Technology News
SA’s metros set to become smarter
As the world becomes digital, South Africa’s major metropolises have followed suit in the quest to become smart cities. The national ICT spend has been increasing annually as the metros strive to become more technologically-advanced and compete with each other for the title of “the smartest city in South Africa”.
Paratus Telecom buys Vox Telecom Namibia
Vox Telecom has concluded the sale of its Namibian operation to Paratus Telecom, the privately and 100% wholly-owned Namibian telecommunications operator, for an undisclosed amount. The sale includes all assets and the full staff complement. Talks between the two...
Zimbabwe to get future-proof LTE network
Ericsson has been selected as the sole supplier by Zimbabwe’s largest provider of telecommunications services, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, for the company’s core network upgrade programme. The deal will see the companies working together to simplify and upgrade existing 2G/3G/4G/LTE networks.
More news on Regin cyber-attack malware
Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team has published its research on Regin – the first cyber-attack platform known to penetrate and monitor GSM networks in addition to other “standard” spying tasks. The attackers behind this platform have compromised...
Zwipit launches in the local market
Zwipit South Africa, the 100% South African-owned arm of the multinational brand Zwipit, has launched in the local market. South Africa is the 10th country in the fast growing list of territories of where Zwipit operates. Zwipit specialises in the acquisition of used...
New PrimeFlex system from Fujitsu
The dawn of a new era of the business-centric data centre is heralded by the introduction today of PrimeFlex, the new brand for Fujitsu integrated systems. With PrimeFlex, Fujitsu is empowering organisations to accelerate their business expansion, eliminate complexity...
Dell offers analytics solutions
Recently Dell introduced a series of solutions that help enterprises take advantage of analytics to enable improved customer relationships and transform data into actionable business insights. Dell Services introduced comprehensive digital business services that help...
Fujitsu introduces versatile tablet
Fujitsu has introduces a new 25,7cm (10,1-inch) tablet, the Fujitsu Tablet STYLISTIC Q555, that is ideal for mobilized roles, particularly in enterprises or governments. Made for Microsoft Windows 8 or 8.1 environments, its human-centric design includes a bright...
New tool simplifies insurance script process
SilverBridge, a provider of software solutions to the financial services industry, has launched SilverBridge Vault, helping insurance companies manage the creation, review, testing and deployment of schema and configuration scripts within an Exergy environment....
Bringing women back to programming
In the 1960s, computer programming was still viewed as a lucrative career choice for many young women. Cosmopolitan magazine at the time even ran an article entitled The Computer Girls, which depicted the field as a better opportunity for women than many other...
Notebooks grow at the expense of tablets
The global notebook PC market grew 10% year-over-year, to reach 49,4-million units. Global shipments of tablet PCs, by comparison, fell by 8%. Notebook PC growth was primarily driven by the developed regions of North America and Western Europe, which increased...
Access a basic human right, say users
At least 88% of Internet users in South Africa, compared with 83% globally, believe affordable access to the Internet should be a basic human right. This is according to the CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust, commissioned by the Centre for...
Video calling about to take off
Video calling is growing into a key mainstream activity on smartphones, with high adoption rates in some markets, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey surveyed more than 6 500 US and German consumers about their technology usage and attitudes in order to gain a better picture of how devices are used for work and leisure.
SA’s metros set to become smarter
As the world becomes digital, South Africa’s major metropolises have followed suit in the quest to become smart cities. The national ICT spend has been increasing annually as the metros strive to become more technologically-advanced and compete with each other for the title of “the smartest city in South Africa”.
Paratus Telecom buys Vox Telecom Namibia
Vox Telecom has concluded the sale of its Namibian operation to Paratus Telecom, the privately and 100% wholly-owned Namibian telecommunications operator, for an undisclosed amount. The sale includes all assets and the full staff complement. Talks between the two...
Zimbabwe to get future-proof LTE network
Ericsson has been selected as the sole supplier by Zimbabwe’s largest provider of telecommunications services, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, for the company’s core network upgrade programme. The deal will see the companies working together to simplify and upgrade existing 2G/3G/4G/LTE networks.
More news on Regin cyber-attack malware
Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team has published its research on Regin – the first cyber-attack platform known to penetrate and monitor GSM networks in addition to other “standard” spying tasks. The attackers behind this platform have compromised...
Zwipit launches in the local market
Zwipit South Africa, the 100% South African-owned arm of the multinational brand Zwipit, has launched in the local market. South Africa is the 10th country in the fast growing list of territories of where Zwipit operates. Zwipit specialises in the acquisition of used...
New PrimeFlex system from Fujitsu
The dawn of a new era of the business-centric data centre is heralded by the introduction today of PrimeFlex, the new brand for Fujitsu integrated systems. With PrimeFlex, Fujitsu is empowering organisations to accelerate their business expansion, eliminate complexity...
Dell offers analytics solutions
Recently Dell introduced a series of solutions that help enterprises take advantage of analytics to enable improved customer relationships and transform data into actionable business insights. Dell Services introduced comprehensive digital business services that help...