. We're definitely talking about it, but we're not looking past anyone and will let the chips fall where they may."
The only team left in the way is Oakland Tech, which McClymonds beat 38-14 on Nov. 10.
The Warriors have a successful passing attack, led by senior quarterback and league MVP Keith Williams, as well as a solid defense. Protecting Williams on the offensive line are Kevin Vaughn and Dajon Ford, two players who started on McClymonds' outstanding 2010 team.
THANKFUL TO BE PRACTICING: California found itself in a good place this week as it eyes a showdown with James Logan in the North Coast Section Division I semifinals. Kickoff is Saturday night at 7 in San Ramon.
"That's what we keep reminding the kids," Grizzlies coach Eric Billeci said. "We're this close, and we're very fortunate to be still standing and practicing on Thanksgiving. It's always a good indicator if you're practicing on Thanksgiving."
The Grizzlies (9-2), seeded second, know they'll need their best effort against the No. 3 Colts (11-1), who beat Freedom 33-18 in the quarterfinals.
Billeci was James Logan's defensive coordinator for three years under Colts coach George Zuber before he landed the California job in April 2009. This will be the first time Billeci faces Zuber since he left James Logan.
"They're going to be really fast, and they're physical on defense," Billeci said of the Colts.
California walloped Foothill 36-6 in the quarterfinals after receiving a bye in the first round.
The Grizzlies' exceptional running game is bolstered by lineman Kevin Leathley, a first-team all-East Bay Athletic League pick.
"He has been playing outstanding all season," Billeci said of Leathley. "He continues to be our anchor on the line."
In the other Division I semifinal, No. 5 Amador Valley (8-4), which has won five in a row after a loss to De La Salle, will get another crack at the No. 1 Spartans (11-0) on Friday night in Concord.
BRONCOS ON HISTORIC RUN: A year after going 3-7, Northgate has put together its best season in nearly 20 years.
The Broncos are in the NCS semifinals for the first time since 1994. If No. 3 seeded Northgate wins against host No. 2 Rancho Cotate-Rohnert Park on Saturday to advance to the Division II championship, the team will make even more history.
The last time a Northgate football team played in an NCS final was 1982 -- so long ago that current Broncos' parents were probably in high school at the time. The Broncos lost to Monte Vista that year 38-7 in the 3A East Bay finals.
A big challenge awaits the Broncos on Saturday, however. Rancho Cotate is unbeaten, has home-field advantage and has a history of deep playoff runs.
Northgate is coming off a 30-6 win over Newark Memorial in last week's quarterfinals.
Despite playing in a rainstorm, the Broncos took to the air with Joe Pelletier completing 11 of 18 passes for a season-high 176 yards.
Staff writer Matt Schwab contributed to this notebook. Follow Stephanie Hammon at twitter.com/stephhammon.


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Welcome to Bedford
The Art, and Graphic and Animation Design programs at Longwood are located in Bedford Hall. Bedford is one of the buildings in the Fine Arts Complex. The new Bedford includes studios for graphic and animation design, printmaking, book arts, ceramics, crafts, painting, stained glass, jewelry, paper making, photography and drawing, as well as outdoor work areas, and exhibition galleries. The new Bedford increases from its former 26, 242 square footage to more than 48,000 square feet, and stands as Virginia's most modern collegiate art facility.
An immediately apparent aspect of the new Bedford is the incorporation of natural light into the building's design. All classrooms and the academic gallery have translucent walls or big windows to allow for ample natural light within the interior spaces. The work on Bedford Hall was chosen for a Silver Citation in American School & University's 23rd Annual Educational Interiors Showcase (2013), which recognizes the architectural merits of interior projects in educational settings. - See more at: http://www.longwood.edu/2013releases_48706.htm#sthash.0bVlt3Dd.dpuf
Bedford Hall also includes space for the Working Artist Program (WAP) and hosts a variety of talent through our Visiting Artist Program (VAP).
The new Bedford stands as a testament to Longwood University's and the Longwood University Art, and Graphic and Animation Design programs dedication to the future of art, art education, and design through the education of its students.


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WATERFORD - The Waterford High football team can feel the season creeping up, and it is very much welcomed.
"Everybody's ready," said Waterford head coach Tom Tucker during the team's helmet fitting day Monday. "It's been a long off-season."
In spite of the departure of several key players from last season, there is plenty of room for optimism for the green and white.
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Waterford's Isaac Huffman (left) tries on a football helmey during Waterford's helmet fitting Monday at the Waterford High fieldhouse.
