Slow but sure for security software

Worldwide security software revenue totalled $19,9-billion in 2013, a 4,9% increase from 2012 revenue of $19-billion, according to Gartner. The lower-than-expected growth was due to commoditisation of key sub-segments and the decline in growth for two of the top five...

Soccer fans under fire from cybercrooks

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup due to kick off this evening, Brazilian cybercriminals are already at work, and Fortinet’s FortiGuard team is warning Internet users against online scams that they may face. With a population of approximately 201-million in 2013, Brazil is...

Digital pioneer inspires UJ graduates

Prof Kornelis (Kees) Antonie Schouhamer Immink inspired graduates at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) this week with his message that engineers have the power to change the world. New environments present new opportunities, driving innovation and a call for change....

Security appliance market sees growth

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, the security appliance market continues to see positive momentum. In the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14), worldwide factory revenue grew 8% year-over-year to...

SAP gets behind German football with BI

SAP and the German Football Association (DFB) have showcased the SAP Match Insights solution for football, the result of a co-innovation project between SAP and DFB. This solution running on the SAP HANA platform is intended to facilitate the analysis of training,...

BCX’s Benjamin Mophatlane dies

Benjamin Mophatlane, CEO of Business Connexion, has died. Mophatlane, 41 years old, succumbed to a heart attack yesterday afternoon during a meeting with Telkom. Together with his twin brother Isaac, Mophatlane formed what was then known as Business Connection in...