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Altech wins R1,2bn Gauteng broadband deal
Altech Alcom Matomo has been awarded the tender to build, operate and maintain a province-wide broadband network that will offer broadband fibre access to Gauteng Provincial Government owned buildings, Thusong centres, economic zones and 20 priority townships for a...
The Earth rises over Mars …
New images from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover show Earth shining brighter than any star in the Martian night sky. The rover's view of its original home planet even includes our moon, just below Earth. The distance between Earth and Mars when Curiosity took the photo was...
Reclaim your sleep, banish the cell phone
If you want a better night’s rest, you would be well advised to banish your cell phone from your bedroom. Dr David Claman, director of the Sleep Disorders Centre at the University of California: San Francisco (UCSF), points out that sleep disorders have become...
PPC is first in SA to roll out SAP’s Fiori
Cement supplier PPC has become the first company in South Africa to integrate SAP Fiori into its operations from a functional implementation point of view. The implementation took the company just two weeks from the installation to going live. SAP Fiori is a...
Big data will take off for fraud analytics
Criminals are rapidly evolving their hacking techniques, and are attacking quickly, making timely security and fraud analytics more critical than ever. Big data analytics give enterprises faster access to their own and relevant external information. Avivah Litan,...
Television market sees steep 2013 decline
The US television market fell a steep 9% in 2013 despite the usual last-minute rally during the holiday season in the fourth quarter, which failed to compensate for low demand among Americans throughout the year, according to a new report from IHS Technology. US TV...
Augemented reality brings textbooks to life
A recently-launched augmented reality app for Grade 10, 11 and 12 textbooks enables learners to interact with their textbooks. The LivingPages app was launched by Via Afrika Future, a division of Via Afrika Publishers. The LivingPages app works by enabling certain...
Windows 8 popular as laptops under pressure
Although laptops sales have come under pressure, up to 70% of them are still going out with Windows 8 Professional. Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, says laptop sales could have been even more dented due to the weak rand, but they “seemed to hold their...
Printer sales record a positive year
Western European printer and multi-function printer (MFP) shipments kept up the momentum and recorded positive year-on-year results for 4Q13, according to latest figures from International Data Corporation (IDC). The market increased 5,5% year on year to 6,94-million...
SA Post Office investigation welcomed
Minister of Communications Yunus Carrim has welcomed the proclamation by President Jacob Zuma, directing the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in the affairs of the South African Post Office (SAPO). “The...
Ruckus app simplifies LAN management
Ruckus Wireless has unveiledZD (ZoneDirector) Remote Control, a new mobile application that now gives IT administrators the ability to remotely manage, monitor and configure Ruckus Smart WiFi LANs, simplifying the maintenance of routine and frequent wireless...
Data visualisation improves decision-making
Chances are that you have heard about big data, perhaps even worked with it, and even tried to make sense of it in a business context. And when it comes to business intelligence (BI) and relational databases, the ability to make realtime decisions is critical. Now...
Mascor harnesses the power of Nashua
Mascor, a group of franchised motor and agricultural equipment dealers, has recently partnered with Nashua to streamline how it provides support to its dealerships whilst improving the reliability of its printers, saving time and reducing costs. Mascor has 11...
Altech wins R1,2bn Gauteng broadband deal
Altech Alcom Matomo has been awarded the tender to build, operate and maintain a province-wide broadband network that will offer broadband fibre access to Gauteng Provincial Government owned buildings, Thusong centres, economic zones and 20 priority townships for a...
The Earth rises over Mars …
New images from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover show Earth shining brighter than any star in the Martian night sky. The rover's view of its original home planet even includes our moon, just below Earth. The distance between Earth and Mars when Curiosity took the photo was...
Reclaim your sleep, banish the cell phone
If you want a better night’s rest, you would be well advised to banish your cell phone from your bedroom. Dr David Claman, director of the Sleep Disorders Centre at the University of California: San Francisco (UCSF), points out that sleep disorders have become...
PPC is first in SA to roll out SAP’s Fiori
Cement supplier PPC has become the first company in South Africa to integrate SAP Fiori into its operations from a functional implementation point of view. The implementation took the company just two weeks from the installation to going live. SAP Fiori is a...
Big data will take off for fraud analytics
Criminals are rapidly evolving their hacking techniques, and are attacking quickly, making timely security and fraud analytics more critical than ever. Big data analytics give enterprises faster access to their own and relevant external information. Avivah Litan,...
Television market sees steep 2013 decline
The US television market fell a steep 9% in 2013 despite the usual last-minute rally during the holiday season in the fourth quarter, which failed to compensate for low demand among Americans throughout the year, according to a new report from IHS Technology. US TV...
Augemented reality brings textbooks to life
A recently-launched augmented reality app for Grade 10, 11 and 12 textbooks enables learners to interact with their textbooks. The LivingPages app was launched by Via Afrika Future, a division of Via Afrika Publishers. The LivingPages app works by enabling certain...