Technology News
HP leads sluggish Q4 PC market
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 89,8-million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, down 6,4% compared to the same quarter in 2011 and worse than the forecasted decline of 4,4%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker....
Paul confirmed as HP manager
HP has announced the appointment of Craig Paul as HP Storage business unit and sales manager for the Enterprise Group in South Africa, with immediate effect. Paul has been acting in this role since early this year, and under his leadership the team has shown very...
Notebooks set for robust Q1
Although the demand for laptops during the first quarter of 2013 is expected to be down, The Notebook Company is predicting that its revenue will remain the same for the first quarter of the year, in comparison to the same quarter last year. This is according to...
Storing memories in the cloud
Storing and accessing precious photos has taken a new and almost surreal turn. Enthusiasts and consumers alike are not able to access their images anywhere, anytime in an increasingly "connected" world, says Heinrich Pretorius, Canon product specialist at DCC. This...
The world needs African solutions
African software has had some qualified global successes, but more often than not these home-grown innovations don’t "take" well in other territories, says Wesley Lynch, CEO of RealmDigital. To overcome this, users need to think broadly. While African solutions are...
Samsung launches VPP portal
Since its introduction, the Samsung VIP Purchase Programme (VPP) has provided professional organisations with access to an exclusive e-commerce portal that has the latest Samsung products available for purchase. “Samsung is committed to providing consumers with the...
CA Technologies’ predictions for 2013
CA Southern Africa has released CA Technologies’ top five IT predictions for 2013: Big data grows up There will be an emergence of big data administrators, who will play a critical role in using new technologies and processing power to take a cold, hard (and useful)...
Mulisource brings dPMR to SA
Local wireless communication specialist Multisource has heralded in a new era of two-way radio communications, with the introduction of digital private mobile radio (dPMR) Mode 3 to South Africa. Multisource’s launch of dPMR Mode 3 took place at St George Hotel in...
New PPPM tools from TPG Africa
The local project, program and project portfolio management (PPPM) solutions provider TPG Africa, formerly UMT Consulting SA, has introduced a range of freshly designed specialised enterprise PPPM solutions and services. TPG Africa has also developed a unique and...
BI predictions and trends for 2013
Business intelligence (BI) has come a long way over the last several decades, transforming from a back office process to a technology utilised by every enterprise department, says Johan Jurd, MD of InfoBuild, a representative of InformationBuilders in South Africa. ...
Oracle releases fix for Java
Oracle has released an upgrade to Java SE 7 that addresses some of the security concerns aired last week. An advisory on the company’s Web site urges users to download the Java SE 7u11 upgrade. “This release includes important security fixes,” it reads. “Oracle...
Why SAP move is a ‘game-changer’
SAP has announced that its ERP software can now run on the HANA in-memory database, a move that will see it compete more aggressively with Oracle. Ovum analysts Tony Baer, Madan Sheina, Nicole Engelbert, Carter Lusher and Warren Wilson outline their view and the...
Borrow wisely in 2013, ombud urges
Before taking on debt, the Credit Ombud, Manie van Schalkwyk, urges consumers to make sure they understand the true costs of borrowing and payment conditions. “You can end up paying many more times what you borrowed in interest alone,” says Van Schalkwyk. “Interest...
HP leads sluggish Q4 PC market
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 89,8-million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, down 6,4% compared to the same quarter in 2011 and worse than the forecasted decline of 4,4%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker....
Paul confirmed as HP manager
HP has announced the appointment of Craig Paul as HP Storage business unit and sales manager for the Enterprise Group in South Africa, with immediate effect. Paul has been acting in this role since early this year, and under his leadership the team has shown very...
Notebooks set for robust Q1
Although the demand for laptops during the first quarter of 2013 is expected to be down, The Notebook Company is predicting that its revenue will remain the same for the first quarter of the year, in comparison to the same quarter last year. This is according to...
Storing memories in the cloud
Storing and accessing precious photos has taken a new and almost surreal turn. Enthusiasts and consumers alike are not able to access their images anywhere, anytime in an increasingly "connected" world, says Heinrich Pretorius, Canon product specialist at DCC. This...
The world needs African solutions
African software has had some qualified global successes, but more often than not these home-grown innovations don’t "take" well in other territories, says Wesley Lynch, CEO of RealmDigital. To overcome this, users need to think broadly. While African solutions are...
Samsung launches VPP portal
Since its introduction, the Samsung VIP Purchase Programme (VPP) has provided professional organisations with access to an exclusive e-commerce portal that has the latest Samsung products available for purchase. “Samsung is committed to providing consumers with the...
CA Technologies’ predictions for 2013
CA Southern Africa has released CA Technologies’ top five IT predictions for 2013: Big data grows up There will be an emergence of big data administrators, who will play a critical role in using new technologies and processing power to take a cold, hard (and useful)...