Samsung unveils new brand, tackles IoT
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover – Samsung has launched a new brand, Samsung Business, that brings together the company’s business solutions portfolio, uniting the Knox, smart signage and printing solutions divisions along with a number of other...Skype enters the business market
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced that Skype for Business has gone into technical preview and will be available to customers as soon as April. Skype for Business was previously sold at Microsoft Lync, and the technical preview lets Lync customers try the new...Steady growth in security appliances
IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker says that both factory revenue and unit shipments continued to grow steadily in the fourth quarter of 2014. Worldwide vendor revenue grew 8,6% year-over-year to $2,6-billion in the fourth quarter, the 21st...Telkom/BCX given the go-ahead
The COMESA Competition Commission has approved Telkom’s acquisition of Business Connexion, paving the way to the takeover being finalised. Once the Competition Authorities have given the approval for the acquisition, approval must still be granted by the Independent...Partnerships make Industry 4.0 a reality
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover – ICT will enable the new phase of the industrial revolution, Industry 4.0. Lida Yan, president of the Huawei Business Group, says Huawei has discovered the power of combining its telecommunications, mobile and consumer...