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SA firms not sure about data recovery
Data volumes are growing exponentially as the world digitises, and businesses continue to unlock the value held in their information. Yet there is ample evidence that companies are not taking adequate measures to protect their data. According to research conducted by...
Help in quantifying green initiatives
Infrastructure and operations (I&O) activity typically consumes 60% to 65% of IT budgets in organisations across industry sectors. As a result, the impact of green and sustainable initiatives will be greatest in this area. Bettina Tratz-Ryan, research...
Social mobile ad spend to boom
US mobile ad spending on social networks will reach $4,5-billion by 2018, according to a new Forecast View from Forrester Research. “Forrester expects the spending on mobile ads to grow nearly twice as fast as the spending on desktop ads on social networks. We...
Lync central to Obama’s re-election
The recent “Obama for America” campaign used Microsoft Lync as the communications platform for hundreds of campaign staff in its Chicago headquarters and in some states for the 2012 elections. The campaign needed to upgrade from a private branch exchange (PBX) system...
Ghana goes digital with border control
Digital security provider Gemalto has been appointed as prime contractor and turnkey supplier to provide Ghana Immigration Services (GIS) with a highly secure electronic visa and border management solution. This initiative is part of the eGhana project, an ambitious...
Mixed bag for M&A activity in 2012
Following two consecutive years of substantial growth in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the global information and communication technology (ICT) sector, 2012 produced a more mixed set of results. According to a new study from International Data...
Samsung takes chunk from Apple market
Apple’s market share leadership is under threat from Samsung as it saw its slice of the worldwide tablet pie falling from 51,7% to 43,6%, while Samsung’s spurred upwards from 7,3% to 15%. It might not yet be time to worry, but, according to Christopher Riley, CEO of...
Credit cards boost online turnover
It took online outdoor products retailer iWarehouse.co.za three years to come around to the idea of accepting credit cards on its Web site. “It turned my business around. I should have done it from the beginning,” says owner John Guthrie. Guthrie was wary of...
Private radiology practices drive medical imaging investment
Hospital revitalisation initiatives serve as a major driver for the demand of improved medical imaging equipment within the public healthcare sector. Growth of the market within the private sector is increasing in proportion to the rapidly emerging technology within...
DCC offers Microsoft Office 365, Office 2013
Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has announced the immediate availability of Microsoft Office 365 and Office 2013. Office 365 is available in two versions, a one-year Home Premium license and a four-year University license. Office 2013 is available in...
HP redefines server market
HP has launched its Moonshot server, the first software-defined server that uses 89% less energy, 80% less space and saves up to 77% of the costs. The company believes the server is more than an update to the traditional server world, but calls it the first in a new...
Technology in education works
A massive 90% of education leaders believe that technology has made them more imaginative and creative at work, while 80% say it has made them more productive. This and other insights are from a study called Humans and Machines conducted by the Economist Intelligence...
Fujitsu buys cloud service provider
Fujitsu has finalised a contract with RunMyProcess (RMP), a French cloud service provider, to acquire all shares of RMP. With this acquisition, Fujitsu will add integration platform as a service (iPaaS) to its cloud offerings to bolster its cloud portfolio as it...
SA firms not sure about data recovery
Data volumes are growing exponentially as the world digitises, and businesses continue to unlock the value held in their information. Yet there is ample evidence that companies are not taking adequate measures to protect their data. According to research conducted by...
Help in quantifying green initiatives
Infrastructure and operations (I&O) activity typically consumes 60% to 65% of IT budgets in organisations across industry sectors. As a result, the impact of green and sustainable initiatives will be greatest in this area. Bettina Tratz-Ryan, research...
Social mobile ad spend to boom
US mobile ad spending on social networks will reach $4,5-billion by 2018, according to a new Forecast View from Forrester Research. “Forrester expects the spending on mobile ads to grow nearly twice as fast as the spending on desktop ads on social networks. We...
Lync central to Obama’s re-election
The recent “Obama for America” campaign used Microsoft Lync as the communications platform for hundreds of campaign staff in its Chicago headquarters and in some states for the 2012 elections. The campaign needed to upgrade from a private branch exchange (PBX) system...
Ghana goes digital with border control
Digital security provider Gemalto has been appointed as prime contractor and turnkey supplier to provide Ghana Immigration Services (GIS) with a highly secure electronic visa and border management solution. This initiative is part of the eGhana project, an ambitious...
Mixed bag for M&A activity in 2012
Following two consecutive years of substantial growth in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the global information and communication technology (ICT) sector, 2012 produced a more mixed set of results. According to a new study from International Data...
Samsung takes chunk from Apple market
Apple’s market share leadership is under threat from Samsung as it saw its slice of the worldwide tablet pie falling from 51,7% to 43,6%, while Samsung’s spurred upwards from 7,3% to 15%. It might not yet be time to worry, but, according to Christopher Riley, CEO of...