May PC shipments point to global decline

The PC market continued to suffer slow shipment growth in top countries across regions in May, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Monthly PC Tracker. April shipment growth had improved slightly from March in Latin America and Europe, Middle East and...

No ADSL, Internet increase from Telkom

Telkom has set its increase on basic voice and data connectivity services at an overall 1,3%. The tariffs will be applicable as of 1 August 2013. The adjustments also see a decrease in the tariffs for outgoing fixed to mobile calls of 3,1% to R1.30 (including VAT) per...

Internet Solutions launches SME offering

In response to the increasing demand for agile, self-provisioned services, Internet Solutions (IS) has introduced an offering that is dedicated to the needs of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Known as IS Ignite, the offering packages access to the power of...

SA students win on HPC stage

The team of South African students that won the Student Cluster Competition at the recent International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Liepzig, Germany, entered the contest as the underdogs. South Africa was represented at the competition for the first time this...

Retailers on the horns of a dilemma

Retailers across Europe are at a crossroads, facing the dilemma of increasing operational efficiency while also improving customer experience – and being aware that achieving both is not possible. An exclusive survey of European retail management commissioned by...

Digital certificates from SAPO Trust Centre

The South African Post Office (SAPO) has developed the Trust Centre, a secure environment that holds the public key infrastructure (PKI) and Certificate Authorities (CAs) which provide user authentication digital certificates that ensure trust and legal status in...