Technology News
Multi-factor authentication boosts security
Multi-factor authentication is being touted as a "silver bullet" to protect against breaches, which have littered the news over the past couple of years. No companies are considered safe, and even entities perceived to be bulletproof, such as RSA, Sony and Google have...
Huawei, Arsenal announce global partnership
Huawei, the leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, and Arsenal Football Club announced over the weekend a new partnership, which will see the telecommunications specialist become the Official Smartphone Partner of the north...
Windows Phone apps for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine's Day coming up on 14 February, Microsoft has selected a number of apps for Windows Phone that can help users make the day perfect. Some apps that are available in the Windows Store that provide dating and love inspiration for Valentine’s Day: * Love...
Blue Turtle named ClearPass partner
Blue Turtle Technologies has become Aruba Networks’ first fully certified ClearPass partner in Africa. Matthew Barker, regional manager, sub-Saharan Africa at Aruba Networks, says: “By qualifying for this certification, Blue Turtle provides Aruba with the ability to...
Smart appliances launch bot attack
For the first time, a cyber-attack has been documented where smart devices, such as connected cars, routers and even refrigerators, were hacked to launch the attack. Security as a service provider Proofpoint has uncovered what may be the first proven Internet of...
Dark matter reveals cosmic glue
Astronomers have discovered a distant quasar illuminating a vast nebula of diffuse gas, revealing for the first time part of the network of filaments thought to connect galaxies in a cosmic web. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, led the study,...
EMEA PC shipments see another decline
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) remained constrained in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13) as consumer demand continued to be weak while commercial demand improved. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), overall PC shipments...
XDSL offers wholesale Internet for ISPs
Having extended its data centre by 800 square metres, Internet service provider (ISP) XDSL is now offering wholesale Internet access to local ISPs with Electronic Communication Services (ECS) and Electronic Communication Network Services (ECNS) licenses. The XDSL data...
Mobile: companies lag behind customers
Companies worldwide are quickly realising that mobile has not only changed digital operations, but that it will fundamentally change entire businesses in decades to come. 2014 will be an incremental year on this journey, as companies increase investments to transform...
Network Platforms rolls out CT services
Network Platforms has brought its data centre offering in Cape Town online and has the capacity to rollout service from both Teraco Isando and Teraco Cape Town to facilitate virtual and co-location service delivery. In June 2013 the company completed the move of its...
AOC, Philips monitors grow in SA
MMD, license partner for monitors of the brand Philips, and AOC further increased their market share in South Africa. Both companies are subsidiaries of the world's leading display manufacturer TPV. As latest figures of analyst firm Context show, the market share for...
Cloud computing benefits SMEs
The availability of cloud computing to everyone has had a significant impact on the ability of small- to medium-sized companies (SMEs) to function like their enterprise counterparts. Using cloud services, SMEs have access to enterprise-grade applications that will...
FNB adds iPad Mini to Smart Device deals
FNB has added the latest iPad, the iPad Mini Retina WiFi & Cellular, to its smart device product range to enable those who cannot afford the device as a once of purchase, to pay it off over a 24 month period, with zero additional interest, fees or charges. “We are...
Multi-factor authentication boosts security
Multi-factor authentication is being touted as a "silver bullet" to protect against breaches, which have littered the news over the past couple of years. No companies are considered safe, and even entities perceived to be bulletproof, such as RSA, Sony and Google have...
Huawei, Arsenal announce global partnership
Huawei, the leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, and Arsenal Football Club announced over the weekend a new partnership, which will see the telecommunications specialist become the Official Smartphone Partner of the north...
Windows Phone apps for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine's Day coming up on 14 February, Microsoft has selected a number of apps for Windows Phone that can help users make the day perfect. Some apps that are available in the Windows Store that provide dating and love inspiration for Valentine’s Day: * Love...
Blue Turtle named ClearPass partner
Blue Turtle Technologies has become Aruba Networks’ first fully certified ClearPass partner in Africa. Matthew Barker, regional manager, sub-Saharan Africa at Aruba Networks, says: “By qualifying for this certification, Blue Turtle provides Aruba with the ability to...
Smart appliances launch bot attack
For the first time, a cyber-attack has been documented where smart devices, such as connected cars, routers and even refrigerators, were hacked to launch the attack. Security as a service provider Proofpoint has uncovered what may be the first proven Internet of...
Dark matter reveals cosmic glue
Astronomers have discovered a distant quasar illuminating a vast nebula of diffuse gas, revealing for the first time part of the network of filaments thought to connect galaxies in a cosmic web. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, led the study,...
EMEA PC shipments see another decline
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) remained constrained in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13) as consumer demand continued to be weak while commercial demand improved. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), overall PC shipments...