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Pamoja’s cloud service grows in Africa
Pamoja, a leading cloud services and content aggregation business entity in the SEACOM stable, has entrenched the value of its service in East Africa and officially made this high-growth region its base. Armed with partnerships, expertise and the right resources, the...
VC analysis improves customer service
Vivotek, locally distributed through Westcon Security Solutions, has released its first video content analysis (VCA) application package, following the debut of the Vivotek Application Development Platform (VADP), an open platform that integrates video analytic within...
Metadata key in backup, recovery
Metadata is data about data. It tells us who authored a document, when, what the document contains and where the file "fits" in relation to other data. Metadata is important because it is a key enabler of data storage, retrieval and/or restoration – a vital...
ATI invests R50m in growth
Black owned artisan training company, Artisan Training Institute (ATI), has announced that it will have invested R50-million on building satellite training facilities, refurbishing buildings, establishing new accommodation, and buying new equipment by the fourth...
Is POPI valuable to SA legislature?
The industry remains abuzz with talk around the recently gazetted Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act, yet the compliance rate of South Africa’s enterprises varies significantly. For SMEs the pace to become compliant is considerably slower, according to the...
IndigoCube sponsors speakers at business summit
IndigoCube has announced that it will be a bronze sponsor of the forthcoming International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) SA Chapter Business Analysis South Africa Summit (BASSA) on 16 to 18 September 2014 at the Sandton Convention Centre. Also participating at...
IoT is all about the data
Before we can understand the Internet of Things (IoT), we need to know a little more about where the information that is used comes from – after all, the IoT is all about the data, says Hennie Lessing, team lead: Software Development at Entelect Software. Gathering...
Five trends shaping the future of ERP
In a world where IT is evolving at such a rapid pace and where trends such as the consumerisation of IT are undermining the CIO’s ability to regulate which technologies are used alongside the corporate network, says Gawie van der Merwe, MD, IFS South Africa. But IT...
High speed fibre from iWayAfrica Uganda
Pan African telecoms operator, Gondwana International Networks (GIN), has announced that its iWayAfrica Uganda business has launched its new fibre connectivity service in Uganda. Ken Mwai, MD, iWayAfrica Uganda, says that the demand for high capacity Internet...
Cultural differences in ITSM
There are two areas of culture we need to look at. The first is an understanding of the role of ITSM and the need to challenge the business perception that looks upon the IT department or division in an organisation as a separate entity rather than an integral part of...
App seeks to help victims of sexual offences
The Johannesburg-based Transform Education about Rape and Sexual Abuse (TEARS) Foundation has showcased a USSD-based platform called Help at Your Fingertips. The platform is a nationally-accessible assistance and support network for those who have experienced rape,...
Uber hits 200 city milestone
Uber, the app that connects riders with drivers, is now available in more than 200 cities around the world. Uber’s vision for consumers is that no matter where they are, a reliable ride with Uber is just five minutes away. This week, Uber launched in 24 new markets,...
MTN unveils My MTNChoice price plans
MTN South Africa has expanded its My MTNChoice offering with the addition of several Internet price plans - ranging from as little as R15 per month for 20Mb to R999 per month for 20Gb. "One of the highlights of the My MTNChoice plans has been giving customers the...
Pamoja’s cloud service grows in Africa
Pamoja, a leading cloud services and content aggregation business entity in the SEACOM stable, has entrenched the value of its service in East Africa and officially made this high-growth region its base. Armed with partnerships, expertise and the right resources, the...
VC analysis improves customer service
Vivotek, locally distributed through Westcon Security Solutions, has released its first video content analysis (VCA) application package, following the debut of the Vivotek Application Development Platform (VADP), an open platform that integrates video analytic within...
Metadata key in backup, recovery
Metadata is data about data. It tells us who authored a document, when, what the document contains and where the file "fits" in relation to other data. Metadata is important because it is a key enabler of data storage, retrieval and/or restoration – a vital...
ATI invests R50m in growth
Black owned artisan training company, Artisan Training Institute (ATI), has announced that it will have invested R50-million on building satellite training facilities, refurbishing buildings, establishing new accommodation, and buying new equipment by the fourth...
Is POPI valuable to SA legislature?
The industry remains abuzz with talk around the recently gazetted Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act, yet the compliance rate of South Africa’s enterprises varies significantly. For SMEs the pace to become compliant is considerably slower, according to the...
IndigoCube sponsors speakers at business summit
IndigoCube has announced that it will be a bronze sponsor of the forthcoming International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) SA Chapter Business Analysis South Africa Summit (BASSA) on 16 to 18 September 2014 at the Sandton Convention Centre. Also participating at...
IoT is all about the data
Before we can understand the Internet of Things (IoT), we need to know a little more about where the information that is used comes from – after all, the IoT is all about the data, says Hennie Lessing, team lead: Software Development at Entelect Software. Gathering...