Technology News
Local businesses to see greater cloud cover
South Africa’s cloud services space has reached a new level. A reduction in the cost of data and reliability of data on fixed line and wireless media has driven more widespread utilisation of cloud services. Technology experts now believe the market has arrived at a...
Pitney Bowes South Africa offers MYpbVerify
South African consumers are relying more and more on credit. According to the National Credit Regulator (NCR), the number of credit-active consumers is now at 20,29-million, an increase of 0,4% compared to the previous quarter. Based on the growing number of...
Africell Holding acquires Orange Uganda
Africell Holding has signed an agreement with the Orange Group to acquire its majority stake in Orange Uganda. The transaction upon completion, following regulatory approval, would bring Africell’s portfolio to four operations with a total market potential of over...
Two-factor authentication is a must
The repercussions of an online attack could be detrimental to a business, with both financial as well as reputation loss at stake, says Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET. With BYOD, mobility and cloud software becoming a standard for many companies, security should be...
SAP Africa drives tech in Maghreb region
SAP Africa has embarked upon a strategic initiative to facilitate conversation with key governmental, NGO and international funding institutions in specific developing economies across Africa. Having conducted similar engagements in Ghana and Nigeria this week’s...
Absenteeism costs SA R12bn
Absenteeism costs South African employers R12-billion every year, according to figures from Statistics South Africa. And there is a clear link between employee health, productivity and absenteeism, says Occupational Care South Africa (Ocsa). The organisation provides...
DiData launches SDN model
In a move to help organisations understand software-defined networking (SDN), the impact that it will have on their ICT operations, and the protocols and network architectures required to define their future network vision, Dimension Data has launched its...
Tension between IT and business grows
Technology budgets and decision-making are migrating away from IT departments, while IT is taking on new roles in the enterprise. These are among the findings of a large-scale global survey – including South Africa – by Avanade on the changing role of IT. Thirty-seven...
Advisers unite against new immigration rules
The Forum of Immigration Practitioners (FIPSA) has declared that the new Immigration Regulations, published on 23 May, contain an array of shortcomings which effectively make it impossible to apply for a work visa or other visa. The regulations, which became effective...
WAPA urges action on ICT policy, spectrum
The Wireless Access Providers’ Association of South Africa (WAPA) hopes that the new administration will move forward quickly on creating an ICT policy and allocating spectrum. With a membership nearing 200 entities, WAPA acts as a collective voice for the wireless...
WD My Cloud EX4 available from DCC
Get ahead of your data storage needs with up to 16Tb of Network Attached Storage (NAS) as well as personal cloud functionality with WD’s new My Cloud EX4 from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The My Cloud EX4 is a high-performance, four-bay NAS for your...
Canon partners on scan-to-cloud capabilities
Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions, is announcing that its partners can now offer Nuance Scan to Cloud software with its platform of imageRUNNER ADVANCE multi-functional devices (MFDs). The software allows organisations to automatically convert paper...
Pamoja promotes server hosting in the cloud
Scalability, flexibility, security and cost saving are just some of the benefits associated with a move from traditional on-premise servers to a cloud-based environment - and the business case for initiating the process is clear and strong. This is the view of...
Local businesses to see greater cloud cover
South Africa’s cloud services space has reached a new level. A reduction in the cost of data and reliability of data on fixed line and wireless media has driven more widespread utilisation of cloud services. Technology experts now believe the market has arrived at a...
Pitney Bowes South Africa offers MYpbVerify
South African consumers are relying more and more on credit. According to the National Credit Regulator (NCR), the number of credit-active consumers is now at 20,29-million, an increase of 0,4% compared to the previous quarter. Based on the growing number of...
Africell Holding acquires Orange Uganda
Africell Holding has signed an agreement with the Orange Group to acquire its majority stake in Orange Uganda. The transaction upon completion, following regulatory approval, would bring Africell’s portfolio to four operations with a total market potential of over...
Two-factor authentication is a must
The repercussions of an online attack could be detrimental to a business, with both financial as well as reputation loss at stake, says Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET. With BYOD, mobility and cloud software becoming a standard for many companies, security should be...
SAP Africa drives tech in Maghreb region
SAP Africa has embarked upon a strategic initiative to facilitate conversation with key governmental, NGO and international funding institutions in specific developing economies across Africa. Having conducted similar engagements in Ghana and Nigeria this week’s...
Absenteeism costs SA R12bn
Absenteeism costs South African employers R12-billion every year, according to figures from Statistics South Africa. And there is a clear link between employee health, productivity and absenteeism, says Occupational Care South Africa (Ocsa). The organisation provides...
DiData launches SDN model
In a move to help organisations understand software-defined networking (SDN), the impact that it will have on their ICT operations, and the protocols and network architectures required to define their future network vision, Dimension Data has launched its...