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Why Microsoft competency still counts
In 2014 ICT services providers will be judged not only on what technology they supply and the expediency with which they supply it, but specifically on the level of competence they demonstrate in terms of product from various global vendors. Network Alliance, an...
IBM unlocks big data in the cloud
IBM inventors have patented a technique for combining big data from distributed cloud services with data stored on local IT systems, to gain new insights that can enable businesses to more efficiently and effectively market and serve their customers. The cloud...
BT invests in emerging market growth
BT is to increase its focus on Africa, as part of a new drive into the economies of Asia Pacific, Turkey, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) – a combined market valued at more than GBP32-billion. BT Global Services CEO Luis Alvarez says he region will benefit from the...
Beware the cost of holiday roaming
Travellers who are planning to take their smartphones, tablets or laptops overseas this festive season and haven’t factored in the cost of data roaming could find their trip turning out to be a lot more expensive than they expected. People still tend to think they...
Ricoh SA wins Game distribution agreement
Ricoh SA has concluded an exclusive distribution agreement for two printer ranges to be sold through discount retailer Game, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Massmart Holdings, Africa’s third-largest distributor of consumer goods. The two ranges of printers to be sold...
Mobile phones pass 1bn mark
World-wide smartphone shipments are expected to surpass 1-billion units in 2013, representing 39,3% growth over 2012, according to a new mobile phone forecast by the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Despite a number of...
New malware under the Christmas tree
Kaspersky Lab has recorded several thousand attempts to infect computers used for online banking with a malicious program that its creators claim can attack “any bank in any country”. The Neverquest Trojan banker supports just about every possible trick used to bypass...
Global digital signage market on the rise
The global digital signage market will grow to nearly $14-billion by year-end, with the addition of data-centric information and analytics driving up revenue, according to a new report on the subject from IHS. Worldwide revenue for digital signage equipment, software,...
BYOD about apps, not just procurement
Bring your own device (BOYD) is not just a purchasing policy and needs to be approached more broadly with the applications and strategies designed for today's world, according to Gartner. While most enterprises today are increasingly feeling the imperative to "do...
250% fuel increase presents challenges
South African companies that import goods from other regions have come under increasing pressure over the last 10 years, as a result of continuous, steep increases in the petrol price. Since January 2004, the price of fuel in South Africa has increased by a massive...
Matching satellite services to markets
It is in our nature. We follow examples, we follow the way of yesterday and we follow what has been there before us. And when we don’t do this, we call these moments “innovation”, says Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO at Q-KON. Interesting how we celebrate innovation and creative...
Bytes brings CSI-type technology to SA
From Kay Scarpetta to hit TV shows like CSI and NCIS, forensic science has become one of the coolest ways to fight crime. It’s a new take on the eternal good-versus-bad story. Part of the genre’s appeal is its use of sophisticated technology to give the good guys an...
Flexenclosure data centre for Angolan ISP
Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and prefabricated data centres for the ICT industry, has received a large order from ACS Angola Comunicações e Sistemas, one of the country’s main suppliers of IT solutions and corporate...
Why Microsoft competency still counts
In 2014 ICT services providers will be judged not only on what technology they supply and the expediency with which they supply it, but specifically on the level of competence they demonstrate in terms of product from various global vendors. Network Alliance, an...
IBM unlocks big data in the cloud
IBM inventors have patented a technique for combining big data from distributed cloud services with data stored on local IT systems, to gain new insights that can enable businesses to more efficiently and effectively market and serve their customers. The cloud...
BT invests in emerging market growth
BT is to increase its focus on Africa, as part of a new drive into the economies of Asia Pacific, Turkey, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) – a combined market valued at more than GBP32-billion. BT Global Services CEO Luis Alvarez says he region will benefit from the...
Beware the cost of holiday roaming
Travellers who are planning to take their smartphones, tablets or laptops overseas this festive season and haven’t factored in the cost of data roaming could find their trip turning out to be a lot more expensive than they expected. People still tend to think they...
Ricoh SA wins Game distribution agreement
Ricoh SA has concluded an exclusive distribution agreement for two printer ranges to be sold through discount retailer Game, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Massmart Holdings, Africa’s third-largest distributor of consumer goods. The two ranges of printers to be sold...
Mobile phones pass 1bn mark
World-wide smartphone shipments are expected to surpass 1-billion units in 2013, representing 39,3% growth over 2012, according to a new mobile phone forecast by the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Despite a number of...
New malware under the Christmas tree
Kaspersky Lab has recorded several thousand attempts to infect computers used for online banking with a malicious program that its creators claim can attack “any bank in any country”. The Neverquest Trojan banker supports just about every possible trick used to bypass...