Technology News
Kemp announces LoadMaster LMOS
Web application firewall (WAF) services will be natively integrated in the Kemp Technologies LoadMaster load balancer operating system (LMOS). This will enable secure deployment of Web applications preventing Layer-7 attacks, while maintaining core load balancing...
Drone rolls off 3D printer
An automated drone designed to track and film sports activities is the latest innovative product to come off a 3D printer. UAV start-up Helico has used the Stratasys 3D technology to print the AirDog, a simple-to-use “quad copter” aimed primarily at the consumer market and operated via a wrist-worn tracking device.
50c per minute prepaid call rate from Cell C
Cell C has slashed its 66c promotional prepaid offering, now introducing a 50c per minute call rate. “We are exceptionally pleased to be able to continue to champion consumers’ right to affordable communication with the introduction of our new 50c per minute call...
MTN sweeps the Brand Finance Award boards
MTN has scooped two awards by being voted the Strongest Brand and Most Valuable Brand in the 2014 Brand Finance Awards. The competition is comprised of the top 450 listed companies on the JSE, 10 of which were shortlisted and evaluated for the prestigious awards on...
Call for SA to manufacture computers
South Africa offers a great opportunity for growth and for scientists to have a tangible impact on society. Developing and manufacturing affordable computers in South Africa can help overcome the country’s computing illiteracy.
Steady growth for tablet market
The worldwide tablet market grew 11% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2014 with shipments reaching 49,3-million units, according to preliminary data from IDC. Although shipments declined sequentially from 1Q14 by -1,5%, IDC believes the market will experience...
Mobile comms, money to drive DRC growth
The mobile communications markets of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia are still underdeveloped.While the population densities of both countries are among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, their active mobile penetration rates in 2013 were 36.4%...
Nigeria could become an African powerhouse
There is no disguising the challenges that Nigeria is facing. The world is well aware of the concerns around terrorism and Nigeria’s on-going struggle with poverty. However, there is another side to the Nigeria story that has been overshadowed both by the recent...
EMC sees 5% increase in Q2 revenue
EMC has reported second-quarter 2014 financial results, including record second-quarter revenue of $5,9-billion - an increase of 5% year-over-year. GAAP net income attributable to EMC was $589-million and GAAP earnings per weighted average diluted share was $0.28....
Slow but steady growth for UHD TVs
Ultra high-definition televisions (UHD TVs) continued to make slow and steady inroads throughout the world, but their share of the overall flat-panel TV market remained minimal by the end of May, suggesting that UHD TV pricing in the market remains too high to gain...
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...
Kemp announces LoadMaster LMOS
Web application firewall (WAF) services will be natively integrated in the Kemp Technologies LoadMaster load balancer operating system (LMOS). This will enable secure deployment of Web applications preventing Layer-7 attacks, while maintaining core load balancing...
Drone rolls off 3D printer
An automated drone designed to track and film sports activities is the latest innovative product to come off a 3D printer. UAV start-up Helico has used the Stratasys 3D technology to print the AirDog, a simple-to-use “quad copter” aimed primarily at the consumer market and operated via a wrist-worn tracking device.
50c per minute prepaid call rate from Cell C
Cell C has slashed its 66c promotional prepaid offering, now introducing a 50c per minute call rate. “We are exceptionally pleased to be able to continue to champion consumers’ right to affordable communication with the introduction of our new 50c per minute call...
MTN sweeps the Brand Finance Award boards
MTN has scooped two awards by being voted the Strongest Brand and Most Valuable Brand in the 2014 Brand Finance Awards. The competition is comprised of the top 450 listed companies on the JSE, 10 of which were shortlisted and evaluated for the prestigious awards on...
Call for SA to manufacture computers
South Africa offers a great opportunity for growth and for scientists to have a tangible impact on society. Developing and manufacturing affordable computers in South Africa can help overcome the country’s computing illiteracy.
Steady growth for tablet market
The worldwide tablet market grew 11% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2014 with shipments reaching 49,3-million units, according to preliminary data from IDC. Although shipments declined sequentially from 1Q14 by -1,5%, IDC believes the market will experience...
Mobile comms, money to drive DRC growth
The mobile communications markets of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia are still underdeveloped.While the population densities of both countries are among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, their active mobile penetration rates in 2013 were 36.4%...