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Telkom sells off pan-African business
Telkom SA has sold its pan-African business, iWayAfrica and Africa Online Mauritius, through a private sale to Gondwana International Networks. Telkom’s group CEO Sipho Maseko, comments: “This transaction is one of many initiatives that will contribute to our own...
MTN partners with Rocket in the Middle East
MTN has partnered with Internet incubator Rocket Internet to extend online retail and other essential digital services in the Middle East. The agreement with Rocket Internet follows a similar partnership between MTN, Rocket Internet and Millicom International...
Post Office looks to define new role
The SA Post Office is working on defining its role in the digital and Internet era. This follows a two-day strategy workshop together with the Department of Communications, where international and local postal services experts dealt with best practices in the post...
Acer unveils Iconia A1-830 tablet
Acer has unveiled the new Acer Iconia A1-830, a 7,9-inch Android tablet with a premium and stylish design, vibrant IPS display, responsive performance and rich sound. The Acer Iconia A1-830 is ideal for consumers who want a superior tablet for enjoying web browsing,...
EQ, moods and workplace productivity
Although some decision makers may scoff at the idea of measuring and regulating the emotional intelligence of their workforce, experts in the wellness industry are adamant that there is a very real connection between this form of intelligence, people’s moods and...
AMM eases application overload dilemma
Constantly expanding ICT application environments within companies call for even greater HR and technology expenditure in operations, service, maintenance and user support, says Collin Govender, VP of Systems Integration at T-Systems in South Africa. In fact, some...
Oracle announces new Exadata machine
Oracle has announced its fifth generation database machine, Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4, which features across the board improvements with a focus on improving performance and quality of service for OLTP, database as a service, and data warehousing. This latest...
Kemp optimises LoadMaster for Cisco
Kemp Technologies has announced that its LoadMaster Operating System (LMOS) is now optimised for bare metal operation on any Cisco UCS C-Series server, providing streamlined application delivery inside the UCS infrastructure. By successfully completing Cisco’s...
Symantec helps data centres adopt SSDs
Symantec has announced a new version of its Storage Foundation software, enabling data centres to leverage solid state drives (SSDs) in ways that could allow customers to access mission critical data and applications 400% faster than traditional storage area networks...
Avnet, SanDisk deliver flash solutions
SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash storage solutions, and Avnet, a leading global technology distributor, announced that Avnet will offer a wide portfolio of flash-based hardware and software solutions from SanDisk to its customers throughout North America,...
Year of change ahead for retailers
IDC Retail Insights is expecting a year of change for the retail industry, and has released its predictions, trends and themes for the industry in 2014. The top 10 predictions are: * In 2014, fast-followers will chase the 50 global retailers already transforming...
IT key to healthcare industry in 2014
IDC Health Insights has outlined its predictions for the new year, setting out trend and themes that company leaders in the healthcare sector should bear in mind during 2014. The top 10 predictions are: * New business models drive at least 50% of healthcare IT growth;...
Outlook for financial services in 2014
IDC Financial Insights has outlined its predictions for the new year, setting out trends and themes that company leaders should bear in mind during 2014. The top 10 predictions are: * Overall IT spend in financial services will exceed $430-billion in 2014 and will...
Telkom sells off pan-African business
Telkom SA has sold its pan-African business, iWayAfrica and Africa Online Mauritius, through a private sale to Gondwana International Networks. Telkom’s group CEO Sipho Maseko, comments: “This transaction is one of many initiatives that will contribute to our own...
MTN partners with Rocket in the Middle East
MTN has partnered with Internet incubator Rocket Internet to extend online retail and other essential digital services in the Middle East. The agreement with Rocket Internet follows a similar partnership between MTN, Rocket Internet and Millicom International...
Post Office looks to define new role
The SA Post Office is working on defining its role in the digital and Internet era. This follows a two-day strategy workshop together with the Department of Communications, where international and local postal services experts dealt with best practices in the post...
Acer unveils Iconia A1-830 tablet
Acer has unveiled the new Acer Iconia A1-830, a 7,9-inch Android tablet with a premium and stylish design, vibrant IPS display, responsive performance and rich sound. The Acer Iconia A1-830 is ideal for consumers who want a superior tablet for enjoying web browsing,...
EQ, moods and workplace productivity
Although some decision makers may scoff at the idea of measuring and regulating the emotional intelligence of their workforce, experts in the wellness industry are adamant that there is a very real connection between this form of intelligence, people’s moods and...
AMM eases application overload dilemma
Constantly expanding ICT application environments within companies call for even greater HR and technology expenditure in operations, service, maintenance and user support, says Collin Govender, VP of Systems Integration at T-Systems in South Africa. In fact, some...
Oracle announces new Exadata machine
Oracle has announced its fifth generation database machine, Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4, which features across the board improvements with a focus on improving performance and quality of service for OLTP, database as a service, and data warehousing. This latest...