Use your vote to improve the channel

ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2014 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2014 Channelwise Awards is now...

Algeria gets microwave networking solution

Alcatel-Lucent is providing Algeria’s DJEZZY (OTA) with its industry-leading 9500 Microwave Packet Radio solution, upgrading OTA’s mobile backhaul architecture to meet demand created by expanding ownership of smartphones. OTA, a division of Vimpelcom, is Algeria’s...

SA’s newspapers maintain strong growth, says PwC

South Africa’s newspaper industry remains buoyant and diverse showing continued growth. High-profile news stories such as the trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius and the death of former President Nelson Mandela resulted in a spike in total newspaper circulation in...

Telkom issues statement on organisational restructure

Telkom’s turnaround strategy and organisational restructuring has attracted much attention in recent days. The company has issued the following statement to enunciate the considerations that are key to the successful execution of the process. “In April this year, as...

FNB hits 1m users on its app

FNB’s Banking App, first launched in July 2011, is now active on more than 1-million smart devices. “This milestone is testament to the progressive nature of South Africans and their choice to bank digitally, which adds value to their lives via convenience and...

Aim of tech is to disappear …

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2014 in Barcelona – As VMware evolves its software-defined data centre (SDDC) technology, the ultimate goal is to reduce complexity to the point where IT simply fades into the background. That’s the word from VMware’s chief technology...