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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 unveiled
Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the latest major release of the company’s flagship platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 not only lays the foundation for the open hybrid cloud and serves enterprise workloads across...
Fujitsu expands LIFEBOOK E notebook range
Fujitsu has announced two new LIFEBOOK E Series notebooks with interchangeable components, aiming to reduce complexity in managing enterprise computing environments. The new models refresh Fujitsu’s convenient family concept which has proven popular with enterprises...
Attix5 announce DynamicRestore
Johannesburg and Stellenbosch based backup and recovery solution specialist, Attix5, has announced the launch of DynamicRestore, a revolutionary, instantaneous, cloud-based disaster recovery solution, at the Cloud World Forum conference and exhibition in London....
Telkom delivers fibre to SA homes
Telkom has announced plans to roll out Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connectivity to more than 20 South African suburbs before the end of 2014. It will also deliver high speed home LTE connectivity to other suburbs across the country. Speaking at the company’s annual...
Internet Solutions buys Continuity SA
Further boosting its pan-African services operations and infrastructure, Internet Solutions (IS) has acquired business continuity management organisation Continuity SA (CSA) for an undisclosed sum. CSA operates the largest recovery facilities in southern Africa, with...
Collaboration key for TMT companies
Collaboration has been highlighted by technology, media and telecom (TMT) companies as key when it comes to gaining an advantage over their competitors. This is according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report, Learning from Innovation Leaders: Winning practices of the...
Omni-channel needs not met by supply chains
Digitally-connected consumers have turned retail models upside down as omni-channel shopping has transformed the supply chain from an important business concern to a mission-critical one. So profound is this change that 50% of CEOs recognise that their supply chain...
EMEA server revenues grow in Q1
Vendor revenue in the EMEA server market has grown to $2,9-billion in 1Q14, according to the International Data Corporation's (IDC) EMEA Server Tracker. This is a $44-million increase over the corresponding quarter in 2013 (1,5% yearly). According to the tracker,...
Technology shifts spell opportunity
Companies can no longer ignore the significant shifts playing out in the technology space - and how they will impact the growth of their businesses. This is according to Hannes van Vuuren, SWG executive for IBM South Africa speaking at IBM Business Connect recently....
Enterprises drive mobile print demand
As the smartphone and tablet markets continue to explode, and BYOD becomes more prevalent within the enterprise, mobile print subsystems are being integrated within mobile operating systems (OS). According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC),...
Nigeria’s M2M adoption grows
While the uptake of machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies is currently limited in Nigeria, improving data-transfer speeds will play a key role in driving future adoption of the concept, according to the latest insights gleaned from IDC’s Annual Enterprise...
Rugged computers are more than just tough
Even professional users of rugged laptops, tablets and smartphones, are sometimes unsure of what defines a “rugged computer” and how the various tests to validate ruggedness are carried out. A truly rugged computer is so much more than just a normal computer wrapped...
BPM-SOA can improve government services
Prior to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality’s decision to approach Software AG for a business process management (BPM) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) solution, the government entity for Gauteng faced various challenges. The municipality’s 20 Customer Care...
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 unveiled
Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the latest major release of the company’s flagship platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 not only lays the foundation for the open hybrid cloud and serves enterprise workloads across...
Fujitsu expands LIFEBOOK E notebook range
Fujitsu has announced two new LIFEBOOK E Series notebooks with interchangeable components, aiming to reduce complexity in managing enterprise computing environments. The new models refresh Fujitsu’s convenient family concept which has proven popular with enterprises...
Attix5 announce DynamicRestore
Johannesburg and Stellenbosch based backup and recovery solution specialist, Attix5, has announced the launch of DynamicRestore, a revolutionary, instantaneous, cloud-based disaster recovery solution, at the Cloud World Forum conference and exhibition in London....
Telkom delivers fibre to SA homes
Telkom has announced plans to roll out Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connectivity to more than 20 South African suburbs before the end of 2014. It will also deliver high speed home LTE connectivity to other suburbs across the country. Speaking at the company’s annual...
Internet Solutions buys Continuity SA
Further boosting its pan-African services operations and infrastructure, Internet Solutions (IS) has acquired business continuity management organisation Continuity SA (CSA) for an undisclosed sum. CSA operates the largest recovery facilities in southern Africa, with...
Collaboration key for TMT companies
Collaboration has been highlighted by technology, media and telecom (TMT) companies as key when it comes to gaining an advantage over their competitors. This is according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report, Learning from Innovation Leaders: Winning practices of the...
Omni-channel needs not met by supply chains
Digitally-connected consumers have turned retail models upside down as omni-channel shopping has transformed the supply chain from an important business concern to a mission-critical one. So profound is this change that 50% of CEOs recognise that their supply chain...