"We've got some low numbers, but the kids have worked really hard," Tucker said. "We've got some good kids coming back. We lost nine seniors. It will be hard to replace them, but I'm no different than any other head coach. You lose seniors every year."
One of those key returning players will be senior Austin Lang. Lang, a running back, has big shoes to fill with the graduation of All-Southeast District performer Hunter Munjas, but is looking forward to the challenge.
"We'll have play-makers," Lang said.
"We just want to go out and win as many games as possible."
Lang and lineman Nick Gardner will be the lone two seniors on the squad, which will allow for a lot of underclassmen to get a chance to step up and contribute on the varsity squad. Lang believes the performance of those underclassmen will be key.
"We have a lot of freshmen," Lang said. "We're gonna have a lot of freshmen step up and play."
Waterford dealt with injury after injury a season ago, which led to a lot of younger players being thrown into the fire right away. That experience should prove valuable this fall.
If the Wildcats can stay healthy, they stand a very good chance of improving on their 2-8 record from a year ago. They have the players to do it, Tucker said.
"We've got a good bunch of kids and they're all working hard," the coach said. "We won't be near as big as we were last year, but we're probably a little quicker."
The 'Cats have a tough slate in front of them. While their first three games of the season are at home, two of those contests will be against Federal Hocking and Fort Frye, winners of six and eight games, respectively, last season.
In weeks four and five, Waterford travels to Wahama, unbeaten a year ago, and then hosts Trimble, which went 9-1 in 2012.
After two games on the road, Waterford wraps up at home against South Gallia and then on the road against a much-improved Belpre team.
As tough as things may look, don't expect it to phase the Wildcats.
"Every year we think we can beat anybody we play," said Lang.


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Grandparents – I Want to Do My Part
This guest post is by Nancy Miltenberger, Chair of the, 2011 Lehigh Valley Walk.
As any parent or grandparent knows, hearing that a child you love has autism is devastating. I have heard it twice. My twin grandsons, James and Thomas are both on the spectrum. A few years ago, James was also diagnosed with leukemia. Fortunately, when the oncologists told us about his disease, they also handed us a road-map for his cure. Three years and two months later (and many spinal taps, rounds of chemo, transfusions, and more) I am thrilled to report that James is cancer-free. If James had been diagnosed with the same type of leukemia 60 years ago, his story may not have had such a happy ending. In 1950, the cure rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia was about 4% and in 2010 it is about 94%. What a difference!
As we all know, there is no cure for autism… yet. But the model for leukemia gives me hope. I am so thankful for James's wonderful doctors and all the funding and research that went into pediatric cancers over the last few decades. Now, we need to turn our attention to finding a cure for autism. It affects far more people than pediatric cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. I want to do my part to see a cure for my grandchildren and others like them. That is why I Walk and why I am the chair of the 2011 Lehigh Valley Walk Now for Autism Speaks. I recently heard Dr. Geri Dawson, the Chief Science Officer of Autism Speaks, and I now have some hope for finding help for my grandsons and our family. I feel that by supporting our local Walk I am helping to fund the research that is needed to help pull my grandsons and countless others like them from the isolation that is autism, and help them to lead normal lives.
December 10, 2010 at 9:01 am
Nancy, that is so inspiring!!!!! hugs to all of you!
December 12, 2010 at 12:49 pm
great story! good luck with your grandsons and I hope they find a cure soon!
December 12, 2010 at 8:02 pm
This article is very touching and inspirational in the fact that it shows that people are trying to make a difference and help to find a cure for autism. I hope the cure comes soon!


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Make a cool frame featuring Franklin and Aunt T! Print, piece the templates together, and finish by placing your child's picture or a family photo in the frame!
Watch Franklin and Friends on Nick Jr.
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Cut small pieces of foam sheets and affix to the back of the character pieces and paint buckets where indicated before helping your child stick the cutout images on top of the foam.
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- May 16:
- The CW's lineup includes 'Vampire Diaries' spinoff, new night for 'Supernatural'
- May 14:
- New ABC lineup includes 'S.H.I.E.L.D.,' 'Once Upon a Time' spinoff
- May 13:
- New Fox lineup includes '24' revival, shows from J.J. Abrams, Seth MacFarlane
- NBC's fall lineup includes Michael J. Fox, James Spader, 'Dracula'
The CBS network on Wednesday announced a new lineup that returns Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar to TV, and features new time slots for "Hawaii Five-0" and "Person of Interest."
