SA’s biometric industry under threat
Misinformed service providers, fly-by-night operators and “buck-chasers” continue to pose a threat to the development of South Africa’s biometric identity management industry, by fuelling negative perception of products and undermine the value of...IBM to acquire Israeli security firm
IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Trusteer, a provider of software that helps protect organisations against financial fraud and advanced security threats. The acquisition of Trusteer advances the investment IBM is making in cloud-delivered software and...AxizWorkgroup wins Trend Micro distribution
Global security software vendor Trend Micro has appointed AxizWorkgroup as its newest distributor within the South African region. The appointment comes on the back of the vendor’s stated intention to grow its South African and African channel, further cultivate and...Technology aims to improve mining
Software vendor SAP is looking to industry-specific technology to assist the mining industry in Africa negotiate the range of complex challenges it faces. This was announced to the SAP Africa Mining Forum, being held in Johannesburg this week in conjunction with SAP...Big data key to success in SA
A vast majority (83%) of South African companies believe that using big data will help them to improve their decision-making; however, most organisations are battling to implement a technology that will take advantage of this. EMC yesterday released the findings of a...