Technology News
Consumers fight back on mobile billing
If you have noticed anything funny about your cellular bill lately, you may have been blind-sided by prevailing mobile data trends. This is according to Rob Lith, director at Connection Telecom.
Mobile, bandwidth, security key in telecoms
The telecommunications industry – which seems set for robust growth – will see the pressure to go increasingly mobile harder to manage as end-users become addicted to more connectivity and speed. This is according to Andrew van Niekerk, MD of Teleforge Communications,...
LG scoops seven TGI ICON brands
In the process of making sensible financial decision, South Africans have created 31 ICON brands and LG Electronics South Africa has won seven awards.ICON brands unite nations; cut across age, income, race and language spectrums. They define a common experience, often...
Panda Security launches PCOP version 7.0
Panda Security has announced major improvements to the new version 7.0 of Panda Cloud Office Protection (PCOP). The latest release includes improved reporting, with more visible and intuitive information about detections, arranged by threat level. Since the initial...
Why legally licensed spectrum matters
Choosing a wireless service provider isn’t that complicated. You want guaranteed uptime, speed and penetration, so you’re likely to choose a company whose name you recognise or that is at least recommended by a professional colleague, says Gary Woolley, CCO of...
Dream School SA grows impact with WeChat
The popular TV series Dream School SA has expanded its reach and impact through a partnership that takes additional content and audience engagement to mobile via WeChat.Dream School SA, a prime time series produced by Little Leo Films and being aired on SABC, is a...
BES10 now available as a hosted service
BlackBerry, a global leader in mobile communications, has announced that BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES10) will now be available as a hosted service through third-party partners worldwide. BES10 Hosted provides the benefits of trusted BlackBerry enterprise...
DCC offers the Dell Inspiron 15 3542
Mobile is the way of the future, and no consumer wants to be tied to a desk when using their computer. Furthermore, getting the performance, speed and storage you need from a notebook, as well as superior durability to handle life’s knocks, has typically been a costly...
CA announces Desktop Migration Manager
CA Southern Africa has announced the availability of CA Technologies’ CA Desktop Migration Manager (CA DMM) which assists resource-constrained IT departments to quickly and easily transition from Windows XP to more secure operating systems.The product is a scalable,...
Broadband as a basic commodity
In line with the broader vision of the National Development Plan (NDP), the 2020 Vision for broadband is that all South Africans will have access to broadband services at 2,5% or less of the population’s average monthly income. Is this a merely another fantasy or is...
Adapt IT looking to higher earnings
Adapt IT Holdings has published a trading statement alerting shareholders to increased earnings for the year ended 30 June 2014. The company issued the statement this morning, with earnings per share expected to increase by between 50% and 60%, from the 22,25 cents...
New MPOS solution meets safety standards
Payment services provider (PSP) SureSwipe has launched SureSwipe Move – believed to be the first mobile point of sale (MPOS) solution in South Africa to achieve point-to-point encryption (P2PE) certification from the PCI Security Standards Council. This means that...
How can manufacturers leverage BDA?
A new IDC report shines a spotlight on the current application of big data and analytics (BDA) across manufacturing segments, and identifies some of the ways in which leading manufacturers are approaching BDA to maximise its potential. Business Strategy: Making...
Consumers fight back on mobile billing
If you have noticed anything funny about your cellular bill lately, you may have been blind-sided by prevailing mobile data trends. This is according to Rob Lith, director at Connection Telecom.
Mobile, bandwidth, security key in telecoms
The telecommunications industry – which seems set for robust growth – will see the pressure to go increasingly mobile harder to manage as end-users become addicted to more connectivity and speed. This is according to Andrew van Niekerk, MD of Teleforge Communications,...
LG scoops seven TGI ICON brands
In the process of making sensible financial decision, South Africans have created 31 ICON brands and LG Electronics South Africa has won seven awards.ICON brands unite nations; cut across age, income, race and language spectrums. They define a common experience, often...
Panda Security launches PCOP version 7.0
Panda Security has announced major improvements to the new version 7.0 of Panda Cloud Office Protection (PCOP). The latest release includes improved reporting, with more visible and intuitive information about detections, arranged by threat level. Since the initial...
Why legally licensed spectrum matters
Choosing a wireless service provider isn’t that complicated. You want guaranteed uptime, speed and penetration, so you’re likely to choose a company whose name you recognise or that is at least recommended by a professional colleague, says Gary Woolley, CCO of...
Dream School SA grows impact with WeChat
The popular TV series Dream School SA has expanded its reach and impact through a partnership that takes additional content and audience engagement to mobile via WeChat.Dream School SA, a prime time series produced by Little Leo Films and being aired on SABC, is a...
BES10 now available as a hosted service
BlackBerry, a global leader in mobile communications, has announced that BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES10) will now be available as a hosted service through third-party partners worldwide. BES10 Hosted provides the benefits of trusted BlackBerry enterprise...