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Biometrics and the unbanked
Biometric technology has the potential to radically transform the banking industry by securing identities while improving user-friendliness. And, says Nick Perkins, divisional director at Bytes Systems Integration’s Identity Management division, biometrics also holds...
Dell introduces new products at User Forum
Dell has introduced a series of new enterprise appliances and integrated systems at the Dell User Forum, aimed at driving simplicity and ease of use across the data centre, to help customers achieve quicker business insights and agility.
Cybercrime takes aim at major media events
We live in a world of ever increasing connectivity, where everything is already part of the Internet and where the variety of media, increased forms of access to information, and the explosion of social networking and mobility have revolutionised our lives. The...
Microsoft announces new Lumia devices
Microsoft has announced a pair of new Lumia devices - the Lumia 630 and the flagship Lumia 930, powered by Microsoft's latest mobile platform, Windows Phone 8.1. Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones are even more personal, with new features including Action Centre, which...
Vodacom first approved Samsung Knox reseller
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced the very first Knox reseller in the country. Vodacom, entering into a Knox reseller agreement with Samsung, will enable the service provider to offer its clients a seamless experience, providing a single point of contact...
More networks old or obsolete
The percentage of ageing and obsolete devices in corporate networks around the globe is at its highest in six years, signalling that the recent global financial crisis has a lingering effect today. More than 51% of all devices assessed are now ageing or obsolete. In...
New directors for Gijima
Gijima has named Maphumuzana (Maphum) Nxumalo as its new chief operating officer and an executive director, effective 1 July 2014, and Bheki Khumalo as its new human resources executive.
Massive growth for integrated systems
The worldwide integrated infrastructure and platforms market increased revenue 38,5% year-over-year to $1,95-billion during the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Integrated Infrastructure and...
Schneider serious about anti-corruption
The Certification Committee of ETHIC Intelligence, a leading international certification agency specialising in anti-corruption compliance programmes, has awarded Schneider Electric South Africa and its subsidiary, Conlog, an Anti-corruption Compliance System...
Young entrepreneur shows SA how it’s done
12-year-old Sam Berger is a talented entrepreneur who creates useful apps for businesses.
Sage VIP’s online ESS aids HR
Sage VIP Outsourcing has created a hosted online employee self-service (ESS) solution that enables companies to streamline the leave application and approval process, distribution of IRP5 forms, and other common human resources (HR) tasks and business processes. The...
Connecting cloud to the bottom line
Cloud and big data are more than the current tech buzz words. In my opinion cloud and big data are set to play a decisive role in determining which enterprises grow their profits and global market share during the Africa continent’s ascendancy and which don’t, says...
Oracle launches Virtual Compute Appliance
Oracle’s Virtual Compute Appliance radically simplifies the way customers install, deploy, and manage converged infrastructures for virtually any application or cloud service. Oracle is the only converged infrastructure vendor offering a complete, integrated solution...
Biometrics and the unbanked
Biometric technology has the potential to radically transform the banking industry by securing identities while improving user-friendliness. And, says Nick Perkins, divisional director at Bytes Systems Integration’s Identity Management division, biometrics also holds...
Dell introduces new products at User Forum
Dell has introduced a series of new enterprise appliances and integrated systems at the Dell User Forum, aimed at driving simplicity and ease of use across the data centre, to help customers achieve quicker business insights and agility.
Cybercrime takes aim at major media events
We live in a world of ever increasing connectivity, where everything is already part of the Internet and where the variety of media, increased forms of access to information, and the explosion of social networking and mobility have revolutionised our lives. The...
Microsoft announces new Lumia devices
Microsoft has announced a pair of new Lumia devices - the Lumia 630 and the flagship Lumia 930, powered by Microsoft's latest mobile platform, Windows Phone 8.1. Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones are even more personal, with new features including Action Centre, which...
Vodacom first approved Samsung Knox reseller
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced the very first Knox reseller in the country. Vodacom, entering into a Knox reseller agreement with Samsung, will enable the service provider to offer its clients a seamless experience, providing a single point of contact...
More networks old or obsolete
The percentage of ageing and obsolete devices in corporate networks around the globe is at its highest in six years, signalling that the recent global financial crisis has a lingering effect today. More than 51% of all devices assessed are now ageing or obsolete. In...
New directors for Gijima
Gijima has named Maphumuzana (Maphum) Nxumalo as its new chief operating officer and an executive director, effective 1 July 2014, and Bheki Khumalo as its new human resources executive.