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Missing: Mars water
A primitive ocean on Mars once held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean. This is according to NASA scientists, who used ground-based observatories to measure water signatures in the Red Planet’s atmosphere. Scientists have been searching for answers to why this vast water supply left the surface. Details of the observations and computations appear in Thursday’s edition of Science magazine.
Engineers must do more with less
Which issues cause the biggest headaches for today’s engineers around the world? According to a new global study by business information provider IHS, the pressure to work faster, the threat caused by institutional knowledge drain and challenges posed by environmental...
Fire hasn’t shut down Teraco data centre
Teraco says that its Cape Town data centre is currently running on generator power as a result of a fire in the Great Westerford Building in Rondebosch, Cape Town. Lex van Wyk, CEO of Teraco, says that the building has been evacuated and the fire department is in the...
HP confirms Aruba Networks buyout
HP and Aruba Networks have announced a definitive agreement for HP to acquire Aruba, a provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, for $24.67 per share in cash. The equity value of the transaction is approximately $3-billion, and...
BCX enables forecourt Internet of Things
Business Connexion subsidiary UCS Technology Services (UCS TS), which offers the supply, installation and support of solutions to more than 1 450 service stations in southern Africa, has acquired 100% of the shares of Joint Venture Pumps Services (JVPS), effective 1...
Mobile payment fraud a growing problem
As mobile payment solutions continue to become more widely used, mobile payment fraud is a growing concern. Avivah Litan, vice-president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, says on her blog that fraud in the mobile channel presents looming problems with mobile...
Metrofile increases revenue and earnings
Metrofile Holdings will pay an interim gross cash dividend of 9 cents per share in respect of the six months ended 31 December 2014, up 28,6% from the previous year. Due to strong cash generation, the target dividend cover has been reduced to 1,75 times, as announced...
SA attractive travel destination for Muslims
South Africa has been ranked fourth among the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) destinations in the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2015. South Africa follows Singapore, Thailand and the UK, and was ranked 30th in the overall GMTI....
Telkom engages with labour on outsourcing
Telkom has been engaging with organised labour on the outsourcing of various business elements, as announced in February. The company has issued a statement says it has identified a series of actions to unlock further cost efficiencies and improve customer service, in...
Double-digit growth for production printing
The worldwide production print market enjoyed double-digit year-over-year shipment growth in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14). Unit shipments grew 17,1% to approximately 11 650 units (printers and MFPs) and shipment value increased 4,5% to nearly $1,4-billion in the...
How big data helps insurance organisations
Insurance is typically a grudge purchase, and as a result insurance organisations experience high volumes of customer churn, says Gary Allemann, MD, Master Data Management. Customers are looking for the best price and the best service, and are more than willing to...
Kemp LoadMaster free for local developers
The free version of Kemp Technologies’ popular LoadMaster application load balancer is now available for unlimited use, making it easy for IT developers and open source technology users to benefit from all the features of a full commercial-grade product at no cost. It...
Truecaller releases revamped Truedialer
Truecaller has announced the global launch of its revamped version of its popular dial pad app Truedialer, available for free on Google Play. With more than 100-million users, Truecaller offers its services in more than 200 countries around the globe and is now...
Missing: Mars water
A primitive ocean on Mars once held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean. This is according to NASA scientists, who used ground-based observatories to measure water signatures in the Red Planet’s atmosphere. Scientists have been searching for answers to why this vast water supply left the surface. Details of the observations and computations appear in Thursday’s edition of Science magazine.
Engineers must do more with less
Which issues cause the biggest headaches for today’s engineers around the world? According to a new global study by business information provider IHS, the pressure to work faster, the threat caused by institutional knowledge drain and challenges posed by environmental...
Fire hasn’t shut down Teraco data centre
Teraco says that its Cape Town data centre is currently running on generator power as a result of a fire in the Great Westerford Building in Rondebosch, Cape Town. Lex van Wyk, CEO of Teraco, says that the building has been evacuated and the fire department is in the...
HP confirms Aruba Networks buyout
HP and Aruba Networks have announced a definitive agreement for HP to acquire Aruba, a provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, for $24.67 per share in cash. The equity value of the transaction is approximately $3-billion, and...
BCX enables forecourt Internet of Things
Business Connexion subsidiary UCS Technology Services (UCS TS), which offers the supply, installation and support of solutions to more than 1 450 service stations in southern Africa, has acquired 100% of the shares of Joint Venture Pumps Services (JVPS), effective 1...
Mobile payment fraud a growing problem
As mobile payment solutions continue to become more widely used, mobile payment fraud is a growing concern. Avivah Litan, vice-president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, says on her blog that fraud in the mobile channel presents looming problems with mobile...
Metrofile increases revenue and earnings
Metrofile Holdings will pay an interim gross cash dividend of 9 cents per share in respect of the six months ended 31 December 2014, up 28,6% from the previous year. Due to strong cash generation, the target dividend cover has been reduced to 1,75 times, as announced...