SecureData signs up Blue Coat distribution

SecureData has signed a distribution agreement with Blue Coat and is committed to making the Blue Coat technology its biggest investment this year. Having set up a training centre in South Africa, SecureData CEO Wayne Olsen points out that the company is able to offer...

Do you know what your kids are doing online?

Almost one in five parents have lost either money or important personal data due to their children’s unmonitored computer use, according to a 2013 survey carried out by B2B International and Kaspersky Lab. The survey found that globally about 27% of parents...

Local e-book impact still five years away

The South African book market continues to face a number of limitations in the wake of the high illiteracy rate and low incomes, coupled with the challenge of publishing books in multiple languages which effectively excludes large segments of the population from...

Pinnacle Africa to distribute Intel

Pinnacle Africa has signed a deal to become an official distributor of Intel products. Pinnacle Africa is an entirely owned subsidiary of the JSE listed Pinnacle Technology Holdings and works in close synergy with the other subsidiaries including AxizWorkgroup,...

SA scientists in R370m partnerships

The South African Medical Research Council (MRC) and University of Cape Town (UCT) have established two strategic multi-year partnerships with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), aimed at delivering new medicines, vaccines and other biotechnologies against...

DDoS attacks keep on growing

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks grew throughout 2013, according to the top 10 attack trends published by Prolexic Technologies. Throughout the year, metrics were collected from all DDoS attacks launched against the company’s global client base by the...