Technology News
Metrofile benefits from expanded services
Metrofile Holdings has announced strong first half results with a 20% increase in headline earnings per share (HEPS) to 14.4 cents for the six months ended 31 December 2013, driven by a solid performance across the group. Revenue increased by 11,5% to R314-million,...
Free uncapped ADSL from OpenWeb
Local Internet service provider OpenWeb has extended its Everyday Uncapped promotion, offering new clients free access to the Everyday Uncapped ADSL package until the end of March 2014. Everyday Uncapped is one of the most affordable uncapped data products available...
MTN SA expands LTE footprint to PE
MTN has brought its long term evolution (LTE) network to Port Elizabeth. LTE is a new generation network that offers high speeds and low latencies over long distances, theoretically able to support downloads at 300Mbps or more based on experimental trials. "To have...
Mobility influences BYOD policies
In a recent CIO survey conducted in Middle East, India and Africa, when asked what will be the "next big thing" that will impact the role of the CIO the resounding answer was mobility, says Sanjay Ejantkar, senior manager Product Marketing, Epicor Software...
CCTV can boost restaurant industry
Owners and managers of restaurant chains, especially franchises, face many challenges including monitoring the many branches. This is time consuming and requires much travel. Furthermore, ensuring productivity of staff is in line with the establishment’s standards,...
Fortinet upgrades NGFW with authentication
Fortinet – a world leader in high-performance network security – announced a significant update to the company’s FortiOS network security operating system, along with new releases for integrated reporting, advanced threat protection (APT) and strong authentication....
Itec launches solution suite for SMEs
SMEs make up roughly 91% of the formal business entities in South Africa, contributing between 52 and 57% to the GDP. Yet, many of these organisations are still faced with massive challenges, particularly relating to access to the infrastructure that they need. In...
BlackBerry introduces new products, services
BlackBerry, a world leader in mobile communications, has announced new enterprise solutions, partnerships and smartphone models to enable enterprises and individuals to maximise their productivity, communication and collaboration. The launch of these solutions...
Samsung launches Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced the launch Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. Designed to take the freedom, convenience and style of wearable technology to the next level, the Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2...
Citrix XenMobile for latest Samsung Galaxy
Citrix and Samsung Electronics has announced the availability of Citrix XenMobile for Samsung KNOX, delivering one of the most advanced Android security solutions for managing the latest Samsung KNOX-enabled devices. The solution provides enterprise and government...
Infrastructure central to 2014 budget
Digital migration has been allocated R620-million from this year’s budget. Tabling the budget in Parliament yesterday, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said the funds will be surrendered to the National Revenue Fund by Sentech. Over the medium term, several spending...
Internet exchanges drive growth in Africa
The rise of the Internet eXchange Point (IXP) in Africa has been boosted by the exceptional growth of a home-grown peering exchange, NAPAfrica (IXP), over the past 12 months. Housed within Teraco, the largest provider of resilient, vendor neutral data centres in...
Global server shipments grow, revenue slows
In the fourth quarter of 2013, worldwide server shipments grew 3,2% year-on-year, while revenue declined 6,6% from the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Gartner. In 2013, worldwide server shipments grew 2,1%, and server revenue declined 4,5%. "2013 presented some...
Metrofile benefits from expanded services
Metrofile Holdings has announced strong first half results with a 20% increase in headline earnings per share (HEPS) to 14.4 cents for the six months ended 31 December 2013, driven by a solid performance across the group. Revenue increased by 11,5% to R314-million,...
Free uncapped ADSL from OpenWeb
Local Internet service provider OpenWeb has extended its Everyday Uncapped promotion, offering new clients free access to the Everyday Uncapped ADSL package until the end of March 2014. Everyday Uncapped is one of the most affordable uncapped data products available...
MTN SA expands LTE footprint to PE
MTN has brought its long term evolution (LTE) network to Port Elizabeth. LTE is a new generation network that offers high speeds and low latencies over long distances, theoretically able to support downloads at 300Mbps or more based on experimental trials. "To have...
Mobility influences BYOD policies
In a recent CIO survey conducted in Middle East, India and Africa, when asked what will be the "next big thing" that will impact the role of the CIO the resounding answer was mobility, says Sanjay Ejantkar, senior manager Product Marketing, Epicor Software...
CCTV can boost restaurant industry
Owners and managers of restaurant chains, especially franchises, face many challenges including monitoring the many branches. This is time consuming and requires much travel. Furthermore, ensuring productivity of staff is in line with the establishment’s standards,...
Fortinet upgrades NGFW with authentication
Fortinet – a world leader in high-performance network security – announced a significant update to the company’s FortiOS network security operating system, along with new releases for integrated reporting, advanced threat protection (APT) and strong authentication....
Itec launches solution suite for SMEs
SMEs make up roughly 91% of the formal business entities in South Africa, contributing between 52 and 57% to the GDP. Yet, many of these organisations are still faced with massive challenges, particularly relating to access to the infrastructure that they need. In...