The importance of people in connectivity
Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC 2014 – While technology is important in enabling transformation, it is useless unless we bring people along with it – and South Africa has an obligation to nurture its talent. This is the word from Saki Missaikos, MD of Internet...The real tragedy in SA is poor connectivity
Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC 2014 – Among the challenges of the broadband divide is the fact that people who work in urban areas may not be able to connect in their homes. This is because broadband is currently concentrated in built up cities and results in...Why facilities management is important
Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC 2014 – Facilities management may not be a discipline usually associated with networking, but it has a critical role in supporting the provision of ubiquitous broadband. Cornelius van der Merwe, chief operating officer of TFMC, says...Datatec buys German software firm
Datatec, through its subsidiary Logicalis Group, has acquired a 51% stake in German speciality software developer ituma for an undisclosed sum. Datatec says that Logicalis will have exclusive rights to ituma’s proprietary software based WiFi platform. The...EOH earnings set to rise
EOH Holdings has said that its earnings for the financial year ended 31 July will be between 25% and 35% higher than the previous year. In a SENS statement, the group says: “A review of the financial results for the year ended 31 July 2014 by management has indicated...