Technology News
Effective security is proactive, agile, multi-layered
Rapidly evolving cyber threats and attack modes mean that every organisation should assume it has already been breached. The question now is – what to do next? Not only have cyber criminals become more sophisticated, but enterprise exposure to risk is growing fast,...
IS to take over MWeb Business users
Internet Solutions has announced that conditional approval for the proposed transaction that will see Dimension Data acquire MWeb Business, Optinet Service Division and the Optinet Network Division from MWeb Connect has been received from the South African Competition...
What we searched in 2014
Senzo Meyiwa, Oscar Pistorius and Ebola were were the search queries topping Google’s Trending Searches of 2014. Google’s 14th Annual Year in Search takes a look at 2014 through the collective eyes of the world on the web, offering a unique perspective on the year's...
Riverbed to be acquired for $3,6bn
Application performance infrastructure company Riverbed Technology has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by leading private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo and Teachers’ Private Capital, the private investor department of Ontario Teachers’ Pension...
How e-commerce is transforming Africa
E-commerce is at the epicenter of Africa’s thriving economy and, with internet penetration rapidly spreading across the region, this represents huge potential which has hitherto been untapped. According to McKinsey and Co, consumer facing industries in Africa are...
Trend Micro in strategic OEM deal with HP
Trend Micro has signed a strategic OEM agreement with HP to help enterprises combat advanced targeted threats and custom malware. The HP TippingPoint Advanced Threat Appliance (ATA) damily of products leverages Trend Micro’s Deep Discovery to provide customers with a...
Analytics adds competitive advantage
Advanced analytics is reaching an inflection point in adoption by both mid-market organisations and large enterprises in an effort to gain a competitive advantage. According to research commissioned by Dell Services and executed by the International Institute of...
GCC trade with Africa on the rise
Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries are placing more attention on new markets in east, west and southern Africa as their trade flows with the continent expand, according to a report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in conjunction with Falcon and...
When security can’t be allowed to slow down retail
Festive season in South Africa is traditionally a time of big spending, but it’s also a good opportunity for fraudsters and cyber criminals to strike and prey on consumers who are in holiday mode and businesses that are focused more on keeping the shelves stocked than...
EgyptAir to transform with Sabre
Africa’s largest carrier, EgyptAir, has signed an agreement with global technology company Sabre to help develop and implement a transformation program for EgyptAir Airlines and Express. The government-owned Star Alliance carrier is embarking on a comprehensive...
Zetes helps to monitor Ebola patients
Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is launching a project at its largest treatment centre, in Monrovia (Liberia), to monitor patients infected with the Ebola virus. Zetes is participating in this initial phase by providing a mobile application that will track the...
Scammed? Here’s what to do
Online interactions are probably safer today than they’ve ever been – the South African police are better equipped to handle cases, technology has evolved to anticipate needs and most importantly, consumers are better educated and thus more able to spot red flags. But...
Altech wins Africa Best Employer Award 2014
Altech, a division of Altron TMT has been named as a winner in the Africa Best Employer Brand Awards 2014. The awards presentation was held in Mauritius. The award recognises Altech for the importance it has placed in attracting and engaging the people it requires to...
Effective security is proactive, agile, multi-layered
Rapidly evolving cyber threats and attack modes mean that every organisation should assume it has already been breached. The question now is – what to do next? Not only have cyber criminals become more sophisticated, but enterprise exposure to risk is growing fast,...
IS to take over MWeb Business users
Internet Solutions has announced that conditional approval for the proposed transaction that will see Dimension Data acquire MWeb Business, Optinet Service Division and the Optinet Network Division from MWeb Connect has been received from the South African Competition...
What we searched in 2014
Senzo Meyiwa, Oscar Pistorius and Ebola were were the search queries topping Google’s Trending Searches of 2014. Google’s 14th Annual Year in Search takes a look at 2014 through the collective eyes of the world on the web, offering a unique perspective on the year's...
Riverbed to be acquired for $3,6bn
Application performance infrastructure company Riverbed Technology has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by leading private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo and Teachers’ Private Capital, the private investor department of Ontario Teachers’ Pension...
How e-commerce is transforming Africa
E-commerce is at the epicenter of Africa’s thriving economy and, with internet penetration rapidly spreading across the region, this represents huge potential which has hitherto been untapped. According to McKinsey and Co, consumer facing industries in Africa are...
Trend Micro in strategic OEM deal with HP
Trend Micro has signed a strategic OEM agreement with HP to help enterprises combat advanced targeted threats and custom malware. The HP TippingPoint Advanced Threat Appliance (ATA) damily of products leverages Trend Micro’s Deep Discovery to provide customers with a...
Analytics adds competitive advantage
Advanced analytics is reaching an inflection point in adoption by both mid-market organisations and large enterprises in an effort to gain a competitive advantage. According to research commissioned by Dell Services and executed by the International Institute of...