Technology News
Sites crash as Internet runs out of space
eBay was among a number of top Web sites that crashed on Wednesday, costing the global economy millions of dollars in lost revenue. The crash comes as a result of overflowing numbers of Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses.
It’s a better life in Gauteng
Well over half of the citizens of Gauteng think that South Africa is heading in the wrong direction, although Gauteng residents still enjoy a good quality of life overall. This is one of the findings from the Quality of Life Survey (QoL) 2013, conducted by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO). A representative sample of more than 27 000 of Gauteng’s residents were polled for the biennial survey, carried out for the third time in 2013.
SA companies switch to licensed software
Fewer South African companies are using unlicensed software, opting to avoid the numerous security threats associated with counterfeit software - but one in three copies of software installed on local PCs during 2013 were still not properly licensed. The estimated...
SA developers join in on IP protection
South African software developers realise the benefit of protecting their intellectual property - and organisations like the Business Software Alliance (BSA) offer them a platform and a voice in the industry. Although the BSA is traditionally thought to be an...
Bhat heads Logikal Consulting operations
Logikal Consulting has appointed Ravi Bhat as group chief operating officer, effective 1 August 2014, with responsibility for the company’s Africa and India operations. With a mandate to drive strategic initiatives in his areas to improve Logikal’s market position,...
Cross-border payments set for higher growth
Institutions such as the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) indicate that African countries only carry out about 15% of their trade with one another. However, SWIFT data on cross-border payments shows that the figure is slightly higher at 23%....
Mxit Reach powers change in Africa
Africa has the world’s fastest growing economies and youngest population - nearly all of whom connect with the world via mobile phones. And, through Mxit Reach, more than 1-million users in South Africa access educational, health and counselling services on their...
Uber marks a year in SA with lower fares
Uber, the international smartphone app that connects riders with a private driver, has launched its low-cost option uberX in Johannesburg, alongside the high-end UberBLACK service which has been available since August last year. Alon Lits, GM for Uber Johannesburg,...
RedSeal Networks appoints SA distributor
StarLink, security-specialist value-added-distributor (VAD), has expanded its RedSeal distribution coverage into South Africa. StarLink will sell, install and support RedSeal products and solutions through its channel partners to enterprise and government customers in...
MTN launches LTE for pre-paid users
MTN South Africa has launched LTE PayAsYouGo SIM cards for its prepaid customers, in a move designed to offer high-speed Internet access ideal for a range of applications including online gaming, HD TV and video conferencing. Now customers can enjoy doing the things...
Jasco launches generator sets
Jasco Power is offering generator sets of 10kVA to 1200kVA that can be purpose built to suit any businesses requirements. In operation for 12 months and with a goal of taking a 20% market share in the highly competitive generator market space within the next year,...
Craig Luck named MD of Datanet
Pinnacle Holdings is proud to announce the appointment of Craig Luck as MD of its infrastructure arm, Datanet. Starting from 1 September 2014, Craig Luck will be taking over from Nico Steyn who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Nico has done some...
OTEL Telecoms launches hosted PBX switch
OTEL Telecoms, a licenced South African National Telecoms Carrier, announced today the release of its CloudAstrix Business Edition, a multi-tenant hosted PBX SoftSwitch aimed at Enterprise and Internet Telephony Service Providers. “As hosted telephony become...
Sites crash as Internet runs out of space
eBay was among a number of top Web sites that crashed on Wednesday, costing the global economy millions of dollars in lost revenue. The crash comes as a result of overflowing numbers of Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses.
It’s a better life in Gauteng
Well over half of the citizens of Gauteng think that South Africa is heading in the wrong direction, although Gauteng residents still enjoy a good quality of life overall. This is one of the findings from the Quality of Life Survey (QoL) 2013, conducted by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO). A representative sample of more than 27 000 of Gauteng’s residents were polled for the biennial survey, carried out for the third time in 2013.
SA companies switch to licensed software
Fewer South African companies are using unlicensed software, opting to avoid the numerous security threats associated with counterfeit software - but one in three copies of software installed on local PCs during 2013 were still not properly licensed. The estimated...
SA developers join in on IP protection
South African software developers realise the benefit of protecting their intellectual property - and organisations like the Business Software Alliance (BSA) offer them a platform and a voice in the industry. Although the BSA is traditionally thought to be an...
Bhat heads Logikal Consulting operations
Logikal Consulting has appointed Ravi Bhat as group chief operating officer, effective 1 August 2014, with responsibility for the company’s Africa and India operations. With a mandate to drive strategic initiatives in his areas to improve Logikal’s market position,...
Cross-border payments set for higher growth
Institutions such as the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) indicate that African countries only carry out about 15% of their trade with one another. However, SWIFT data on cross-border payments shows that the figure is slightly higher at 23%....
Mxit Reach powers change in Africa
Africa has the world’s fastest growing economies and youngest population - nearly all of whom connect with the world via mobile phones. And, through Mxit Reach, more than 1-million users in South Africa access educational, health and counselling services on their...