Protecting personal data in the cloud

IBM researchers have announced plans for a cloud-based technology that has the potential to help consumers better protect online personal data, including date of birth, home address and credit card numbers. The technology, called Identity Mixer, uses a cryptographic...

Telkom, BCX extend deadline for merger

Telkom and Business Connexion (BCX) now expect their merger to be completed by 31 March, instead of at the end of January as originally anticipated. The companies announced on Friday that the merger still needs to be approved by the Competition Commission of SA, the...

Financial institutions, merchants targeted

According to Kaspersky Lab’s survey of IT professionals worldwide, almost half of businesses in e-commerce/online retail (48%) and financial services sectors (41%) could lose some type of finance-related information over the course of a year through targeted attacks,...

Obsidian, Red Hat unite to push open source

Obsidian Systems has become a premier partner on Red Hat’s Partner Programme 3.0. Since 1999, Obsidian has served as a Red Hat Partner and secured its status as a Red Hat Certified Premier Partner in 2008 – a first for the South African market. This status empowers...

New Intel processors meet workplace demands

Intel has announced the availability of its 5th generation Intel Core vPro processor family that provides cutting-edge features to enable a new and rapidly shifting workplace. To meet the needs of a more mobile and dynamic workforce, the latest iteration of Intel Core...