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Virgin Mobile offers free SMS deal
Virgin Mobile South Africa has launched a free SMS promotion for all prepaid customers. Prepaid customers will receive free SMSes whenever they recharge, which can be used to text anyone, on any network at anytime. Prepaid customers will receive free SMSes whenever...
Does cost efficiency cost money?
In the current economic climate, many organisations are driven to cut costs, save money and improve cost efficiency across the board. One area that is typically under scrutiny is IT, says Gerrit-Jan Albers, service delivery manager at RDB Consulting. As a result,...
Financial institution uses Quintica solution
Organisations in Africa, and in particular financial services institutions, face unique risks all of which lend themselves to developing and cementing business continuity plans to help guard operations in the event of incidents that could threaten operations. Recent...
Mazda wins with Oracle SPARC T4 servers
Mazda Motor Corporation has modernised and consolidated its Mazda Digital Innovation (MDI) system on Oracle’s SPARC T4-4 and T4-2 servers running Oracle Solaris 10. The MDI system is critical to Mazda product development and provides technologies which span the entire...
Genesys One to launch in SA
Promising leading contact centre technologies up and running in 30 days, Genesys One is coming to market in SA through implementation partner Bytes Connect. Genesys a leading provider of customer service solutions, has just launched its Genesys One solution, which...
Aviat provides services to MTN Ghana
Aviat Networks, a leading expert in microwave networking solutions, has announced that it is providing comprehensive Spares Management Services in addition to its AviatCare services to MTN Ghana, a subsidiary of pan-Africa mobile telecom leader MTN Group. Aviat...
F5 announces new security offerings
F5 Networks, the global leader in application delivery networking, has announced new security offerings designed to safeguard organisations’ network and application infrastructures. With the introduction of BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager and enhancements to other...
Pick n Pay uses SUSE Linux solution
Enterprise Linux solutions provider SUSE has deployed a SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service solution to provide proactive management and total control of an extensive POS estate for Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s largest retailers. Matthew Lee, regional manager...
A business case for data governance
There are 10 basic, yet important steps to building a business case for data governance.Within each step are a number of best practices that define the level of programme success, failure or mediocrity. These steps involve strategy development, value identification,...
BlackBerry, Trend Micro boost security
BlackBerry has announced that it is working with Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cloud security, to expand the protection it already provides to BlackBerry customers against malware and privacy issues related to third-party applications. As part of a...
MTN revives Mahala Thursdays
While South Africans are still adjusting to the recent fuel price increases and the rising cost of living in the New Year, MTN has revived Mahala Thursdays to bring much-needed relief and value to customers looking to stretch each penny spent. Mahala Thursdays...
Jasco announces interim results
Jasco Electronics has announced interim results for the six month period to December 2012, following completion of the first year and a half of its three-year strategy implementation. Commenting on the results, Jasco’s CEO, Pete da Silva, says: “The core businesses...
HDD revenue set to decline
Facing a relentless onslaught from tablets, smartphones and solid state drives (SSD), global hard disk drive (HDD) market revenue in 2013 will decline by about 12% this year, according to an IHS iSuppli Storage Space market brief from information and analytics...
Virgin Mobile offers free SMS deal
Virgin Mobile South Africa has launched a free SMS promotion for all prepaid customers. Prepaid customers will receive free SMSes whenever they recharge, which can be used to text anyone, on any network at anytime. Prepaid customers will receive free SMSes whenever...
Does cost efficiency cost money?
In the current economic climate, many organisations are driven to cut costs, save money and improve cost efficiency across the board. One area that is typically under scrutiny is IT, says Gerrit-Jan Albers, service delivery manager at RDB Consulting. As a result,...
Financial institution uses Quintica solution
Organisations in Africa, and in particular financial services institutions, face unique risks all of which lend themselves to developing and cementing business continuity plans to help guard operations in the event of incidents that could threaten operations. Recent...
Mazda wins with Oracle SPARC T4 servers
Mazda Motor Corporation has modernised and consolidated its Mazda Digital Innovation (MDI) system on Oracle’s SPARC T4-4 and T4-2 servers running Oracle Solaris 10. The MDI system is critical to Mazda product development and provides technologies which span the entire...
Genesys One to launch in SA
Promising leading contact centre technologies up and running in 30 days, Genesys One is coming to market in SA through implementation partner Bytes Connect. Genesys a leading provider of customer service solutions, has just launched its Genesys One solution, which...
Aviat provides services to MTN Ghana
Aviat Networks, a leading expert in microwave networking solutions, has announced that it is providing comprehensive Spares Management Services in addition to its AviatCare services to MTN Ghana, a subsidiary of pan-Africa mobile telecom leader MTN Group. Aviat...
F5 announces new security offerings
F5 Networks, the global leader in application delivery networking, has announced new security offerings designed to safeguard organisations’ network and application infrastructures. With the introduction of BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager and enhancements to other...