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Co-operation to promote cyberspace stability
Like-minded states co-operating with one another, and not an overarching global agreement, is likely to emerge as the primary way to avoid destabilisation in cyberspace, according to the first working paper of the Global Commission on Internet Governance. In The...
HP launches Deskjet Ink Advantage printer
HP has announced the launch of new HP Deskjet Ink Advantage printers that offer more choices for affordable, HP-quality printing, including first-to-market technologies such as wireless direct printing that does not require a network. With the new Ink Advantage...
UCS Solutions wins SAP retail certification
UCS Solutions has become the first South African company to be awarded the SAP Recognised Expertise in Retail certification. The newly launched certification aims to recognise the specialisation, competency and expertise of SAP Partners in the marketplace, and...
False Bay College expands with OLG
False Bay College has selected private provider – the Open Learning Group (OLG) to support its expansion strategies for student enrolment across five Western Cape campuses. False Bay College is a leading provider of Education and Training, mainly within the Technical...
New version of Enterprise Manager released
Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Release 4 lets organisations rapidly adopt Oracle-based, enterprise-scale private clouds. New capabilities provide advanced technology stack management, secure database administration, and enterprise service governance, enabling Oracle...
The benefits of managed services are clear
The adoption of managed services can enable organisations to greatly improve efficiency and lower costs, not to mention improve the security and stability of their technical environments. Gerald Naidoo, CEO of Logikal Consulting takes a look at some of the chief...
Adapting to change in a virtual world
It should come as no surprise that the biggest technological impacts on IT departments in 2013 were mobile and big data. Both issues also dominated conversations in the storage arena last year and with employees now increasingly working remotely, it’s highly likely...
Securicom named logMojo distributor
Securicom, a managed IT security services vendor, has been appointed as the value-added distributor for logMojo’s innovative, cloud-based reporting service for Fortigate Firewalls for the African continent. As the value-added distributor of logMojo for Africa,...
Cisco expands malware solutions
Addressing the needs of South African customers to combat zero-day attacks and advanced persistent threats (APTs), Cisco is broadening its Advanced Malware Protection and Data Centre security offering. This will help in protecting against threats across the full...
Using hard drives for video surveillance
In 2014, the total market in Africa for video surveillance equipment is expected to exceed $200-million (over R2-billion), says Kalvin Subbadu, components sales manager at WD South Africa. This surging growth is largely driven by the continuing transition from...
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%...
Co-operation to promote cyberspace stability
Like-minded states co-operating with one another, and not an overarching global agreement, is likely to emerge as the primary way to avoid destabilisation in cyberspace, according to the first working paper of the Global Commission on Internet Governance. In The...
HP launches Deskjet Ink Advantage printer
HP has announced the launch of new HP Deskjet Ink Advantage printers that offer more choices for affordable, HP-quality printing, including first-to-market technologies such as wireless direct printing that does not require a network. With the new Ink Advantage...
UCS Solutions wins SAP retail certification
UCS Solutions has become the first South African company to be awarded the SAP Recognised Expertise in Retail certification. The newly launched certification aims to recognise the specialisation, competency and expertise of SAP Partners in the marketplace, and...
False Bay College expands with OLG
False Bay College has selected private provider – the Open Learning Group (OLG) to support its expansion strategies for student enrolment across five Western Cape campuses. False Bay College is a leading provider of Education and Training, mainly within the Technical...
New version of Enterprise Manager released
Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Release 4 lets organisations rapidly adopt Oracle-based, enterprise-scale private clouds. New capabilities provide advanced technology stack management, secure database administration, and enterprise service governance, enabling Oracle...
The benefits of managed services are clear
The adoption of managed services can enable organisations to greatly improve efficiency and lower costs, not to mention improve the security and stability of their technical environments. Gerald Naidoo, CEO of Logikal Consulting takes a look at some of the chief...
Adapting to change in a virtual world
It should come as no surprise that the biggest technological impacts on IT departments in 2013 were mobile and big data. Both issues also dominated conversations in the storage arena last year and with employees now increasingly working remotely, it’s highly likely...