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Virtualisation poses new security questions
Businesses worldwide are focusing on virtualisation security concerns. This is according to a global Kaspersky Lab survey of IT professionals. However, some lingering doubts around the need for specialised virtualisation security software still remain. The survey...
Gamification grows customer engagement
Gamification can be a powerful tool for engagement in the digital business, according to Gartner. “While people have used badges and points as motivational tools for hundreds of years, gamification can shift this motivation to a digital environment, enabling...
Telkom named Cisco cloud partner
Telkom has signed an agreement with Cisco to become the first Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) strategic partner in South Africa. Cisco HCS offers highly secure collaboration solutions for public, private, and hybrid clouds from partners delivering Cisco...
Ericsson to boost Cairo’s networks
Ericsson has signed a three-year managed services agreement with Vodafone Egypt, to deliver network field maintenance services and improve the quality of its network in the greater Cairo area. The agreement is the first of its kind for Vodafone Egypt, which has chosen...
Ricoh SA launches MDS division
Ricoh SA has launched its managed document services (MDS) division locally as it accelerates its shift to a services business model as a key growth strategy. Effective document management saves companies potentially millions of rands while also furnishing them the...
New digital signature tech from Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes South Africa, a leading provider of customer communication solutions, in partnership with ARX Cosign, the market leader in digital signature technology, has launched a powerful, integrated solution which streamlines and digitises document signing...
Three-level approach to fraud prevention
Ever wondered why we can’t get a handle on fraud and why it keeps occurring? Actually it’s simple to understand but it is one of the largest issues many companies have to deal with, says Colin Hill, senior systems engineer: Risk Management Solutions, SAS.Consider this...
Sage ERP X3 expands into the cloud
The Sage Group now offers mid-market businesses even more usability and mobility with its announcement of Sage ERP X3 Online. Sage research shows that mid-market businesses have three clear priorities: winning new customers, reducing operating costs and growing...
Technology can ease red tape burden
South African entrepreneurs can counter some of the effects that red tape has on their businesses by taking advantage of online systems and services that enable them to streamline key business processes. That’s the word from Charles Pittaway, MD of Sage Pay, who says...
IBM transforms Ghana’s Fidelity Bank
At the US Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C, Ghana’s Fidelity Bank announced its choice of IBM to manage its technology infrastructure and services. The five year deal will help the bank deliver advanced customer services and secure its reputation as a dynamic...
Is your company ready for an Ebola pandemic?
The recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa should act as a timely reminder for companies to ensure that they have pandemic strategies in place as part of their business continuity management plans.
Gumtree, Project Isizwe partner on free WiFi
Classifieds giant Gumtree has partnered with Project Isizwe to bring free WiFi to low-income communities across South Africa, starting with a large roll-out in the City of Tshwane. The initiative plans to create capacity to connect over 1-million people in the...
Women take fewer risks online
Kaspersky Lab has uncovered the reasons why women behave in a less risky manner when using the Internet. According to a European study, women use the Internet just as enthusiastically as men, but they do so in different ways.
Virtualisation poses new security questions
Businesses worldwide are focusing on virtualisation security concerns. This is according to a global Kaspersky Lab survey of IT professionals. However, some lingering doubts around the need for specialised virtualisation security software still remain. The survey...
Gamification grows customer engagement
Gamification can be a powerful tool for engagement in the digital business, according to Gartner. “While people have used badges and points as motivational tools for hundreds of years, gamification can shift this motivation to a digital environment, enabling...
Telkom named Cisco cloud partner
Telkom has signed an agreement with Cisco to become the first Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) strategic partner in South Africa. Cisco HCS offers highly secure collaboration solutions for public, private, and hybrid clouds from partners delivering Cisco...
Ericsson to boost Cairo’s networks
Ericsson has signed a three-year managed services agreement with Vodafone Egypt, to deliver network field maintenance services and improve the quality of its network in the greater Cairo area. The agreement is the first of its kind for Vodafone Egypt, which has chosen...
Ricoh SA launches MDS division
Ricoh SA has launched its managed document services (MDS) division locally as it accelerates its shift to a services business model as a key growth strategy. Effective document management saves companies potentially millions of rands while also furnishing them the...
New digital signature tech from Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes South Africa, a leading provider of customer communication solutions, in partnership with ARX Cosign, the market leader in digital signature technology, has launched a powerful, integrated solution which streamlines and digitises document signing...
Three-level approach to fraud prevention
Ever wondered why we can’t get a handle on fraud and why it keeps occurring? Actually it’s simple to understand but it is one of the largest issues many companies have to deal with, says Colin Hill, senior systems engineer: Risk Management Solutions, SAS.Consider this...