Technology News
Pinnacle name change this week
The Pinnacle Technology Holdings name change has been finalised, and share trading will cease this week. The new name, Pinnacle Holdings, has been registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission and was finalised last week. Shareholders may trade...
Telehealth set to grow by a factor of 10
The global telehealth market is expected to grow by more than a factor of 10 from 2013 to 2018, as medical providers increasingly employ remote communications and monitoring technology to reduce costs and improve the quality of care, according to IHS Technology....
PM and sustainable workplace optimisation
Workplace optimisation and the intelligent design of working environments have multiple benefits for organisations, from improved productivity to reduced costs and many other factors in between, says Yasas Jayakody, project operations manager, Johnson Controls Global...
Adobe updates Technical Communication Suite
Adobe has announced Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5, the next generation of its complete single-source authoring and multi-device publishing toolkit for technical writers, help and policy authors, and instructional designers. This latest version streamlines the...
AccTech to showcase Mining ERP
Local business solutions provider AccTech Systems has announced that it will be showcasing its blueprint ERP solution for the mining industry at Africa’s largest mining event. Africa Mining Indaba 2014 will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre...
Kaspersky is tops in independent testing
Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce that Kaspersky Internet Security 2014, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Kaspersky Small Office Security produced the best results in the latest round of Dennis Technology Labs quarterly independent testing (October to...
Spectra Logic wins storage award
Spectra Logic has announced it was named the 2014 Storage Visions Awards' Visionary Company in Media and Entertainment Storage for its introduction of the Deep Simple Storage Service (DS3), the industry’s first native RESTful interface to robotic tape storage systems....
SuperSport offers SuperBru portal
SuperSport has teamed up with SuperBru to run its fantasy and predictor games this year. The gaming portal, SuperBru, that will be available on SuperSport.com, will open up a whole new world of gaming choice to fantasy game fans. The games will be available on...
Energy efficiencies in critical environments
In critical environments such as laboratories, clean rooms and data centres, energy use can far exceed that of similarly sized office space, Neil Cameron, area GM, Johnson Controls Building Efficiency Africa. Improvements in technology and advances in energy...
Poor data quality impedes regulation
Recent research conducted by Aite Group highlighted the link between poor data quality and regulatory penalties, further creating a case for financial services organisations to improve their data quality. Poor data quality can lead to an adverse conclusion by...
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...
Pinnacle name change this week
The Pinnacle Technology Holdings name change has been finalised, and share trading will cease this week. The new name, Pinnacle Holdings, has been registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission and was finalised last week. Shareholders may trade...
Telehealth set to grow by a factor of 10
The global telehealth market is expected to grow by more than a factor of 10 from 2013 to 2018, as medical providers increasingly employ remote communications and monitoring technology to reduce costs and improve the quality of care, according to IHS Technology....
PM and sustainable workplace optimisation
Workplace optimisation and the intelligent design of working environments have multiple benefits for organisations, from improved productivity to reduced costs and many other factors in between, says Yasas Jayakody, project operations manager, Johnson Controls Global...
Adobe updates Technical Communication Suite
Adobe has announced Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5, the next generation of its complete single-source authoring and multi-device publishing toolkit for technical writers, help and policy authors, and instructional designers. This latest version streamlines the...
AccTech to showcase Mining ERP
Local business solutions provider AccTech Systems has announced that it will be showcasing its blueprint ERP solution for the mining industry at Africa’s largest mining event. Africa Mining Indaba 2014 will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre...
Kaspersky is tops in independent testing
Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce that Kaspersky Internet Security 2014, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Kaspersky Small Office Security produced the best results in the latest round of Dennis Technology Labs quarterly independent testing (October to...
Spectra Logic wins storage award
Spectra Logic has announced it was named the 2014 Storage Visions Awards' Visionary Company in Media and Entertainment Storage for its introduction of the Deep Simple Storage Service (DS3), the industry’s first native RESTful interface to robotic tape storage systems....