Technology News
Apple iPad Pro to target notebook market
Apple has its eyes on the notebook market with the soon-to-be released 12-inch iPad hybrid, which is going to see the company make major inroads into the notebook PC landscape. This is according to Christopher Riley, MD of The Notebook Company, who says: “This is...
Security appliance market shrinks in Q4
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Europe, Middle East and Africa Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, 4Q14 vendor revenue for the EMEA security appliance market reached $688,5-million - an 0,4% decrease over the same quarter a year ago. Shipments...
Trupanion rolls out Aspect Software solution
Aspect Software has announced Trupanion, a leading provider of medical insurance for pets, implemented Aspect’s full suite of customer contact and workforce optimisation solutions in Aspect’s fully-hosted cloud environment. The solution helps the company deliver on...
Mitsumi wins at EMEA Channel awards
Mitsumi Distribution has won the Africa Distributor of the year award at the EMEA Channel Academy 2014 Awards, which took place in conjunction with Distree EMEA. The distributor categories were voted live at a special awards ceremony by a jury panel of EMEA (Europe...
Oracle grows higher education solutions
Oracle has announced several major investments in its higher education solutions – including a new Oracle Student Cloud and new higher education functionality delivered in Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud, all part of Oracle Cloud....
There is merit in new project management
Project and portfolio management has evolved to the extent that immediate and accurate management via mobile devices, integrated with the cloud, is possible. Executive management from leading project management expert services providers, including McManus Consulting,...
bizIGNITE packages promote SME evolution
As businesses evolve, so does its technology requirements change. Internet Solutions (IS) has announced three new business bundle solutions from IS Ignite that are designed to help SME’s sail through the various stages of growth in their business and the IT...
Blue Turtle, Lakeside Software partner up
Blue Turtle, a leading IT software and solutions company, announced an agreement with Lakeside Software, a leader in system management solutions for the Windows marketplace, to represent the SysTrack Management Suite. Lakeside Software SysTrack provides system...
Schneider Electric introduces Back-UPS 500
Schneider Electric has introduced the Back-UPS 500 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to the local market. This move is of great significance in an environment where protecting electronic equipment from damage due to power outages, surges and spikes is a home and...
The trade-offs of virtual teams and products
An increasing number of projects involve team members from multiple locations - across cities, provinces, the country or even the world. Many organisations are using virtual teams in place of face-to-face teams not for logistics reasons, but rather for financial ones,...
Mobile workstations hit a slump in EMEA
EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) mobile workstation shipments fell by one percentage point in 2013, following a more severe decline of 20 percentage points in 2012. Economic recovery and a slow shift from a cost-cutting mentality to a more business-friendly...
Smart building set for global take-off
Global spending on smart buildings is expected to grow from $7,3-billion in 2014 to $21,9-billion in 2018, representing a 28,4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This is one of the findings from IDC Energy Insights’ new report Global Smart Buildings Forecast 2013 -...
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia delayed
Nokia expects the transaction whereby the company will sell substantially all of its Devices and Services business and license its patents to Microsoft to close in April 2014 – rather than during the current quarter, as initially thought. The two companies remain...
Apple iPad Pro to target notebook market
Apple has its eyes on the notebook market with the soon-to-be released 12-inch iPad hybrid, which is going to see the company make major inroads into the notebook PC landscape. This is according to Christopher Riley, MD of The Notebook Company, who says: “This is...
Security appliance market shrinks in Q4
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Europe, Middle East and Africa Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, 4Q14 vendor revenue for the EMEA security appliance market reached $688,5-million - an 0,4% decrease over the same quarter a year ago. Shipments...
Trupanion rolls out Aspect Software solution
Aspect Software has announced Trupanion, a leading provider of medical insurance for pets, implemented Aspect’s full suite of customer contact and workforce optimisation solutions in Aspect’s fully-hosted cloud environment. The solution helps the company deliver on...
Mitsumi wins at EMEA Channel awards
Mitsumi Distribution has won the Africa Distributor of the year award at the EMEA Channel Academy 2014 Awards, which took place in conjunction with Distree EMEA. The distributor categories were voted live at a special awards ceremony by a jury panel of EMEA (Europe...
Oracle grows higher education solutions
Oracle has announced several major investments in its higher education solutions – including a new Oracle Student Cloud and new higher education functionality delivered in Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud, all part of Oracle Cloud....
There is merit in new project management
Project and portfolio management has evolved to the extent that immediate and accurate management via mobile devices, integrated with the cloud, is possible. Executive management from leading project management expert services providers, including McManus Consulting,...
bizIGNITE packages promote SME evolution
As businesses evolve, so does its technology requirements change. Internet Solutions (IS) has announced three new business bundle solutions from IS Ignite that are designed to help SME’s sail through the various stages of growth in their business and the IT...