Technology News
DiData now a SAP-certified provider
Dimension Data, the $6-billion global ICT solutions and services provider, has announced that is now a SAP-certified global provider of cloud and hosting services for SAP solutions. Dimension Data also released a set of pre-configured cloud server images that makes it...
Retail consumers choose privacy
Contrary to popular belief, only a minority of consumers are openly disposed to the "give to get" exchange of private information need for retailers to give relevant guidance to customers. New research shows that 14% are privacy spenders and 15% are open...
New risks for Asian electronics industry
International credit insurer Coface says the electronics industry in Asia is expected to experience annual growth of over 3% through to 2017. With emerging Asia the new epicentre of electronics innovation, local companies are now counting on the internalisation of...
Free Uber rides for SA voters
Uber will be providing free rides tomorrow (7 May 2014) between 07:00 and 21:00, as it participates in making the country’s voting process more convenient. Existing Uber users can enter the promotion code “VoteSA” to redeem two free rides, each up to R200 in value....
Clickable Paper available locally
Ricoh has released Clickable Paper in South Africa, and discussions with potential customers are already underway. Clickable Paper has the ability to provide immediate one-touch access to up to six different online resources such as video or multimedia, Web sites,...
New global opinion network opens in SA
State – a new global communications platform, linking people via opinions, rather than personal, professional or social networks - is making a major push into South Africa. “With the important upcoming general election, all eyes are on South Africa,” says State...
The role of parents in the future economy
The financial sector, which includes among others accountancy services, is one of the sectors in South Africa where mathematical and science skills are important prerequisites. It is also a sector severely affected by a skills shortage. “To keep pace with the changing...
East Africa sees declining PC shipments
PC shipments to East Africa suffered a huge year-on-year decline of 31,6% in the first quarter of 2014. According to a preliminary report by International Data Corporation (IDC) that covers Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia, the record quarterly decline saw...
White River Printers buys Xerox press
White River Printers, based in Nelspruit and one of the largest printing shops in the Lowveld, has bought a Xerox Colour J75 digital press from Lowveld Office Automation. The sale was concluded at the Africa Print Expo held in Nelspruit earlier this year. White River...
Analytics mitigates financial crimes
Last week, the Reserve Bank slapped South Africa’s big four banks with heavy penalties for not implementing regulations to control money laundering and combat the financing of terrorism. To be clear, the banks were not accused of facilitating transactions involving...
SAP, VMware boost SAP HANA
To empower customers to innovate, simplify and move toward a software-defined data centre architecture, SAP AG and VMware have announced that the SAP HANA platform on VMware vSphere 5.5 for production use has been released to customers. By combining the power of SAP...
Smartphone LBS grows in banking sector
Location based services (LBS) has allowed FNB to offer Banking App users the ability to locate ATMs and branches and make GeoPayments, cashless, person-to-person payments, with just three taps and a pin. This service, launched by FNB on the Banking App in May 2012,...
Veeam MP upgrade adds Hyper-V support
Veeam Software has announced that Veeam Management Pack (MP) v7 for System Centre will add support for Microsoft Hyper-V. In a single product, this Veeam MP release integrates fully with Microsoft System Centre Operations Manager, providing app-to-metal visibility,...
DiData now a SAP-certified provider
Dimension Data, the $6-billion global ICT solutions and services provider, has announced that is now a SAP-certified global provider of cloud and hosting services for SAP solutions. Dimension Data also released a set of pre-configured cloud server images that makes it...
Retail consumers choose privacy
Contrary to popular belief, only a minority of consumers are openly disposed to the "give to get" exchange of private information need for retailers to give relevant guidance to customers. New research shows that 14% are privacy spenders and 15% are open...
New risks for Asian electronics industry
International credit insurer Coface says the electronics industry in Asia is expected to experience annual growth of over 3% through to 2017. With emerging Asia the new epicentre of electronics innovation, local companies are now counting on the internalisation of...
Free Uber rides for SA voters
Uber will be providing free rides tomorrow (7 May 2014) between 07:00 and 21:00, as it participates in making the country’s voting process more convenient. Existing Uber users can enter the promotion code “VoteSA” to redeem two free rides, each up to R200 in value....
Clickable Paper available locally
Ricoh has released Clickable Paper in South Africa, and discussions with potential customers are already underway. Clickable Paper has the ability to provide immediate one-touch access to up to six different online resources such as video or multimedia, Web sites,...
New global opinion network opens in SA
State – a new global communications platform, linking people via opinions, rather than personal, professional or social networks - is making a major push into South Africa. “With the important upcoming general election, all eyes are on South Africa,” says State...
The role of parents in the future economy
The financial sector, which includes among others accountancy services, is one of the sectors in South Africa where mathematical and science skills are important prerequisites. It is also a sector severely affected by a skills shortage. “To keep pace with the changing...