Technology News
E-commerce start-ups, niche players to grow
2015 will see many more new e-commerce start-ups along with continued growth and innovation by established niche players. This is the prediction from PayGate CEO Peter Harvey, who says: “Five years ago we’d load ten start-ups onto our payment gateway for every...
HSRC endorses Tshimologong project
Wits University, together with the Jo’burg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE), has received official endorsement from the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) for the further development of the Tshimologong Precinct. The innovative new-age software skills...
Broadband rollout set to get underway
Government has set modest targets for the rollout of broadband in 2015. Giving his State of the Nation Address last night, President Jacob Zuma says the goal is to connect eight district municipalities this year. These are Dr Kenneth Kaunda in North West, Gert Sibande...
SONA disappoints in energy strategy
The energy crisis was first on the agenda for President Jacob Zuma's 2015 State of the Nation Address – and rightly so, according to Earthlife Africa. Yet the organisation is disappointed that the president shed little light for the electricity-strapped South African...
Ransomware comes to the fore in SA
Ransomware – a type of malware that stops people from using their computers and accessing their data until a ransom is paid to the creator – is rearing its head in South Africa. Specialist IT security vendor, Securicom was commissioned by three local businesses in...
Mac users just as vulnerable to threats
According to global research conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, users of Apple computers encounter cyber-threats just as often as the users of other platforms. They may even face more examples of some types of threat. Although it is true that security...
MyWiGo signs up Esquire in SA
Spanish multinational MyWiGo has continued its international expansion into southern Africa with the signing of a distribution agreement with Esquire Technologies. Maximiliano Gavilán, MyWiGo CEO, recently visited South Africa to sign the agreement with Esquire’s CEO,...
Altech UEC echoes calls for local support
In the wake of the call by Namec (the National Association of Manufacturers of Electronic Components) to government to localise the spend of the DTT migration budget for set-top boxes to South African manufacturers, Altech UEC has added its support. According to Danie...
GuruHut, Obsidian support Atlassian workshop
Local open source software supplier Obsidian Systems will join Atlassian solution experts and professionals at a one-day workshop in Cape Town on 23 February. The Atlassian in Africa event will give programmers and IT managers the opportunity to Atlassian personnel...
Risks in the local healthcare industry
Health care companies and facilities in South Africa carry many risks similar to those faced by their global peers, as well as those faced by local organisations in other sectors. Combined, these risks create a distinctive risk profile for companies in this sector,...
Atos uses CA to embrace app economy
Atos has chosen CA Technologies to assist them to enable customers to fully embrace the opportunities presented by the application economy. This will be achieved with the launch of a new and innovative Service Virtualisation and Agile Testing Centre of Excellence...
SA’s app economy sees growth
When cell phones were first introduced to South Africa twenty years ago, the focus was almost entirely on the networks themselves. There were huge debates over rates, coverage, signal strength and benefits. It didn’t take long for the networks to become little more...
Data breaches escalate in 2014
More than 1 500 data breaches led to 1-billion data records compromised worldwide during 2014. These numbers represent a 49% increase in data breaches and a 78% increase in data records that were either stolen or lost compared to 2013. This is according to Gemalto’s...
E-commerce start-ups, niche players to grow
2015 will see many more new e-commerce start-ups along with continued growth and innovation by established niche players. This is the prediction from PayGate CEO Peter Harvey, who says: “Five years ago we’d load ten start-ups onto our payment gateway for every...
HSRC endorses Tshimologong project
Wits University, together with the Jo’burg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE), has received official endorsement from the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) for the further development of the Tshimologong Precinct. The innovative new-age software skills...
Broadband rollout set to get underway
Government has set modest targets for the rollout of broadband in 2015. Giving his State of the Nation Address last night, President Jacob Zuma says the goal is to connect eight district municipalities this year. These are Dr Kenneth Kaunda in North West, Gert Sibande...
SONA disappoints in energy strategy
The energy crisis was first on the agenda for President Jacob Zuma's 2015 State of the Nation Address – and rightly so, according to Earthlife Africa. Yet the organisation is disappointed that the president shed little light for the electricity-strapped South African...
Ransomware comes to the fore in SA
Ransomware – a type of malware that stops people from using their computers and accessing their data until a ransom is paid to the creator – is rearing its head in South Africa. Specialist IT security vendor, Securicom was commissioned by three local businesses in...
Mac users just as vulnerable to threats
According to global research conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, users of Apple computers encounter cyber-threats just as often as the users of other platforms. They may even face more examples of some types of threat. Although it is true that security...
MyWiGo signs up Esquire in SA
Spanish multinational MyWiGo has continued its international expansion into southern Africa with the signing of a distribution agreement with Esquire Technologies. Maximiliano Gavilán, MyWiGo CEO, recently visited South Africa to sign the agreement with Esquire’s CEO,...