Technology News
Oracle buys content management company
Oracle has signed an agreement to acquire Front Porch Digital, a provider of content storage management solutions that help companies migrate, manage and monetise large-scale media assets. Front Porch Digital’s big data technologies help enterprises easily handle...
Employees slow to report stolen devices
As the rate of stolen mobile devices increases, the average time it takes IT departments to respond to this security threat grows. This is according to a Kaspersky Lab survey of global IT security professionals. The cause of this delay is employees becoming slower to...
Why Apple just gets stronger
Despite facing criticism over recent product releases being uninspiring or lacking innovation, there are four good reasons why Apple has strengthened its position in the market.
Ukufunda puts education in learners’ hands
A new tool has been launched to support classroom activities in South Africa’s public schools.
Flexible solutions to manage global talent
Increasingly, diverse global business scenarios and workforce demographics are driving the need for more flexible, business-enabling mobility policies and practices. This was one of the key findings of the Managing Variety in International Mobility survey conducted by...
HP buys Eucalyptus, accelerates hybrid cloud
HP has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Eucalyptus, a provider of open source software for building private and hybrid enterprise clouds. After the transaction closes, Eucalyptus CEO Marten Mickos, a respected leader in the cloud industry and a long-time...
$3,8bn revenue for storage software market
Results from the IDC Worldwide Storage Software QView show the worldwide storage software market increased 6,3% year-over-year during the second calendar quarter of 2014 (2Q14). Revenue during the quarter totalled nearly $3,8-billion. EMC, IBM and Symantec were the...
SA’s PayGate partners with PayPal
With the announcement of a partnership between PayPal and local payment service provider PayGate, it is now easier for merchants to accept online payments in South Africa. “PayGate customers can now add PayPal to the list of payment methods they accept simply by...
Who is this year’s ISPA SuperTeacher?
The 10 South African teachers competing for the title of ISPA SuperTeacher 2014 have been named in the run-up to iWeek this week. The country's premier Internet industry annual event has culminated in the ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year Award for the past 13 years....
Financial phishing rockets, says Kaspersky
Kaspersky Lab’s experts have reported a substantial increase in the amount of financial phishing in spam globally. According to Andrew Potgieter, security solutions director at Westcon, “Recent data released from Kaspersky Lab suggests that there was recently a 7,9%...
New country manager for Citrix
Citrix has announced the appointment of Brendan Mc Aravey as country manager for South Africa. Reporting to Johnny Karam, regional vice-president, Middle East and Africa, Mc Aravey will be responsible for the growth and development of Citrix operation across South...
Converged storage makes business agile
Kathy Gibson reports from the Huawei Cloud Congress in Shanghai - A converged storage infrastructure lets companies deploy one operating system across various storage topologies. Ruiqi Fan, president of the IT storage line at Huawei Technologies, outlined the benefits...
Deon Fredericks appointed Telkom CFO
Telkom has appointed Deon Fredericks as chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect.
Oracle buys content management company
Oracle has signed an agreement to acquire Front Porch Digital, a provider of content storage management solutions that help companies migrate, manage and monetise large-scale media assets. Front Porch Digital’s big data technologies help enterprises easily handle...
Employees slow to report stolen devices
As the rate of stolen mobile devices increases, the average time it takes IT departments to respond to this security threat grows. This is according to a Kaspersky Lab survey of global IT security professionals. The cause of this delay is employees becoming slower to...
Why Apple just gets stronger
Despite facing criticism over recent product releases being uninspiring or lacking innovation, there are four good reasons why Apple has strengthened its position in the market.
Ukufunda puts education in learners’ hands
A new tool has been launched to support classroom activities in South Africa’s public schools.
Flexible solutions to manage global talent
Increasingly, diverse global business scenarios and workforce demographics are driving the need for more flexible, business-enabling mobility policies and practices. This was one of the key findings of the Managing Variety in International Mobility survey conducted by...
HP buys Eucalyptus, accelerates hybrid cloud
HP has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Eucalyptus, a provider of open source software for building private and hybrid enterprise clouds. After the transaction closes, Eucalyptus CEO Marten Mickos, a respected leader in the cloud industry and a long-time...
$3,8bn revenue for storage software market
Results from the IDC Worldwide Storage Software QView show the worldwide storage software market increased 6,3% year-over-year during the second calendar quarter of 2014 (2Q14). Revenue during the quarter totalled nearly $3,8-billion. EMC, IBM and Symantec were the...