Technology News
Navigating SMS interconnect agreements
The issue of SMS interconnect rates has been a hot-button topic of late among mobile service providers and other industry players in South Africa, and is undoubtedly one that will not be solved in the short term, says Dr Pieter Streicher, BulkSMS.com. It is also a...
Interactive Intelligence launches contest
Interactive Intelligence Group, a global provider of software and services designed to improve the customer experience, is launching a Customer Experience Makeover: Contact Centre Style contest. The contest is open to businesses of any size worldwide looking for a...
Cyberoam grows managed security automation
Cyberoam, the leading global provider of network security appliances has announced deeper integration between Cyberoam Central Console (CCC) and ConnectWise, the developer of the leading service management software designed exclusively for IT service providers, VARs,...
Fortinet expands DDoS product family
Fortinet − a world leader in high-performance network security – has expanded its distributed denial of service (DDoS) product family with four new appliances for data centre managers and system architects at mid- to large-sized enterprises and managed service...
Call centres are getting smarter
There are many companies that long for the days where landlines were still the norm, particularly when it comes to debt collecting. Because landlines were analogue and geographic in nature, which meant that callers had no idea who has ringing and whoever was calling...
Fujitsu vShape integrates with NetApp
Fujitsu has announced the integration of NetApp clustered Data ONTAP into its proven vShape reference architecture. This integrates Fujitsu’s x86 PRIMERGY servers, Brocade’s switches and NetApp’s storage systems to provide enterprises with a scale-out shared...
VMware Virtual SAN now available
VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, today announced the general availability of VMware Virtual SAN, VMware’s first Software-Defined Storage product. Built directly into the VMware vSphere kernel, VMware Virtual SAN provides a new tier...
User rights key, says Web founder
As the World Wide Web celebrates its 25th birthday today, its inventor is calling for a widening of users’ rights. Sir Tim Berners-Lee this morning spoke on BBC Breakfast about the creation of a bill of rights to protect users. He told the television audience that the...
Internet used for data searching, recreation
The majority of adult South Africans use the Internet to search for information, and the number of those using it for chatting has grown the fastest. This is according to the 2013 South Africa Survey, published by the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR) in...
Acquisitions, diversity drive EOH success
EOH Holdings has announced its interim results today for the six months ended 31 January 2014. Revenue increased by 38,4% to R3 308-million, profit after tax increased by 49,4% to R244-million, earnings per share (EPS) increased 30,3% to 229,8 cents, headline earnings...
Disaster recovery will be easier in 2014
There are a number of changes that this year will bring to organisations - whether the IT group finally gets to retire an old application or happily implements a new piece of hardware. One challenge that has been around forever is disaster recovery (DR). 2014 will see...
Obami offers online tutoring services
Obami, South Africa’s biggest social learning platform, now offers online tutoring services for primary and secondary school learners. Launched in beta this week, Obami Tutor connects learners – who are looking to improve their understanding and performance within a...
Sage Pay closes transaction circle for SMEs
Sage Pay has completed the integration of its transaction gateway with Sage South Africa's HR, payroll and accounting solutions, clearing the way for small to medium-sized businesses to automate payments and collections from end to end. The Sage Pay service has been...
Navigating SMS interconnect agreements
The issue of SMS interconnect rates has been a hot-button topic of late among mobile service providers and other industry players in South Africa, and is undoubtedly one that will not be solved in the short term, says Dr Pieter Streicher, BulkSMS.com. It is also a...
Interactive Intelligence launches contest
Interactive Intelligence Group, a global provider of software and services designed to improve the customer experience, is launching a Customer Experience Makeover: Contact Centre Style contest. The contest is open to businesses of any size worldwide looking for a...
Cyberoam grows managed security automation
Cyberoam, the leading global provider of network security appliances has announced deeper integration between Cyberoam Central Console (CCC) and ConnectWise, the developer of the leading service management software designed exclusively for IT service providers, VARs,...
Fortinet expands DDoS product family
Fortinet − a world leader in high-performance network security – has expanded its distributed denial of service (DDoS) product family with four new appliances for data centre managers and system architects at mid- to large-sized enterprises and managed service...
Call centres are getting smarter
There are many companies that long for the days where landlines were still the norm, particularly when it comes to debt collecting. Because landlines were analogue and geographic in nature, which meant that callers had no idea who has ringing and whoever was calling...
Fujitsu vShape integrates with NetApp
Fujitsu has announced the integration of NetApp clustered Data ONTAP into its proven vShape reference architecture. This integrates Fujitsu’s x86 PRIMERGY servers, Brocade’s switches and NetApp’s storage systems to provide enterprises with a scale-out shared...
VMware Virtual SAN now available
VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, today announced the general availability of VMware Virtual SAN, VMware’s first Software-Defined Storage product. Built directly into the VMware vSphere kernel, VMware Virtual SAN provides a new tier...