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Altech Multimedia, Protec aid 100% pass rate
A group of Protec Tongaat matric learners from economically disadvantaged areas in KwaZulu-Natal can boast of an impressive 100% pass rate. This significant achievement was aided by a generous contribution from Altech Multimedia and other donors towards the extra...
Second RASP accreditation for Datacentrix
Datacentrix, a provider of high performing and secure ICT solutions, has announced that it is the first African company to receive two Riverbed Authorised Support Partner (RASP) programme accreditations; RASP-W, which was awarded in 2012, and more recently, RASP-SD....
Channel partners simplify cloud integration
The cloud is one of the major trends in the IT industry. Even in South Africa, where we lag behind the rest of the world in terms of speed and user penetration when it comes to broadband Internet – the latter due to prohibitive costs – cloud uptake is expected to...
Staying secure with mobile banking
Before mobile banking becomes truly universal, banks and financial institutions must consider the balance between security and usability, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. We live in an app world. We shop through apps, we catch up with the latest...
Interactive Intelligence reports growth
Interactive Intelligence Group has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December, 2014. “The fourth quarter was a strong end to a pivotal year for the company,” says Dr Donald E. Brown, Interactive Intelligence founder and CEO....
Fujitsu expands Primergy line-up
Fujitsu has announced the expansion of its Primergy dual-socket server line up, with new models specifically designed to enable business growth in data centres that are limited in their overall expansion by energy and space restrictions. The new Fujitsu rack and blade servers are designed to reduce cost, improve efficiency and accelerate workloads to deliver optimum, scalable levels of productivity while still meeting specific maximum limits in terms of use of rack space, plus caps on power and cooling.
IBM arms students with relevant skills
IBM’s Power Systems Academic Initiative (PSAI) has seen a massive 152% growth since its re-launch two years ago, and it now includes more than 300 colleges and universities around the world. By joining the programme, academic institutions are provided with access to...
CIOs are the same but different
CIOs around the world are facing high levels of uncertainty as 2015 gets underway, according to a global survey by Gartner. The 2015 survey showed that issues experienced by CIOs are far from universal and real differences exist at both a regional and country level....
Schneider Electric invests in SA factory
Schneider Electric has opened a new manufacturing plant in South Africa, with a 6 500 square metre factory and office employing 256 people. The facility makes solutions to order across a variety of product lines, and includes an academy for staff and customer...
IT boost for leukaemia research
The first comprehensive computer model to simulate the development of blood cells could help in the creation of new treatments for leukaemia and lymphoma, say researchers at the University of Cambridge and Microsoft Research. The human body produces over 2,5-million...
Kaspersky releases independent test results
Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce the results of 22 tests carried out by independent research companies in Q4 2014. The experts tested Kaspersky Lab’s security solutions and those of other vendors: they analysed how effectively popular security products detect new, unknown malware including mobile malware, protect against phishing and financial threats, and how they affect device performance.
Micromine demos solutions at Mining Indaba
Leading provider of intuitive software solutions and services to the international mining sector, Micromine, is exhibiting at Investing African Mining Indaba, the world’s largest mining investment conference, 9 to 12 February 2015, Cape Town, South Africa. Micromine...
DCC offers HP EliteDisplay E271i
The new HP EliteDisplay E271i monitor from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) gives business users a whole new view. This 27-inch LED Backlit Monitor features In-Plane Switching (IPS) display technology, offering a unique combination of large screen real...
Altech Multimedia, Protec aid 100% pass rate
A group of Protec Tongaat matric learners from economically disadvantaged areas in KwaZulu-Natal can boast of an impressive 100% pass rate. This significant achievement was aided by a generous contribution from Altech Multimedia and other donors towards the extra...
Second RASP accreditation for Datacentrix
Datacentrix, a provider of high performing and secure ICT solutions, has announced that it is the first African company to receive two Riverbed Authorised Support Partner (RASP) programme accreditations; RASP-W, which was awarded in 2012, and more recently, RASP-SD....
Channel partners simplify cloud integration
The cloud is one of the major trends in the IT industry. Even in South Africa, where we lag behind the rest of the world in terms of speed and user penetration when it comes to broadband Internet – the latter due to prohibitive costs – cloud uptake is expected to...
Staying secure with mobile banking
Before mobile banking becomes truly universal, banks and financial institutions must consider the balance between security and usability, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. We live in an app world. We shop through apps, we catch up with the latest...
Interactive Intelligence reports growth
Interactive Intelligence Group has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December, 2014. “The fourth quarter was a strong end to a pivotal year for the company,” says Dr Donald E. Brown, Interactive Intelligence founder and CEO....
Fujitsu expands Primergy line-up
Fujitsu has announced the expansion of its Primergy dual-socket server line up, with new models specifically designed to enable business growth in data centres that are limited in their overall expansion by energy and space restrictions. The new Fujitsu rack and blade servers are designed to reduce cost, improve efficiency and accelerate workloads to deliver optimum, scalable levels of productivity while still meeting specific maximum limits in terms of use of rack space, plus caps on power and cooling.
IBM arms students with relevant skills
IBM’s Power Systems Academic Initiative (PSAI) has seen a massive 152% growth since its re-launch two years ago, and it now includes more than 300 colleges and universities around the world. By joining the programme, academic institutions are provided with access to...