Technology News
Disappointing performance for IBM
IBM has announced third-quarter 2014 net income from continuing operations was $3,5-billion compared with $4,1-billion in the third-quarter of 2013, a decrease of 17%. Operating (non-GAAP) net income from continuing operations was $3,7-billion, as compared with...
OpenWeb cuts uncapped shaped ADSL prices again
OpenWeb has launched its new uncapped shaped ADSL packages, claiming one of the lowest prices in the market today. OpenWeb CEO Keoma Wright says response to the move has been incredible. “For many people finding the right home ADSL package in South Africa can be a...
DVT, BluePrintBI partner on process management
Software and services specialist DVT has entered into a strategic partnership with BluePrint Business Intelligence (BI) to extend its toolset for clients looking for a holistic, user friendly business process management (BPM) solution. Developed primarily for...
Softworx launches African growth initiative
EOH company and Infor Master Partner Softworx has launched the Africa Partner Network (Softworx APN) to channel Infor software sales and consulting services throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Softworx MD Jane Thomson says the partner network will provide businesses with...
Mobility key to realising technology
Nobody can doubt that technology has become the platform on which business runs, and thus that business executives are watching technology trends with increasing attention. But it’s important to see the trends in context - often the real business benefits area...
Veeam works with Vmware, Microsoft in the cloud
Veeam Software is collaborating with Microsoft and VMware to help partners extend their availability offerings to the cloud. Specifically, Veeam is working closely with both Microsoft and VMware to ensure that Veeam Cloud Providers (VCPs) will be able to seamlessly...
Africa beckons – but first understand the intricacies
Africa has been earmarked as a big growth market in which to operate, but you need to know what you’re doing to achieve any kind of success in this dynamic environment. This is the view of Louise Robinson, MD of CG Consulting and Database360, a Cape Town-based...
Security Awareness training needed in SA
With an ongoing increase in threat vectors, largely brought on by the proliferation of business trends such as cloud computing, bring your own device (BYOD), and the Internet of Things (IoT), security awareness and training is becoming a critical aspect to...
Growing demand for sustainable storage in Africa
According to the IDC’s second quarter storage tracker for 2014, the networked storage array is still losing revenue across the globe, albeit not as sharply as previous results showed earlier this year. However, the Europe, Middle East and African region (EMEA) and...
Design, programming for a multi-device future
Developers already have a difficult time with device manufacturers pushing their own development environments to reach consumers. Do developers specialise in one or two, or should they work across all of them? Not to mention how back-end and front-end programming...
IBM sells off its semiconductor business
GlobalFoundries plans to acquire IBM's global commercial semiconductor technology business, including intellectual property, world-class technologists and technologies related to IBM Microelectronics, subject to completion of applicable regulatory reviews....
Users fear spying, cover webcams
At least 14% of users in South Africa cover up their webcams because they fear cyber-spies could be monitoring them via their computers, according to a study by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International. In some countries, this figure is even higher: 40% of Chinese...
Massive SAP growth on cloud, HANA
SAP again delivered strong growth in the cloud and a solid overall revenue performance for the third quarter. With non-IFRS cloud subscriptions and support revenue increasing 41% (42% at constant currencies) SAP is the fastest growing enterprise cloud company at...
Disappointing performance for IBM
IBM has announced third-quarter 2014 net income from continuing operations was $3,5-billion compared with $4,1-billion in the third-quarter of 2013, a decrease of 17%. Operating (non-GAAP) net income from continuing operations was $3,7-billion, as compared with...
OpenWeb cuts uncapped shaped ADSL prices again
OpenWeb has launched its new uncapped shaped ADSL packages, claiming one of the lowest prices in the market today. OpenWeb CEO Keoma Wright says response to the move has been incredible. “For many people finding the right home ADSL package in South Africa can be a...
DVT, BluePrintBI partner on process management
Software and services specialist DVT has entered into a strategic partnership with BluePrint Business Intelligence (BI) to extend its toolset for clients looking for a holistic, user friendly business process management (BPM) solution. Developed primarily for...
Softworx launches African growth initiative
EOH company and Infor Master Partner Softworx has launched the Africa Partner Network (Softworx APN) to channel Infor software sales and consulting services throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Softworx MD Jane Thomson says the partner network will provide businesses with...
Mobility key to realising technology
Nobody can doubt that technology has become the platform on which business runs, and thus that business executives are watching technology trends with increasing attention. But it’s important to see the trends in context - often the real business benefits area...
Veeam works with Vmware, Microsoft in the cloud
Veeam Software is collaborating with Microsoft and VMware to help partners extend their availability offerings to the cloud. Specifically, Veeam is working closely with both Microsoft and VMware to ensure that Veeam Cloud Providers (VCPs) will be able to seamlessly...
Africa beckons – but first understand the intricacies
Africa has been earmarked as a big growth market in which to operate, but you need to know what you’re doing to achieve any kind of success in this dynamic environment. This is the view of Louise Robinson, MD of CG Consulting and Database360, a Cape Town-based...