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Why business needs a multi-layered security plan
The “castle and moat” approach to IT security is ineffective in an era where threats are likely already within the enterprise, and the real risk lies in what leaves the enterprise, not what gets in, writes Fortinet security consultant Jonas Thulin. Back in the days...
Lexmark’s Corporate Cartridges boost sustainability benefits
Lexmark has announced a line of Corporate Cartridges for the EMEA region. Lexmark Regional GM South Africa Mark Hiller comments: “Lexmark has a strong tradition of innovation and commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability. This new line of...
Palladium integrated with CaseWare 2014
Financial software solutions provider CQS Technology Holdings has successfully developed a direct import from Palladium Accounting Software. CaseWare Working Papers 2014 allows Palladium clients to import their financial information directly into CaseWare’s reporting...
Asus sets its sights on local growth
Asus has earmarked South Africa and the SADC region for growth, building on the foundations it has laid in the 10 years it has been in the country. With recently-appointed country manager Jeff Kuo supported by Bennie Budler, with his extensive experience of the local...
Vox Telecom on the acquisition trail
Vox Telecom continues on its growth and differentiation strategy with the acquisition of Two IT and Computer Initiatives (CI).
Siding Spring hurls past Mars
Satellites observing Mars took shelter behind the Red Planet yesterday (19 October 2014) while observing a close comet flyby. Comet C/2013 A1, also known as comet Siding Spring, passed within about 139 500km of Mars - less than half the distance between Earth and our...
IT professionals enjoy higher salaries
IT salaries have increased by about 20% over the last year.
Massive gaps in Africa’s telecoms landscape
A colossal disparity exists between fixed and mobile communication penetration rates across Africa. While mobile communications captured 96,4% of the subscriber market share in 2013, fixed communications held a mere 3,6%. The rationale is that fixed line communication...
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...
EMEA PC shipments continue to grow
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) reached 23,7-million units in the third quarter of 2014 — a 10,4% increase year on year and a clear return to growth for two consecutive quarters after a...
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...
Why business needs a multi-layered security plan
The “castle and moat” approach to IT security is ineffective in an era where threats are likely already within the enterprise, and the real risk lies in what leaves the enterprise, not what gets in, writes Fortinet security consultant Jonas Thulin. Back in the days...
Lexmark’s Corporate Cartridges boost sustainability benefits
Lexmark has announced a line of Corporate Cartridges for the EMEA region. Lexmark Regional GM South Africa Mark Hiller comments: “Lexmark has a strong tradition of innovation and commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability. This new line of...
Palladium integrated with CaseWare 2014
Financial software solutions provider CQS Technology Holdings has successfully developed a direct import from Palladium Accounting Software. CaseWare Working Papers 2014 allows Palladium clients to import their financial information directly into CaseWare’s reporting...
Asus sets its sights on local growth
Asus has earmarked South Africa and the SADC region for growth, building on the foundations it has laid in the 10 years it has been in the country. With recently-appointed country manager Jeff Kuo supported by Bennie Budler, with his extensive experience of the local...
Vox Telecom on the acquisition trail
Vox Telecom continues on its growth and differentiation strategy with the acquisition of Two IT and Computer Initiatives (CI).
Siding Spring hurls past Mars
Satellites observing Mars took shelter behind the Red Planet yesterday (19 October 2014) while observing a close comet flyby. Comet C/2013 A1, also known as comet Siding Spring, passed within about 139 500km of Mars - less than half the distance between Earth and our...
IT professionals enjoy higher salaries
IT salaries have increased by about 20% over the last year.