Vodacom punts local apps
Summary: Vodacom aims to boost its recently launched app store with a local app development program.
The Vodacom Apps Store has reached 100 000 downloads in its first month, and the company is now launching a program to support local talent in applications development.
This Vodacom Developer Program aims to create an environment of collaboration and innovation amongst the local developer community.
The program will launch in Johannesburg on 7 October 2011 and in Cape Town on 10 October 2011. Attendance is free of charge.
Prins Mhlanga, Managing Executive of Digital Media at Vodacom commented: “We see the Apps store as the embryo of an ecosystem. We’re looking forward to building a network of successful local developers, so they can help develop apps that help South Africans.
The Vodacom Apps Store was launched on 1 September 2011, and features a catalogue of over 140,000 applications powered by Appia.
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