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Education takes the high road
Education is the sector showing the most progress in advancing from a state of digital transformation to digital maturity.
Smartphones top 64m in MEA sales
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) handset market grew to its largest size in ten quarters in Q2 2014, expanding 27% year on year to total 64-million units. The latest insights from global advisory and consulting services firm International Data Corporation (IDC) show...
Poor SA growth mirrors global woes
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut South Africa’s growth outlook to 1,4% in 2014 and 2,3% for 2015 in its October report. This is down from the July set of forecasts (for 1,7% and 2,7% respectively) and below the most recent forecasts of the South African...
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...
MTN Nigeria rolls out 100G fibre optic network
Alcatel-Lucent is opening up Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, to the benefits of ultra-broadband connectivity by launching a superfast, 100Gbps fibre optic network with MTN Nigeria. MTN Nigeria, which covers more than almost 90% of Nigeria’s land mass and 86,2%...
Massive growth for file synchronisation and sharing
International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that the file synchronisation and sharing (FSS) market will grow at a 23.1% five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2018 to $2,3-billion. The healthy growth rate through 2018 will continue to be driven by the...
SA needs to step up digital technology innovation
South Africa needs to become the new source of digital technology innovation. That’s the word from Professor Barry Dwolatzky of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE), who will present the keynote address at 2014 Wired Women Conference, talking about...
Comstor gets new chief
Westcon has announced that it has appointed a new director for its local Cisco distribution business, Comstor. Louise Taute, an industry and Westcon stalwart with more than 22 years in the ICT industry, will head up the only Cisco Collaboration Accredited distributor...
VMware enhances vCloud Director
VMware has announced the general availability of VMware vCloud Director 5.6 the first release designed exclusively for VMware vCloud Air Network service providers. The update to vCloud Director will provide access to new enhancements used in VMware vCloud Air...
Nedbank deploys Gemalto solution
Gemalto announces that Nedbank, a leading commercial bank in South Africa, is deploying its Ezio eBanking solution to provide their wholesale customers with unmatched online transaction security and superior convenience. Gemalto also provides Nedbank with consulting...
Towards a brave – and liquid – world
The world we live in is becoming increasingly liquid. The old rigid structures have melted and it’s become a dynamic, shape-shifting environment, according to Pat Gelsinger, addressing VMworld 2014 in Barcelona.
Hybrid cloud comes into its own
Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2014 in Barcelona - We are entering the professional era of cloud computing, and the hybrid cloud is going to become the de facto IT infrastructure. This is according to Bill Fathers, executive vice-president and GM: hybrid cloud at...
Creating a unified workspace for end users
Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2014 in Barcelona - VMware aims to create a bold new vision for end user computing, that will stand for years to come. Sanjay Poonen, executive vice-president and GM: end-user computing at VMware. “This takes the form of a virtual...
Education takes the high road
Education is the sector showing the most progress in advancing from a state of digital transformation to digital maturity.
Smartphones top 64m in MEA sales
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) handset market grew to its largest size in ten quarters in Q2 2014, expanding 27% year on year to total 64-million units. The latest insights from global advisory and consulting services firm International Data Corporation (IDC) show...
Poor SA growth mirrors global woes
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut South Africa’s growth outlook to 1,4% in 2014 and 2,3% for 2015 in its October report. This is down from the July set of forecasts (for 1,7% and 2,7% respectively) and below the most recent forecasts of the South African...
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...
MTN Nigeria rolls out 100G fibre optic network
Alcatel-Lucent is opening up Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, to the benefits of ultra-broadband connectivity by launching a superfast, 100Gbps fibre optic network with MTN Nigeria. MTN Nigeria, which covers more than almost 90% of Nigeria’s land mass and 86,2%...
Massive growth for file synchronisation and sharing
International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that the file synchronisation and sharing (FSS) market will grow at a 23.1% five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2018 to $2,3-billion. The healthy growth rate through 2018 will continue to be driven by the...
SA needs to step up digital technology innovation
South Africa needs to become the new source of digital technology innovation. That’s the word from Professor Barry Dwolatzky of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE), who will present the keynote address at 2014 Wired Women Conference, talking about...