SA partner scoops VMware EMEA award

By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona – Ubuntu has been singled out as VMware’s Upcoming Partner of the Year for EMEA. The company was nominated by the regional VMware team, and judged against nominations from other regions. Benjamin Caller, senior director: EMEA...

VMware simplifies partner programme

By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona – VMware has launched a new partner programme, significantly simplifying the way resellers do business with the software company. Benjamin Caller, senior director: EMEA marketing partners and market segments at VMware, tells...

Virtualisation gets real on mobile devices

By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona – Mobile workers are increasingly using a variety of devices to access their applications and data – from PCs and laptops to tablets and smartphones; even smart cars and machines that haven’t been thought of yet will soon be used as...

Poor Datatec results blamed on Westcon

Datatec has shown a slight improvement in revenues in its latest half-year results, blaming the poor performance of its Westcon North American operations and, in particular, problems that business has had implementing a new ERP system for its mediocre results. The...

Credit card data breach addressed

Following the discovery of what is already being described as the country’s biggest breach of credit card data, the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) has reacted swiftly to reassure cardholders that they “have no need for concern”. PASA says that...

Avoid penalties as tax deadline looms

All companies, small, medium and large, have to submit their SARS interim reconciliation returns for the period 1 March to 31 August 2013 before the end of this month and, should they not make the 31 October deadline, they will have to pay penalties to SARS. Sage...