Technology News
Gaming goes mainstream
Kathy Gibson reports from Ericsson Business Innovation Forum in Stockholm - Gamers want an immersive experience, but there is no one-size-fits-all in the gaming world. Rebecka Cedering Angstrom, acting head of Ericsson ConsumerLab, points out that just about anyone...
ISPA calls for more consultation
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has called for the introduction of new regulations relating to Internet content regulation to be delayed until proper public consultation has taken place. “ISPA accepts the need for a raft of measures to be introduced...
MTN tests supersonic network
MTN has begun a series of test runs of its network built for the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (BSC), which yesterday took place in the Hakskeenpan desert in the Northern Cape. MTN’s network will be used to transmit data, in realtime and at high speeds, to the BSC as it prepares to break the land speed record and reach speeds in excess of 1 609km per hour.
Pinnacle takes on Milestone distribution
Milestone Systems has appointed Pinnacle Africa as a new distribution partner in the southern African region. Milestone Systems is a global leader in open platform IP video management software and is well known for joining forces with a powerful ecosystem of partners...
Dell expands SDN solutions
Dell has announced new products and solutions to help global customers on their paths toward software-defined (SDN) data centres by bridging the gap between traditional and new application requirements.
MacRobert Attorneys rolls out Teleforge
MacRobert Attorneys, one of the oldest law practises in South Africa, has announced that it has increased efficiencies in its 80-man call centre by up to 100% after installing a solution from Teleforge Communications - which also includes a leading-edge predictive...
Apps allow parents to control device usage
With the traditional family dinner and other pastimes on the verge of extinction thanks to an array of distracting hand-held devices, mobile applications are now available for parents to remotely block access to smartphones and tablets, says Roberto Caprio, director...
Schneider appointment strengthens board
Schneider Electric South Africa, a specialist in energy management, is pleased to announce that Canninah Mapena and Bongani Twala have been appointed as executive directors to its board, with immediate effect. Mapena also serves as the director of the energy division...
The hidden costs of hosted VoIP
Many businesses rush into hosted VoIP investments, seeing the technology as an enormous cost saving - only to be disappointed with the results. Too often, this is because it is difficult to evaluate the true costs of VoIP, resulting in turn, in an unquantifiable...
Fraud awareness in education vital
Fraud knowledge is essential in combatting wasteful expenditure in the education sector, which, according to a 2013 report by Corruption Watch, a civil society watchdog, accounts for as much as R3,3-billion of R30-billion of wasteful expenditure lost annually by the...
User trends drive digitalisation
Kathy Gibson reports from Ericsson Business Innovation Forum in Stockholm – Exciting new user trends in Africa are driving digitalisation, and making it a region with huge opportunities. The growth in smartphone usage is helping to put Internet access into the hands...
Massive growth forecast for African mobile
The number of unique mobile subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa will pass the half-billion mark in 2020 as mobile services become increasingly affordable and accessible to millions of currently unconnected citizens across the region. According to “Mobile Economy 2014:...
Microsoft makes Office more pervasive
Microsoft has taken the next step to make its Office suite universally available with new Office apps and experiences for the iPhone and iPad, a preview of Office apps for Android tablets, and the ability for customers using these devices to create and edit Office...
Gaming goes mainstream
Kathy Gibson reports from Ericsson Business Innovation Forum in Stockholm - Gamers want an immersive experience, but there is no one-size-fits-all in the gaming world. Rebecka Cedering Angstrom, acting head of Ericsson ConsumerLab, points out that just about anyone...
ISPA calls for more consultation
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has called for the introduction of new regulations relating to Internet content regulation to be delayed until proper public consultation has taken place. “ISPA accepts the need for a raft of measures to be introduced...
MTN tests supersonic network
MTN has begun a series of test runs of its network built for the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (BSC), which yesterday took place in the Hakskeenpan desert in the Northern Cape. MTN’s network will be used to transmit data, in realtime and at high speeds, to the BSC as it prepares to break the land speed record and reach speeds in excess of 1 609km per hour.
Pinnacle takes on Milestone distribution
Milestone Systems has appointed Pinnacle Africa as a new distribution partner in the southern African region. Milestone Systems is a global leader in open platform IP video management software and is well known for joining forces with a powerful ecosystem of partners...
Dell expands SDN solutions
Dell has announced new products and solutions to help global customers on their paths toward software-defined (SDN) data centres by bridging the gap between traditional and new application requirements.
MacRobert Attorneys rolls out Teleforge
MacRobert Attorneys, one of the oldest law practises in South Africa, has announced that it has increased efficiencies in its 80-man call centre by up to 100% after installing a solution from Teleforge Communications - which also includes a leading-edge predictive...
Apps allow parents to control device usage
With the traditional family dinner and other pastimes on the verge of extinction thanks to an array of distracting hand-held devices, mobile applications are now available for parents to remotely block access to smartphones and tablets, says Roberto Caprio, director...