Technology News
Focus on skills availability for ICT sector
The message from leading global ICT managed services provider, Integr8, is that South Africa’s technology sector must renew efforts to address the need for sought-after ICT skill sets. Although the company is encouraged by reports of a drop in unemployment figures...
Panda Security boosts partner profits
Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, is launching the new version of Panda Cloud Partner Center, the exclusive and free management console for Panda Security partners. This tool is a comprehensive solution for centralised security management, simplifying life...
Securing citizen documents
For any nation, the control and regulation of cross-border activity is essential for continued stability and economic progress. Citizens need to be able to easily move across borders to conduct business and socially, to visit family or simply to expand horizons....
Three steps to enterprise cloud migration
Cloud computing offers significant benefits to enterprises, and many are starting to factor it into their long-term planning. First, however, they need to understand the pros and cons of cloud - and how to make the move. “Cloud offers enterprises the benefits of...
HP helps business capitalise on big data
HP has announced a complete next-generation data warehouse platform that enables businesses to solve complex information challenges and make more informed decisions while reducing cost and accelerating growth. HP AppSystem for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data...
Compliance alone won’t prevent disaster
The advent of King III, with its stringent demands on directors to exercise careful control over every aspect of the business, has been a gift for software vendors who can claim any link between their products and compliance. But, says James Beaumont of technology...
BDS appoints Ivyline as Xerox partner
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), Africa's leading technology and services company and the largest Xerox distributor in the world, has announced the appointment of Ivyline Technologies as official business partner within the Rustenburg area and its immediate...
Technology will change the face of Africa
The face of Africa is changing and the world is beginning to notice. Implementing world-class technology has been the ambition of many African countries since their independence. Today, this ambition is becoming a reality in specific technological niches and in the...
IT in healthcare set to grow
Healthcare providers in the Middle East and Africa will spend $4,4-billion on IT products and services in 2013 - an increase of 3,8% over 2012 revenue of $4,3-billion. According to Gartner, this forecast includes spending by healthcare providers (includes hospitals...
Nigerian bank opts for IBM
Nigeria’s Keystone Bank has announced the ongoing and successful transformation of its business as a result of its acquisition of technology from IBM, ushering in a new era of service delivery and customer-centric operations for the bank. Keystone Bank deployed a...
2013 SARS Employer Filing season open
SARS has announced the annual PAYE reconciliation submission season for the period 1 April to 31 May 2013. All South African employers are required to reconcile and submit PAYE, UIF and SDL contributions for the period 1 March 2012 to 28 February 2013. SARS requires...
Mobility extends business reach
Mobility enjoys such acceptance in the market that many new enterprise applications are now built for mobile access first and for other devices only as additional channels. In addition, there is large-scale mobile re-engineering of enterprise applications taking...
Use LBS to find friends on WeChat
WeChat, a social communications services available for smartphones, announced the launch of a new version for BlackBerry smartphones. The new version, WeChat 2.0, features a new location-based services (LBS) feature that integrates both "Look Around" and QR code...
Focus on skills availability for ICT sector
The message from leading global ICT managed services provider, Integr8, is that South Africa’s technology sector must renew efforts to address the need for sought-after ICT skill sets. Although the company is encouraged by reports of a drop in unemployment figures...
Panda Security boosts partner profits
Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, is launching the new version of Panda Cloud Partner Center, the exclusive and free management console for Panda Security partners. This tool is a comprehensive solution for centralised security management, simplifying life...
Securing citizen documents
For any nation, the control and regulation of cross-border activity is essential for continued stability and economic progress. Citizens need to be able to easily move across borders to conduct business and socially, to visit family or simply to expand horizons....
Three steps to enterprise cloud migration
Cloud computing offers significant benefits to enterprises, and many are starting to factor it into their long-term planning. First, however, they need to understand the pros and cons of cloud - and how to make the move. “Cloud offers enterprises the benefits of...
HP helps business capitalise on big data
HP has announced a complete next-generation data warehouse platform that enables businesses to solve complex information challenges and make more informed decisions while reducing cost and accelerating growth. HP AppSystem for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data...
Compliance alone won’t prevent disaster
The advent of King III, with its stringent demands on directors to exercise careful control over every aspect of the business, has been a gift for software vendors who can claim any link between their products and compliance. But, says James Beaumont of technology...
BDS appoints Ivyline as Xerox partner
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), Africa's leading technology and services company and the largest Xerox distributor in the world, has announced the appointment of Ivyline Technologies as official business partner within the Rustenburg area and its immediate...