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NetImpact, a California-based health-care company, is applying technology to improve health-care delivery and disease control in Mali, one of the poorest nations in Africa. Earlier this year OnQ Africa B.V., a for-profit company in the Netherlands that invests private and public money in subSaharan health, telecom and education, awarded NetImpact a $125 million contract to install MDS 200, a portable disease-detection device, and NetCare 7.0, a software package that stores and analyzes medical data. MDS 200, which can run on battery or solar power in areas without electricity, instantly screens for viruses like...
...Brazil killed 21 technicians and jeopardized that country's program. "Unquestionably, the commercial-satellite market is depressed right now," says Chris Mecray, an analyst at Deutsche Bank. From 1996 to 1998, satellite sales grew 49.4%, but they have shrunk 2.4% in the past four years. Worse, hurt by the telecom bust and tough export rules, U.S. market share has plummeted from 64% in 1998 to 36% in 2002. How long will the industry be lost in space? Says Mecray: "It's fair to say that there's no rebound in sight...
...recently traded telecom for something more earthy, joining British mining outfit Anglo American as deputy CEO for South Africa. As head of the international division at MTN Group, a South African mobile-phone operator, he led an expansion into the Nigerian market, where the company now claims 1.3 million subscribers and 59% market share. A fan of jazz and biographies, he will help AA with strategy, government relations and black economic empowerment initiatives...
...well be that Ball, whose contract expires in May, wants out for his own reasons. Possible noncompetition clauses permitting, Ball would be a prime candidate to run the soon-to-be-merged Telewest and ntl, the two cable-TV companies that have suffered the most from BSkyB's success. Telecom-giant BT might also take an interest in Ball as it moves into broadcasting through mobile-phone and broadband technologies. What's curious about the bouncing Ball story is that it appeared almost out of thin air. Several British papers - including Murdoch's own Times - reported the ouster last week...
...turns out, the feeling is mutual. According to one recent U.S. survey, a whopping 96 percent of consumers say they do not trust their HMO, 93 percent do not trust their health insurer and 88 percent do not trust their telecom provider. Which industry has the lowest mistrust rating? Only 60 percent say they mistrust their supermarket...