Technology News
Database 360 extends UK operations
South African marketing consultancy Database 360 has extended its business in the UK, opening a new office in Richmond, London. According to sales director Louise Robinson: “Having a UK presence allows us to better serve existing, and potential, UK-based clients.”...
Adapt IT achieves Oracle PartnerNetwork
Adapt IT, a South African systems integrator and a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), has achieved OPN Specialised status for Oracle Database. To achieve OPN Specialised status, partners must meet a stringent set of product-specific competency and...
The need for software and business analyst duality
Today’s complex and competitive business landscape is calling for a shift in the role of the software developer as we currently understand it. Increasingly, businesses are looking towards a particular hybrid of software developer and business analyst – someone who can...
Bring your own ‘anything’
Wearable technology is one of the next great frontiers of innovation, writes Saurabh Kumar, MD South Africa and Global Sales Head, In2IT Technologies South Africa. Starting with things like wristbands, watches and glasses, this emerging domain seems set to evolve over...
Mobile enhances medical aid communication
Thebe Ya Bophelo Healthcare Administrators has launched a comprehensive lifestyle-enhancement programme for members of the medical schemes it administers, which includes Hosmed and Thebemed. Named Thebe Lifestyle, the programme will be run by a separate company, Thebe...
Biometric security for mobile banking on the horizon
Biometrics have a bright future in mobile banking, just not today says Dr Nick van der Merwe, director of technology and business development at Muvoni Biometric & Smartcard Solutions (MBSS). There has been a rising trend in fingerprint biometric technology in the...
Pennyware sees 15% more productivity with new app
As National Retail Sales Manager at Parker Manufacturing in Johannesburg, Jonathan Simmonds was impressed at the efficiency that the HoneyBee app offered his sales force. “We were actually looking for a CRM package and when Field Office sent an email, it caught my...
Rivonia Trial memorabilia for sale on Gumtree
Two cupboards built specifically for the Rivonia Trial have gone on sale on Gumtree.co.za. The cupboards were purchased by the seller at an auction in 2009, although the documents from the trial were subsequently bought and donated to the Brenthurst Library. The...
Crowdsourcing to understand DNA
What do the DNA in Australian seaweed, Amazon River water, tropical plants, and forest soil all have in common? Lots, say scientists.
Wearable sensors set for seven-fold increase
Driven by rising demand for fitness and health monitoring features as well as by improved user interfaces, shipments of sensors used in wearable electronic devices will rise by a factor of seven from 2013 through 2019. According to HIS Technology, the worldwide market...
MDM debuts Datameer Version 5 with Smart Execution
Master Data Management (MDM), the distributor of Datameer in southern Africa, has announced the introduction of Datameer 5.0 with Smart Execution. Datameer 5.0 with Smart Execution is a new patent-pending technology that intelligently and dynamically selects the...
Courier company achieves high-speed recovery with Veeam
The RAM Group of Companies, which includes RAM Hand to Hand Couriers, has cut the time needed to back up the IT systems supporting its always-on business by 95% using Veeam software. “Our IT platform is a critical part of our business,” says group IT manager Lance...
Level 3 and Workonline enhance African network connectivity
Level 3 Communications, a Fortune 500 company that provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers, is collaborating with Workonline Communications to provide enhanced network connectivity in Africa....
Database 360 extends UK operations
South African marketing consultancy Database 360 has extended its business in the UK, opening a new office in Richmond, London. According to sales director Louise Robinson: “Having a UK presence allows us to better serve existing, and potential, UK-based clients.”...
Adapt IT achieves Oracle PartnerNetwork
Adapt IT, a South African systems integrator and a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), has achieved OPN Specialised status for Oracle Database. To achieve OPN Specialised status, partners must meet a stringent set of product-specific competency and...
The need for software and business analyst duality
Today’s complex and competitive business landscape is calling for a shift in the role of the software developer as we currently understand it. Increasingly, businesses are looking towards a particular hybrid of software developer and business analyst – someone who can...
Bring your own ‘anything’
Wearable technology is one of the next great frontiers of innovation, writes Saurabh Kumar, MD South Africa and Global Sales Head, In2IT Technologies South Africa. Starting with things like wristbands, watches and glasses, this emerging domain seems set to evolve over...
Mobile enhances medical aid communication
Thebe Ya Bophelo Healthcare Administrators has launched a comprehensive lifestyle-enhancement programme for members of the medical schemes it administers, which includes Hosmed and Thebemed. Named Thebe Lifestyle, the programme will be run by a separate company, Thebe...
Biometric security for mobile banking on the horizon
Biometrics have a bright future in mobile banking, just not today says Dr Nick van der Merwe, director of technology and business development at Muvoni Biometric & Smartcard Solutions (MBSS). There has been a rising trend in fingerprint biometric technology in the...
Pennyware sees 15% more productivity with new app
As National Retail Sales Manager at Parker Manufacturing in Johannesburg, Jonathan Simmonds was impressed at the efficiency that the HoneyBee app offered his sales force. “We were actually looking for a CRM package and when Field Office sent an email, it caught my...