New passwords not the solution …

In the wake of the Heartbleed vulnerability, some vendors are suggesting users change their passwords – but this won’t protect them from further attacks, according to one expert. Earlier this month, the Heartbleed bug was discovered. Since then, many...

SASSA to re-issue grants tender

The Constitutional Court has upheld the ruling that the SASSA tender awarded to Net1 UEPS company Cash Paymaster Services is invalid, and has ordered the social security agency to offer the contract for tender again. The Constitutional Court has ordered the following...

PC market stabilises in EMEA

PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) reached 21,8-million units in the first quarter of 2014, which resulted in a decline of 1,1% in comparison with the same quarter last year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). The EMEA market...

Application optimisation can halve costs

Optimising application development and maintenance (ADM) can cut costs by more than 50%, according to research by Gartner. Sourcing managers can develop and implement sourcing strategies, metrics and processes to help CIOs cut costs in half by eliminating legacy...

Massive bill of materials for Samsung’s S5

The latest member of Samsung’s popular line of Galaxy smartphones ups the ante on features – and on cost – with the S5’s discrete-intensive design yielding a high bill of materials (BOM). The Samsung Galaxy S5 with 32Gb of NAND flash memory carries a BOM...

Mobile Touch winners announced

Clickatell has announced the winners of the second Annual Mobile Touch Awards, celebrating companies that have used mobile SMS in creative and innovative ways to improve the lives of those around them. The winners and finalists come from a variety of industries and...