Technology News
Cyber-attacks now politically motivated
Following last year’s much publicised Sony cyber-attack, in which executives were left red-faced following the leak of sensitive company information into the public domain, Richard Keymer, head of presales at SecureData Africa, predicts a marked increase in...
SSL certificates boost Google rankings
Greater adoption of secure socket layers (SSL) certificates is essential if Web site owners want to better their Google search engine rankings. This is according to Domains.co.za which highlighted Google's recent announcement that it would start placing greater...
Altron wins innovation award
In demonstrating how innovation and collaboration can be achieved sustainably in an organisation, Altron’s group executive of strategy and technology, Dr Willie Oosthuysen, was awarded the title of Innocentrix Innolive 2015 Corporate Entrepreneur at a recent ceremony...
Westcon appointment grows Cloud Solutions
Due to growing demand amongst resellers for assistance in establishing themselves as cloud businesses, WestconGroup Southern Africa has further bolstered its Microsoft technical support skills with a key appointment in this area. The distributor, which is aggressively...
Westcon distributes Symantec in SADC
Westcon is pleased to announce that long-time vendor partner Symantec has extended the value-added distributor’s footprint in the SADC region. With immediate effect customers in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe will be...
Samsung clamps down on counterfeits
Samsung Electronics South Africa is strengthening its pledge to fight against counterfeit goods through strategic collaborations with local authorities. This partnership will see raids happening in various places where it is suspected that counterfeit products are...
BlackBerry rolls out Blackberry 10 upgrade
BlackBerry has announced that BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.3.1 will begin rolling out globally for in-market BlackBerry 10 devices, including the BlackBerry Passport, Z30, Z3, Z10, Q10, and Q5, as well as the Porsche Design P’9983 and P’9982 smartphones from BlackBerry. Once downloaded, users will gain access to incredible new enhancements, including BlackBerry Blend, BlackBerry Assistant, battery boosting technology, plus improvements to the BlackBerry Hub, calendar, camera, multimedia and more.
Why SMBs don’t have to spend big on IT
Small business owners no longer need to see IT as a grudge purchase, says Brian Timperley from Cloudware Technologies. One of the key enablers to doing business in today’s world is technology - go into any small office, and the desktop computers and laptops on...
iEnter aids PCI-DSS compliance with XRay
Johannesburg-based technology service provider iEnter has developed and introduced a new solution which eases compliance with the PCI-DSS payments standard. The XRay solution combines all required hardware and software to scan databases rapidly for compliance data...
Flapit launches social metrics counter
Available as a pre-order, Flapit (www.flapit.com) is the first physical counter to connect with all major social media platforms. Inspired by the iconic 1960s split-flap design, Flapit is not only easy to use and fun to watch, but also a powerful, interactive...
New challengers set to disrupt mobile phones
Ahead of Mobile World Congress 2015, to be held from 2 to 5 March in Barcelona, Annette Zimmermann, research director at Gartner, discusses the future of the mobile phone industry and shares her outlook for wearables in 2015 and beyond.
IBM extends hybrid cloud offerings
IBM has announced new hybrid cloud technology and investments that will tackle the biggest challenges enterprises face as they adopt cloud and integrate existing applications, data and services across a multitude of traditional systems and clouds. IBM is delivering a...
Higher earnings expected for EOH
EOH Holdings is expecting to report higher earnings for the six months ended 31 January 2015. The company today issued a trading statement to this effect. The earnings per share is expected to be between 275.8 cents and 298.7 cents, reflecting an increase of between...
Cyber-attacks now politically motivated
Following last year’s much publicised Sony cyber-attack, in which executives were left red-faced following the leak of sensitive company information into the public domain, Richard Keymer, head of presales at SecureData Africa, predicts a marked increase in...
SSL certificates boost Google rankings
Greater adoption of secure socket layers (SSL) certificates is essential if Web site owners want to better their Google search engine rankings. This is according to Domains.co.za which highlighted Google's recent announcement that it would start placing greater...
Altron wins innovation award
In demonstrating how innovation and collaboration can be achieved sustainably in an organisation, Altron’s group executive of strategy and technology, Dr Willie Oosthuysen, was awarded the title of Innocentrix Innolive 2015 Corporate Entrepreneur at a recent ceremony...
Westcon appointment grows Cloud Solutions
Due to growing demand amongst resellers for assistance in establishing themselves as cloud businesses, WestconGroup Southern Africa has further bolstered its Microsoft technical support skills with a key appointment in this area. The distributor, which is aggressively...
Westcon distributes Symantec in SADC
Westcon is pleased to announce that long-time vendor partner Symantec has extended the value-added distributor’s footprint in the SADC region. With immediate effect customers in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe will be...
Samsung clamps down on counterfeits
Samsung Electronics South Africa is strengthening its pledge to fight against counterfeit goods through strategic collaborations with local authorities. This partnership will see raids happening in various places where it is suspected that counterfeit products are...
BlackBerry rolls out Blackberry 10 upgrade
BlackBerry has announced that BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.3.1 will begin rolling out globally for in-market BlackBerry 10 devices, including the BlackBerry Passport, Z30, Z3, Z10, Q10, and Q5, as well as the Porsche Design P’9983 and P’9982 smartphones from BlackBerry. Once downloaded, users will gain access to incredible new enhancements, including BlackBerry Blend, BlackBerry Assistant, battery boosting technology, plus improvements to the BlackBerry Hub, calendar, camera, multimedia and more.