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Sony SA, Rectron offer service clinic
Following the success of its run in Durban, Sony South Africa and authorised service centre, Rectron, will be running a service clinic in Cape Town. This three day service will run from 15 to 17 March 2013 at the Rectron premises in Cape Town, 442 Koeberg Road,...
VMware outlines cloud strategy
At a Strategic Forum for Institutional Investors, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined the company’s strategy, revealing more details about its plans to deliver the software-defined datacenter, expand its hybrid cloud offerings and empower the multi-device era. “VMware’s...
The C, Ku and Ka-band satellite debate
With the launch of Ka-band satellites the debate of C versus Ku-band versus Ka-band has come to the fore, with varying opinions of the advantages of each technology against that of another. These considerations are valid and, in terms of a pure technology debate, very...
The true cost of freeware
Smaller or new call centres are often lured by the promise of free call centre software that can be downloaded and cobbled together by an “IT professional”, thus reducing their initial capex investment, says Bruce von Maltitz, 1Stream. Usually, this works for a short...
Aspect announces strategic partnership
Aspect Software, a leading provider of next generation customer contact and enterprise workforce optimisation, has announced an equity partnership with back office optimisation software and services expert eg solutions. The agreement provides Aspect exclusive...
Samsung boosts African education
Samsung has extended its Built for Africa programme to provide educational books and content, together with free access and lifestyle content, on its affordable range of devices. At the Samsung Africa Forum yesterday, a number of partnerships that will enrich the...
Free WiFi for Samsung users
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced a partnership with AlwaysOn to offer a data service that will provide all new and existing Samsung smart device users with 1Gb of free WiFi access per month, for 12 months – at more than 1 200 AlwaysOn hotspots around...
MWEB hosts local Dota 2 server
South Africa’s biggest gaming service provider, MWEB Gaming, has launched local Dota 2 servers into the test build with the Valve Corporation, an American video game development and digital distribution company. MWEB is awaiting confirmation from Valve as to when it...
A new world for employees
Future employees will face a very different work life from today – never tethered to one location and able to share and access knowledge more easily – thanks to the acceleration of consumerisation and the influx of devices and platforms entering the workplace,...
Ericsson to manage Atlantique network
Atlantique Telecom, part of the Etisalat Group, has entered a five year multi-country managed services agreement with Ericsson to manage its entire mobile network, and impacting almost 10-million subscribers. During the past decade, the number of mobile connections...
Datacentrix enhances infrastructure for GPW
An enhanced server and storage infrastructure solution has been rolled out for the Government Printing Works (GPW) in Pretoria by Datacentrix, a provider of high performing and secure ICT solutions, in order to improve management, standardisation and control at the...
Controlling on- and offboarding in mining
With the South African mining industry so tightly-regulated, particularly in terms of Health and Safety, controlling the onboarding and offboarding of employees and suppliers is a critical business need. Yet, while all mining companies have well-thought out and...
Travel safely this Easter with LBS
If users are one of the many South Africans set to hit the road for the Easter break, consider using location-based services (LBS) to help navigate any dangers they may encounter en route. These mobile services can be a lifesaver in emergency situations such as a road...
Sony SA, Rectron offer service clinic
Following the success of its run in Durban, Sony South Africa and authorised service centre, Rectron, will be running a service clinic in Cape Town. This three day service will run from 15 to 17 March 2013 at the Rectron premises in Cape Town, 442 Koeberg Road,...
VMware outlines cloud strategy
At a Strategic Forum for Institutional Investors, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined the company’s strategy, revealing more details about its plans to deliver the software-defined datacenter, expand its hybrid cloud offerings and empower the multi-device era. “VMware’s...
The C, Ku and Ka-band satellite debate
With the launch of Ka-band satellites the debate of C versus Ku-band versus Ka-band has come to the fore, with varying opinions of the advantages of each technology against that of another. These considerations are valid and, in terms of a pure technology debate, very...
The true cost of freeware
Smaller or new call centres are often lured by the promise of free call centre software that can be downloaded and cobbled together by an “IT professional”, thus reducing their initial capex investment, says Bruce von Maltitz, 1Stream. Usually, this works for a short...
Aspect announces strategic partnership
Aspect Software, a leading provider of next generation customer contact and enterprise workforce optimisation, has announced an equity partnership with back office optimisation software and services expert eg solutions. The agreement provides Aspect exclusive...
Samsung boosts African education
Samsung has extended its Built for Africa programme to provide educational books and content, together with free access and lifestyle content, on its affordable range of devices. At the Samsung Africa Forum yesterday, a number of partnerships that will enrich the...
Free WiFi for Samsung users
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced a partnership with AlwaysOn to offer a data service that will provide all new and existing Samsung smart device users with 1Gb of free WiFi access per month, for 12 months – at more than 1 200 AlwaysOn hotspots around...