Pamoja, Symantec deliver cloud services

Pamoja and Symantec will launch their cloud services in Nairobi, Kenya, next week (25 September). Pamoja Africa is the cloud services business unit of Pan-African ICT enabler Seacom. Its partnership with Symantec, a recognised leader in the security technology...

Metacom enables remote ATM network roll-out

Spark ATM has grown to be South Africa’s leading independent ATM network since its inception in 2005, with more than 2 500 cash machines in some of the country’s most remote areas. These have all been built on the basis of a lean, low-cost business model that has...

IBM announces Watson Analytics

IBM has announced Watson Analytics, a breakthrough natural language-based cognitive service that will provide instant access to powerful predictive and visual analytic tools for businesses. According to analysts, only a small fraction of business people use powerful...

Schoolboy is Social Media Star of 2014

Nadav Ossendryver, who founded the Kruger Sightings Web site when he was just 15, was presented with the Social Media Star of 2014 award for building his wildlife sightings service into the most viewed YouTube channel based in South Africa. According to the SA Social...

Vidi set to disrupt SA’s pay-TV market

Last week’s launch of online video-on-demand (VOD) service Vidi by Times Media Group (TMG) has finally opened up competition in South Africa’s pay-TV market, long dominated by MultiChoice’s DSTV service. This is according to International Data...

Huawei offering redefines the network

Huawei has today launched its Agile Network Solution in South Africa. The Agile Network Solution is a next-generation enterprise solution enabling a swift and flexible network for services. The solution encompasses four sub-solutions: Agile Campus; Cloud Fabric; Agile...