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Oracle speeds up Database Appliance
Oracle has announced the general availability of Oracle Database Appliance X3-2, which provides up to twice the performance and supports over four times the storage compared to the original Oracle Database Appliance. Customers can instantly grow their data volumes by...
Nashua shines at Africa Print Road Show
Nashua Limited’s rapid ascension as a leader within the production printing market, and the market leader’s ability to significantly increase revenue for its clients and offer a total marketing service, was visibly demonstrated when the company hosted a stand at the...
Change worries African leaders
African business leaders are more concerned with losing their competitive edge to their peers than leaders in the rest of the world. When questioned about the impacts of technology-led change, global business leaders are positive about the effects on creativity and...
Post-digital era has arrived, says Deloitte
Business has moved into the post-digital era, according to Deloitte, which this morning released its Technology Trends Report. Post-digital implies that all business planning and strategies going forward will be based upon digital technologies. The new Deloitte...
Sharp decline in SA consumer confidence
South African consumer confidence has fallen sharply, according to the latest MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence released today. The latest Index recorded an overall decline of 21.8 points, falling to a score of 48.0, compared to 69.8 six months ago. South...
2013 infrastructure management trends
Gartner has identified the top technology trends that will play key roles in modernising information management (IM) in 2013 and beyond, making the role of information governance increasingly important. "Information is one of the four powerful forces changing the way...
Schneider wins R101m Zambian deal
Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has secured purchase orders totalling R101-million from First Quantum Minerals’ Kansanshi smelter project and the Sentinel Greenfields project in Zambia. The Kansanshi site is located 15km north of the town of Solwezi...
Virtualisation fails data protection
Enterprises are still not experiencing the full benefits that virtualisation brings to data protection, with capabilities, complexity and cost all affecting implementations. Indeed, in a number of areas enterprises’ data protection capabilities have actually...
Display prices drop on tablet demand
The boom in media tablet demand is causing display providers to flock to the market with more products, inflating the supply base and causing prices to decline, according to an IHS iSuppli LCD Price Tracker report from IHS. Pricing in January declined for 7-inch,...
Microsoft hit with E561m EU fine
The European Union’s anti-trust regulators have hit Microsoft with a E561-million fine for failing to offer Windows users an alternative to Internet Explorer. This follows a 2009 agreement that Microsoft would give users a choice of alternative browsers – and which it...
DCC, Targus deliver new laptop slipcases
Mobility is an essential element in this day and age, and protecting hardware while on the move is vital. Protect assets by wrapping it in a protective skin with the latest range of Targus slipcases from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The Targus Pulse...
DVT revenues to exceed R250-million
South African software company DVT, founded in 1999 and now one of the largest independent software specialists in the country, is set to exceed R250-million in revenues in the current financial year, for the first time in the company’s history. “We have experienced...
Massdiscounters implements JDA solutions
JDA Software Group, The Supply Chain Company, has announced that Massdiscounters has completed its implementation of JDA Demand and JDA Fulfillment using JDA Cloud Perform. Massdiscounters operates DionWired and Game – promotionally driven discount retailers of...
Oracle speeds up Database Appliance
Oracle has announced the general availability of Oracle Database Appliance X3-2, which provides up to twice the performance and supports over four times the storage compared to the original Oracle Database Appliance. Customers can instantly grow their data volumes by...
Nashua shines at Africa Print Road Show
Nashua Limited’s rapid ascension as a leader within the production printing market, and the market leader’s ability to significantly increase revenue for its clients and offer a total marketing service, was visibly demonstrated when the company hosted a stand at the...
Change worries African leaders
African business leaders are more concerned with losing their competitive edge to their peers than leaders in the rest of the world. When questioned about the impacts of technology-led change, global business leaders are positive about the effects on creativity and...
Post-digital era has arrived, says Deloitte
Business has moved into the post-digital era, according to Deloitte, which this morning released its Technology Trends Report. Post-digital implies that all business planning and strategies going forward will be based upon digital technologies. The new Deloitte...
Sharp decline in SA consumer confidence
South African consumer confidence has fallen sharply, according to the latest MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence released today. The latest Index recorded an overall decline of 21.8 points, falling to a score of 48.0, compared to 69.8 six months ago. South...
2013 infrastructure management trends
Gartner has identified the top technology trends that will play key roles in modernising information management (IM) in 2013 and beyond, making the role of information governance increasingly important. "Information is one of the four powerful forces changing the way...
Schneider wins R101m Zambian deal
Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has secured purchase orders totalling R101-million from First Quantum Minerals’ Kansanshi smelter project and the Sentinel Greenfields project in Zambia. The Kansanshi site is located 15km north of the town of Solwezi...