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Metrofile expands property portfolio
Metrofile Holdings Limited has extended its property ownership to include two more properties located in Gauteng and the Western Cape for undisclosed amounts. The purchase of the two properties amounting to a total of 7 600 square metres has resulted in the...
Sasria SOC boosts performance with Huawei
A state-owned insurance company has implemented a unified storage solution provided by Huawei to gain a performance boost and price advantage over its previous system. Delivered by Altech Collab, the Huawei specialist division within Bytes Systems Integration, the...
Gemalto to acquire SafeNet
Gemalto has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of SafeNet, a worldwide leader in data protection and software monetisation, from Vector Capital for US$890-million on a debt free/cash free basis. Headquartered in...
Cyberoam expands Central Console appliances
Cyberoam, a leading global provider of network security solutions, announced the Next-Generation Management series (CCC NM) of its Cyberoam Central Console appliances for Enterprises and MSSPs. Combining new powerful hardware and software architecture, the CCC NM...
WASPA names first operations manager
The Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has created a new role to strengthen its positioning as a credible and effective self-regulating body. By taking direction from the association's management committee, operations manager Ilonka Badenhorst...
New IBM chip mimics the brain
Scientists from IBM have unveiled the first neurosynaptic computer chip – a significant step towards bringing cognitive computers to society.
Jobs top of SA’s agenda
The Presidency yesterday issued the Medium-Term Strategic Framework 2014-2019, committing to implementing the National Development Plan (NDP) to increase job opportunities in South Africa. The NDP sets a growth target of at least 5% a year, and emphasises measures to...
Why passwords still fail to protect
The problem of passwords won’t go away. Weak or default passwords contributed to a third of the data compromises Trustwave investigated in 2013. IT administrators might try to elicit better password choices by enforcing password requirements, but users still find ways...
Women in SA: good news and bad news
Research from CareerJunction has come up with some interesting statistics about women in the South African business market. Comparing more than 2,4-million job-seeker records on the Web site, the company came up with some good news and some bad news regarding the progress of gender equality in the country.
Acer wins 2014 ICON Brand Award
Acer has been awarded the Target Group Index (TGI) 2014/2015 Icon Brands Award in the “Personal Computers and Laptops” category. TGI Icon Brands started in 2009 and the survey identifies brands that are popular among South African consumers through purchases made over...
Hybrid solutions ease SMMEs’ load
In today’s connected world, no SMME can afford to ignore the benefits of cloud services that can help it to boost productivity, increase efficiency and reduce costs. Such services can free you of many of the complexities of looking after computer systems so that you...
Konica Minolta backs PinkDrive
Konica Minolta Medical South Africa (KMMSA) has joined parent company, the Bidvest Group, in pledging its on-going support to the PinkDrive’s initiative to bring the early detection of breast cancer to all South African women. Earlier this year, PinkDrive unveiled...
Flash is important for the channel
Distribution is in the midst of one of the most turbulent times in its history. Seemingly out of nowhere, the once simple world of hardware resale has been turned on its head and partner organisations have had to get to grips with new technologies and new business...
Metrofile expands property portfolio
Metrofile Holdings Limited has extended its property ownership to include two more properties located in Gauteng and the Western Cape for undisclosed amounts. The purchase of the two properties amounting to a total of 7 600 square metres has resulted in the...
Sasria SOC boosts performance with Huawei
A state-owned insurance company has implemented a unified storage solution provided by Huawei to gain a performance boost and price advantage over its previous system. Delivered by Altech Collab, the Huawei specialist division within Bytes Systems Integration, the...
Gemalto to acquire SafeNet
Gemalto has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of SafeNet, a worldwide leader in data protection and software monetisation, from Vector Capital for US$890-million on a debt free/cash free basis. Headquartered in...
Cyberoam expands Central Console appliances
Cyberoam, a leading global provider of network security solutions, announced the Next-Generation Management series (CCC NM) of its Cyberoam Central Console appliances for Enterprises and MSSPs. Combining new powerful hardware and software architecture, the CCC NM...
WASPA names first operations manager
The Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has created a new role to strengthen its positioning as a credible and effective self-regulating body. By taking direction from the association's management committee, operations manager Ilonka Badenhorst...
New IBM chip mimics the brain
Scientists from IBM have unveiled the first neurosynaptic computer chip – a significant step towards bringing cognitive computers to society.
Jobs top of SA’s agenda
The Presidency yesterday issued the Medium-Term Strategic Framework 2014-2019, committing to implementing the National Development Plan (NDP) to increase job opportunities in South Africa. The NDP sets a growth target of at least 5% a year, and emphasises measures to...