Cell C launches new Epic bundles

On Sunday (8 February 2015) Cell C will launch its new Epic bundles. Customers will be able to choose between three Epic Daily Minute bundles, which will offer customers inclusive Cell C to Cell C minutes from as little as 7c per minute, depending on the bundle...

Veeam patent infringement case dismissed

Veeam Software has announced that the first patent litigation that Symantec brought against Veeam in February of 2012 has been dismissed. Last month, Symantec dismissed its Federal Circuit appeal of the US Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to cancel all asserted...

UCT targets neurodegenerative disease

Research by the University of Cape Town aims to boost awareness of a heritable neurodegenerative disease afflicting a number of South Africans and their families. Danielle Smith, a PhD graduate in Human Genetics, believes it is vital for the medical fraternity and the...

Government needs an enterprise architect

The need for an enterprise architect overseeing government-wide ICT was one of the topics discussed in the results of a joint research study conducted by JCSE and the LINK Centre, entitled Use of Cloud Services in the South African Government. The study found that the...

Vodacom revenue declines, but data is up

Vodacom Group revenue for the quarter ended 31 December 2014 decreased 1,1% to R19,993-billion, with service revenue down 2,7% to R15,815-billion. Excluding the impact of the 50% cut in mobile termination rates in South Africa, Group revenue increased by 1,5% and...

ICT vital for service delivery

Governments in the 21st century cannot deliver services effectively without proper technology support. This is among the conclusions from a research study, “The potential use of cloud computing in the South African government environment” conducted by the research...