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SMEs not up to scratch on technology
A global study of C-Suite leaders uncovers a surprising fact about small and midsize companies: they may not be as digitally savvy as they'd like. Top findings from an IBM survey include: * More than half of midmarket companies lack an integrated digital strategy. *...
Police tap into the power of SMS
The Humewood police station in Port Elizabeth is making use of an innovative SMS service by Vox Telecom to keep in close communication with the community at large and improve services. “A number of police stations in the Eastern Cape have been making use of a Vox...
Big data set to come of age in 2014
Big data and fast data will graduate from the early-adopter phase in 2014. This is according to Ovum, which expects a significant wave of production ramp-ups in 2014 – and with it, a growing third-party vendor (and IT services) ecosystem that creates big data and fast...
Q-KON SA offers session border controller
The telecommunications industry’s latest software-based session border controller (SBC), developed by Sonus Networks, is now available locally through Q-KON SA, a turn-key satellite connectivity provider, and the distributor of the Sonus products to the African market...
SMBs need to better understand cyber-threats
Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are potentially putting their organisations at risk because of uncertainty about the state of their security and threats faced from cyber-attacks. According to the Risk of an Uncertain Security Strategy study conducted by Ponemon...
SAP, ICTWorx meet skills demand in Africa
On the heels of SAP Africa’s recent announcement of an agreement with the World Bank to consolidate skills development efforts in Africa, SAP Africa Education has further committed to help increase the size of the resource pool of trained SAP professionals in South...
TV sales set to decline again in 2013
The global television market is projected to decline for the second year in a row by the end of 2013, with shipments in virtually every quarter this year lower than the same time a year ago, according to a new report from IHS. Worldwide TV shipments for the first...
SecureData joins HID’s partner programme
SecureData Africa, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSE-listed SecureData Holdings, has announced that it has become a member of the HID Advantage Partner Programme. The Programme is an extension of Genuine HID and is designed to assure the delivery of superior quality...
Jasco aims to raise R57,6m
Jasco Electronics is aiming to raise R57,6-million through a rights offer, to fund the final stage of the group’s three-year turnaround strategy. The board has announced a rights offer of 72-million ordinary shares at 80 cents per share amounting to R57,6-million. The...
BMC Software awards Blue Turtle top honours
Blue Turtle Technologies has scooped top honours as the Top Emerging Markets Solution Provider FY 2013 at the BMC Software Partner Summit held in London recently. BMC Software designed the awards to recognise partners who have made outstanding contributions in the...
Document management aids disruptive tech
According to Andrew Griffith, product manager: office products at Bidvest company, Konica Minolta South Africa, there has been a major shift in the approach companies take with regard to document management, as well as in the way in which vendors within this space...
Smart watches not on Xmas lists
Despite the hype surrounding smart watches, they are unlikely to be featured on many consumers' holiday wish lists this year, according to Gartner. Gartner says that premium pricing paired with an unclear value proposition will steer consumers' spending toward tablets...
Imprimatic Printers buys Xerox colour press
Litho print shop Imprimatic Printers has grown its business and expanded its customer base by offering digital printing services to its customers. This follows the company’s purchase of a Xerox Colour C75 Press from Introstat, a Xerox reseller and Bytes Document...
SMEs not up to scratch on technology
A global study of C-Suite leaders uncovers a surprising fact about small and midsize companies: they may not be as digitally savvy as they'd like. Top findings from an IBM survey include: * More than half of midmarket companies lack an integrated digital strategy. *...
Police tap into the power of SMS
The Humewood police station in Port Elizabeth is making use of an innovative SMS service by Vox Telecom to keep in close communication with the community at large and improve services. “A number of police stations in the Eastern Cape have been making use of a Vox...
Big data set to come of age in 2014
Big data and fast data will graduate from the early-adopter phase in 2014. This is according to Ovum, which expects a significant wave of production ramp-ups in 2014 – and with it, a growing third-party vendor (and IT services) ecosystem that creates big data and fast...
Q-KON SA offers session border controller
The telecommunications industry’s latest software-based session border controller (SBC), developed by Sonus Networks, is now available locally through Q-KON SA, a turn-key satellite connectivity provider, and the distributor of the Sonus products to the African market...
SMBs need to better understand cyber-threats
Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are potentially putting their organisations at risk because of uncertainty about the state of their security and threats faced from cyber-attacks. According to the Risk of an Uncertain Security Strategy study conducted by Ponemon...
SAP, ICTWorx meet skills demand in Africa
On the heels of SAP Africa’s recent announcement of an agreement with the World Bank to consolidate skills development efforts in Africa, SAP Africa Education has further committed to help increase the size of the resource pool of trained SAP professionals in South...
TV sales set to decline again in 2013
The global television market is projected to decline for the second year in a row by the end of 2013, with shipments in virtually every quarter this year lower than the same time a year ago, according to a new report from IHS. Worldwide TV shipments for the first...