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Project management to boom in 2014
Will 2014 be the year for truly effective project management systems? Definitely, say experts in the field of project and portfolio management. With key game-changing trends including collaboration, mobility, unified communications, the cloud and the Internet of...
AfDB, AVU explore e-learning benefits
“We consider the African Virtual University (AVU) Project very critical to the effort to improve access to higher education in Africa and are pleased to learn that the deliberations on the integration of e-learning and open education into mainstream education...
Gadget insurance a sure thing
SureThing SA, the country’s newest and most affordable gadget insurance solution, covers all your personal electronic gadgets for as little as R70 per month. SureThing SA provides immediate, inexpensive and reliable insurance for your cell phone, tablet, game console,...
Aptronics architects now HP-certified
Aptronics, one of South Africa’s foremost black empowered IT solutions providers, exceeded HP’s minimum requirements for platinum partnership status after five of the company’s senior architects achieved certification of the HP Master ASE course and exam in October...
IT’s role in Chinese reform
As China enters a period of “second reform”, it will have a profound effect on the world’s economy, and the IT industry will have to change quickly to keep up. The Chinese government has revealed that by 2020, decisive achievements shall be made on reform in major...
Spammers exploit holiday season
As has become as traditional as the festive season itself, October saw spammers going all out to exploit the themes of upcoming holidays, as well as the names of well-known telecommunication service providers and the conflict in Syria. There were also offers of...
New forces shaping data centre strategy
The importance, role and functionality of data centres will change over the next five years, leaving many organisations unclear on how to plan their future data centre architectures, according Gartner, which says technical, fiscal and service delivery concerns will be...
IBM beats supercomputer record with Sequoia
Scientists at Swiss university ETH Zurich and IBM Research, in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), have set a new record in supercomputing in fluid dynamics using 6,4-million threads on LLNL’s 96...
ConvergeNet warns earnings to decline
ConvergeNet Holdings has issued a trading statement, warning shareholders that it will probably increase its loss per share by about 20% for the 12 months ended 31 August 2013 compared to last year. A decrease in the basic and headline earnings per share for the year...
Global processor market on track for growth
The global market for processors is set to finish 2013 on a strong note, helped by a splashy across-the-board increase in chip shipments to smartphones, tablets, PCs and servers compared to last year’s levels, according to a new report on the subject from HIS....
Comprehensive protection for all devices
A flood of new malicious code is drowning the Internet, with hundreds of thousands of new malware samples discovered on a daily basis. Moreover, the price of not having adequate protection in place has risen exponentially. Cyber crooks steal online banking credentials...
FotoFirst Brits chooses Epson’s SureLab
FotoFirst Brits is a busy consumer print shop, servicing customers seeking high quality prints that are produced quickly and accurately. The outlet has just upped its value proposition by installing an Epson SureLab D3000 Professional Dry Lab, a complete photo...
Samsung launches Smart TV holiday promotion
Samsung South Africa has launched an exciting promotion to bring the “Holiday Magic” to its consumers this Festive Season. The promotion provides great added value when purchasing any Smart TV, wireless audio product, Blu-ray DVD player or home theatre system at...
Project management to boom in 2014
Will 2014 be the year for truly effective project management systems? Definitely, say experts in the field of project and portfolio management. With key game-changing trends including collaboration, mobility, unified communications, the cloud and the Internet of...
AfDB, AVU explore e-learning benefits
“We consider the African Virtual University (AVU) Project very critical to the effort to improve access to higher education in Africa and are pleased to learn that the deliberations on the integration of e-learning and open education into mainstream education...
Gadget insurance a sure thing
SureThing SA, the country’s newest and most affordable gadget insurance solution, covers all your personal electronic gadgets for as little as R70 per month. SureThing SA provides immediate, inexpensive and reliable insurance for your cell phone, tablet, game console,...
Aptronics architects now HP-certified
Aptronics, one of South Africa’s foremost black empowered IT solutions providers, exceeded HP’s minimum requirements for platinum partnership status after five of the company’s senior architects achieved certification of the HP Master ASE course and exam in October...
IT’s role in Chinese reform
As China enters a period of “second reform”, it will have a profound effect on the world’s economy, and the IT industry will have to change quickly to keep up. The Chinese government has revealed that by 2020, decisive achievements shall be made on reform in major...
Spammers exploit holiday season
As has become as traditional as the festive season itself, October saw spammers going all out to exploit the themes of upcoming holidays, as well as the names of well-known telecommunication service providers and the conflict in Syria. There were also offers of...
New forces shaping data centre strategy
The importance, role and functionality of data centres will change over the next five years, leaving many organisations unclear on how to plan their future data centre architectures, according Gartner, which says technical, fiscal and service delivery concerns will be...