Technology News
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...
Court dismisses Cell C application
The Johannesburg high court has dismissed an urgent application with costs by Cell C against a banner critical of service at one of its retail outlets. The banner was erected by a customer on the busy Beyers Naude Drive in Randburg two weeks ago.
Patch recommended for Windows vulnerability
With the revelation of a nearly two-decade old flaw in Microsoft Windows Secure Channel (SChannel), Trend Micro is recommending that Windows users immediately patch their systems to avoid being compromised. Windows SChannel is Microsoft’s delivery platform to securely...
What South Africans buy on mobile
Moms have been crowned "the queens of mobile shopping", with the top five items sold this month on takealot.com being baby products. Online retailer takealot.com has revealed that nappies topped the mobile shopping list by far, with Pampers taking first place and...
Tracking down the Stuxnet victims
More than four years have passed since the discovery of one of the most sophisticated and dangerous malicious programs, the Stuxnet worm, but many mysteries still dog the story. One major question is: what were the exact goals of the whole Stuxnet operation? Now,...
4,9bn connected things by 2015
Gartner forecasts that 4,9-billion connected things will be in use in 2015, up 30% from 2014, and will reach 25-billion by 2020. The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a powerful force for business transformation, and its disruptive impact will be felt across all...
Stratus debuts disaster recovery release
Stratus Technologies has announced the general availability of the anticipated disaster recovery addition to everRun Enterprise, the company’s next generation software defined availability solution. With this latest software release, Stratus debuts fully-integrated...
Metacom boosts core network
Industrial and commercial communications operator Metacom has invested significantly in upgrading its core network to meet increasing customer needs, says MD Réan van Niekerk. “We specialise in providing integrated, highly available communications to support critical...
CommVault automates data protection
CommVault has announced it has added data management and protection support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) that includes robust cloud reporting as well as self-service virtual machine provisioning, recovery and resource management with snapshot-based data protection....
Mobile networks leverage device insights
Mobile marketing has long promised to be an extraordinarily effective way for networks to reach their customers with relevant, timely messages - but getting the reality to match the promise is often costly, and rarely easy. There’s one key insight, however, that can...
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 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...
Court dismisses Cell C application
The Johannesburg high court has dismissed an urgent application with costs by Cell C against a banner critical of service at one of its retail outlets. The banner was erected by a customer on the busy Beyers Naude Drive in Randburg two weeks ago.
Patch recommended for Windows vulnerability
With the revelation of a nearly two-decade old flaw in Microsoft Windows Secure Channel (SChannel), Trend Micro is recommending that Windows users immediately patch their systems to avoid being compromised. Windows SChannel is Microsoft’s delivery platform to securely...
What South Africans buy on mobile
Moms have been crowned "the queens of mobile shopping", with the top five items sold this month on takealot.com being baby products. Online retailer takealot.com has revealed that nappies topped the mobile shopping list by far, with Pampers taking first place and...
Tracking down the Stuxnet victims
More than four years have passed since the discovery of one of the most sophisticated and dangerous malicious programs, the Stuxnet worm, but many mysteries still dog the story. One major question is: what were the exact goals of the whole Stuxnet operation? Now,...
4,9bn connected things by 2015
Gartner forecasts that 4,9-billion connected things will be in use in 2015, up 30% from 2014, and will reach 25-billion by 2020. The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a powerful force for business transformation, and its disruptive impact will be felt across all...
Stratus debuts disaster recovery release
Stratus Technologies has announced the general availability of the anticipated disaster recovery addition to everRun Enterprise, the company’s next generation software defined availability solution. With this latest software release, Stratus debuts fully-integrated...