Technology News
Server revenues down, says IDC
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, factory revenue in the worldwide server market decreased -2,2% year-over-year to $10,9-billion in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14). This is the fifth consecutive quarter that the...
MPS, MDS no longer a nice-to-have
At first glance, it may appear that printing in the office doesn't create that much of a dent in overall finances. However, the most costly processes of printing are often overlooked and continue without our knowledge – particularly when it comes to wasted resources...
Your partners need business continuity plans
Widely recognised as a great way to improve efficiency and allow for a focus on core business, outsourcing also presents specific risks to business continuity. That’s because an incident at a service provider can have a knock-on effect, interrupting production at your...
BI: thinking inside the box
The landscape of business intelligence (BI) is shifting. More and more companies are looking for a rapid implementation of a BI solution. While the request to see a return on investment in a solution as quickly as possible is not unfounded, organisations are starting...
LG announces G3 smartphone
LG Electronics (LG) has announced its G3 smartphone, the successor to the company’s LG G2. Developed under the Simple is the New Smart concept, LG G3 is a culmination of consumer research based on LG’s product development philosophy, Learning from You. The LG G3 was...
Limiting the consequences of an attack
There is no such thing as 100% security. Any company who believes that throwing fortunes at technologies that try to get rid of all threats, is setting itself up for failure. “Rather than trying to prevent breaches only, companies should also focus on the ability to...
Arte Meccanica implements new IT system
Arte Meccanica has appointed partners, Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings and Isah, to assist them with production and efficient labour planning, streamlining processes and creating accurate job costings. Arte Meccanica produces what is known as the most beautifully...
Key managed services trends from SunGard
South Africa’s financial institutions continue to face a wide range of business challenges that are driving the need to manage risk, control costs, accelerate innovation and enhance operational efficiency. As firms strive to meet these growing requirements and build...
F5 Networks acquires Defense.Net
F5 Networks has announced that it has acquired Defense.Net, a privately-held provider of cloud-based security services for protecting data centres and Internet applications from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The advanced technologies and operational...
Where are tomorrow’s software engineers?
The struggle to increase the number of graduating software engineers has been an on-going challenge throughout the last two decades. The Jo'burg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) director and head of Software Engineering at Wits University, Prof Barry Dwolatzky...
FNB eWallets reach R10bn milestone
More than R10-billion has been sent to South African recipients via FNB’s mobile money solution, eWallet, since its inception. During the last year alone (May 2013 to April 2014), 53% (R5,3-billion) of that R10-billion was sent – indicating that mobile money is fast...
Internet governance commission meets
The Global Commission on Internet Governance, chaired by Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, has held its first in-person meeting to discuss key issues of Internet governance. Held this week in Stockholm, Sweden, the meeting consisted of a fruitful discussion on a...
Healthy growth for world WLAN market
The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments increased 7% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14). According to the preliminary results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...
Server revenues down, says IDC
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, factory revenue in the worldwide server market decreased -2,2% year-over-year to $10,9-billion in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14). This is the fifth consecutive quarter that the...
MPS, MDS no longer a nice-to-have
At first glance, it may appear that printing in the office doesn't create that much of a dent in overall finances. However, the most costly processes of printing are often overlooked and continue without our knowledge – particularly when it comes to wasted resources...
Your partners need business continuity plans
Widely recognised as a great way to improve efficiency and allow for a focus on core business, outsourcing also presents specific risks to business continuity. That’s because an incident at a service provider can have a knock-on effect, interrupting production at your...
BI: thinking inside the box
The landscape of business intelligence (BI) is shifting. More and more companies are looking for a rapid implementation of a BI solution. While the request to see a return on investment in a solution as quickly as possible is not unfounded, organisations are starting...
LG announces G3 smartphone
LG Electronics (LG) has announced its G3 smartphone, the successor to the company’s LG G2. Developed under the Simple is the New Smart concept, LG G3 is a culmination of consumer research based on LG’s product development philosophy, Learning from You. The LG G3 was...
Limiting the consequences of an attack
There is no such thing as 100% security. Any company who believes that throwing fortunes at technologies that try to get rid of all threats, is setting itself up for failure. “Rather than trying to prevent breaches only, companies should also focus on the ability to...
Arte Meccanica implements new IT system
Arte Meccanica has appointed partners, Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings and Isah, to assist them with production and efficient labour planning, streamlining processes and creating accurate job costings. Arte Meccanica produces what is known as the most beautifully...