Technology News
Cartrack to list on the JSE
Cartrack Holdings has announced that it is currently evaluating the intention to list on the Main Board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”) in the Support Services sector. Cartrack, which was founded in 2001, is an established, trusted and recognised household...
Longline phishing rears its ugly head
The past few years have seen a tremendous rise in the use of email as an attack vector for enterprises and larger entities. These attacks have also evolved in sophistication, from the first examples of malicious links or attachments being included in emails, to the...
Veeam achieves record Q3 2014 results
Veeam Software, the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Modern Data Centre, released highlights of its Q3 2014 results, reporting total revenue bookings growth of 65% compared to the same period last year. The third quarter of 2014 marks...
Net1 MS introduces Mobile Virtual Card tech
Net1 Mobile Solutions (N1MS), a business unit of Net 1 UEPS Technologies, has announced the launch of Shmart!Pay Mobile Card in India together with its partner TranServ Private Limited ("TranServ"). This mobile-based payment solution is the first of its kind in...
CampusKey rolls out MiRO’s UniFi
CampusKey is a private upmarket student housing scheme offering a secure, private and stylish home-away-from-home experience in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, Potchefstroom in the North West Province, Pretoria in Gauteng and Bloemfontein in the Free State. As part...
More jobs as BPO takes off
The South African BPO industry is poised for further growth in 2015, with Business Process enabling South Africa (BPeSA) estimating that a further 7 627 jobs will be created within offshoring by March next year.
Value of global software piracy now $63bn
In spite of a growing awareness of the significant risks – especially security threats and loss of data – attached to software piracy, an alarming 43% of the software installed on personal computers globally in 2013 was not properly licensed. The global commercial...
Survey shows Android attack trends
According to the results of the Mobile CyberThreat survey carried out by Kaspersky Lab and Interpol between August 2013 and July 2014, malicious programs targeting Android-based devices in order to steal their owners’ money were used in 60% of attacks registered by...
iPad Air 2 now available in SA
The iPad Air 2 is launching in stores today (Friday 14 November). The new iPad will be available from Apple Premium Resellers (iStore and Digicape) and selected Apple Authorised Retailers and Resellers. The iPad mini 3 will also be available from next week. The iPad...
Customers less satisfied with their laptops
More than 1 300 South African consumers gave laptop consumers a customer satisfaction score of 75.1 out of 100 in the latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) – but this score is four points lower than last year. The laptop brands included in the index...
Use ICT to manage African energy resources
Africa is being touted as the next frontier that will supply natural and renewable resources to the global energy market, but many countries within sub-Saharan Africa are either struggling to provide access to energy and electricity for their citizens or can’t keep up...
Riverbed announces next-gen products
Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, announced at Riverbed FORCE 2014 the next-generation of two Riverbed flagship products - Riverbed SteelHead 9.0 and Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse 9.5 - to deliver the most complete...
Telkom rolls out LTE-Advanced in Parkview
Telkom’s new super-fast LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network has gone live in Parkview and surrounding areas, delivering peak Internet connectivity speeds of up to 150Mbps. Parkview has been identified as a Telkom “Futurehood” and is the first of over 50 suburbs set to be...
Cartrack to list on the JSE
Cartrack Holdings has announced that it is currently evaluating the intention to list on the Main Board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”) in the Support Services sector. Cartrack, which was founded in 2001, is an established, trusted and recognised household...
Longline phishing rears its ugly head
The past few years have seen a tremendous rise in the use of email as an attack vector for enterprises and larger entities. These attacks have also evolved in sophistication, from the first examples of malicious links or attachments being included in emails, to the...
Veeam achieves record Q3 2014 results
Veeam Software, the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Modern Data Centre, released highlights of its Q3 2014 results, reporting total revenue bookings growth of 65% compared to the same period last year. The third quarter of 2014 marks...
Net1 MS introduces Mobile Virtual Card tech
Net1 Mobile Solutions (N1MS), a business unit of Net 1 UEPS Technologies, has announced the launch of Shmart!Pay Mobile Card in India together with its partner TranServ Private Limited ("TranServ"). This mobile-based payment solution is the first of its kind in...
CampusKey rolls out MiRO’s UniFi
CampusKey is a private upmarket student housing scheme offering a secure, private and stylish home-away-from-home experience in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, Potchefstroom in the North West Province, Pretoria in Gauteng and Bloemfontein in the Free State. As part...
More jobs as BPO takes off
The South African BPO industry is poised for further growth in 2015, with Business Process enabling South Africa (BPeSA) estimating that a further 7 627 jobs will be created within offshoring by March next year.
Value of global software piracy now $63bn
In spite of a growing awareness of the significant risks – especially security threats and loss of data – attached to software piracy, an alarming 43% of the software installed on personal computers globally in 2013 was not properly licensed. The global commercial...