DoC to appeal STB judgement
The Department of Communications (DoC) has decided to appeal the court decision to grant etv, SABC and free-to-air broadcasters control of the conditional access in the State-sponsored set top boxes. The decision was taken after considering the implications of the...Free speech Internet activist dies
The death by suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz has sparked outrage around the world, and led to the defacement of the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Web site. Swartz was facing trial for stealing academic articles from the computer archive at MIT,...Oracle releases fix for Java
Oracle has released an upgrade to Java SE 7 that addresses some of the security concerns aired last week. An advisory on the company’s Web site urges users to download the Java SE 7u11 upgrade. “This release includes important security fixes,” it reads. “Oracle...Why SAP move is a ‘game-changer’
SAP has announced that its ERP software can now run on the HANA in-memory database, a move that will see it compete more aggressively with Oracle. Ovum analysts Tony Baer, Madan Sheina, Nicole Engelbert, Carter Lusher and Warren Wilson outline their view and the...Borrow wisely in 2013, ombud urges
Before taking on debt, the Credit Ombud, Manie van Schalkwyk, urges consumers to make sure they understand the true costs of borrowing and payment conditions. “You can end up paying many more times what you borrowed in interest alone,” says Van Schalkwyk. “Interest...