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FrontRange launches HEAT Cloud 2012.3
FrontRange, a leading provider of hybrid IT service management (ITSM) solutions, has announced the latest release of its cloud-based ITSM platform, HEAT Cloud 2012.3 which features significant enhancements in three primary areas: social IT; global and local support;...
IT spend set for 2013/14 growth
Forrester is forecasting 5,4% growth (in local currencies) in global tech spending in 2013, with some geographies set for even better figures. This is according to analyst Andrew Bartels, who says that - aside from Europe, which will grow minimally in 2013 as it...
IT spending to trend upward
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,7-trillion in 2013, a 4,2% increase from 2012 spending of $3,6-trillion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The 2013 outlook for IT spending growth in US dollars has been revised upward from 3,8% in the Q3 2012...
SA cybercrime set to soar in 2013
South African companies have been warned that cybercrime is set to increase in 2013 – placing their profitability, their competitiveness and perhaps even their existence at risk. An alarming fact is that South Africa hosts the third-highest number of cybercrime...
Curiosity probes Snake River
NASA's Mars rover has moved to within arm's reach of a sinuous rock feature called "Snake River”, a thin curving line of darker rock cutting through flatter rocks and jutting above sand. Curiosity's science team plans to get a closer look at it before proceeding to...
Inflection point for software market
The software market is at an inflection point, with widespread adoption of big data, cloud, mobile, collaborative and business process management technologies expected over the next 24 months. This is according to a customer technology adoption survey, carried out by...
Unlimited browsing from Telkom Internet
Telkom will upgrade its Internet network from 1 February 2013, in a move towards optimising customer experience. Both residential and business clients will benefit from this upgrade. As a result, the free local data promotion by a “soft cap” for new and existing...
Core Networks teams up with LevelOne
Core Networks has announced a partnership with German networking company LevelOne, subsidiary of Digital Data Communications (DDC). LevelOne and Core networks will team up to offer the South African market a range of networking products, to meet the needs of a wide...
Turn any TV into a Smart TV with Nology
Users can now turn any old or new television into an advanced Smart TV with the Cideko Smart TV Box from Nology. This Android-based product enables users to access digital content via the Internet, enjoy online shopping, download movies, music and interact on social...
mPowa a company to watch in 2013
Rapid advances in e-commerce are expected to revolutionise the way that companies receive payments for their goods and services with the mobile phone fast becoming mobile cash till. The benefits for companies operating across a wide verity of sectors in both the...
Six priorities for contact centres in 2013
If contact centres aren’t preparing to embrace these six key trends, they have already fallen behind, says Ian Goss-Ross, CEO of Elingo. Too many contact centres have relied on tried-and-trusted technologies for too long. But emerging trends and technologies that have...
Predictive analytics for BI
Knowing what people will do before they do it is a useful skill. That’s why predictive analytics has the attention of the business intelligence (BI) world. Advances in statistical technology and computing power have made it possible to significantly improve predictive...
Triple Point acquires WAM Systems
Triple Point Technology, the leading global provider of cloud and on-premise commodity management software, has acquired WAM Systems, the premier provider of supply chain planning and optimisation solutions for process manufacturing industries including oil and gas,...
FrontRange launches HEAT Cloud 2012.3
FrontRange, a leading provider of hybrid IT service management (ITSM) solutions, has announced the latest release of its cloud-based ITSM platform, HEAT Cloud 2012.3 which features significant enhancements in three primary areas: social IT; global and local support;...
IT spend set for 2013/14 growth
Forrester is forecasting 5,4% growth (in local currencies) in global tech spending in 2013, with some geographies set for even better figures. This is according to analyst Andrew Bartels, who says that - aside from Europe, which will grow minimally in 2013 as it...
IT spending to trend upward
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,7-trillion in 2013, a 4,2% increase from 2012 spending of $3,6-trillion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The 2013 outlook for IT spending growth in US dollars has been revised upward from 3,8% in the Q3 2012...
SA cybercrime set to soar in 2013
South African companies have been warned that cybercrime is set to increase in 2013 – placing their profitability, their competitiveness and perhaps even their existence at risk. An alarming fact is that South Africa hosts the third-highest number of cybercrime...
Curiosity probes Snake River
NASA's Mars rover has moved to within arm's reach of a sinuous rock feature called "Snake River”, a thin curving line of darker rock cutting through flatter rocks and jutting above sand. Curiosity's science team plans to get a closer look at it before proceeding to...
Inflection point for software market
The software market is at an inflection point, with widespread adoption of big data, cloud, mobile, collaborative and business process management technologies expected over the next 24 months. This is according to a customer technology adoption survey, carried out by...
Unlimited browsing from Telkom Internet
Telkom will upgrade its Internet network from 1 February 2013, in a move towards optimising customer experience. Both residential and business clients will benefit from this upgrade. As a result, the free local data promotion by a “soft cap” for new and existing...