Technology News
McAfee appoints new regional director
McAfee, part of Intel Security, has announced the appointment of Trevor Coetzee as its new regional director, South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. His primary responsibilities will be the overall guidance and direction of the South African and sub-Saharan African...
Publishing trusted code on the Internet
One of the bigger concerns in the software industry is how to ensure users can trust code that is published on the Internet. Browsers typically display a warning message explaining the possible dangers of downloading data, but do nothing in terms of verifying that the...
Acer announces 4K2K and WQHD monitors
Acer has announced its comprehensive line-up of high resolution monitors with bigger screens up to 32 inches and sharper images in 4K2K and WQHD resolutions. In addition, Acer ColourPlus and Acer EyeProtect features deliver stunning, higher quality imagery for a more...
Pinnacle tackles market rumours
Pinnacle Holdings this week laid rest to rumours in order to address the concerns that have kept its share price on the back foot.
Governments battle with IT service delivery
Middle East and African (MEA) government organisations are increasingly grappling with the need to gain executive-level support and funding for technology investments amid increasing end-user expectations and service delivery requirements. "MEA government IT...
Takealot.com acquires Superbalist.com
Takealot.com, South Africa’s fastest growing online retailer, has acquired 100% of Superbalist.com, a curated design and apparel online retailer, focused on the millennial generation, that was founded in 2010.
Innovation moves US-African trade forward
The recent US-Africa Leaders Summit hosted by President Obama generated up to $37-billion in new investment for Africa in sectors including infrastructure, electricity, public health and security, and has created a new wave of international interest and participation...
Africa is open for business
US president Barrack Obama’s African Leaders Summit has shown the world that Africa is open for business. African leaders will now visit London to secure the investments that can transform their economies. Presidents from Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Togo and Ghana, all...
Vodafone Mobile Money comes to Africa
Bharti Airtel and VeriFone Mobile Money have agreed to offer VeriFone Mobile Money’s merchant enablement applications for mobile Tap n Pay across Airtel’s 17 operating countries in Africa. VeriFone Mobile Money’s Tap n Pay applications are a smart, secure and fast way...
Virtualisation leaves security gap in IT
IT professionals who claim to have expert-level knowledge of IT security appear to have a gap in their knowledge around virtualisation security. Approximately one-third of these respondents to a global Kaspersky Lab survey expressed a “clear understanding” of light...
RS announces Raspberry Pi Compute Module
RS Components (RS) has announced availability of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module, the latest product to emerge from the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s development team. The Compute Module can initially be purchased from RS as part of a development kit, bundled together...
New hope for SA graduates, employers
There is a particularly desperate need to find work for more than 600 000 unemployed graduates in South Africa. Whilst 25% of the country is unemployed 70% of people under the age of 35 are not working. A new tax incentive should give hope to these graduates and will...
Food and beverage best practices
It’s a classic scenario in food and beverage manufacturing - struggling to co-ordinate the opinions of sales and marketing with manufacturing and supply chain initiatives on what should be produced, when it should be produced, and where it’s needed, says Ian Huntly,...
McAfee appoints new regional director
McAfee, part of Intel Security, has announced the appointment of Trevor Coetzee as its new regional director, South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. His primary responsibilities will be the overall guidance and direction of the South African and sub-Saharan African...
Publishing trusted code on the Internet
One of the bigger concerns in the software industry is how to ensure users can trust code that is published on the Internet. Browsers typically display a warning message explaining the possible dangers of downloading data, but do nothing in terms of verifying that the...
Acer announces 4K2K and WQHD monitors
Acer has announced its comprehensive line-up of high resolution monitors with bigger screens up to 32 inches and sharper images in 4K2K and WQHD resolutions. In addition, Acer ColourPlus and Acer EyeProtect features deliver stunning, higher quality imagery for a more...
Pinnacle tackles market rumours
Pinnacle Holdings this week laid rest to rumours in order to address the concerns that have kept its share price on the back foot.
Governments battle with IT service delivery
Middle East and African (MEA) government organisations are increasingly grappling with the need to gain executive-level support and funding for technology investments amid increasing end-user expectations and service delivery requirements. "MEA government IT...
Takealot.com acquires Superbalist.com
Takealot.com, South Africa’s fastest growing online retailer, has acquired 100% of Superbalist.com, a curated design and apparel online retailer, focused on the millennial generation, that was founded in 2010.
Innovation moves US-African trade forward
The recent US-Africa Leaders Summit hosted by President Obama generated up to $37-billion in new investment for Africa in sectors including infrastructure, electricity, public health and security, and has created a new wave of international interest and participation...