Virtual world catches companies off guard

Enterprise users remain fairly unprepared when it comes to managing secure, robust and scalable virtualised environments, according to a report from Trend Micro. The research report reveals that a massive 87% of businesses surveyed were struggling to keep their...

Telkom ups ADSL speeds for all ISPs

Telkom has announced Internet speed upgrades for existing consumer and business customers following the recently announced ADSL speed increases for all Internet service providers (ISPs). According to Manelisa Mavuso, MD of Consumer Services and Retail at Telkom, these...

IS calls for local loop workshop

Internet Solutions (IS) says that an urgently convened workshop in which all industry players work together would be the best – and fastest – way to resolve the issues currently preventing local loop unbundling (LLU) being implemented in South Africa. LLU would...

Smart TV not the obvious choice

The bad news for the television market is that nearly three-quarters of US consumers are not interested in buying a smart TV during the next 12 months, according to the results of a new survey conducted by the TV Systems Intelligence Service at HIS. The good news is...

Leaders vow to make Africa a business hub

The eighth annual African Economic Conference ended this week, calling on development and business leaders to turn Africa into a hub of business and development excellence. The conference, jointly organised each year by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United...

Nedbank banks on innovation

Nedbank Group Technology (GT) has launched an Innovation Lab which aims to keep the group up to date on new trends and ideas in the banking world. The new offering will allow Nedbank staff to unleash their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit to experiment with new...