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Rectron wins Transcend exclusivity
Rectron South Africa has been appointed as an exclusive distributor for Transcend’s range of storage and multimedia products. The appointment will mean Transcend’s full range of products will now be available from Rectron in southern Africa. “The breadth of Rectron’s...
Samsung, Vodacom team in the enterprise
Samsung Electronics South Africa and Vodacom Business Services have entered into an agreement that will see the two companies collaborate on a programme aimed at developing solutions that will leverage their respective expertise on mobile devices and network...
Push for tablet-based banking
There is a growing user acceptance of "push" mobile banking, and a sharp rise in tablet adoption will drive users of transactional tablet banking services to almost 200-million in 2017. This will represent approximately 19% of total mobile banking customers in 2017,...
Low-cost devices drive tablet surge
A predicted surge of smaller, lower-priced devices in the tablet market has led International Data Corporation (IDC) to increase its 2013 forecast for the worldwide tablet market to 190,9-million, up from its previous forecast of 172,4-million units. Increases in...
Huawei launches BYOD solution for banking
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has showcased its BYOD solutions to cater for the introduction of omnichannel banking in the African market, at the Future Bank Africa event 2013. Future Bank is part of a...
Defining business class productivity
With technology innovation unfolding at break-neck speed, the past few years have introduced a wealth of new connectivity, mobility and device options for employers to consider for their workforces. As organisations seek to capitalise on these innovations in order to...
The security landscape in SA in 2013
The big challenge within the South African security and innovations space today is the lack of competent expertise available in the market. Simply put, there are not enough trained people to do the design, installation and system audit work, which security projects...
Genesys positioned in Magic Quadrant
Genesys, a leading provider of customer service and contact centre solutions, has announced that information technology research and advisory firm Gartner has included the company in its report, Magic Quadrant for CRM Web Customer Service Applications, published...
MPS helps government tackle printing costs
Public sector agencies and government departments could achieve significant cost savings and productivity gains by turning towards managed print services (MPS) to enhance the management of their document output environments. That’s the word from Simbo Ntshinka, MD of...
Fast Fashion implements SAP for Retail
In today’s fast-paced fashion environment, style inspired by the latest runway shows is seen on clothing retailer’s racks within weeks. As quickly as the new fashion arrives, it is replaced by the next collection. Retailers have to adapt to the fast-paced environment...
Major ICANN expansion for Africa
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is moving ahead immediately with plans to have six new ICANN representatives on the African continent. This is according to president Fadi Chehadé, who says: “ICANN used to say if you want to participate...
Sluggish x86 server growth for MEA
The x86 server market in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) witnessed a marginal year-on-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to IDC. Referencing its latest EMEA Quarterly Server Tracker, the research firm announced that the MEA x86 server market...
SA scores well in carbon reporting
While South Africa scored poorly in the World Economic Forum (WEF) competitive index for education, it is rated first out of 144 countries for corporate reporting and protection of minority shareholders’ rights. Robbie Louw, a director of carbon advisory firm...
Rectron wins Transcend exclusivity
Rectron South Africa has been appointed as an exclusive distributor for Transcend’s range of storage and multimedia products. The appointment will mean Transcend’s full range of products will now be available from Rectron in southern Africa. “The breadth of Rectron’s...
Samsung, Vodacom team in the enterprise
Samsung Electronics South Africa and Vodacom Business Services have entered into an agreement that will see the two companies collaborate on a programme aimed at developing solutions that will leverage their respective expertise on mobile devices and network...
Push for tablet-based banking
There is a growing user acceptance of "push" mobile banking, and a sharp rise in tablet adoption will drive users of transactional tablet banking services to almost 200-million in 2017. This will represent approximately 19% of total mobile banking customers in 2017,...
Low-cost devices drive tablet surge
A predicted surge of smaller, lower-priced devices in the tablet market has led International Data Corporation (IDC) to increase its 2013 forecast for the worldwide tablet market to 190,9-million, up from its previous forecast of 172,4-million units. Increases in...
Huawei launches BYOD solution for banking
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has showcased its BYOD solutions to cater for the introduction of omnichannel banking in the African market, at the Future Bank Africa event 2013. Future Bank is part of a...
Defining business class productivity
With technology innovation unfolding at break-neck speed, the past few years have introduced a wealth of new connectivity, mobility and device options for employers to consider for their workforces. As organisations seek to capitalise on these innovations in order to...
The security landscape in SA in 2013
The big challenge within the South African security and innovations space today is the lack of competent expertise available in the market. Simply put, there are not enough trained people to do the design, installation and system audit work, which security projects...