Technology News
Sanlam enhances reporting with TBIS, IBM
Technique Business Intelligence Software (TBIS), a member of the PBT group of companies and a Premier IBM Business Partner, has implemented IBM Pure Data for Analytics (Netezza) technology at the Glacier division of Sanlam, to provide it with the means to manage and...
Jasco sponsors Telkom Centre of Excellence
As part of its dedication to addressing the skills gap and furthering higher education in South Africa, Jasco has once again committed to support postgraduate research at Telkom’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Broadband Networks and Applications, established in the...
GIT offers new dvtel thermal imaging cameras
Graphic Image Technologies (GIT), specialists in remote CCTV and control room technologies, video compression and transmission, have announced the availability of the latest range of dvtel thermal imaging cameras, which incorporate analytics for enhanced intelligence....
SA slides in competitiveness
South Africa has once again slipped down the rankings in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015, attaining only 56th position this year.
SA weak points hit in threat landscape
Cisco has released its 2014 Midyear Security Report, which examines the “weak links” in organisations that contribute to an increasingly dynamic threat landscape. Geopolitical events are creating new trends in the cyber realm, expanding the risk landscape for...
Demystifying the celebrity iCloud hack
On 31 August, anonymous users of infamous forum 4chan leaked nude photos and videos of several female celebrities – including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Kirsten Dunst – by hacking their iCloud accounts.
Westcon acquires Verecloud
Westcon Group has acquired the assets of US-based Verecloud, the developer of an advanced channel distribution platform for cloud and services solutions, for $12-million. Established in 2006, Verecloud’s cloud services platform aggregates best-in-class cloud solutions...
Seacom expands presence in Uganda
Seacom has moved to strengthen its pan-African presence with the direct deployment of two points of presence (PoPs) in Uganda. With the Uganda Communications Commission giving its clearance to Seacom Uganda by issuing the Public Infrastructure Provider licenses,...
Super-fast broadband for business parks
Internet Solutions has announced that 50 sites across Gauteng will benefit from super-fast broadband as part of its planned roll out of fibre to selected sites by the end of this year.
FNB aims to reward innovative companies
FNB Business, in partnership with Endeavor South Africa, has announced the launch of the FNB Business Innovation Awards, which aims to recognise and celebrate companies that continue to innovate. “The purpose of these Awards is to recognise the growth that the...
Bytes SI named an Alcatel-Lucent VAD
Significantly enhancing its product and solution portfolio, Bytes Systems Integration has signed up as a value-added distributor (VAD) for Internet protocol and cloud vendor Alcatel Lucent Enterprise and created a dedicated business unit focused on its solutions....
Building smart cities through ICT Innovation
The concept of the "smart city" has emerged as a term to describe a city that uses technology to address service delivery challenges. However, building a smart city is about more than just using technology – it is about ICT innovation and transformation that improves...
TruTeq Wireless, Westpac Bank team up
Pretoria-based GSM mobile technology company, TruTeq Wireless has partnered with Australia's leading bank to roll out a mobile banking platform to seven Pacific island countries. Westpac Pacific Banking launched its first USSD-based mobile banking application in the...
Sanlam enhances reporting with TBIS, IBM
Technique Business Intelligence Software (TBIS), a member of the PBT group of companies and a Premier IBM Business Partner, has implemented IBM Pure Data for Analytics (Netezza) technology at the Glacier division of Sanlam, to provide it with the means to manage and...
Jasco sponsors Telkom Centre of Excellence
As part of its dedication to addressing the skills gap and furthering higher education in South Africa, Jasco has once again committed to support postgraduate research at Telkom’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Broadband Networks and Applications, established in the...
GIT offers new dvtel thermal imaging cameras
Graphic Image Technologies (GIT), specialists in remote CCTV and control room technologies, video compression and transmission, have announced the availability of the latest range of dvtel thermal imaging cameras, which incorporate analytics for enhanced intelligence....
SA slides in competitiveness
South Africa has once again slipped down the rankings in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015, attaining only 56th position this year.
SA weak points hit in threat landscape
Cisco has released its 2014 Midyear Security Report, which examines the “weak links” in organisations that contribute to an increasingly dynamic threat landscape. Geopolitical events are creating new trends in the cyber realm, expanding the risk landscape for...
Demystifying the celebrity iCloud hack
On 31 August, anonymous users of infamous forum 4chan leaked nude photos and videos of several female celebrities – including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Kirsten Dunst – by hacking their iCloud accounts.
Westcon acquires Verecloud
Westcon Group has acquired the assets of US-based Verecloud, the developer of an advanced channel distribution platform for cloud and services solutions, for $12-million. Established in 2006, Verecloud’s cloud services platform aggregates best-in-class cloud solutions...