Technology News
Adam Smith, AccTech deploy PPM solution
Adam Smith International, an international advisory firm, has partnered with Microsoft Gold Certified partner, AccTech Systems, to deploy Microsoft PPM (Project and Portfolio Management) for the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF). Helping...
IT spending set for recovery
With the global economy showing signs of a gradual recovery, worldwide IT spending is on track to total $3,8-trillion in 2014, a 3,2% increase from 2013 spending, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. "Globally, businesses are shaking off their malaise and...
Tips on avoiding Heartbleed trouble
As news about the Heartbleed vulnerability becomes available, users are advised that they may wish to change sensitive passwords to be safe. In a blog post, Trend Micro’s global threat communications manager Christopher Budd offers some facts regarding the problems...
Device sales set to reach 2,5bn in 2014
Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are projected to reach 2,5-billion units in 2014, a 6,9% increase from 2013, according to Gartner. Device shipments grew 4,8% in 2013. Sales of traditional PCs will continue to...
HP Autonomy service now hosted in SA
Altonet has become the first South African service provider to offer a public HP Autonomy Connected Backup vault in South Africa. The purpose-built vault will be used for HP’s Connected Backup service which Altonet delivers as software as a service (SaaS) solution,...
Heartbleed not that critical, says LAWtrust
News broke this week of a bug in OpenSSL code that reportedly leaves two-thirds of Web servers vulnerable to attack. The bug – dubbed Heartbleed – has been classed as critical because it could make it possible for attackers to steal login credentials, actual content,...
Financial malware attacks on the increase
Cybercriminals are increasingly trying to gain access to the online accounts of users. Last year, the number of cyber-attacks involving financial malware increased to 28,4-million – 27,6% more than in 2012. This is according to Kaspersky Lab’s Financial Cyber Threat...
Software hit 4,8% growth in 2013
Worldwide software revenue totalled $407,3-billion in 2013, a 4,8% increase from 2012 revenue of $388,5-billion, according to Gartner. The developed geographies were the primary growth drivers offsetting the relative sluggishness in emerging markets. The software...
VMware release integrates user platforms
VMware has launched Horizon 6, an integrated solution that delivers published applications and desktops on a single platform. With this launch, Horizon 6 becomes the industry’s most comprehensive desktop solution with centralised management of any type of enterprise...
Big gap between server, data virtualisation
While a significant percentage (62,5%) of respondents to a recent Virtual Instruments survey had virtualised their servers, a much lower percentage (only 15,5%) had taken the same route for their data storage. Virtual Instruments believes that companies are reluctant...
Kaspersky patents malware detection method
Kaspersky Lab has obtained a patent for a method of detecting malware that has been masked by rootkits – special programmes capable of altering the outcomes of system functions. Patent no. 8677492 issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office describes the operation of...
NetXactics adds GFI Software to portfolio
NetXactics has announced an agreement with GFI Software for the distribution of the company’s complete range of IT solutions throughout Africa. GFI offers affordable cloud-based services as well as e-mail and messaging and network security solutions to small and...
Dac Systems rolls out SharePoint for client
Dac Systems has assisted a leading supplier of electrical and electronic equipment in the migration and upgrade to Microsoft SharePoint 2013. The result has been a seamless transition to a new environment characterised by a higher level of productivity, mobility and...
Adam Smith, AccTech deploy PPM solution
Adam Smith International, an international advisory firm, has partnered with Microsoft Gold Certified partner, AccTech Systems, to deploy Microsoft PPM (Project and Portfolio Management) for the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF). Helping...
IT spending set for recovery
With the global economy showing signs of a gradual recovery, worldwide IT spending is on track to total $3,8-trillion in 2014, a 3,2% increase from 2013 spending, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. "Globally, businesses are shaking off their malaise and...
Tips on avoiding Heartbleed trouble
As news about the Heartbleed vulnerability becomes available, users are advised that they may wish to change sensitive passwords to be safe. In a blog post, Trend Micro’s global threat communications manager Christopher Budd offers some facts regarding the problems...
Device sales set to reach 2,5bn in 2014
Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are projected to reach 2,5-billion units in 2014, a 6,9% increase from 2013, according to Gartner. Device shipments grew 4,8% in 2013. Sales of traditional PCs will continue to...
HP Autonomy service now hosted in SA
Altonet has become the first South African service provider to offer a public HP Autonomy Connected Backup vault in South Africa. The purpose-built vault will be used for HP’s Connected Backup service which Altonet delivers as software as a service (SaaS) solution,...
Heartbleed not that critical, says LAWtrust
News broke this week of a bug in OpenSSL code that reportedly leaves two-thirds of Web servers vulnerable to attack. The bug – dubbed Heartbleed – has been classed as critical because it could make it possible for attackers to steal login credentials, actual content,...
Financial malware attacks on the increase
Cybercriminals are increasingly trying to gain access to the online accounts of users. Last year, the number of cyber-attacks involving financial malware increased to 28,4-million – 27,6% more than in 2012. This is according to Kaspersky Lab’s Financial Cyber Threat...