Technology News
Self-driving car to transform work
A self-driving car concept will transform the car into a fully connected office – and road journeys will no longer be dead-time away from work or home. Regus has partnered with Rinspeed to develop the concept car, the XchangE, which will be displayed at the Geneva...
Businesses need data, but don’t manage it
There is a stark disconnect between C-suite executives who realise the value of big data, but are unsure of how to effectively implement and manage their existing resources. A KPMG Capital study, “Going beyond the data: Achieving actionable insights from data and...
Nashua acquires stake in Swedish firm
South African office automation systems and solutions provider Nashua Holdings has acquired a 60% stake in Prodoc Svenska, a Swedish office automation, document solutions and workflow provider. The transaction is effective from 1 January 2014. All necessary regulatory...
Seacom ups investment in Africa
Seacom is making extensive investments in terrestrial backhaul, additional sub-sea connectivity and its pan-African IP/MPLS network, in line with its commitment to provide its customers with resilient, high-quality services. The network enhancements will enable...
What can we expect from the 2014 budget?
Rob Cooper, tax expert and director of legislation updates and proposed legislation at Sage VIP, offers his opinion on what to expect from the 2014 budget. The Minister of Finance will present this year’s budget on 26 February, and as we move closer to this date the...
Cell C hits back at MTN action
The move by MTN to launch a legal challenge to ICASA’s newly-announced mobile termination rates, which have now been put on hold, has been met with criticism from parts of the market. Jose Dos Santos, acting-CEO of Cell C, has submitted a scathing indictment on the...
Neotel debuts new SME voice products
Neotel has launched an expanded range of voice packages, NeoVoice Ultimate, designed to help small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to control communication costs effectively. NeoVoice Ultimate is available in three variants, namely NeoVoice Ultimate 19k, NeoVoice...
Jasco restructuring sees results
Jasco Electronics Holdings’ headline earnings and headline earnings per share increased by 6% for the six months ended 31 December 2013, as it enters the last six months of its three-year strategy implementation. Most of Jasco’s businesses performed well and partly...
Free rack space for Network Platforms users
Network Platforms has extended its promotion of complimentary 1u of rack space via Teraco data centres in Cape Town and Johannesburg for businesses that invest in its bandwidth. Customers are eligible to take advantage of this promotion if they take out 2Mb of...
Arbor offerings from Networks Unlimited
Arbor Networks, a provider of DDoS (distributed denial of service) and advanced threat protection solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, announced a new partnership with Networks Unlimited to help organisations better mitigate and defend against the...
DCC offers new Dell Inspiron One 2350
The new Dell Inspiron One 2350 from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) combines the superior performance, space saving design and the renowned Dell quality of its predecessor with a new, ultra-thin form factor and 4th generation Intel Core i-processors. The...
GPW rolls out Microsoft technology
National Microsoft-focused specialist services and solutions provider Dac Systems, in partnership with established enterprise information management solution provider Intervate, has integrated much needed technology to boost operational efficiency and transform the...
Blue Label partners strategically for growth
Blue Label Telecoms has announced its interim results for the half-year ending 30 November 2013. Gross profit increased by 10% to R710-million, with the gross profit margin increasing from 6,80% to 7,82%. This was achieved through the efficient application of cash...
Self-driving car to transform work
A self-driving car concept will transform the car into a fully connected office – and road journeys will no longer be dead-time away from work or home. Regus has partnered with Rinspeed to develop the concept car, the XchangE, which will be displayed at the Geneva...
Businesses need data, but don’t manage it
There is a stark disconnect between C-suite executives who realise the value of big data, but are unsure of how to effectively implement and manage their existing resources. A KPMG Capital study, “Going beyond the data: Achieving actionable insights from data and...
Nashua acquires stake in Swedish firm
South African office automation systems and solutions provider Nashua Holdings has acquired a 60% stake in Prodoc Svenska, a Swedish office automation, document solutions and workflow provider. The transaction is effective from 1 January 2014. All necessary regulatory...
Seacom ups investment in Africa
Seacom is making extensive investments in terrestrial backhaul, additional sub-sea connectivity and its pan-African IP/MPLS network, in line with its commitment to provide its customers with resilient, high-quality services. The network enhancements will enable...
What can we expect from the 2014 budget?
Rob Cooper, tax expert and director of legislation updates and proposed legislation at Sage VIP, offers his opinion on what to expect from the 2014 budget. The Minister of Finance will present this year’s budget on 26 February, and as we move closer to this date the...
Cell C hits back at MTN action
The move by MTN to launch a legal challenge to ICASA’s newly-announced mobile termination rates, which have now been put on hold, has been met with criticism from parts of the market. Jose Dos Santos, acting-CEO of Cell C, has submitted a scathing indictment on the...
Neotel debuts new SME voice products
Neotel has launched an expanded range of voice packages, NeoVoice Ultimate, designed to help small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to control communication costs effectively. NeoVoice Ultimate is available in three variants, namely NeoVoice Ultimate 19k, NeoVoice...