HP restores faith in the desktop

HP Discover, Las Vegas – HP’s Printing and Personal Systems Group (PPS) kicked off this year’s Discover conference in Las Vegas with the announcement of a slew of new products, including a new series of desktop PCs and all-in-ones (AiOs), new retail solutions and new...

Little change for IT salaries in SA

The Gauteng and Western Cape provinces stand out as the regions with the highest salaries, with median earnings well above those of other areas. This is one of the findings from the CareerJunction Index for 2013, which provides data on compensation patterns across...

New channel programme from HP PPS

HP Discover, Las Vegas – Continuing its quest to nurture one of the strongest channels in the IT industry, HP has launched a new partner programme aimed at its printer resellers. Pradeep Jotwani, senior VP, Laser Jet Enterprise Solutions at HP, says the HP Managed...

Emerging markets lead smart device growth

Global shipments of smart connected devices (PCs, tablets, and smartphones) are expected to surpass 1,7-billion units by 2014 with roughly 1-billion units delivered to emerging markets, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart...

Ericsson delivers services to Africa

Ericsson has established two new service delivery facilities in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The facilities, which offer enhanced support to customers, will support Ericsson’s position in managed services, and enhance the delivery of their...

FNB first bank to support local peering

First National Bank (FNB) has leveraged its telecommunications licenses, skills and internal ISP, FNB Connect, to become the first bank in the country to support peering by joining the NAPAfrica platform. “This is a substantial first for the South African banking...