In one of the fall's most interesting pairings, Williams and Gellar will team up in "The Crazy Ones," a comedy from David E. Kelley ("Ally McBeal") set in the world of advertising. Williams plays an unorthodox ad agency owner and Gellar, the former vampire slayer, plays his highly driven daughter.
Williams' last regular TV role was on "Mork & Mindy" (1978-82), which launched him to stardom.
"The Crazy Ones" will air on Thursdays as part of a two-hour comedy block that includes another new show in "The Millers." a multigenerational family sitcom starring Will Arnett, Margo Martindale, Beau Bridges and JB Smoove.
Other new CBS shows debuting in the fall include the comedies "We Are Men" and "Mom," and the drama, "Hostages."
"We Are Men" follows four single guys living in a short-term apartment complex (Tony Shalhoub and Kal Penn are among the cast), while "Mom" is described as an "edgy" family comedy starring Anna Faris as a newly sober single mom and Allison Janney as her overly critical mother. It comes from sitcom maestro Chuck Lorre ("The Big Bang Theory"; "Two and a Half Men").
On the drama front are "Hostages" and "Intelligence." The first is a high-octane suspense saga starring Toni Collette as an elite surgeon thrust into a political conspiracy when her family is taken hostage by a rogue FBI Agent (Dylan McDermott).
"Hostages" will build to a season finale in January and then give way to "Intelligence," a thriller starring Josh Holloway ("Lost") as a high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain.
CBS is the most-watched and most-stable broadcast network, and therefore boasts the largest roster of returning shows. That doesn't mean, however, that it's not tinkering with the schedule. Among the changes: "Hawaii Five-0" shifts from Mondays to Fridays at 9 p.m., and "Person of Interest" moves to Tuesdays at 10. Also, "Mike & Molly" (another Lorre comedy) gets benched for the fall and returns at midseason.
CBS also ordered two other shows for midseason, including "Reckless," a legal drama, and "Friends With Better Lives," a romantic comedy.
Among the shows not returning next season: "CSI: NY," "Golden Boy" and "Rules of Engagement."
Here's a look at the CBS fall schedule with new shows in uppercase:
8 p.m. How I Met Your Mother
8:30 p.m. WE ARE MEN
9 p.m. Two Broke Girls
9:30 p.m. MOM
10 p.m. HOSTAGES/INTELLIGENCE
8 p.m. NCIS
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Diameter is a AAA protocol that is supposed to be the successor to RADIUS, and OpenDiameter is an open source implementation of the Diameter Protocol. I recently started playing around with OpenDiameter and, to my surprise, the online resources and documentations on how to use it are very hard to find, if there is any. I figured out my way to get the basics running, and I am here to share my initial experiences, hoping to help other OpenDiameter beginners. I also hope that the OpenDiameter community could contribute more documentations to help new users and to make the project be more successful.
I will cover it in two posts:
- Part I is for build and installation
- Part II is for setting up a simple 3-party EAP-MD5 test
Part I, Build and Installation
You can download the OpenDiameter source package from this link.
The current release is of 1.0.7-i, and that is what I am going to use too. The best resource for this is the main README file that came with the source package, and it is more up to date than the how-to listed in the OpenDiameter website.
We should follow the instructions in the README file and they can be summarized as:
- Step 1. Install external libraries and tools if not already there
- Step 2. Set up environment variables ACE_ROOT and BOOST_ROOT to point to the right paths on your system
- Step 3. Extract OpenDiameter source package and do the usual "./configure; make; make install" routine in the OpenDiameter top directory.
Sounds pretty straightforward. However, there might be some tricky places. The parts that most likely will give you problems are the external libraries. OpenDiameter 1.0.7-i requires: 1. GNU g++ 4.x.x and above 1. ACE library 5.5.x 1. boost library 1.33.x and above 1. OpenSSL 1. Autoconf, Automake, Libtool
Number 1. and 5. are very common build tools on Linux and the like, and you usually wouldn't need to worry too much about them. OpenSSL is also very stable and easy to install if not pre-installed already. It is 2. and 3., i.e. ACE and boost libraries, that could be a little more i tricky.
Boost Library
For boost library, I found that the easiest way to install them is to use existing packaging tools like apt-get or yum. The version available seems just working fine. This is what I did on my ubuntu and FC (Fedora Core) 8 respectively.
apt-get install libboost-dev
yum install boost-devel
Note: you might need to be root or use sudo to install them.
