Leadership change at HP SA
The South African IT industry is this week abuzz with reports about senior management changes at HP SA. It has been confirmed that Frank van Rees, country manager and Enterprise Group lead, will be leaving the local operation and returning to Europe. He will remain at...Tax phishing season opens
With tax filing season upon us, the annual tax-related cyber fraud feeding frenzy has begun.“The SA Revenue Service, financial institutions and security firms have been issuing the same warnings every tax season for years. Amazingly, nothing has changed and people are...3D printed luxury headphones
A new generation of wireless headphones has been designed and manufactured using 3D printing technology. Design house Ignitec used Stratasys’ Objet30 Pro 3D printer to create the headphones for technology start-up and luxury goods company Audiowings. The new...Microsoft to cut 18 000 jobs
Microsoft says it will eliminate up to 18 000 jobs over the next year as it works on integrating the Nokia devices business it bought in April. Most of the cuts are expected to be from the Nokia workforce, and will happen within the next six months. With the Nokia...Network sharing aims to cut costs
The high cost of telecommunications in South Africa could be reduced if the duplication of infrastructure was avoided, and telecommunications operators were required to share network rollouts. “The duplication of public and private infrastructure poses a challenge as...