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Snowden influences 2014 security forecasts
Kaspersky Lab’s experts have released their predictions for 2014, and many of them are connected to the fall-out from Edward Snowden’s revelations. End user forecast - cybercriminals will target: * Your privacy - after the Snowden scandal of 2013, people are...
MTN introduces token-based billing
MTN has introduced token-based billing (TBB) to address simmering distress experienced by its customers who claim that they are being unwittingly billed for content services they have not subscribed for by unscrupulous Wireless Application Service Providers (WASPS)....
High-performance sales see sharp decline
As expected, worldwide factory revenue for the high performance computing (HPC) technical server market declined sharply to $2,5-billion in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), down from an exceptional $3,4-billion in the same period of 2012, according to the newly...
Modest growth for storage software in Q3
The worldwide storage software market increased 1,5% during the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13) compared to the same quarter of 2012. Revenue during the quarter totalled $3,47-billion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Storage Software...
Employment tax incentive kicks in next month
The Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) initiative, devised by the Minister of Finance as part of the Wage Subsidy proposed in 2010, is being promulgated and will become effective from 1 January 2014. Developed with the objective of increasing employment for young people...
SA, Russia, Poland lead thin client boom
After a difficult first half of 2013, thin client shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) returned to double-digit growth in Q3 2013 and increased by 11,4% year-on-year to 462 479 units, according to the EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker...
VMware updates cloud management solutions
VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, has announced the general availability of new and updated offerings to the industry’s leading portfolio of management solutions purpose-built for the cloud era. These solutions – VMware vCloud...
10 online shopping cart tips from PayU
“Selecting the correct shopping cart for an online business is the most critical technical decision to be made for a start-up,” says Johan Dekker, chief operations officer of PayU, SA’s leading online and mobile payment solutions provider. “When deciding on your...
2014 IT predictions from CA Technologies
CA Southern Africa today revealed CA Technologies top five IT predictions for 2014. CA Technologies CTO, John Michelsen, says that in 2014 IT will drive stronger engagement models between business and the services it delivers. USA based, Michelsen, will be visiting...
Fighting DDoS attacks
Distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks can be hugely damaging to businesses that rely on their online presence for sales and new business - and DDoS attacks are undoubtedly on the rise. According to DDoS mitigation provider, Prolexic, the second quarter of...
The top consumer trends for 2014
With 2013 coming to an end, Ericsson ConsumerLab has identified the hottest consumer trends for 2014 and beyond. For more than 15 years, ConsumerLab has conducted research to explore people’s values, behaviours and ways of using ICT products and services. The global...
EMEA server revenues down again
Factory revenue in the EMEA server market reached $2,8-billion in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), a decrease of 3% when compared with the same quarter of 2012. According to the latest EMEA Server Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC), Shipments reached...
TelecomDistribution, Huge Telecom partner
TelecomDistribution, the official importer and distributor of the NEC range of PABXes for the sub-Saharan region, is partnering with Huge Telecom by adding GSM-based telephony solutions to its product offering. TelecomDistribution distributes its products and services...
Snowden influences 2014 security forecasts
Kaspersky Lab’s experts have released their predictions for 2014, and many of them are connected to the fall-out from Edward Snowden’s revelations. End user forecast - cybercriminals will target: * Your privacy - after the Snowden scandal of 2013, people are...
MTN introduces token-based billing
MTN has introduced token-based billing (TBB) to address simmering distress experienced by its customers who claim that they are being unwittingly billed for content services they have not subscribed for by unscrupulous Wireless Application Service Providers (WASPS)....
High-performance sales see sharp decline
As expected, worldwide factory revenue for the high performance computing (HPC) technical server market declined sharply to $2,5-billion in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), down from an exceptional $3,4-billion in the same period of 2012, according to the newly...
Modest growth for storage software in Q3
The worldwide storage software market increased 1,5% during the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13) compared to the same quarter of 2012. Revenue during the quarter totalled $3,47-billion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Storage Software...
Employment tax incentive kicks in next month
The Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) initiative, devised by the Minister of Finance as part of the Wage Subsidy proposed in 2010, is being promulgated and will become effective from 1 January 2014. Developed with the objective of increasing employment for young people...
SA, Russia, Poland lead thin client boom
After a difficult first half of 2013, thin client shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) returned to double-digit growth in Q3 2013 and increased by 11,4% year-on-year to 462 479 units, according to the EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker...
VMware updates cloud management solutions
VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, has announced the general availability of new and updated offerings to the industry’s leading portfolio of management solutions purpose-built for the cloud era. These solutions – VMware vCloud...