Technology News
DevOps a key contributor to the bottom line
Having a DevOps strategy helps drive tangible business benefits to enterprises, according to a new study released by CA Technologies, entitled DevOps: The Worst-Kept Secret to Winning in the Application Economy. Vanson Bourne conducted the survey with 1 425 senior IT...
DA welcomes STB decision
The DA has welcomed reports that the ANC has opted for encryption for subsidised set-top boxes (STBs) that will enable the roll-out of digital terrestrial television (DTT). Shadow Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Marian Shinn, says the roll-out will...
Cell C launches new Epic bundles
On Sunday (8 February 2015) Cell C launched its new Epic bundles. Customers will be able to choose between three Epic Daily Minute bundles, which will offer customers inclusive Cell C to Cell C minutes from as little as 7c per minute, depending on the bundle purchased.
Veeam patent infringement case dismissed
Veeam Software has announced that the first patent litigation that Symantec brought against Veeam in February of 2012 has been dismissed. Last month, Symantec dismissed its Federal Circuit appeal of the US Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to cancel all asserted...
UCT targets neurodegenerative disease
Research by the University of Cape Town aims to boost awareness of a heritable neurodegenerative disease afflicting a number of South Africans and their families. Danielle Smith, a PhD graduate in Human Genetics, believes it is vital for the medical fraternity and the...
Government needs an enterprise architect
The need for an enterprise architect overseeing government-wide ICT was one of the topics discussed in the results of a joint research study conducted by JCSE and the LINK Centre, entitled Use of Cloud Services in the South African Government. The study found that the...
Kyocera, The Sharks renew sponsorship deal
Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa and The Sharks rugby team have joined forces again for the 2015 rugby season. Kyocera will be continuing with The Sharks as associate sponsor with their #wegotyourbacks campaign. Kyocera’s 2014 sponsorship, which has been...
Veeam achieves record 2014 results
Veeam Software, the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Modern Data Centre, has released highlights of its FY 2014 results, reporting total bookings revenue of $389-million, a 40% increase over the previous fiscal year. In addition, the...
New Web site to aid township business growth
A new interactive Web site designed to help township outlets such as taverns, bars, clubs, shisa nyamas and carwashes CANnect with their customers and grow their business has recently launched in South Africa. The new Web site, www.cando.sa.com, launched by Nampak...
Securing the home office
SOHOs and staff working from home tend to overlook the cyber security risks around their home office, warns Networks Unlimited, distributor of Fortinet. Small, home offices and corporate staff working from home are typically less security aware and so at greater risk...
Significant African opportunities for M2M
While machine-to-machine (M2M) opportunities may be limited across the African continent, significant potential for growth exists, particularly in respect to the deployment of M2M energy, utility and security services. That's the opinion of global ICT consulting firm...
UJ researcher warns about toxic leadership
There is a growing incidence of toxic leadership in organisations in South Africa, as deduced from anecdotal and research evidence. If this cancer of toxicity carries on growing unabated, it would endanger in no uncertain terms people’s and organisations’ wellbeing, performance and success in South Africa in the present and the future.
Nomanini takes mobile payments to Africa
South African company Nomanini has created a mobile point of sale terminal and cloud-based distribution platform that is fundamentally changing the nature of the prepaid voucher industry in informal markets. This is according to the latest case study from the GSMA,...
DevOps a key contributor to the bottom line
Having a DevOps strategy helps drive tangible business benefits to enterprises, according to a new study released by CA Technologies, entitled DevOps: The Worst-Kept Secret to Winning in the Application Economy. Vanson Bourne conducted the survey with 1 425 senior IT...
DA welcomes STB decision
The DA has welcomed reports that the ANC has opted for encryption for subsidised set-top boxes (STBs) that will enable the roll-out of digital terrestrial television (DTT). Shadow Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Marian Shinn, says the roll-out will...
Cell C launches new Epic bundles
On Sunday (8 February 2015) Cell C launched its new Epic bundles. Customers will be able to choose between three Epic Daily Minute bundles, which will offer customers inclusive Cell C to Cell C minutes from as little as 7c per minute, depending on the bundle purchased.
Veeam patent infringement case dismissed
Veeam Software has announced that the first patent litigation that Symantec brought against Veeam in February of 2012 has been dismissed. Last month, Symantec dismissed its Federal Circuit appeal of the US Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to cancel all asserted...
UCT targets neurodegenerative disease
Research by the University of Cape Town aims to boost awareness of a heritable neurodegenerative disease afflicting a number of South Africans and their families. Danielle Smith, a PhD graduate in Human Genetics, believes it is vital for the medical fraternity and the...
Government needs an enterprise architect
The need for an enterprise architect overseeing government-wide ICT was one of the topics discussed in the results of a joint research study conducted by JCSE and the LINK Centre, entitled Use of Cloud Services in the South African Government. The study found that the...
Kyocera, The Sharks renew sponsorship deal
Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa and The Sharks rugby team have joined forces again for the 2015 rugby season. Kyocera will be continuing with The Sharks as associate sponsor with their #wegotyourbacks campaign. Kyocera’s 2014 sponsorship, which has been...