African rules of engagement change

The US and international investors should engage proactively with Africa’s private sector to develop the continent. This is the message from Tony Elumelu, chairman of the most diversified investment groups in Africa, part of a delegation of high profile African...

FNB scoops banking app award again

FNB’s online banking platform has once again walked away with top honours in the 13th edition of the PwC survey on banking in South Africa 2013.  This follows on the previous PwC survey in 2011, where FNB was also awarded first place. “The banking industry is dynamic...

Cisco unveils new networking architecture

Cisco is paving the way to an application-centric infrastructure with the launch of a new data centre networking architecture. At this week’s Cisco Live in Orlando, Cisco announced a new architecture designed to transform data centres to better address the demands of...

Mxit backs up for the future

A burgeoning business and a move to new premises prompted the administrators of Mxit, South Africa’s mobile social network, to take a careful look at its IT infrastructure and, in particular, the provision for backup power, to address all-too-common power outages on...

SME server chassis from Dell

Dell has launched an all-in-one SME server – a four-CPU unit that includes storage and networking in one case, and can fit into a regular office environment. Brad Pulford, director: enterprise solutions group at Dell, says the launch is a step on the company’s...