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Architecting the future
A significant part of the CIO’s role is ensuring that IT aligns with the business objectives. However, while transformation has long been a buzzword in the IT industry, enterprise architecture is often pushed towards the bottom of the priority list. “Enterprise...
Legacy infrastructure hinders companies
A new version of enterprise technology that offers the whole IT suite on demand will give businesses the flexibility to deliver services at speeds demanded by customers, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. F5 Networks CTO, Karl Triebes, held a talk at...
Johnson Controls, Hitachi sign agreement
Johnson Controls, Hitachi and Hitachi Appliances recently entered into a definitive agreement for their global joint venture while at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The new Johnson Controls-Hitachi joint venture will allow both companies to deliver the most...
BlackBerry Classic available in SA
BlackBerry, a global leader in mobile communications, has launched the BlackBerry Classic in South Africa.
The no-nonsense smartphone built to meet the needs of productive people who appreciate the speed and accuracy that can be found with a physical QWERTY keyboard is now available from authorised partners.
BT, Dolby expand MeetMe with Dolby Voice
BT and Dolby Laboratories has announced expanded availability of the BT MeetMe with Dolby Voice service and of the innovative Dolby Conference Phone as well as the integration of the service with Cisco WebEx and Microsoft Lync. BT MeetMe with Dolby Voice combines...
Cyberoam introduces UTQ
Cyberoam, a leading global provider of network security appliances has introduced a unique capability – User Threat Quotient (UTQ) – to help IT security managers identify users posing security risks with ease. With UTQ, Cyberoam extends its own innovation of Layer-8...
Vodacom revenue declines, but data is up
Vodacom Group revenue for the quarter ended 31 December 2014 decreased 1,1% to R19,993-billion, with service revenue down 2,7% to R15,815-billion. Excluding the impact of the 50% cut in mobile termination rates in South Africa, Group revenue increased by 1,5% and...
ICT vital for service delivery
Governments in the 21st century cannot deliver services effectively without proper technology support. This is among the conclusions from a research study, “The potential use of cloud computing in the South African government environment” conducted by the research...
Untrusted certificates on the rise
The number of untrusted certificates used to sign malicious software doubled in the last year. According to Kaspersky Lab, by the end of 2014 the company’s antivirus database included more than 6 000 of these certificates. Considering the growing amount of threats...
DiData goes on data centre hiring spree
Dimension Data is set to hire an additional 300 data centre experts over the next 18 months as it seeks to quadruple its data centre business from $1-billion to $4-billion by 2018. In addition, the company intends to make data centre-focused acquisitions to build out skills and drive scale in major growth markets.
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...
Architecting the future
A significant part of the CIO’s role is ensuring that IT aligns with the business objectives. However, while transformation has long been a buzzword in the IT industry, enterprise architecture is often pushed towards the bottom of the priority list. “Enterprise...
Legacy infrastructure hinders companies
A new version of enterprise technology that offers the whole IT suite on demand will give businesses the flexibility to deliver services at speeds demanded by customers, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. F5 Networks CTO, Karl Triebes, held a talk at...
Johnson Controls, Hitachi sign agreement
Johnson Controls, Hitachi and Hitachi Appliances recently entered into a definitive agreement for their global joint venture while at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The new Johnson Controls-Hitachi joint venture will allow both companies to deliver the most...
BlackBerry Classic available in SA
BlackBerry, a global leader in mobile communications, has launched the BlackBerry Classic in South Africa.
The no-nonsense smartphone built to meet the needs of productive people who appreciate the speed and accuracy that can be found with a physical QWERTY keyboard is now available from authorised partners.
BT, Dolby expand MeetMe with Dolby Voice
BT and Dolby Laboratories has announced expanded availability of the BT MeetMe with Dolby Voice service and of the innovative Dolby Conference Phone as well as the integration of the service with Cisco WebEx and Microsoft Lync. BT MeetMe with Dolby Voice combines...
Cyberoam introduces UTQ
Cyberoam, a leading global provider of network security appliances has introduced a unique capability – User Threat Quotient (UTQ) – to help IT security managers identify users posing security risks with ease. With UTQ, Cyberoam extends its own innovation of Layer-8...
Vodacom revenue declines, but data is up
Vodacom Group revenue for the quarter ended 31 December 2014 decreased 1,1% to R19,993-billion, with service revenue down 2,7% to R15,815-billion. Excluding the impact of the 50% cut in mobile termination rates in South Africa, Group revenue increased by 1,5% and...