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African oil and gas looking good
The challenges facing oil and gas companies operating in Africa continue to be diverse and numerous, fuelled by fraud, corruption, theft, poor infrastructure and a lack of skilled resources. Regulatory uncertainty and delays in passing laws are severely inhibiting...
Lending markets in SA under pressure
Tough economic conditions and changes in legislation are affecting all major consumer and commercial lending sectors in South Africa. As a result, organisations are looking for solutions and strategies that will improve their performance, reduce losses and ultimately...
Integr8 awarded EMC Signature Partner status
Business Connexion subsidiary and ICT managed services provider Integr8 has been awarded Signature Partner status on EMC’s Business Partner Programme.Robert Sussman, joint CEO of Integr8, says the relationship between Integr8 and EMC Southern Africa opens the market...
Tintri, Citrix announce Premier partnership
Tintri, the leading producer of smart storage for virtualisation and cloud environments, has announced that it has become a Citrix Ready Premier-level member. Tintri VMstore is verified as Citrix Ready for Citrix XenDesktop versions 7, 7.1 and 7.5. Tintri completed a...
SMS a good fit for mobile marketers
Mobile instant messaging is on the rise, rapidly emerging as one of the preferred channels for communication between mobile phone users around the world. Consulting firm Deloitte estimates that mobile instant messaging services will carry around 50-billion messages on...
Gumtree app now available for BlackBerry
The Gumtree app enables BlackBerry 7 and 10 smartphones users to find small ads near them, view full ad descriptions with high-resolution photos, edit and manage their own ads, post an ad with pictures from their smartphone or take new pictures, and more.The launch is...
Veeam announces Management Pack
Veeam Software, innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Modern Data Centre, announced that the new Veeam Management Pack (MP) version 7 for System Centre is now generally available. Veeam MP v7 adds Microsoft Hyper-V support, providing full...
Alliances a mark of progressive IT
Despite an obvious lack of skills within the ICT managed services and outsourcing space – and an environment that is defined by constant change, the reality of the market today is that partnership with a reputable, capable and informed managed services provider (MSP)...
Online home loan applications enhanced
Nedbank announced significant enhancements to its online home loans channel, South Africa's first fully automated online application process aimed at simplifying and improving the experience of our clients. 'These enhancements mean that our clients can now access the...
Binary Tree a recognised Soarsoft partner
Soarsoft International, a specialist of Information Governance, archive, migration, messaging and collaboration solutions and distributor of Binary Tree solutions in Southern Africa, has announced that Binary Tree, a leading Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 migration...
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...
African oil and gas looking good
The challenges facing oil and gas companies operating in Africa continue to be diverse and numerous, fuelled by fraud, corruption, theft, poor infrastructure and a lack of skilled resources. Regulatory uncertainty and delays in passing laws are severely inhibiting...
Lending markets in SA under pressure
Tough economic conditions and changes in legislation are affecting all major consumer and commercial lending sectors in South Africa. As a result, organisations are looking for solutions and strategies that will improve their performance, reduce losses and ultimately...
Integr8 awarded EMC Signature Partner status
Business Connexion subsidiary and ICT managed services provider Integr8 has been awarded Signature Partner status on EMC’s Business Partner Programme.Robert Sussman, joint CEO of Integr8, says the relationship between Integr8 and EMC Southern Africa opens the market...
Tintri, Citrix announce Premier partnership
Tintri, the leading producer of smart storage for virtualisation and cloud environments, has announced that it has become a Citrix Ready Premier-level member. Tintri VMstore is verified as Citrix Ready for Citrix XenDesktop versions 7, 7.1 and 7.5. Tintri completed a...
SMS a good fit for mobile marketers
Mobile instant messaging is on the rise, rapidly emerging as one of the preferred channels for communication between mobile phone users around the world. Consulting firm Deloitte estimates that mobile instant messaging services will carry around 50-billion messages on...
Gumtree app now available for BlackBerry
The Gumtree app enables BlackBerry 7 and 10 smartphones users to find small ads near them, view full ad descriptions with high-resolution photos, edit and manage their own ads, post an ad with pictures from their smartphone or take new pictures, and more.The launch is...
Veeam announces Management Pack
Veeam Software, innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Modern Data Centre, announced that the new Veeam Management Pack (MP) version 7 for System Centre is now generally available. Veeam MP v7 adds Microsoft Hyper-V support, providing full...