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Sage ERP recognises AccTech Systems
For the 13th year in a row, AccTech Systems has been awarded Premier Business Partner status by Sage ERP Africa. With Sage Business partners across Africa and the Middle East, the status as Premier Partner is awarded annually to only a handful of implementation...
Acer wins 2014 iF Product Design awards
Acer has scored four winning entries at the 2014 iF Product Design Awards. Organised by the International Forum Design of Germany and in its 61st year, the iF award logo has become synonymous for outstanding design around the world. Acer’s Aspire R7 notebook, Liquid...
Mobility is a business game-changer
CA Southern Africa plans to showcase Mobility in its forthcoming IT Management Symposium, taking place in Johannesburg on 20 February. Gareth James, CA Southern Africa solution strategist for mobility and cloud, says the mobility trend is being driven by the business...
Netcare implements hybrid CCTV from Bytes
Nothing gets a company’s finance department up in arms more quickly than the suggestion that equipment that is not yet obsolete be replaced. This kind of capital expenditure is inevitably frowned upon, when the potential remains for the business to sweat such assets...
New backhaul solution from Cambium Networks
Cambium Networks, a global leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, has debuted PTP 650S, a new sub-6 GHz point-to-point (PTP) wireless backhaul solution tailored for small cell networks. With a smaller form factor, PTP 650S reliably and securely handles...
SAP opens Innovation Centre
By Kathy Gibson in Potsdam, Germany - SAP this morning opened its Innovation Centre in Potsdam, Germany, where it hopes to challenge the way traditional software addresses the new trends shaping business and the IT industry. In a ceremony attended by a high-level...
HR challenged by today’s workforce
Business growth depends on attracting and retaining a workforce with globally diverse values and demographics, according to a new study sponsored by SAP subsidiary SuccessFactors. In a study titled “Values-based diversity: The challenges and strengths of many”, the...
IS boosts streaming with Antfarm acquisition
On the back of double digit growth of streaming media services, Internet Solutions (IS) has substantially enhanced its audio and video streaming capabilities with the acquisition of a stake in Antfarm. Antfarm is one of the country’s leading local streaming media...
Second screen use grows
At least 65% of mobile media users consume media via a second screen (TV, PC, tablet or second phone) while browsing the mobile Web. This figure jumps to 89% when including newspapers, magazines and radio. This is among the findings in MEF’s report in its Global...
Business tech budget still with the CIO
Although the chief marketing officer (CMO) is increasingly making decisions about technology spend, the CIO still has his hand firmly on the purse strings. A new report from Forrester’s Andrew Bartels addresses one of the most hotly debated questions among CIOs, CMOs,...
Trend Micro’s 2013 threat roundup
According to Trend Micro Incorporated’s 2013 annual threat roundup report, “Cashing in on Digital Information,” security breaches, cybercriminals, and organised attacks made it nearly impossible to keep personal and financial data private. Large-scale attacks on...
Making sense of the major cloud inhibitors
It’s easy to see why there is so much interest among companies to learn more about how they can benefit from cloud, says Mark Ridley, regional director for Africa, NetApp. The advent of cloud brings great promise for IT organisations to meet increasingly demanding...
First Distribution wins EMC partner award
First Distribution is proud to announce that it was one of the winners in EMC’s annual EMC Business Partner Update, held at Monte Casino, Johannesburg on 5 December 2013. The distributor picked up the prestigious Distributor of the Year award for the third year...
Sage ERP recognises AccTech Systems
For the 13th year in a row, AccTech Systems has been awarded Premier Business Partner status by Sage ERP Africa. With Sage Business partners across Africa and the Middle East, the status as Premier Partner is awarded annually to only a handful of implementation...
Acer wins 2014 iF Product Design awards
Acer has scored four winning entries at the 2014 iF Product Design Awards. Organised by the International Forum Design of Germany and in its 61st year, the iF award logo has become synonymous for outstanding design around the world. Acer’s Aspire R7 notebook, Liquid...
Mobility is a business game-changer
CA Southern Africa plans to showcase Mobility in its forthcoming IT Management Symposium, taking place in Johannesburg on 20 February. Gareth James, CA Southern Africa solution strategist for mobility and cloud, says the mobility trend is being driven by the business...
Netcare implements hybrid CCTV from Bytes
Nothing gets a company’s finance department up in arms more quickly than the suggestion that equipment that is not yet obsolete be replaced. This kind of capital expenditure is inevitably frowned upon, when the potential remains for the business to sweat such assets...
New backhaul solution from Cambium Networks
Cambium Networks, a global leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, has debuted PTP 650S, a new sub-6 GHz point-to-point (PTP) wireless backhaul solution tailored for small cell networks. With a smaller form factor, PTP 650S reliably and securely handles...
SAP opens Innovation Centre
By Kathy Gibson in Potsdam, Germany - SAP this morning opened its Innovation Centre in Potsdam, Germany, where it hopes to challenge the way traditional software addresses the new trends shaping business and the IT industry. In a ceremony attended by a high-level...
HR challenged by today’s workforce
Business growth depends on attracting and retaining a workforce with globally diverse values and demographics, according to a new study sponsored by SAP subsidiary SuccessFactors. In a study titled “Values-based diversity: The challenges and strengths of many”, the...