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BCX unveils new SME cloud offering
Business Connexion (BCX) has unveiled a public cloud offering which is set to provide SMEs with the sort of functionality usually reserved for large enterprises.
Professional accountants ready to help SMEs
SAIPA (South African Institute of Professional Accountants) says new Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu can count on its support to bolster the sector. In welcoming her recent appointment, SAIPA says Zulu’s role will provide the much-needed focus on...
2014 World Cup the most connected ever
The 2014 World Cup has created a record-breaking 32 terabytes of data - surpassing the 2010 event in South Africa in just 10 days, reveals Brazil’s leading telecoms company Oi. Oi, Brazil’s leading telecom company and an event sponsor, was chosen by FIFA to provide...
Kaspersky uncovers new banking attack
Experts at Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team have discovered evidence of a targeted attack against the clients of a large European bank. According to the logs found in the server used by the attackers, apparently in the space of just one week...
Seacom offers low latency for African PoPs
Seacom’s recent upgrade of its IP/MPLS network for global and African IP transit services enables the organisation to provide low latency routes via its African points of presence (PoPs) for customer traffic. It provides for traffic that remains within Africa, or...
Yahsat satellite extends African broadband
In a move to expand its current coverage area across the Middle East, Africa, and South West and Central Asia, UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has announced plans to launch its third satellite - extending its commercial Ka-band coverage to an...
Mxit steadies on 4,9m active users
Mxit has released its annual Insights Pack for media and brand advertisers, confirming the position that the brand holds in the market.The newest version has received a large number of downloads, despite a decline in year-on-year monthly active users to 4,9-million in...
GE invests R700m in SA skills, SMEs
GE South Africa is to invest R700-million in two initiatives, which will enable the growth of critical skills and the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa. Of the total amount, R500-million will be allocated to the creation of a research...
Broadband project visits Nelson Mandela Bay
The company behind the multi-billion rand rollout of South Africa’s largest long-distance open access fibre optic network arrived in Nelson Mandela Bay this week to interview potential candidates for its internationally accredited Fibre Optic Training Programme. Fibre...
ITIL awareness is key to business success
Increasingly IT departments are being called upon by business to be accountable as part of the business, and not just as part of the IT department. It is with this that Quintica has seen a recent spike in the demand for ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) awareness...
New appointments to MMA board of directors
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), the leading global trade association for the mobile industry, has announced the addition of 13 new industry leaders to its MMA South Africa board of directors, serving for a one-year term from 1 August 2014. They join an active...
SA’s SMEs take to the cloud
Results of the SME Survey 2014 show that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa are steadily moving into the cloud.
Charting a way forward for ICT
The ICT Advisory Board of the Collaborative Stakeholder Movement (CSM) has defined four areas of urgent focus within the industry: connectivity; skills; fraud and corruption; and innovation. The CSM is an initiative that brings together industry stakeholders who can...
BCX unveils new SME cloud offering
Business Connexion (BCX) has unveiled a public cloud offering which is set to provide SMEs with the sort of functionality usually reserved for large enterprises.
Professional accountants ready to help SMEs
SAIPA (South African Institute of Professional Accountants) says new Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu can count on its support to bolster the sector. In welcoming her recent appointment, SAIPA says Zulu’s role will provide the much-needed focus on...
2014 World Cup the most connected ever
The 2014 World Cup has created a record-breaking 32 terabytes of data - surpassing the 2010 event in South Africa in just 10 days, reveals Brazil’s leading telecoms company Oi. Oi, Brazil’s leading telecom company and an event sponsor, was chosen by FIFA to provide...
Kaspersky uncovers new banking attack
Experts at Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team have discovered evidence of a targeted attack against the clients of a large European bank. According to the logs found in the server used by the attackers, apparently in the space of just one week...
Seacom offers low latency for African PoPs
Seacom’s recent upgrade of its IP/MPLS network for global and African IP transit services enables the organisation to provide low latency routes via its African points of presence (PoPs) for customer traffic. It provides for traffic that remains within Africa, or...
Yahsat satellite extends African broadband
In a move to expand its current coverage area across the Middle East, Africa, and South West and Central Asia, UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has announced plans to launch its third satellite - extending its commercial Ka-band coverage to an...
Mxit steadies on 4,9m active users
Mxit has released its annual Insights Pack for media and brand advertisers, confirming the position that the brand holds in the market.The newest version has received a large number of downloads, despite a decline in year-on-year monthly active users to 4,9-million in...