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The real cost of infrastructure theft
On the last day of January this year, two trains collided outside of Pretoria, the administrative heart of South Africa. Two people were fatally injured, 19 critically and about 300 - many of whom school children - suffered minor injuries. Passenger Rail Agency of...
New deals for Vodacom subscribers
Vodacom will be launching new smart plans that include unlimited voice calls, unlimited SMSes, more data and a range of new value added services. The new offer will be available to contract customers on 7 March 2013. These new smart plans will introduce customers to a...
MTN cuts Internet rates
MTN SA has announced an aggressive reduction on its Internet price plans and bundle rates on the MTN network. “The digital age continues to create real opportunities for consumers to connect, interact and simplify their lives directly from their handheld devices,”...
Logicalis buys up European firms
Datatec subsidiary Logicalis Group has agreed to acquire the European subsidiaries of 2e2, excluding the UK business, for €24-million ($31-million) in cash. The consideration will be funded by a combination of cash and the issue of Datatec shares. Logicalis will...
8·ta simplifies prepaid product
Mobile service provider 8·ta has changed its 8·ta More prepaid calling product, so users will effectively pay 95 cents a minute for voice phone calls when they recharge airtime for R5 or more. 8·tahas simplified the 8·ta More prepaid voice offer, doing away with the...
Integr8 supports BCX’s Nigerian cloud
Amid growing levels of demand for computing power and services in Nigeria, widely acknowledged to be the most populous country in Africa, South African systems integrator Business Connexion (BCX) recently launched a cloud services offering in the West African country....
Fujitsu optimises Eternus DX S2
Fujitsu has accelerates business customers’ mission-critical applications by further optimising the Eternus DX S2 Disk Storage Family as systems of choice for high-performance applications. With a long record of leading benchmarks and satisfied customers, Fujitsu now...
YahClick Go provides fast connectivity
YahClick Go, from Vox Telecom, provides fast, transportable connectivity to organisations and businesses that may require access to the internet whilst on the move, such as broadcasters, event companies, mobile marketing vehicles, news stations, mobile offices or...
McMethod.net supports project management
Industry analysts agree that Project Management will play an increasingly significant role in business in 2013 and beyond. Service providers in this space are ploughing resources into the development of solutions designed to make a difference to decision makers as...
Q-KON partners with Startel in Angola
Q-KON, a focussed provider of satellite and wireless access network solutions to niche markets in Africa, has announced a partnership with Angola’s Startel SA (Startel). A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been reached between the two companies and is based on...
Samsung damages to Apple halved
The more than $1-billion award that Samsung was last year ordered to pay to Apple for patent infringement has been almost halved on appeal. On Friday, a federal judge cut about $450-million from the award. District Judge Lucy Koh decided that the jury award of...
Telkom Mobile, 8ta brands segmented
Telkom has announced to its employees that elements of the market, which had been serviced and marketed to under the 8ta brand, will soon be served under the Telkom Mobile brand. 8ta will not be discontinued, but will be repositioned into specific market segments....
Cricket SA launches Mxit app
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has launched its first mobile-only community, lovecricket, on mobile social network Mxit. The app gives fans match details, player profiles, match scores, news, polls and an opportunity to have their say. “The success of our Facebook and...
The real cost of infrastructure theft
On the last day of January this year, two trains collided outside of Pretoria, the administrative heart of South Africa. Two people were fatally injured, 19 critically and about 300 - many of whom school children - suffered minor injuries. Passenger Rail Agency of...
New deals for Vodacom subscribers
Vodacom will be launching new smart plans that include unlimited voice calls, unlimited SMSes, more data and a range of new value added services. The new offer will be available to contract customers on 7 March 2013. These new smart plans will introduce customers to a...
MTN cuts Internet rates
MTN SA has announced an aggressive reduction on its Internet price plans and bundle rates on the MTN network. “The digital age continues to create real opportunities for consumers to connect, interact and simplify their lives directly from their handheld devices,”...
Logicalis buys up European firms
Datatec subsidiary Logicalis Group has agreed to acquire the European subsidiaries of 2e2, excluding the UK business, for €24-million ($31-million) in cash. The consideration will be funded by a combination of cash and the issue of Datatec shares. Logicalis will...
8·ta simplifies prepaid product
Mobile service provider 8·ta has changed its 8·ta More prepaid calling product, so users will effectively pay 95 cents a minute for voice phone calls when they recharge airtime for R5 or more. 8·tahas simplified the 8·ta More prepaid voice offer, doing away with the...
Integr8 supports BCX’s Nigerian cloud
Amid growing levels of demand for computing power and services in Nigeria, widely acknowledged to be the most populous country in Africa, South African systems integrator Business Connexion (BCX) recently launched a cloud services offering in the West African country....
Fujitsu optimises Eternus DX S2
Fujitsu has accelerates business customers’ mission-critical applications by further optimising the Eternus DX S2 Disk Storage Family as systems of choice for high-performance applications. With a long record of leading benchmarks and satisfied customers, Fujitsu now...