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Huawei, Siemens CVC partner on railway comms
Huawei and Siemens Convergence Creators (CVC) have announced that a strategic co-operation has been established between the companies for the development of end-to-end solutions for the critical communications market. Huawei, a leading provider for GSM-R technologies...
MultiChoice expands DTT with Intelsat
Satellite service provider Intelsat as announced that direct-to-home operator MultiChoice is leveraging Intelsat capacity to expand the reach of its digital terrestrial television (DTT) offering in sub-Saharan Africa. Under the agreement, MultiChoice will expand its...
SA business confidence remains steady
The SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) improved by 0.9 index points in March 2014 to 92.7, after clawing back 1.4 index points in February 2014. The March 2014 BCI of 92.7 is 2.3 index points higher than the 90.4 of March 2013. It is the first time since June 2011...
Land Rover gets a virtually invisible bonnet
A new technology is being developed to give Land Rover drivers a digital vision of the terrain ahead by making the front of the car “virtually” invisible. Cameras located in the vehicle’s grille capture data used to feed a head-up display, effectively creating a...
Telkom offers Samsung Galaxy S5 deal
Telkom’s mobile division announces that the new Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone will be available from 11 April 2014 at their stores countrywide. The company’s SmartPlan 100 and Completely Unlimited deals offer the best data value in the market. The Galaxy S5 is loaded...
WD strengthens commitment to local channel
As part of its on-going commitment to growing its South African operations and supporting channel partners, WD has announced its new sales support initiative, WDDirect, with a new resource dedicated to the South African region to directly engage with resellers and...
Get the most out of data analytics
We often hear talk of how analytics can help businesses and organisations extract valuable insight from their data, but that’s where the conversation ends, says Goran Dragosavac, analytical practitioner at SAS. How does it do this? And what should we do with the...
Maintaining ownership of cloud data
The number one concern that organisations have about putting their sensitive data into the cloud is security. There are five core principles that provide confidence in cloud data ownership and security. Risk-conscious organisations should be able to take advantage of...
New 3D printing material from Stratasys
Stratasys, a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, has introduced Endur, an advanced simulated polypropylene material for use with all Objet EdenV, Objet Connex, Objet500 Connex3 and Objet 30Pro 3D Printers. As a durable and...
Look before you leap into the cloud
Cloud is the buzz-word on everyone’s lips today. It’s all about the cloud – servers have moved to the cloud, our data is stored there, services and applications are hosted in the cloud – and the maxim is that companies who are not moving to the cloud are being left...
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...
Huawei, Siemens CVC partner on railway comms
Huawei and Siemens Convergence Creators (CVC) have announced that a strategic co-operation has been established between the companies for the development of end-to-end solutions for the critical communications market. Huawei, a leading provider for GSM-R technologies...
MultiChoice expands DTT with Intelsat
Satellite service provider Intelsat as announced that direct-to-home operator MultiChoice is leveraging Intelsat capacity to expand the reach of its digital terrestrial television (DTT) offering in sub-Saharan Africa. Under the agreement, MultiChoice will expand its...
SA business confidence remains steady
The SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) improved by 0.9 index points in March 2014 to 92.7, after clawing back 1.4 index points in February 2014. The March 2014 BCI of 92.7 is 2.3 index points higher than the 90.4 of March 2013. It is the first time since June 2011...
Land Rover gets a virtually invisible bonnet
A new technology is being developed to give Land Rover drivers a digital vision of the terrain ahead by making the front of the car “virtually” invisible. Cameras located in the vehicle’s grille capture data used to feed a head-up display, effectively creating a...
Telkom offers Samsung Galaxy S5 deal
Telkom’s mobile division announces that the new Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone will be available from 11 April 2014 at their stores countrywide. The company’s SmartPlan 100 and Completely Unlimited deals offer the best data value in the market. The Galaxy S5 is loaded...
WD strengthens commitment to local channel
As part of its on-going commitment to growing its South African operations and supporting channel partners, WD has announced its new sales support initiative, WDDirect, with a new resource dedicated to the South African region to directly engage with resellers and...
Get the most out of data analytics
We often hear talk of how analytics can help businesses and organisations extract valuable insight from their data, but that’s where the conversation ends, says Goran Dragosavac, analytical practitioner at SAS. How does it do this? And what should we do with the...