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Neotel to roll out Western Cape broadband
The Western Cape government, State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Neotel have concluded an agreement to provide broadband services to more than 2 000 government sites across the Western Cape over the next two to three years, initially with speed of 10Mbps,...
Tenth anniversary of mobile malware
Ten years ago, Kaspersky Lab reported the discovery of Cabir – the first ever worm designed to attack mobile phones. Unlike most modern malware samples, Cabir wasn’t equipped with a wide range of malicious functions. Instead, it made history by proving that it was...
Windows XP end of life drives thin clients
In Western Europe (WE), end of support for Windows XP was one of the main driving forces of thin-client shipments in Q1 2014, according to the EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker published by global IT market research firm International Data Corporation...
New iMac to hit SA shelves in July
The new 21,5-inch iMac will be available in South Africa in early July. With a recommended retail price of R14 999.00, it will be available from Apple premium resellers (iStore and Digicape), selected Apple authorised retailers and Apple authorised resellers. The new...
Slight decline for PC monitor market
Worldwide PC monitor shipments totalled nearly 33,7-million units in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14), a year-over-year decline of -0,4%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker. IDC expects worldwide shipments to...
Food security grows in sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa showed the most progress last year in terms of food security, driven primarily by improvements in political stability and economic growth – and despite a food-insecure environment.This is one of the Africa-related findings from the 2014 Global Food...
Free airtime for MTN customers
MTN prepaid and TopUp customers who use a minimum of R6 per day on either voice or Internet surfing will receive an additional R60 on-net airtime from 21 June 2014 until 30 June 2014. "MTN understands that customers want to keep in touch with family and friends. This...
Phoenix, Buffalo Technology sign deal
Phoenix Distribution has won the distribution rights to Buffalo Technology’s range of products, including its renowned network attached storage (NAS) devices. As official distributor of Buffalo Technology on the African continent, Phoenix will supply the company’s...
SA IT must advance to combat threats
In the next round of the cyber war game, multi-layered targeted offences are being mounted against selected victims, and few enterprises have the security in place to withstand these attacks, says Networks Unlimited. Anton Jacobsz, MD of Fortinet distributor, Networks...
Companies must review their Web sites
Consideration of how a corporate Web site reflects on a smartphone, why it is necessary to avoid casual methodology in mobile app development and the need to truly understand the mobile ecosystem. These are some of the key considerations that have to be born in mind...
Esquire wins Agfa Photo distribution rights
Esquire Technologies, the award winning broad-based distributor – including IT, mobility, digital and consumer lifestyle products from international vendors - has announced that it has secured the Southern African distribution rights to Agfa Photo’s action camera...
Surprise VMware exit for Bhat
Ravi Bhat has resigned as regional director for VMware, after just seven months on the job. It is not clear what Bhat’s reasons are for leaving, nor where he will be going. A statement from VMware reads: “We confirm that after seven months service with the company,...
Esquire sees huge leap in online sales
Distributor Esquire Technologies has announced it has reached a milestone of 30 000 online orders placed on its Web site to date. Esquire distributes a range of IT, mobility, digital and consumer lifestyle products from international vendors, and currently has about...
Neotel to roll out Western Cape broadband
The Western Cape government, State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Neotel have concluded an agreement to provide broadband services to more than 2 000 government sites across the Western Cape over the next two to three years, initially with speed of 10Mbps,...
Tenth anniversary of mobile malware
Ten years ago, Kaspersky Lab reported the discovery of Cabir – the first ever worm designed to attack mobile phones. Unlike most modern malware samples, Cabir wasn’t equipped with a wide range of malicious functions. Instead, it made history by proving that it was...
Windows XP end of life drives thin clients
In Western Europe (WE), end of support for Windows XP was one of the main driving forces of thin-client shipments in Q1 2014, according to the EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker published by global IT market research firm International Data Corporation...
New iMac to hit SA shelves in July
The new 21,5-inch iMac will be available in South Africa in early July. With a recommended retail price of R14 999.00, it will be available from Apple premium resellers (iStore and Digicape), selected Apple authorised retailers and Apple authorised resellers. The new...
Slight decline for PC monitor market
Worldwide PC monitor shipments totalled nearly 33,7-million units in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14), a year-over-year decline of -0,4%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker. IDC expects worldwide shipments to...
Food security grows in sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa showed the most progress last year in terms of food security, driven primarily by improvements in political stability and economic growth – and despite a food-insecure environment.This is one of the Africa-related findings from the 2014 Global Food...
Free airtime for MTN customers
MTN prepaid and TopUp customers who use a minimum of R6 per day on either voice or Internet surfing will receive an additional R60 on-net airtime from 21 June 2014 until 30 June 2014. "MTN understands that customers want to keep in touch with family and friends. This...