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The fundamentals of DMS
Mark Hiller, country GM at Lexmark South Africa, answers questions about document management systems (DMS). What is a document management system (DMS)? Successful businesses today demand instant access to important information, which means that taking control of...
Hacker-resistant CCTV from TeleEye
Companies and individuals are increasingly turning to Webcams to help secure their premises. However, these high-tech solutions typically use Internet protocol (IP), an open standard, to connect back to control rooms. Like all open standards, IP can easily be hacked -...
A new viewing experience with ultra HD TV
It’s impossible to separate contemporary urban living and technology. From electric razors and toothbrushes to smartphones and laptops, technology influences every aspect of our lives. The South African man is no different, and technology has an additional role to...
Local team wins global Imagine Cup semis
After being crowned as one of the top three South African finalists in the local leg of Microsoft’s 2014 Imagine Cup earlier this year, Team Super Sea Dragons has again made the country proud by winning at the global online semi-finals of the Imagine Cup. Super Sea...
SA users are Facebook-mad
South Africans who use Facebook are deeply engaged with the service from the moment they wake up until they go to sleep at night, according to research carried out by Ipsos. Among those surveyed, 40% check Facebook before getting out of bed and 36% check Facebook just...
SA gets started on analytics journey
South African businesses understand the importance of analytics, but the results of most implementations are still mainly used for reporting rather than forward-looking strategies and analyses. Analytics, the art of using data trends to make predictions and meaningful...
Apps take over in the mobile world
Research shows that 96% of the world’s mobile media users – across all genders, platforms and ages - are downloading apps, although this ubiquity does vary from country to country. MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce, has released the final...
UCT research curbs TB in HIV patients
A trial of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) plus antiretroviral therapy (ART) to prevent tuberculosis has shown safety and efficacy in patients with HIV, say researchers of a University of Cape Town (UCT) study published in The Lancet. Tuberculosis (TB) is the...
Tanzania pioneers payment interoperability
Tigo, Airtel and Zantel have announced a pioneering agreement to allow customers of Tigo, Airtel and Zantel in Tanzania to send money to each other whether using Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money or EzyPesa on their mobile handsets. It is expected that the service will start by...
Big data, analytics to drive software sales
For 2014, the worldwide software market is forecast to grow 5,9% year-over-year in current US dollars, according to IDC’s latest forecast from the Worldwide Semi-annual Software Tracker. In constant dollars the growth rate has been revised to 5,7%, down from the 6,2%...
Wits to host first Digital Africa Festival
In recognition of the role digital technology is destined to play in “Africa’s Century”, Wits University has announced that it will host its inaugural Fak’ugesi: Digital Africa Festival 2014. Running from 11 August to mid-September 2014, the festival will showcase all...
Benefits of enhancing printing solutions
The printing industry has changed, with many established printer providers, as well as new companies, adopting digital printing solutions to meet the demands of the print market. The purchase of a digital device is not always done willingly, sometimes it is done...
Satellite technology thrives in SA
Innovation and lower costs of deployment, coupled with the need to meet customer demand in areas where terrestrial infrastructure is limited, has fast tracked the growth of satellite broadband, leading to lower costs for South African end-users. This is according to...
The fundamentals of DMS
Mark Hiller, country GM at Lexmark South Africa, answers questions about document management systems (DMS). What is a document management system (DMS)? Successful businesses today demand instant access to important information, which means that taking control of...
Hacker-resistant CCTV from TeleEye
Companies and individuals are increasingly turning to Webcams to help secure their premises. However, these high-tech solutions typically use Internet protocol (IP), an open standard, to connect back to control rooms. Like all open standards, IP can easily be hacked -...
A new viewing experience with ultra HD TV
It’s impossible to separate contemporary urban living and technology. From electric razors and toothbrushes to smartphones and laptops, technology influences every aspect of our lives. The South African man is no different, and technology has an additional role to...
Local team wins global Imagine Cup semis
After being crowned as one of the top three South African finalists in the local leg of Microsoft’s 2014 Imagine Cup earlier this year, Team Super Sea Dragons has again made the country proud by winning at the global online semi-finals of the Imagine Cup. Super Sea...
SA users are Facebook-mad
South Africans who use Facebook are deeply engaged with the service from the moment they wake up until they go to sleep at night, according to research carried out by Ipsos. Among those surveyed, 40% check Facebook before getting out of bed and 36% check Facebook just...
SA gets started on analytics journey
South African businesses understand the importance of analytics, but the results of most implementations are still mainly used for reporting rather than forward-looking strategies and analyses. Analytics, the art of using data trends to make predictions and meaningful...
Apps take over in the mobile world
Research shows that 96% of the world’s mobile media users – across all genders, platforms and ages - are downloading apps, although this ubiquity does vary from country to country. MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce, has released the final...