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Hyperloop will be crowdsourced
Crowdstorming is being used in the development of the Hyperloop system could revolutionise public transport systems. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, powered by JumpStartFund this week announced that it has passed two major milestones, bringing the company...
Connected home on the agenda at CES
The connected home is one of the hottest topics being discussed today, and with CES 2015 taking place next month in Las Vegas, new innovations are sure to be on display. Although the drive to create a smarter and more efficient home increases daily, driven by mobile...
Cloud the motive behind infrastructure spend
Almost a third of combined worldwide server, disk storage, and Ethernet switch infrastructure spending in the quarter came from cloud deployments. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, total cloud...
How to avoid a malware wipe-out
Malware development has reached a new threat level with the emergence of destructive “wiper” worms, such as that used in the attack against Sony Pictures. Doros Hadjizenonos, Check Point South Africa sales manager looks at how firms can defend themselves. Twenty...
PC monitors decline to 33,4m units
Worldwide PC monitor shipments totalled 33,4-million units in the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14), a year-over-year decline of -5,1%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker. IDC expects worldwide shipments to remain...
IoT set to drive user relationships
The Internet of Things (IoT) will drive device and user relationship requirements in 20% of new identity and access management (IAM) implementations by year-end 2016, according to Gartner. The IoT has introduced new concepts for identity management, since every device...
Massive growth for integrated infrastructure
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Integrated Infrastructure and Platforms Tracker, the worldwide integrated infrastructure and platforms market increased revenue 28,1% year over year to $2,3-billion during the third quarter of...
Smartphone sales were up 20% last quarter
Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users were flat in the third quarter of 2014, according to Gartner. However, sales of smartphones to end users grew 20,3% to reach 301-0million units. “Sales of feature phones declined 25 percent in the third quarter of 2014...
LTE on the rise in Europe
LTE coverage increased dramatically across Europe in 2013, according to a new report for the European Commission compiled by IHS Technology, in co-operation with Valdani, Vicari & Associati (VVA). Key findings of the report include: * In 2013, 20,5-million new...
Global growth for backup appliances
Worldwide purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) factory revenues grew 11.2% year over year totaling $789,2-million in the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Purpose-Built Backup Appliance (PBBA)...
Huawei tops SDN, NFV charts
Huawei has been rated as a top supplier for software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV) solutions for the second consecutive year by leading telecoms operators, according to a 2014 survey conducted by analyst firm Current Analysis....
Faster surfing with Opera Coast 4.0
A faster web browsing experience is available to users of the stylish and intuitive Opera Coast app, with the addition of Opera Software’s data compression technology. Opera Coast 4.0 is now available in the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod, with the latest version...
Metacom’s new NanoPAD offers faster, safer EFT
Industrial and commercial communications operator Metacom says its new MC403 NanoPAD, the latest in its range of connectivity solutions, will substantially drop the cost of ensuring seamless financial transactions, anywhere in the world. “Retailers, banks and...
Hyperloop will be crowdsourced
Crowdstorming is being used in the development of the Hyperloop system could revolutionise public transport systems. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, powered by JumpStartFund this week announced that it has passed two major milestones, bringing the company...
Connected home on the agenda at CES
The connected home is one of the hottest topics being discussed today, and with CES 2015 taking place next month in Las Vegas, new innovations are sure to be on display. Although the drive to create a smarter and more efficient home increases daily, driven by mobile...
Cloud the motive behind infrastructure spend
Almost a third of combined worldwide server, disk storage, and Ethernet switch infrastructure spending in the quarter came from cloud deployments. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, total cloud...
How to avoid a malware wipe-out
Malware development has reached a new threat level with the emergence of destructive “wiper” worms, such as that used in the attack against Sony Pictures. Doros Hadjizenonos, Check Point South Africa sales manager looks at how firms can defend themselves. Twenty...
PC monitors decline to 33,4m units
Worldwide PC monitor shipments totalled 33,4-million units in the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14), a year-over-year decline of -5,1%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker. IDC expects worldwide shipments to remain...
IoT set to drive user relationships
The Internet of Things (IoT) will drive device and user relationship requirements in 20% of new identity and access management (IAM) implementations by year-end 2016, according to Gartner. The IoT has introduced new concepts for identity management, since every device...
Massive growth for integrated infrastructure
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Integrated Infrastructure and Platforms Tracker, the worldwide integrated infrastructure and platforms market increased revenue 28,1% year over year to $2,3-billion during the third quarter of...