Technology News
Women make their mark in business
FNB Business has seen an increase in the number of female-owned businesses and female entrepreneurs over the past two years. The bank says the average growth rate in women owned businesses within the FNB Business customer base is approximately 11%, generally...
Use your vote to improve the channel
ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2014 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2014 Channelwise Awards is now...
How relevant are global trends in SA?
IT research giant Gartner’s recently announced top 10 strategic technology trends for 2015 highlighted three main themes: the merging of the real and virtual worlds; the advent of intelligence everywhere; and the technology impact of the digital business shift....
Data centre structures are changing
A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that the transition to the 3rd Platform is having a direct impact on data centre construction and remodelling. IDC expects the total number of data centres (all types) deployed worldwide will peak at...
Bimodal IT will drive business success
CIOs need to create business operations that are both rock-solid and fluid if they want to succeed in digital business, according to Gartner. At the same time, the IT organisation will need bimodal IT to help CIOs efficiently develop the speed and agility their...
Small growth for personal storage market
The worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) market was up by 4,8% year-over-year with almost 19-million units shipped in the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Personal and Entry Level Storage...
Keyloggers steal millions of credentials
Malware and threats have evolved to previously unimagined levels. Gone are the days where pimply geeks in basements wrote proof-of-concept malware to show off – today’s threat authors mean business, whether that is stealing millions of rands, proprietary company data...
Choosing the right cloud payroll solution
More and more South African SMEs are embracing cloud-based software for their payroll and accounting needs. By embracing cloud-based software, they can simplify their IT environments, save money, and achieve the flexibility to get more done quicker. “With an online...
Ericsson, IRC partner on connectivity
Ericsson and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) have announced a multi-faceted partnership aimed at connecting and providing support for those impacted by health, natural disaster and conflict-driven humanitarian crises. The partnership initially will focus on...
Awakening Africa’s digital potential
Earlier this year, technology research house Gartner released a report entitled Taming the Digital Dragon as part of its 2014 CIO Agenda. In it, it suggests that if CIOs don’t respond quickly to a tsunami of digital opportunities, they will be washed away – but if...
IT plans not well defined
More than 70% of companies recognise that IT infrastructure plays an important role in enabling competitive advantage or optimising revenue and profit. However, despite this recognition, only 22% have a well-defined enterprise IT infrastructure strategy. An IBM...
BT extends cloud services in Africa
BT has announced new cloud services in the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) market, bringing its own data centre and cloud services to local customers, as well as helping them link to a network of third party SaaS providers.
Cheaters rely on cell phones
Even as they rely more and more on mobile devices as a tool of convenience, people are growing wary of how their data can be shared and viewed – none more than those who choose to cheat. Two-thirds (67%) of users use their smartphones to contact their lovers – but over 80% are afraid that their device’s data will end up in the wrong hands.
Women make their mark in business
FNB Business has seen an increase in the number of female-owned businesses and female entrepreneurs over the past two years. The bank says the average growth rate in women owned businesses within the FNB Business customer base is approximately 11%, generally...
Use your vote to improve the channel
ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2014 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2014 Channelwise Awards is now...
How relevant are global trends in SA?
IT research giant Gartner’s recently announced top 10 strategic technology trends for 2015 highlighted three main themes: the merging of the real and virtual worlds; the advent of intelligence everywhere; and the technology impact of the digital business shift....
Data centre structures are changing
A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that the transition to the 3rd Platform is having a direct impact on data centre construction and remodelling. IDC expects the total number of data centres (all types) deployed worldwide will peak at...
Bimodal IT will drive business success
CIOs need to create business operations that are both rock-solid and fluid if they want to succeed in digital business, according to Gartner. At the same time, the IT organisation will need bimodal IT to help CIOs efficiently develop the speed and agility their...
Small growth for personal storage market
The worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) market was up by 4,8% year-over-year with almost 19-million units shipped in the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Personal and Entry Level Storage...
Keyloggers steal millions of credentials
Malware and threats have evolved to previously unimagined levels. Gone are the days where pimply geeks in basements wrote proof-of-concept malware to show off – today’s threat authors mean business, whether that is stealing millions of rands, proprietary company data...