Fast connectivity aids farmers

Modern farming is an IT-intensive business – but, according to Stephen Basson of Graaff Reinet-based VisiConnect, lack of Internet connectivity has stopped farmers from being able to reap the full benefits.  “It’s hard to check stock prices, register for online...

Pinnacle auction raises R315m

Pinnacle Technology Holdings held a successful auction of domestic medium-term notes, amounting to R315-million, under its newly established R2,5-billion Domestic Medium Term Note Programme registered with the JSE (Interest Rate Market).  This marks Pinnacle’s debut...

Rectron wins Toshiba drive distribution

Rectron South Africa has been appointed as a distributor for Toshiba’s internal bare drives. “Toshiba storage products are a flagship brand for computing enthusiasts, overclockers and computer users that demand a high level of performance from their hardware,”...

SA-made cloud system to go live

A locally-developed human resources (HR) and talent management system, Piilo, is ready to go live in the cloud – and has already garnered interest from both local and global companies looking to implement the cost-effective solution.  Phil Lotter, CEO of Piilo,...

Smartphones outship feature phones

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 4% year-over-year in the seasonally slow first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as smartphones outshipped feature phones for the first time. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker,...

AxizWorkgroup takes on Aruba Networks

AxizWorkgroup has signed a deal with Aruba Networks to distribute its products in South Africa. Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. The company’s Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture...