What’s holding up employee development?

Employees who feel their employers aren’t investing in their continuous professional development are far more likely to think about leaving to pursue better opportunities than those who are given this opportunity. So, why are some companies dragging their feet...

Nokia unveils new, affordable smartphones

Nokia has announced the arrival of its first 6-inch Lumia smartphone in South Africa. The Nokia Lumia 1520 is now available in black, yellow and white on contracts starting at R449.00 per month. The new large screen Lumia is joined by three affordable smartphones in...

Intrusive security in a post-Snowden world

Many organisations are rightly concerned about the wave of revelations since mid-2013 that US agencies are spying on just about all forms of global communications. Since whistle-blower Edward Snowden went public with details of the US National Security Agency’s...

High alert warning over DDoS as a service

A high alert DDoS threat advisory has been issued for the DNS Flooder v1.1 toolkit that makes it faster and easier for malicious actors to launch crippling reflection attacks and will likely be widely adopted in the DDoS as a service market, potentially increasing the...

Telecoms trends to watch in 2014

The Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) believes there are four trends and technologies in the telecommunications space that will drive the market in 2014. These are: * Penetration of and sophistication of smartphone and mobile applications; * Converged...

Symantec, Pamoja partner on cloud rollout

Pamoja Africa, the cloud services business unit of Seacom, has entered into a partnership with Symantec to distribute Symantec’s suite of cloud services in sub-Saharan Africa. The alliance will ensure that Pamoja’s expanding channel and service provider ecosystem has...