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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 is now open.
How companies can counter poor economy
In the current difficult economic climate, many industries are performing poorly as growth stagnates and consumers remain cash-strapped; yet there are measures that companies can deploy to perform counter-cyclical to the economy. According to Douw van der Walt:...
.za on track for 1m domain names
There are currently 969 190 registered domain names ending in .za, South Africa's designation in cyberspace, and the country is set to reach the one-million mark in the first quarter of 2015. That's according to Lucky Masilela, CEO of the ZA Central Registry (ZACR),...
Free WhatsApp for Cell C customers
In what it believes is a first for South African mobile customers, Cell C will be offering free WhatsApp services to its customers.
Virtualisation security key for businesses
Financial services and healthcare are the two business sectors most likely to see security concerns as a barrier to implementing IT virtualisation technology, according to a Kaspersky Lab survey of 3 900 IT professionals worldwide.When asked about attitudes toward...
Enterprise client devices see Q2 growth
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker, worldwide thin client and terminal client device shipments totalled 1,4-million units in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14). This is an increase of 10,8% from...
Ellison steps down as Oracle CEO
Larry Ellison, the 70-year-old founder of Oracle, has stepped down as CEO. He has handed over the CEO function to Safra Catz and Mark Hurd, but will become chairman of the board. He has also assumed the mantle of chief technology officer.
Altech Node offers smart entertainment
Allied Technologies has launched Altech Node, what it believes is the world’s first fully converged home gateway console, offering movie entertainment, TV series, sports and business content, Internet access and wireless smart home solutions.
ISPA names 2014 SuperTeachers
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has named its ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year for 2014. The winner of one of South Africa's leading ICT in education accolades is Limpopo's Simon Mosiwa Matlebjane (Mountainview Secondary School). This year's instalment...
Second prefab data centre for MTN
Prefabricated data centre specialist Flexenclosure has received a second large order from MTN Côte d’Ivoire for a customised eCentre. The two technical facilities are the first prefabricated data centre buildings ever to be deployed in the country and they will...
Acer expands Chrome devices
Building on the success of its award-winning and best-selling Acer C7 Series Chromebook, Acer has announced the expansion of its Chrome OS devices with the new Chromebox CXI and Chromebook 11. Acer’s Chrome devices are ideal for education, businesses, organisations,...
Partners aim to save the rhino
The CSIR, StopRhinoPoaching.com and Seecrypt are partnering to deliver military-grade secure communications to the teams of dedicated individuals fighting the war against rhino poaching.
DiData buys MWeb assets
Internet Solutions (IS), a division of Dimension Data, has signed a transaction agreement to purchase the MWeb ISP core network assets, MWeb Business and Optinet from MWeb Connect. Dimension Data has also bought the WiFi assets of MWeb Connect, which will form part of a new company, WirelessCo, which will build and operate an open access carrier-grade WiFi network. In terms of the IS deal, MWeb Connect will retain its consumer ISP business.
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 is now open.
How companies can counter poor economy
In the current difficult economic climate, many industries are performing poorly as growth stagnates and consumers remain cash-strapped; yet there are measures that companies can deploy to perform counter-cyclical to the economy. According to Douw van der Walt:...
.za on track for 1m domain names
There are currently 969 190 registered domain names ending in .za, South Africa's designation in cyberspace, and the country is set to reach the one-million mark in the first quarter of 2015. That's according to Lucky Masilela, CEO of the ZA Central Registry (ZACR),...
Free WhatsApp for Cell C customers
In what it believes is a first for South African mobile customers, Cell C will be offering free WhatsApp services to its customers.
Virtualisation security key for businesses
Financial services and healthcare are the two business sectors most likely to see security concerns as a barrier to implementing IT virtualisation technology, according to a Kaspersky Lab survey of 3 900 IT professionals worldwide.When asked about attitudes toward...
Enterprise client devices see Q2 growth
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker, worldwide thin client and terminal client device shipments totalled 1,4-million units in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14). This is an increase of 10,8% from...
Ellison steps down as Oracle CEO
Larry Ellison, the 70-year-old founder of Oracle, has stepped down as CEO. He has handed over the CEO function to Safra Catz and Mark Hurd, but will become chairman of the board. He has also assumed the mantle of chief technology officer.