Technology News
Jo’burg to pay for innovative ideas
The City of Johannesburg has launched the #Hack.Jozi Challenge, calling on citizens to submit ideas that will turn Jozi into the city they want to live in. Explains Zolani Matebese, the head of broadband at the City of Johannesburg: “Your digital solution to a problem...
Businesses aim to combat cyber-attacks
Although the frequency of a cyber-security attack on a large scale is low, by 2018 40% of large organisations will have formal plans to address aggressive cyber-security business disruption attacks, up from 0% in 2015, according to Gartner. Business disruption attacks...
No quick fix to electricity crisis
While stakeholders scramble to "put out fires" and keep the lights on, the South African Alternative Energy Association (SAAEA) has warned that there can be no quick fix to South Africa’s power crisis. Speaking ahead of the Power-Gen Africa and DistribuTech Africa...
Mustek ramps up with 25% revenue growth
Mustek has reported a revenue increase of 24,6% for the six months ended 31 December 2014. During the period, headline earnings per ordinary share were up 26%, with a net asset value of 884 cents per share. Revenue grew to R2,503-billion,, from R2,009-billion on 31...
Cell C releases strong year-end results
Cell C has announced a strong set of results for the financial year ended December 2014, increasing revenue by 16% year-on-year. “Both operationally and financially, we have seen some excellent growth in key areas, despite the lack of regulatory support. We have...
HP reports lower revenue, earnings
HP today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 first quarter ended 31 January 2015, with net revenue of $26,8-billion down 5% from the prior-year period and down 2% on a constant currency basis. First quarter GAAP diluted net earnings per share (EPS) was...
Adware and spyware creating more problems
More and more users are encountering adware and spyware on their PCs or laptops, which is causing serious problems as these invasions can render many computers unusable. This is according to Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, who comments: “Over the last...
Sony hack tops year of record cyber activity
Prolific cyber-attacks against Sony capped off one of the biggest years on record for cyber security. Approximately 100Tb of data was compromised and up to $100-million in damages were inflicted during this headline-grabbing incident as the Trend Micro annual security...
A load-shedding survival guide
A risk that has become very real for South African businesses is load-shedding. An unstable power supply with the potential of extended periods of power outages over the next several years creates a range of risks that have to be integrated into current business...
Samsung printer line wins BLI awards
Samsung Electronics is proud to announce that it has received the coveted Monochrome Printer/MFP (Multi-function Printers) Line of the Year Award for the second consecutive year, along with five awards for Outstanding Achievement at the 2015 Buyers Laboratory (BLI)...
Enterprise mobility challenges in 2015
In recent years, there has been an increase in the business orientation of IT. No longer does IT work in a silo, thinking narrowly in terms of infrastructure and capabilities. The modern IT leader takes a business-first approach to technology decisions: what business...
Dell expands solar-powered Learning Labs
In conjunction with a Think Tank discussing technology in education and classrooms of the future at Brescia House School, Dell has announced that it will expand its solar-powered Learning Labs across South Africa.This includes new sites in Cape Town, Johannesburg and...
Spy Cables: what caused the leak?
It’s still unclear exactly how the so-called Spy Cables were leaked from South Africa’s State Security Agency, but it appears that centralisation of data sources, as well as poor process control, could have contributed to their exposure.
Al Jazeera, which is publishing the leaked documents over the next weeks, reports that a security assessment in 2009 concluded that the country’s secrets were at serious risk and would remain so for the long-term – a prognosis that would seem to have been borne out by the current leaks.
Jo’burg to pay for innovative ideas
The City of Johannesburg has launched the #Hack.Jozi Challenge, calling on citizens to submit ideas that will turn Jozi into the city they want to live in. Explains Zolani Matebese, the head of broadband at the City of Johannesburg: “Your digital solution to a problem...
Businesses aim to combat cyber-attacks
Although the frequency of a cyber-security attack on a large scale is low, by 2018 40% of large organisations will have formal plans to address aggressive cyber-security business disruption attacks, up from 0% in 2015, according to Gartner. Business disruption attacks...
No quick fix to electricity crisis
While stakeholders scramble to "put out fires" and keep the lights on, the South African Alternative Energy Association (SAAEA) has warned that there can be no quick fix to South Africa’s power crisis. Speaking ahead of the Power-Gen Africa and DistribuTech Africa...
Mustek ramps up with 25% revenue growth
Mustek has reported a revenue increase of 24,6% for the six months ended 31 December 2014. During the period, headline earnings per ordinary share were up 26%, with a net asset value of 884 cents per share. Revenue grew to R2,503-billion,, from R2,009-billion on 31...
Cell C releases strong year-end results
Cell C has announced a strong set of results for the financial year ended December 2014, increasing revenue by 16% year-on-year. “Both operationally and financially, we have seen some excellent growth in key areas, despite the lack of regulatory support. We have...
HP reports lower revenue, earnings
HP today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 first quarter ended 31 January 2015, with net revenue of $26,8-billion down 5% from the prior-year period and down 2% on a constant currency basis. First quarter GAAP diluted net earnings per share (EPS) was...
Adware and spyware creating more problems
More and more users are encountering adware and spyware on their PCs or laptops, which is causing serious problems as these invasions can render many computers unusable. This is according to Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, who comments: “Over the last...