With 2008 in full swing, we at IBM look forward to a year filled with endless possibilities some of which are discussed in issue 15 of the IBM Africa Magazine.

Once considered a sleepy, economic backwater, Africa with its population of over 900 million, is now suddenly on top of business minds across the globe. The economies of dozens of African nations are growing at healthy rates and the continent has worked its way into the global dialogue on economic opportunity.

This special edition aids in explaining what the GIO sessions mean for productive long-term investment and public-private partnerships that will facilitate and sustain economic growth and development on the continent.

Also, learn more about implementing hardware, software and services to become more energy efficient within its own network and how Project Big Green, empowers companies to adopt Energy Innovation to reduce their data centre carbon footprint on page 20.

Page 10 features IBM's launch of Express Advantage offerings, a programme aimed at SMB's which combines a comprehensive portfolio of offerings from across IBM's software, services and systems groups, with a network of local IBM business partners.

This issue is packed with customer success stories, innovative developments in technology and news from our business partners. We trust that you will enjoy the read, and as always, we at IBM look forward to hearing from you.

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