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Hetzner lauded by Frost & Sullivan
Based on its recent analysis of the Web hosting market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Hetzner with the 2014 South African Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for excellence in capturing the highest market share within its industry. Hetzner consolidated its...
Give security more context
The traditional approach to security simply isn’t working anymore and every device should be treated as if it’s infected, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. Christmas has come and gone and, if gadget sales figures are anything to go by, many people...
Bytes US, Informatica partner
Bytes Universal Systems (BUS), a division of Bytes Technology Group, has announced its partnership with Informatica Corporation, the world’s number one independent provider of data integration software. Through its partnership with Informatica, BUS will enable...
Qualcomm introduces new processors
Qualcomm Technologies has introduced four new Qualcomm Snapdragon processors aimed at enhancing user experience and connectivity for high-performance and high-volume mobile devices. The new Snapdragon 620 and Snapdragon 618 processors are redefining the 600 tier with...
Iran is learning cyber-warfare from the US
The US National Security Agency believes that the US’ cyber-attacks against Iran may have helped to raise Iran’s cyber-warfare capability. A report from “The Intercept” cites a secret document from the National Security Agency that warns of Iran studying and...
IBM: Millennials not lazy, selfish
Everything you thought you knew about Millennials could be wrong. A new IBM study reveals much of the hype about Millennial employees simply isn’t true. They aren’t the “lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow” workers that many believe them to be. The results of the global, multigenerational study, Myths, Exaggerations and Uncomfortable Truths, found that the fundamental distinction between Millennials and older employees is their digital proficiency, which comes from growing up immersed in a digital world.
Wipro invests R3,8m in skills development
Wipro has announced an investment of R3,8-million towards skills development and job creation in South Africa.
This investment will be utilised for local hiring and skills development. Wipro plans to hire 55 science and technology graduates, fresh out of university, for its operations in South Africa over the course of the next six months. Graduates will be shortlisted basis academic performance, tests and interviews.
2015 is the year of customer obsession
Becoming customer-obsessed is one of the top five trends that will impact the contact centre industry this year, according to one of the experts at the Interactive Intelligence panel discussion. To be truly competitive today, companies have to become “customer obsessed”, contact centre experts say. Enhancing customer experience is one of the top five trends in the contact centre industry this year, and new strategies and technologies must be harnessed to ensure that customer expectations are met and exceeded.
Service delivery platform market set to grow
Propelled by API exposure platforms and enterprise and small- and medium-sized business (SMB) services, the global market for service delivery platform (SDP) software and services grew 13% in 2014 to just under $4,7-billion, according to a new report by technology...
Slow global growth for large format printers
According to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker, large format printer (LFP) shipments grew 3,5% in 2014 when compared to 2013, while revenue from those shipments declined by less than -1%. Product...
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...
Hetzner lauded by Frost & Sullivan
Based on its recent analysis of the Web hosting market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Hetzner with the 2014 South African Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for excellence in capturing the highest market share within its industry. Hetzner consolidated its...
Give security more context
The traditional approach to security simply isn’t working anymore and every device should be treated as if it’s infected, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. Christmas has come and gone and, if gadget sales figures are anything to go by, many people...
Bytes US, Informatica partner
Bytes Universal Systems (BUS), a division of Bytes Technology Group, has announced its partnership with Informatica Corporation, the world’s number one independent provider of data integration software. Through its partnership with Informatica, BUS will enable...
Qualcomm introduces new processors
Qualcomm Technologies has introduced four new Qualcomm Snapdragon processors aimed at enhancing user experience and connectivity for high-performance and high-volume mobile devices. The new Snapdragon 620 and Snapdragon 618 processors are redefining the 600 tier with...
Iran is learning cyber-warfare from the US
The US National Security Agency believes that the US’ cyber-attacks against Iran may have helped to raise Iran’s cyber-warfare capability. A report from “The Intercept” cites a secret document from the National Security Agency that warns of Iran studying and...
IBM: Millennials not lazy, selfish
Everything you thought you knew about Millennials could be wrong. A new IBM study reveals much of the hype about Millennial employees simply isn’t true. They aren’t the “lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow” workers that many believe them to be. The results of the global, multigenerational study, Myths, Exaggerations and Uncomfortable Truths, found that the fundamental distinction between Millennials and older employees is their digital proficiency, which comes from growing up immersed in a digital world.
Wipro invests R3,8m in skills development
Wipro has announced an investment of R3,8-million towards skills development and job creation in South Africa.
This investment will be utilised for local hiring and skills development. Wipro plans to hire 55 science and technology graduates, fresh out of university, for its operations in South Africa over the course of the next six months. Graduates will be shortlisted basis academic performance, tests and interviews.