Technology News
Google announce financial results
Google has announced financial results for the quarter and the fiscal year ended 31 December, 2012. "We ended 2012 with a strong quarter," says Larry Page, CEO of Google. "Revenues were up 36% year on year, and 8% quarter on quarter. "And we hit $50-billion in...
DiData launches cloud readiness services
To support the expanding role cloud services are playing across enterprise information technology, Dimension Data, an ICT services and solutions provider, has launched several new cloud readiness services designed to help organisations assess their ability and...
Making the move to mobile
With mobile penetration in South Africa already well over 100%, an increasing number of enterprises are turning to this medium as a means of communicating with their customer bases. Mobile communications tools like SMS represent an immediate, personal and...
SA not geared up for records management
Despite South African information and records management solutions being on par with that of global standards, many local businesses fail to recognise the importance of effective records management despite multiple legislative requirements governing this critical...
Data traffic to become a flood
The mobile industry is constantly evolving and growing at a meteoric rate. It was just over five years ago that Apple sold the first iPhone – ever. Now smartphones are ubiquitous, with Apple shipping 250-million phones around the globe. Statistics show that 50-billion...
Ericsson to acquire Devoteam
Ericsson has announced its intention to acquire Devoteam Telecom & Media operations in France. Devoteam is a leader in ICT consulting, with 5 000 employees in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The completion of the acquisition is subject to consultation and...
SA’s education system in 2013
There is a general lack of understanding about the merits, as well as the pedagogic use of technology in education. While South Africa has an advocacy programme, there is still a lot more work to be done in this area. Kobus van Wyk, head of E-learning at Mustek, the...
WD expands SMB storage portfolio
Western Digital (WD) has announced an expansion of its product portfolio addressing small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the addition of network backup software and appliances from Arkeia Software, a privately-held data protection company based in Carlsbad,...
Schneider announces SmartStruxure
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has announced the release of its SmartStruxure solution, which maximises building efficiency and reduces operating costs across the entire lifecycle of a facility. The SmartStruxure solution integrates...
IBM launches Training Partner Network
IBM recently announced that as a part of their Global Skills Initiative, which is aimed at accelerating the growth of skills and the adoption of IBM solutions in the global marketplace, they will be enabling a worldwide Training Partner Network uniquely positioned to...
Mobile payments to reach $90bn by 2017
US mobile payments will reach $90-billion by 2017, a 48% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from the $12,8-billion spent in 2012. This is according to Forrester's latest five-year mobile payments forecast, which segments mobile payments into three categories:...
IBM announces Q4 results
IBM has announced fourth-quarter 2012 diluted earnings of $5.13 per share, compared with diluted earnings of $4.62 per share in the fourth quarter of 2011, an increase of 11%. Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings were $5.39 per share, compared with operating diluted...
Better earnings for Pinnacle
Pinnacle Technology Holdings is expecting earnings for the six months ended 31 December to be significantly higher than the previous year. The company issued a trading statement regarding the anticipated interim headline earnings per share (HEPS) and earnings per...
Google announce financial results
Google has announced financial results for the quarter and the fiscal year ended 31 December, 2012. "We ended 2012 with a strong quarter," says Larry Page, CEO of Google. "Revenues were up 36% year on year, and 8% quarter on quarter. "And we hit $50-billion in...
DiData launches cloud readiness services
To support the expanding role cloud services are playing across enterprise information technology, Dimension Data, an ICT services and solutions provider, has launched several new cloud readiness services designed to help organisations assess their ability and...
Making the move to mobile
With mobile penetration in South Africa already well over 100%, an increasing number of enterprises are turning to this medium as a means of communicating with their customer bases. Mobile communications tools like SMS represent an immediate, personal and...
SA not geared up for records management
Despite South African information and records management solutions being on par with that of global standards, many local businesses fail to recognise the importance of effective records management despite multiple legislative requirements governing this critical...
Data traffic to become a flood
The mobile industry is constantly evolving and growing at a meteoric rate. It was just over five years ago that Apple sold the first iPhone – ever. Now smartphones are ubiquitous, with Apple shipping 250-million phones around the globe. Statistics show that 50-billion...
Ericsson to acquire Devoteam
Ericsson has announced its intention to acquire Devoteam Telecom & Media operations in France. Devoteam is a leader in ICT consulting, with 5 000 employees in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The completion of the acquisition is subject to consultation and...
SA’s education system in 2013
There is a general lack of understanding about the merits, as well as the pedagogic use of technology in education. While South Africa has an advocacy programme, there is still a lot more work to be done in this area. Kobus van Wyk, head of E-learning at Mustek, the...