Technology News
Takealot.com raises $100m for SA expansion
Fast-growing online retailer Takealot.com has raised more than $100-million for continued expansion in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. The South African market has shown encouraging signs of e-commerce growth in the past three years as an increasing number of...
Uptick in fraudulent transactions
The Notebook Company reports that it has intercepted fraudulent payment transactions totalling around R1,5-million over the past three months. CEO Christopher Riley says that fake companies, masquerading as reputable companies, had tried to buy stock - either by...
DiData, Cisco to streamline hybrid cloud
Dimension Data and Cisco have announced an expansion of their 23-year relationship with plans to accelerate and streamline hybrid cloud adoption globally. Cisco will use Dimension Data’s Managed Cloud Platform and SaaS solutions to deliver a suite of mid-market...
Cell phone tech used to solve crimes
Most of the cell phone evidence presented to the High Court in the Oscar Pistorius trial was retrieved in South Africa using advanced mobile forensic technology that is readily available in the country. That’s according to Adam Victor, MD, Pandacom Distribution, a...
Could mobile help curb road death toll?
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) recently released figures indicating that more than 100 people died in 80 serious crashes on South African roads during the April holidays. Although these numbers compare favourably with last year, Vodacom's head of...
Technology changes buying patterns
Ever heard of the subscription economy? Already a massive trend internationally, this new economy has emerged as a result of the software as a service (SaaS) evolution and has inconspicuously changed the requirements for business software and how they work. This...
High performance driven by learning culture
“A learning culture is what enables Cisco and Apple to out-innovate their competitors … it is what enables ING Direct, Zappos and Starbucks to grow at rates 10 to 100 times their competitors. "And it is what prevented Digital Equipment Company, Tandem, Apollo...
Lithium batteries a risk on aircraft
Uniross, the manufacturer of rechargeable batteries, says that when purchasing a battery it is important to understand the risks of using inferior lithium batteries. “Lithium batteries, used in most of today’s smart phones, are dangerous and can be highly flammable....
A short guide to cloud terminology
Many people who are considering taking their IT operations into the cloud find themselves overwhelmed by the new technology that they’re supposed to understand. Cloud providers rattle off terms like SaaS or PaaS like you should know what they mean, when really, it all...
SARS reconciliation deadline looms
South African companies have only a few days left to submit their annual SARS reconciliations if they are to meet the 30 May deadline. If you miss the deadline or submit incomplete or inaccurate data, your business will be subject to stiff financial penalties for each...
23% revenue growth for Neotel
Neotel has released positive results showing consistent year-on-year growth for the year ending March 2014, reporting a 23% growth in revenue. The company also announced a 28% increase in business customers and its small enterprise and retail customers growing at 33%....
First 100Gbps fibre link in Africa from XON
Pan-African ICT group XON and ADVA Optical Networking have implemented Africa’s first 100Gbps link between three data centres at a financial institution. The link provides the capability to perform synchronisation between the data centres as well as replication,...
How to succeed with hybrid cloud computing
In the past three years, private cloud computing has moved from an aspiration to a tentative reality for nearly half of the world's large organisations. Hybrid cloud computing, however, is where private cloud was three years ago - aspirations are high but deployments...
Takealot.com raises $100m for SA expansion
Fast-growing online retailer Takealot.com has raised more than $100-million for continued expansion in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. The South African market has shown encouraging signs of e-commerce growth in the past three years as an increasing number of...
Uptick in fraudulent transactions
The Notebook Company reports that it has intercepted fraudulent payment transactions totalling around R1,5-million over the past three months. CEO Christopher Riley says that fake companies, masquerading as reputable companies, had tried to buy stock - either by...
DiData, Cisco to streamline hybrid cloud
Dimension Data and Cisco have announced an expansion of their 23-year relationship with plans to accelerate and streamline hybrid cloud adoption globally. Cisco will use Dimension Data’s Managed Cloud Platform and SaaS solutions to deliver a suite of mid-market...
Cell phone tech used to solve crimes
Most of the cell phone evidence presented to the High Court in the Oscar Pistorius trial was retrieved in South Africa using advanced mobile forensic technology that is readily available in the country. That’s according to Adam Victor, MD, Pandacom Distribution, a...
Could mobile help curb road death toll?
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) recently released figures indicating that more than 100 people died in 80 serious crashes on South African roads during the April holidays. Although these numbers compare favourably with last year, Vodacom's head of...
Technology changes buying patterns
Ever heard of the subscription economy? Already a massive trend internationally, this new economy has emerged as a result of the software as a service (SaaS) evolution and has inconspicuously changed the requirements for business software and how they work. This...
High performance driven by learning culture
“A learning culture is what enables Cisco and Apple to out-innovate their competitors … it is what enables ING Direct, Zappos and Starbucks to grow at rates 10 to 100 times their competitors. "And it is what prevented Digital Equipment Company, Tandem, Apollo...