Technology News
New opportunities for cloud services
PwC has released a report which shows that a new “wholesale” method has emerged as a means for telcos to enter into the cloud services business space. Previously growing cloud services by way of acquisition or developing them in-house were the primary options. Johan...
Positive results for LFP market
The worldwide large format printer (LFP) market recorded positive year-over-year results in both units (7,4%) and shipment value (3,7%) in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14). This marks the third consecutive quarter of growth in both units and shipment value. According...
Massive growth for high performance computing
International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced the availability of the first in-depth forecasts for high performance data analysis (HPDA), the fast-growing worldwide market for big data workloads that use high performance computing (HPC) resources. IDC forecasts...
Oracle invests in collaboration technology
Oracle has signed an agreement to acquire LiveLOOK, a leading provider of realtime, visual collaboration technology for co-browsing and screen sharing. LiveLOOK’s cloud-based co-browse technology enables customer service and sales agents to collaborate and visually...
Innovation Hub partners on STEM training
The Innovation Hub has partnered with the City of Tshwane to bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) closer to the youth - especially those from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. The youth initiatives developed through the partnership are...
Security appliance market stagnates in Q1
According to International Data Corporation's (IDC's) Europe, Middle East and Africa Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, the EMEA security appliance market value reached $785,5-million in 1Q14 - a 1,4% decline year-on-year. Shipments fell 2,3% year-on-year, with 171...
SA picks up India’s BPO slack
India is no longer the epicentre of business process outsourcing (BPO) and call centres, with the retrenchment of 300 or more people, with one month’s notice, now becoming a more familiar occurrence. This is according to Andrew van Niekerk, a director of Teleforge...
Protect your business from cybercrime
Shocking reports in the media recently revealed that an intricate cyber-attack has left a bank account of the Road Traffic Management Corporation drained of millions of rands. The five suspects from Pretoria allegedly used high-tech computer software to steal the...
DCC offers Huawei WS322 WiFi repeater
Extend WiFi range or create a WiFi hotspot quickly and easily with the Huawei WS322 WiFi Repeater from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Use this small, inconspicuous device in repeater mode to take WiFi signal further, or in client mode to turn wired...
New ZoneFlex T300 Series from Ruckus
Ruckus Wireless has announced the launch of the first two models in a line of new Ruckus ZoneFlex T300 Series outdoor 802.11ac access points (APs), the ZoneFlex T300 omnidirectional and ZoneFlex T301n narrow band models. These are concurrent, dual-band APs featuring...
MTN launches Mobile Money Visa card
MTN South Africa has launched the Mobile Money Visa card, currently available from Pick 'n Pay and Boxer stores. Since the launch of Mobile Money in South Africa in November 2012, more than 2-million customers have registered on the platform, with over R2,5-billion...
6,6bn subscribers drive mobile telecoms
After the trough of 2009 and hesitant growth in 2010, the global mobile telecommunications market has been growing at a moderate pace since 2011. Growth in 2013 stood at 2,4%. “We have observed that, by and large, telecom services are recovering more slowly than the...
Intel re-imagines high-performance computing
Intel has announced new details for its next-generation Intel Xeon Phi processors, code-named Knights Landing, which promise to extend the benefits of code modernisation investments being made for current generation products. These include a new high-speed fabric that...
New opportunities for cloud services
PwC has released a report which shows that a new “wholesale” method has emerged as a means for telcos to enter into the cloud services business space. Previously growing cloud services by way of acquisition or developing them in-house were the primary options. Johan...
Positive results for LFP market
The worldwide large format printer (LFP) market recorded positive year-over-year results in both units (7,4%) and shipment value (3,7%) in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14). This marks the third consecutive quarter of growth in both units and shipment value. According...
Massive growth for high performance computing
International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced the availability of the first in-depth forecasts for high performance data analysis (HPDA), the fast-growing worldwide market for big data workloads that use high performance computing (HPC) resources. IDC forecasts...
Oracle invests in collaboration technology
Oracle has signed an agreement to acquire LiveLOOK, a leading provider of realtime, visual collaboration technology for co-browsing and screen sharing. LiveLOOK’s cloud-based co-browse technology enables customer service and sales agents to collaborate and visually...
Innovation Hub partners on STEM training
The Innovation Hub has partnered with the City of Tshwane to bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) closer to the youth - especially those from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. The youth initiatives developed through the partnership are...
Security appliance market stagnates in Q1
According to International Data Corporation's (IDC's) Europe, Middle East and Africa Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, the EMEA security appliance market value reached $785,5-million in 1Q14 - a 1,4% decline year-on-year. Shipments fell 2,3% year-on-year, with 171...
SA picks up India’s BPO slack
India is no longer the epicentre of business process outsourcing (BPO) and call centres, with the retrenchment of 300 or more people, with one month’s notice, now becoming a more familiar occurrence. This is according to Andrew van Niekerk, a director of Teleforge...