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Curiosity finds water, signs of life
NASA's Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars' past and current environments that will aid plans for future robotic and human missions. In a little more than a year on the Red Planet, the mobile Mars Science Laboratory has determined the age of a...
Encouraging signs for 2014 jobs outlook
South African employers are reporting mild hiring plans for the first quarter of 2014 in the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Nationally, employers expect moderate opportunities for job seekers this quarter as South Africa's seasonally adjusted Net Employment...
Services key to reseller success
By Mark Davison at Discover 2013, Barcelona – Resellers who resist change and refuse to adopt new business models to address the evolving IT sector are doomed at best to stagnation and, at worst, to extinction. This is the pragmatic view of Jos Brenkel, senior...
HP ups the ante against rivals
By Mark Davison at Discover 2013, Barcelona – In a full frontal assault on traditional rivals Cisco and EMC, HP backed up the launch of its new ConvergedSystem additions with a number of new solutions to complement its Converged Storage portfolio. “It’s building up to...
HP unleashes the ‘Jaws’ of servers
By Mark Davison at Discover 2013, Barcelona – As the ominous and instantly recognisable cello strains from movie classic Jaws echoed through speakers, HP today unveiled the latest additions to its ConvergedSystem portfolio – ConvergedSystem 700 for Virtualisation,...
Flexible working can lessen e-toll impact
More than eight out of 10 business people in South Africa expect employers to face extra costs as a result of the new toll gates on Gauteng's highways. Businesses may also find it harder to attract out-of-town talent. Respondents from across Africa took part in a...
Stay cyber-safe this holiday season
Everyone looks forward to the festive season - a time to wind down and relax after the busy year. Unfortunately, cyber-crooks don’t go on holiday. For them Christmas heralds a holiday shopping and party season that will generate millions of dollars for them. Lutz...
Governments set to decrease spending
IDC Government Insights has released its top 10 market predictions for 2014. They are: * Mashups of the four pillars will begin to transform key government services; * Worldwide government spending on Internet of Things will be $1,2-trillion in 2017; * By 2018,...
DCC’s Van Wijk wins HP award
Distributor Drive Control Corporation’s HP PSG business unit manager, Francois van Wijk, was recently awarded the ‘Outstanding HP Channel Product Manager of the Year 2013’ award. HP hosted their annual HP Partner Awards 2013 in Sandton on 21 November 2013 where all HP...
Five cloud issues to consider
Cloud computing has revolutionised the IT space, offering companies of all sizes easy access to technology over their existing network and allowing many services to be offered on a ‘pay per use’ basis instead of requiring large capital investment. However, moving...
Print perfect pics this festive season
Taking great holiday snaps has never been easier, with high-res smartphone cameras and super-snappy DSLRs at our fingertips. However, taking the photo is only half the story, printing these memories is the next step. Epson makes it easy and cost-effective to print and...
Tips for buying online this festive season
With the increased availability of broadband access, more affordable data costs offered by mobile operators and the consistent development of mobile devices, online shopping is gaining great traction in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fatima Sullivan, Head of Retail at DHL...
Affordable satellite Internet for Free State
Maxwell Technology, a satellite-based Internet and data solutions provider, has extended its footprint to the Free State and will now provide affordable satellite Internet to areas where broadband is unavailable, unreliable or simply too expensive. The company has...
Curiosity finds water, signs of life
NASA's Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars' past and current environments that will aid plans for future robotic and human missions. In a little more than a year on the Red Planet, the mobile Mars Science Laboratory has determined the age of a...
Encouraging signs for 2014 jobs outlook
South African employers are reporting mild hiring plans for the first quarter of 2014 in the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Nationally, employers expect moderate opportunities for job seekers this quarter as South Africa's seasonally adjusted Net Employment...
Services key to reseller success
By Mark Davison at Discover 2013, Barcelona – Resellers who resist change and refuse to adopt new business models to address the evolving IT sector are doomed at best to stagnation and, at worst, to extinction. This is the pragmatic view of Jos Brenkel, senior...
HP ups the ante against rivals
By Mark Davison at Discover 2013, Barcelona – In a full frontal assault on traditional rivals Cisco and EMC, HP backed up the launch of its new ConvergedSystem additions with a number of new solutions to complement its Converged Storage portfolio. “It’s building up to...
HP unleashes the ‘Jaws’ of servers
By Mark Davison at Discover 2013, Barcelona – As the ominous and instantly recognisable cello strains from movie classic Jaws echoed through speakers, HP today unveiled the latest additions to its ConvergedSystem portfolio – ConvergedSystem 700 for Virtualisation,...
Flexible working can lessen e-toll impact
More than eight out of 10 business people in South Africa expect employers to face extra costs as a result of the new toll gates on Gauteng's highways. Businesses may also find it harder to attract out-of-town talent. Respondents from across Africa took part in a...
Stay cyber-safe this holiday season
Everyone looks forward to the festive season - a time to wind down and relax after the busy year. Unfortunately, cyber-crooks don’t go on holiday. For them Christmas heralds a holiday shopping and party season that will generate millions of dollars for them. Lutz...