Technology News
Shipments steady, but print revenues hurt
Western European printer and multi-function (MFP) markets continued to show strong growth as 3Q14 showed increases of 2% when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data released by International Data Corporation (IDC). This gave a 3Q14 market figure of...
Risk-based approach to money laundering
South African accountable institutions need to adopt a risk-based approach to manage money laundering and terrorist financing risks, warns PwC. This comes in the wake of proposed amendments to South Africa’s anti-money laundering law – the Financial Intelligence...
Joburg still Africa’s most visited city
Johannesburg is set to be the most popular destination city in Africa for the second year running, followed by Cape Town, according to the 2014 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. Johannesburg expects 4,3-million international overnight visitors in 2014, a...
IBM unveils intelligent cloud security
IBM has announced it has built the industry’s first intelligent security portfolio for protecting people, data and applications in the cloud. Built on IBM’s investments in cloud, security and analytics software and services, the new offerings are designed to protect a...
Tintri releases VMstore T800 Series
Tintri has announced the availability of the Tintri VMstoreT800 series and Tintri OS 3.1. The new models support the highest VM densities in the industry. Expanded capabilities of the Tintri OS include integration with VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) for...
Econz, Red Ticket Technologies partner
Econz Wireless is pleased to announce a partnership with Red Ticket Technologies that will bring a one-stop solution to customers requiring both fixed and mobile time and attendance and employee tracking services. “Red Ticket provides a fully rounded suite of...
Trends affecting payroll and HR in 2015
South African companies face a number of human resources (HR) and payroll related challenges today, and there is no sign that the pressure will be let up in 2015.
Incredible Connection offers new Kindle
Amazon has introduced the all-new Kindle at incredible connections stores at a suggested retail price of R1 999. The device has a 20% faster processor, twice the storage and a touchscreen interface. “Our new Kindle is small and light, with weeks of battery life, a...
Is your cloud provider compliant?
Before investing in any new technology, an organisation must first establish whether that technology will meet the businesses’ needs. Similarly, the organisation must scrutinise the technology and its provider, to make sure it is up to standard with the company’s...
Bsavi announces new application
Bsavi, a new personal finance start-up, announced that it’s launching its invite-only private BETA mobile application, a money management tool that helps people save money as they plan to spend on a daily basis. Unlike conventional budgeting apps, Bsavi is a spend...
How the IoT could drive revenue
While almost everyone agrees that the Internet of Things (IoT) is poised for explosive growth and represents boundless opportunities - billions of connected things driving trillions in revenue – understanding where the revenue opportunities lie across different...
Operators adapt to global digitalisation
Kathy Gibson reports from the Ericsson Business Innovation Forum in Stockholm - The Internet of Things presents enormous opportunities for telecommunications operators. Helene Barnekow, senior vice-president and chief commercial officer at Swedish operator...
Code of conduct for mobile operators
The GSMA has launched a code of conduct for mobile money providers, outlining a series of common business principles to enable the development of safe and responsible digital financial services. The first mobile network operators (MNOs) to endorse the Code are Airtel,...
Shipments steady, but print revenues hurt
Western European printer and multi-function (MFP) markets continued to show strong growth as 3Q14 showed increases of 2% when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data released by International Data Corporation (IDC). This gave a 3Q14 market figure of...
Risk-based approach to money laundering
South African accountable institutions need to adopt a risk-based approach to manage money laundering and terrorist financing risks, warns PwC. This comes in the wake of proposed amendments to South Africa’s anti-money laundering law – the Financial Intelligence...
Joburg still Africa’s most visited city
Johannesburg is set to be the most popular destination city in Africa for the second year running, followed by Cape Town, according to the 2014 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. Johannesburg expects 4,3-million international overnight visitors in 2014, a...
IBM unveils intelligent cloud security
IBM has announced it has built the industry’s first intelligent security portfolio for protecting people, data and applications in the cloud. Built on IBM’s investments in cloud, security and analytics software and services, the new offerings are designed to protect a...
Tintri releases VMstore T800 Series
Tintri has announced the availability of the Tintri VMstoreT800 series and Tintri OS 3.1. The new models support the highest VM densities in the industry. Expanded capabilities of the Tintri OS include integration with VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) for...
Econz, Red Ticket Technologies partner
Econz Wireless is pleased to announce a partnership with Red Ticket Technologies that will bring a one-stop solution to customers requiring both fixed and mobile time and attendance and employee tracking services. “Red Ticket provides a fully rounded suite of...
Trends affecting payroll and HR in 2015
South African companies face a number of human resources (HR) and payroll related challenges today, and there is no sign that the pressure will be let up in 2015.