After installing boost like the above, set the BOOST_ROOT environment to /usr/include/. The following is for bash:
export BOOST_ROOT=/usr/include/
ACE Library
ACE library installation could be the most troublesome in the whole process. OpenDiameter heavily relies on ACE library and it is also very picky about the version of it. The README file says 5.5.x, and trust me, not all 5.5.x would work. What I learned from hours of frustration is:
- 5.5 and low 5.5.x versions fail to build themselves. (at least on both the ubuntu and FC8 I have)
- 5.6 (the latest available) and high 5.5.x versions (like 5.5.10) will build themselves, but OpenDiameter 1.0.7-i won't build if using them.
After trying both, I chose the lesser of the two evils by using ACE 5.5 base version.
( To get ACE 5.5 itself compile, I only needed to change one small place on either system of mine, even though figuring that one place out took me some time. To get 5.6 compile, I had many more places to fix due to interface changes in ACE lib, but only to find the binaries built don't read the XML configuration files correctly. That was when I got scared and gave up. So my advice here is: stick to the ACE 5.5 base version itself)
Here is what needs to be done to install ACE 5.5:
Get the 5.5 source here.
Extract the tar file, and the main directory would be called ACE_wrappers. Get in there and create a sub-directory called "build", and that is where the build will happen. (ACE doesn't allow you to do build in the top directory)
tar xvf ACE-5.5.tar.gz cd ACE_wrappers mkdir build cd build ../configure
- If it passes, congratulations! However, on both my systems it failed at the configure script. Here is what I did to fix those:
On my ubuntu, the gcc option -fvisibility-inlines-hidden used by ACE lib is causing problem and it can be fixed by removing it in the configure script file this way:
$ diff -upN configure.orig configure --- configure.orig 2008-03-05 11:11:19.000000000 -0800 +++ configure 2008-03-05 11:13:30.000000000 -0800 ... @@ -10329,7 +10329,7 @@ _ACEOF *) { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: enabling GNU G++ visibility attribute support" >&5 echo "$as_me: enabling GNU G++ visibility attribute support" >&6;} - ACE_GXX_VISIBILITY_FLAGS="-fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden" + ACE_GXX_VISIBILITY_FLAGS="-fvisibility=hidden" ACE_CXXFLAGS="$ACE_CXXFLAGS $ACE_GXX_VISIBILITY_FLAGS" cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
On FC8, it failed because the header file for gettimeofday() on the system is <sys/time.h> not the expected <time.h> by configure script. So the following change in configure file fixed it:
# diff -upN ../configure.orig ../configure --- ../configure.orig 2008-03-17 15:29:07.000000000 -0700 +++ ../configure 2008-03-17 16:31:00.000000000 -0700 @@ -87878,7 +87878,7 @@ cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF /* end confdefs.h. */ -#include <time.h> +#include <sys/time.h> _ACEOF if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
Assuming your system already have
With those changes, I could proceed to the next step
- redo ../configure
- make and make install
Unfortunately, there is no guarantee the ACE 5.5 build won't have different symptoms on different systems, and I can only wish you good luck there. :)
Suppose your ACE 5.5 does get installed, you need to set the environment variable ACE_ROOT for OpenDiameter build's use. I installed ACE under /usr/local/src and here is what I did in my bash:
export ACE_ROOT=/usr/local/src/ACE_wrappers/
Build and Install OpenDiameter 1.0.7-i itself
Once I got both ACE 5.5 and boost installed, and both environment variables set, installing OpenDiameter itself became simple:
tar xvf opendiameter-1.0.7-i.tar.gz cd opendiameter-1.0.7-i ./configure make make install
After that is done, verify by checkding if /usr/local/bin/aaad and /usr/local/bin/nasd are in place.
Those are two of the main binaries we will use for OpenDiameter. Now OpenDiameter should be ready for tests. In Part II, I will cover how to configure and use the binaries built for a simple EAP-MD5 test.
[ to be continued ]
I'm an Engineering student who had been trying to install OpenDiameter for long. Thanks to your help I was able to do it.
From now on I will try to configure it and understand how it works.
I'm looking forward to reading the second part of your experience, so that I could learn how to set up the EAP-MD5 test.
Thank you for your help.
Regards, Dani.
ACE installation
I've read your article,and i had the same problem with ACE.You recommend changes to the scrip files(i have ubuntu),but where do i make these changes.I'm quiet new to linux and it's just that you advice is not clear to me.That piece of code presented ,where should it be paste.It would be great if you could explain it in more detail
Useful site
I used this site (step-by-step) for the compilation, installation, error fixing etc.: http://www.shakthimaan.com/installs/opendiameter.html
My ACE version is 5.7.0.