Poor growth for global IT spend
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,7-trillion in 2013, a 2% increase from 2012 spending of $3,6-trillion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Last quarter, Gartner’s forecast for 2013 IT spending growth in US dollars was 4,1%. The 2,1...Networks still very vulnerable
The number of devices on corporate IT networks carrying vulnerabilities has dropped from 75% in 2011 to 67% in 2012. While this is the lowest figure in two years, it highlights the ongoing lax approach to security on the part of network managers. This is one of the...SA students win on HPC stage
The team of South African students that won the Student Cluster Competition at the recent International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Liepzig, Germany, entered the contest as the underdogs. South Africa was represented at the competition for the first time this...SAP, MTN offer cloud ERP
MTN Business has signed a strategic partnership with SAP business partner Britehouse to offer SAP’s Business One ERP system as a cloud computing service, specifically for SME customers. The cloud solution is easy to set up and cost-effective, says Kanagaratnam...New Earth-like planets found
Astronomers have discovered three planets that have the potential to harbour Earth-like life – and they are relatively close to our planet. These so-called super-Earths are within the Gliese 667C solar system. New observations of Gliese 667C with existing data from...