Thin clients buck PC growth trends

Worldwide thin client and terminal client device shipments totalled 1,2-million units in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) – a decrease of 8,4% from the same quarter a year ago, and 14,2% lower than IDC forecast for the quarter.  However, IDC expects the market...

Beware of new-look phishing attacks

The number of Internet users who faced phishing attacks over the last 12 months has grown from 19,9-million to 37,3-million – an increase of 87%. Facebook, Yahoo, Google and Amazon are among main targets of cybercriminals. This is according to “The evolution of...

Mobile devices are under attack

Mobile platforms have become increasingly attractive to cybercriminals, as consumers live more of their digital lives on smartphones and tablets. According to IDC, mobile devices are surpassing PCs as the preferred way to access the Internet and the number of people...

ICT firms are falling short in BBBEE

While the majority of large ICT companies are BBBEE compliant, many small to medium-sized businesses, with a turnover of over R35-million, do not have a B-BBEE scorecard and are losing business as a result.  Keith Levenstein, CEO of BEE advisory firm EconoBEE, says...

IS offers converged connectivity

Internet Solutions (IS) has launched allConnect, a converged data solution that offers enterprises anywhere access across multiple connectivity platforms. This allows employees to connect to the Internet across a variety of fixed and mobile networks, using various...