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Accenture, Alcatel-Lucent form alliance
Accenture and Alcatel-Lucent have formed a strategic alliance to help communications service providers (CSPs) and large enterprises implement integrated ultra-broadband solutions to address the challenges of rising costs and increased data consumption caused by high...
Datacentrix scoops global awards
Datacentrix has received the "HP and Microsoft Outstanding Frontline Partner (FLP) award for 2014 in Unified Communications & Collaboration Globally for the EMEA region" in a ceremony that took place in Washington, US. For the past 30 years, the alliance between...
UCT GSB addresses skills shortage
The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business has created a new Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice to overcome the lack of qualified and skilled middle managers which is aggravating Africa’s already turbulent economy, launching in Johannesburg on 30...
New bizhub C1085, C1100 models announced
EFI and Konica Minolta Business Solutions have teamed up to announce the launch of two advanced digital front ends (DFEs) for the new Konica Minolta bizhub C1085 and C1100 family of digital presses. The updated EFI Fiery IC-308 DFE and the new EFI Fiery IC-310 DFE are...
Tablets are not just for consumers
Mobility and always-on connectivity are increasingly taken for granted, and sales of tablet PCs reflect this growing trend, says George Lodewick, Dell Commercial product specialist at Drive Control Corporation. In fact, according to recent statistics released by Dell,...
Oracle updates Cloud Platform services
The Oracle Cloud Platform enables customers and partners to easily build new applications, extend Oracle software as a service (SaaS) applications, and migrate existing on-premises applications to the cloud. The Oracle Cloud Platform offers customers and partners the...
Avoid becoming a cyber-attack victim
Many of us read about the cyber-attack suffered by eBay when the auction site was forced to request that its 233-million customers worldwide change their passwords, says Mohammad Ismail, Identity & Access security solutions manager at Gemalto for Middle East &...
Mitel launches new corporate brand
Mitel has launched a new corporate brand. The new brand is the latest in a series of strategic moves that have transformed the company into a world-wide leader in business communications. In the past 18 months, Mitel has doubled in size, broadened its market presence...
Accsys delivers self-service HR
Employee and employer self-service is one of the most significant changes to human resources (HR). HR experts make this claim based on the fact that solutions are available that empower employees with the ability to initiate, control and manage a number of HR...
Adobe Acrobat expands subscription offering
Adobe Acrobat Pro and Standard are now available to the channel on subscription from local Adobe distributor Dax Data. Delivered via the Adobe Value Incentive Plan (VIP), the move extends the power of Acrobat to mobile users, allowing them to work from anywhere, on...
Gartner debunks big data myths
With so much hype about big data, it's hard for IT leaders to know how to exploit its potential. Gartner dispels five myths to help IT leaders evolve their information infrastructure strategies. "Big data offers big opportunities, but poses even bigger challenges. Its...
Household satellite dishes to get OpenView
OpenView HD, South Africa’s first free-to-view direct-to-home satellite television platform, will soon also be available on the same satellite dish used to receive DStv, Vivid and Freevision services. A few months ago, Platco Digital, the e.tv sister company which...
Mandela Washington Fellowship applications open
Applications for the 2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders are being accepted from now until 5 November 2014. Launched in 2014, the Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative...
Accenture, Alcatel-Lucent form alliance
Accenture and Alcatel-Lucent have formed a strategic alliance to help communications service providers (CSPs) and large enterprises implement integrated ultra-broadband solutions to address the challenges of rising costs and increased data consumption caused by high...
Datacentrix scoops global awards
Datacentrix has received the "HP and Microsoft Outstanding Frontline Partner (FLP) award for 2014 in Unified Communications & Collaboration Globally for the EMEA region" in a ceremony that took place in Washington, US. For the past 30 years, the alliance between...
UCT GSB addresses skills shortage
The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business has created a new Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice to overcome the lack of qualified and skilled middle managers which is aggravating Africa’s already turbulent economy, launching in Johannesburg on 30...
New bizhub C1085, C1100 models announced
EFI and Konica Minolta Business Solutions have teamed up to announce the launch of two advanced digital front ends (DFEs) for the new Konica Minolta bizhub C1085 and C1100 family of digital presses. The updated EFI Fiery IC-308 DFE and the new EFI Fiery IC-310 DFE are...
Tablets are not just for consumers
Mobility and always-on connectivity are increasingly taken for granted, and sales of tablet PCs reflect this growing trend, says George Lodewick, Dell Commercial product specialist at Drive Control Corporation. In fact, according to recent statistics released by Dell,...
Oracle updates Cloud Platform services
The Oracle Cloud Platform enables customers and partners to easily build new applications, extend Oracle software as a service (SaaS) applications, and migrate existing on-premises applications to the cloud. The Oracle Cloud Platform offers customers and partners the...
Avoid becoming a cyber-attack victim
Many of us read about the cyber-attack suffered by eBay when the auction site was forced to request that its 233-million customers worldwide change their passwords, says Mohammad Ismail, Identity & Access security solutions manager at Gemalto for Middle East &...