Technology News
Welcome to the age of the customer
The nature of today’s business environment means that nearly every customer experience is fuelled by technology. More than ever before it’s become imperative for business to leverage a combination of people, processes and technology to create meaningful customer...
e4 enhances training offering with eAcademy
South African ICT solutions and services company e4 has taken its training to a new level and launched their new eAcademy, complete with the latest in digital technology, to provide clients with comprehensive training on all e4 solutions. Reflecting the Company’s...
Kaseya release delivers security, compliance
Kaseya, the leading provider of cloud-based IT management software, has announced the availability of Release 8 of its product portfolio. In addition to delivering innovations across Kaseya’s core IT, cloud and remote management solutions, this product enhancement...
ITTIA connects Android to big data
ITTIA, a global supplier of embedded relational database software, has announced the availability of bidirectional synchronisation for Android apps to bridge the gap of collecting big data on-the-go. Due to an unprecedented influx of sensitive data that is managed and...
MCC Contracts rolls out Jasco solution
MCC Contracts, the open cast mining and plant rental division of Eqstra Holdings, has mining sites throughout southern Africa, many of them in remote and rural areas. Reliable connectivity in such areas was difficult to achieve with the available 3G bandwidth, and in...
WiFi eases move to high data consumption
With LTE (4G) cellular gaining momentum and operators starting to push entry-level smartphones across Africa, consumers across the continent are in a great position to benefit from the connected world. However, what does the increase in data demand mean for WiFi and...
Don’t forget the SMS
With the proliferation of BBM and WhatsApp, It’s easy to imagine that instant messaging is overtaking SMS. But this perception can be halted due to one simple statistic. The average open rate for SMS message is a massive 98% In a world where social and digital media...
Benefits of migrating to the cloud
From providing scalability on demand, to empowering the mobility of the workforce, cloud computing offers a host of benefits to both organisations and users, says Francois Smith, Dell Enterprise field marketing manager for South Africa. The business case for adopting...
Enterprises more at risk than ever
At least 90% of CIOs and CTOs believe the job of keeping the enterprise protected is more challenging than ever before. According to new research from Fortinet, serious boardroom pressure to keep the enterprise secure has jumped almost one-third in the last 12 months,...
Microsoft heaps honours on SA partners
A veritable who’s who of the local channel was feted at a gala black-tie dinner at the Inanda Club’s famed Polo Lounge last night when Microsoft South Africa held its annual Partner Network awards – and there was one stand-out company. Mark Davison reports.
Essential productivity components for WFP
Printing environments continue to be challenged by a growing demand for productivity: to deliver output faster and with greater image quality, yet with less waste, lower costs and a diminished impact on the environment, says Hennie Kruger, DDS product and marketing...
Fortinet firewalls win NSS rating
Fortinet - a global leader in high-performance network security, announced that the FortiGate-1500D and FortiGate-3600C demonstrated best value for performance, with the lowest price per protected Mbps of throughput in real-world comparative analysis conducted by...
Reconciliation key in agile analytics
Businesses need data in analytics systems and processes in order to make business decisions but two of the biggest challenges they face are timeliness and agility, says Mervyn Mooi, director at Knowledge Integration Dynamics. It can take too long to get the data...
Welcome to the age of the customer
The nature of today’s business environment means that nearly every customer experience is fuelled by technology. More than ever before it’s become imperative for business to leverage a combination of people, processes and technology to create meaningful customer...
e4 enhances training offering with eAcademy
South African ICT solutions and services company e4 has taken its training to a new level and launched their new eAcademy, complete with the latest in digital technology, to provide clients with comprehensive training on all e4 solutions. Reflecting the Company’s...
Kaseya release delivers security, compliance
Kaseya, the leading provider of cloud-based IT management software, has announced the availability of Release 8 of its product portfolio. In addition to delivering innovations across Kaseya’s core IT, cloud and remote management solutions, this product enhancement...
ITTIA connects Android to big data
ITTIA, a global supplier of embedded relational database software, has announced the availability of bidirectional synchronisation for Android apps to bridge the gap of collecting big data on-the-go. Due to an unprecedented influx of sensitive data that is managed and...
MCC Contracts rolls out Jasco solution
MCC Contracts, the open cast mining and plant rental division of Eqstra Holdings, has mining sites throughout southern Africa, many of them in remote and rural areas. Reliable connectivity in such areas was difficult to achieve with the available 3G bandwidth, and in...
WiFi eases move to high data consumption
With LTE (4G) cellular gaining momentum and operators starting to push entry-level smartphones across Africa, consumers across the continent are in a great position to benefit from the connected world. However, what does the increase in data demand mean for WiFi and...
Don’t forget the SMS
With the proliferation of BBM and WhatsApp, It’s easy to imagine that instant messaging is overtaking SMS. But this perception can be halted due to one simple statistic. The average open rate for SMS message is a massive 98% In a world where social and digital media...