Technology News
CA Southern Africa signs Nclose deal
CA Southern Africa has signed a partnership agreement with security specialists Nclose. The deal will see the two companies collaborating to provide security solutions to clients across all industries, but with a special focus on retail. “We feel that CA’s security...
Cyber-attacks increase in speed, frequency
Cyber-attacks are becoming faster and more advanced, according to the Cyberoam Internet Threat Report for the third quarter of 2013. The primary observation derived of these campaigns was that the time between the news event and the related malware attack has steadily...
ITO touchscreen dominance challenged
The indium tin oxide (ITO) film and glass technology that currently dominates the market for touchscreen display coating is set to face some serious competition in the coming years, as alternative technologies capture a significant share of the market. ITO now has a...
New Web traffic pricing from Afrihost
Afrihost has announced another price drop for their hosting clients. Having won the ISP of the Year for a third year in a row at this year’s MyBroadband conference, Afrihost will now be focusing their attention on making their cloud and dedicated hosting products even...
Digital content drives storage demand
The rapid growth of digital content in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry has fuelled an increased demand for storage. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), this growing relationship between the M&E and storage industries...
St Stithians programme grows entrepreneurs
South Africa is crying out for entrepreneurs to grow the economy and, if the results of a recently undertaken programme at St Stithians Boys’ College are taken into account, 21 Grade 10 learners at the school could soon be providing the nation with a future crop of...
Sage releases Business Index 2013
The 2013 Sage Business Index (SBI) survey globally interviewed more than 11 000 SME business decision-makers, revealing that SMEs generally agree that excessive Government bureaucracy and legislation top the list of the least favourable aspects of doing business....
Comment on the draft IP policy
We have discussed the recent Draft National Policy on Intellectual Property, 2013 (“the Policy”) in a separate article. Shortly after its release, one of South Africa’s foremost IP experts, Louis Harms, produced a written comment on the Policy, writes Chris Bull:...
Don’t part on bad terms, warns Accsys
Given South Africa’s level of unemployment, the competition that has escalated in most industries and the need to comply with legislation that now defines modern HR management, the relationship between employees and employers is very much under the spotlight. Experts...
Junk Mail offers SMBs a virtual shop front
JunkMail.co.za has recently launched a trader platform that allows small business to create and run a virtual shop front using the classifieds site. “Our trader platform on Junk Mail allows small business owners – whether they are selling cakes out of their home...
Mobile malware comes of age
The third quarter of 2013 was a turning point for malware writers specialising in mobile platforms, according to the latest review of the cyber-threats by Kaspersky Lab. In June experts discovered the new Svpeng Trojan, capable of gaining access to a victim’s bank...
Jasco wins Medscheme IT support contract
Jasco has entered into a three-year agreement to provide IT support to Helios IT Solutions, which provides IT services to one of South Africa’s largest health administration and managed care service providers, Medscheme. In terms of the contract, Jasco Electronics...
Innovators step up to the challenge
South Africa’s first national business idea competition, aimed specifically at inventors and innovators, has announced its 2013 winners. The winners and runners-up include a unique spray to rapidly detach braids from natural hair, a cattle “breathalyzer” that can...
CA Southern Africa signs Nclose deal
CA Southern Africa has signed a partnership agreement with security specialists Nclose. The deal will see the two companies collaborating to provide security solutions to clients across all industries, but with a special focus on retail. “We feel that CA’s security...
Cyber-attacks increase in speed, frequency
Cyber-attacks are becoming faster and more advanced, according to the Cyberoam Internet Threat Report for the third quarter of 2013. The primary observation derived of these campaigns was that the time between the news event and the related malware attack has steadily...
ITO touchscreen dominance challenged
The indium tin oxide (ITO) film and glass technology that currently dominates the market for touchscreen display coating is set to face some serious competition in the coming years, as alternative technologies capture a significant share of the market. ITO now has a...
New Web traffic pricing from Afrihost
Afrihost has announced another price drop for their hosting clients. Having won the ISP of the Year for a third year in a row at this year’s MyBroadband conference, Afrihost will now be focusing their attention on making their cloud and dedicated hosting products even...
Digital content drives storage demand
The rapid growth of digital content in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry has fuelled an increased demand for storage. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), this growing relationship between the M&E and storage industries...
St Stithians programme grows entrepreneurs
South Africa is crying out for entrepreneurs to grow the economy and, if the results of a recently undertaken programme at St Stithians Boys’ College are taken into account, 21 Grade 10 learners at the school could soon be providing the nation with a future crop of...
Sage releases Business Index 2013
The 2013 Sage Business Index (SBI) survey globally interviewed more than 11 000 SME business decision-makers, revealing that SMEs generally agree that excessive Government bureaucracy and legislation top the list of the least favourable aspects of doing business....