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New sub-Saharan head for Ericsson
Fredrik Jejdling has been appointed head of the sub-Saharan Africa region at Ericsson. He is currently head of region: India. Jejdling succeeds Lars Lindén who has been part of successfully extending Ericsson’s footprint in the sub-Saharan region. “Under Fredrik’s...
Powertech COO resigns
Altron has advised shareholders that, after several years of service to the Altron group, Powertech chief operating officer (COO) Leon Viljoen has resigned from the company to take up the position as cluster manager, southern Africa and country manager, South Africa...
NEC expands MultiSync V range
NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced several new additions to its popular MultiSync V Series range of public displays, once again setting new standards in the professional entry-level segment with the introduction of LED backlighting. Building on the success of...
Fujitsu announces new displays
Fujitsu today announces a new generation of displays that take desktop ergonomics to a new level, with screens that are clearer, more detailed, and more comfortable to use than ever before. For office-based “desk jockeys” who sit in front of a screen all day, their...
Electric cars: success by a different route
Pure electric cars are a disaster. On-road pure electric cars continue to sell at a level barely above one quarter of the sales of pure electric golf cars or a tenth of pure electric forklifts, says Dr Peter Harrop, chairman, IDTechEx. Those golf cars are profitable...
Unison launches new BI product
Unison has announced the release of its new business intelligence (BI) offering, Unison Analytics, which has been specifically designed to measure and enhance the management of enterprise communications. “We are extremely excited about this newest addition to the...
Reasons to backup to the cloud
The data explosion is increasing demand for data storage, driving up costs, amplifying the risk of data loss or exposure and complicating disaster recovery plans and strategies. Furthermore, organisations are increasingly moving away from cumbersome, error-prone,...
Galaxy Note II now has Garmin app
As part of its commitment to provide its customers with best-in-class solutions for the digital lifestyle, Samsung Electronics SA has partnered with Garmin Southern Africa to offer the Garmin NAVIGON navigation app on all Samsung Galaxy Note II devices at no...
SharePoint an industry game-changer
The newly released version of the Microsoft Web-based platform, SharePoint, shows the extent to which the solution has evolved and why it truly matters to business decision makers. Established South African ICT solutions and support provider, Ukuvuma Solutions,...
WiFi trends to watch for in 2013
2012 was a great year for the WiFi industry, especially in the enterprise IT space. More businesses embraced the solutions WiFi had to offer and in the process improved on their internal processes and services to their customers, says Michael Fletcher, sales director...
Telkom ‘ready for AFCON 2013’
Telkom says is geared and ready to deliver a range of critical services required to host the 2013 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), which begins in South Africa this weekend. The 2013 AFCON takes place from 19 January until 10 February, and Telkom will be providing a...
Shavathon campaign gets underway
The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), which is this year celebrating its 10th year of hosting CANSA Shavathon events, is also encouraging volunteers to join its online campaign. The CANSA Shavathon encourages everyone to take part from 25 February to 2...
DiData extends cloud services
Dimension Data has achieved Cisco Cloud Provider Certification with a Cisco Powered Cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) designation. The Cisco Cloud Provider Certification recognises Dimension Data’s investment in operating its data centres to offer cloud IaaS...
New sub-Saharan head for Ericsson
Fredrik Jejdling has been appointed head of the sub-Saharan Africa region at Ericsson. He is currently head of region: India. Jejdling succeeds Lars Lindén who has been part of successfully extending Ericsson’s footprint in the sub-Saharan region. “Under Fredrik’s...
Powertech COO resigns
Altron has advised shareholders that, after several years of service to the Altron group, Powertech chief operating officer (COO) Leon Viljoen has resigned from the company to take up the position as cluster manager, southern Africa and country manager, South Africa...
NEC expands MultiSync V range
NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced several new additions to its popular MultiSync V Series range of public displays, once again setting new standards in the professional entry-level segment with the introduction of LED backlighting. Building on the success of...
Fujitsu announces new displays
Fujitsu today announces a new generation of displays that take desktop ergonomics to a new level, with screens that are clearer, more detailed, and more comfortable to use than ever before. For office-based “desk jockeys” who sit in front of a screen all day, their...
Electric cars: success by a different route
Pure electric cars are a disaster. On-road pure electric cars continue to sell at a level barely above one quarter of the sales of pure electric golf cars or a tenth of pure electric forklifts, says Dr Peter Harrop, chairman, IDTechEx. Those golf cars are profitable...
Unison launches new BI product
Unison has announced the release of its new business intelligence (BI) offering, Unison Analytics, which has been specifically designed to measure and enhance the management of enterprise communications. “We are extremely excited about this newest addition to the...
Reasons to backup to the cloud
The data explosion is increasing demand for data storage, driving up costs, amplifying the risk of data loss or exposure and complicating disaster recovery plans and strategies. Furthermore, organisations are increasingly moving away from cumbersome, error-prone,...