HPC enters the mainstream

High performance computing (HPC) around the world is being used to analyse big data, as well as to drive the move towards cloud computing. These are among the findings of the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) worldwide study of high performance computing...

UWC signs Open Access declaration

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has signed the Berlin Declaration to Open Access in the Sciences and Humanities. “Universal and equitable access to information is vital for the social, cultural, economic and personal development of individuals and communities...

MTN Zakhele shares trade in November

MTN Zakhele, South Africa’s largest empowerment scheme in the telecommunications industry, will begin restricted trading of its ordinary shares from 25 November 2013 on an online trading platform and a dedicated call centre. Existing MTN Zakhele ordinary shareholders...

Bank phishing mails hit 30% of users

Approximately 30% of users have received bogus e-mails claiming to come from banks. The fraudsters often use fake notifications from banks in order to trick users into handing over account credentials and giving away access to their money, according to the Kaspersky...

Word, Excel, PowerPoint for the Nokia Asha

The recently-launched Nokia Asha Touch device offers users My Pocket Office, which allows them to open and read Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. My Pocket Office (currently in beta stage) comes in three flavours, covering Microsoft’s most popular...