Technology News
Technology improves African municipalities
Municipalities across Africa are adopting new technology and ICT (information and communication technology) options in their efforts to increase revenue collection. Increased revenue collection, and the management thereof, will improve the ability of the municipality...
Africa on a mobility growth trajectory
Africa has accounted for about 20% of the new mobile data subscriptions notched up globally in the last quarter. This is one of the findings of the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, which determined that there were about 113-million new mobile subscriptions in the...
The rise and rise of the iWorker
New research commissioned by Japanese IT giant Ricoh indicates that the number of global intelligent workers – reliable and skilled employees with 24x7 access to all the information necessary to meet business and client needs - will increase sharply over the next five...
Seacom enhances SA services
Seacom has made additional major investments in infrastructure across South Africa in order to improve connectivity between major network interconnection points in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Mtunzini and Yzerfontein. These new investments are critical components...
ISPA wins ‘name and shame’ case
The campaign by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) to name and shame spammers received a boost recently when the South Gauteng High Court upheld the organisation’s right to list Ketler Investments (trading as Ketler Presentations) on its Hall of Shame....
Video traffic set for rapid rise in Africa
BlackBerry e-mail and BBM messaging accounts for more than 13% of Internet traffic in Africa and, although video sits at only 6%, it is expected to grow faster on the continent than in any other region. These two key facts emerged from a new Internet traffic trends...
Vox promotes Fat Pipe with Apple TV
Vox Telecom will be giving away an Apple TV to customers that sign up for their new 100Gb and above Fat Pipe ADSL packages between now and 31 January 2014. Fat Pipe is a premium ADSL product that offers high-quality bandwidth at less than R4 per Gb. As an added...
SA fourth biggest spenders on smartphones
Smartphone users in South Africa spend on average $31.00 (approximately R321) per month on their mobile phone bills, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. Looking at trends in global mobile data usage, the company’s research highlights the fact...
Mxit mixes it in device arena
South African mobile social network Mxit has released Mxit 7 for feature phones and will add versions for iPhone and iPad later in the week. The launch forms part of a phased rollout which will see Mxit 7 available on Android and BlackBerry devices in the coming...
People as the new differentiators
Technology is proving to be a double edged sword. On the one hand it enables businesses to operate more efficiently than ever before. On the other hand it’s helping to erode the traditional sources of business differentiation. "It’s never been easier or faster for...
Intelligent Energy launches Upp
Intelligent Energy, the global power technology company, has launched Upp – a personal energy device, to charge and power USB-compatible portable electronic devices, such as smartphones, feature phones, e-readers, tablets, portable gaming consoles, as well as digital...
Adapt IT acquires Aquilon
JSE listed Adapt IT has announced that it has acquired 100% of Aquilon, a South African based oil and gas specialist consultancy in a R98-million deal. This strategic acquisition will enhance Adapt IT’s expansion into Africa’s growing energy sector, strengthen the...
Fujitsu announces PrimeQuest evaluation
At Fujitsu Forum, Fujitsu announced a technology evaluation program for PrimeQuest high end servers which extend capacities of in-memory computing up to 12Tb. This means Fujitsu is the first vendor to enable realtime decision-making for large-scale SAP ERP (enterprise...
Technology improves African municipalities
Municipalities across Africa are adopting new technology and ICT (information and communication technology) options in their efforts to increase revenue collection. Increased revenue collection, and the management thereof, will improve the ability of the municipality...
Africa on a mobility growth trajectory
Africa has accounted for about 20% of the new mobile data subscriptions notched up globally in the last quarter. This is one of the findings of the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, which determined that there were about 113-million new mobile subscriptions in the...
The rise and rise of the iWorker
New research commissioned by Japanese IT giant Ricoh indicates that the number of global intelligent workers – reliable and skilled employees with 24x7 access to all the information necessary to meet business and client needs - will increase sharply over the next five...
Seacom enhances SA services
Seacom has made additional major investments in infrastructure across South Africa in order to improve connectivity between major network interconnection points in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Mtunzini and Yzerfontein. These new investments are critical components...
ISPA wins ‘name and shame’ case
The campaign by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) to name and shame spammers received a boost recently when the South Gauteng High Court upheld the organisation’s right to list Ketler Investments (trading as Ketler Presentations) on its Hall of Shame....
Video traffic set for rapid rise in Africa
BlackBerry e-mail and BBM messaging accounts for more than 13% of Internet traffic in Africa and, although video sits at only 6%, it is expected to grow faster on the continent than in any other region. These two key facts emerged from a new Internet traffic trends...
Vox promotes Fat Pipe with Apple TV
Vox Telecom will be giving away an Apple TV to customers that sign up for their new 100Gb and above Fat Pipe ADSL packages between now and 31 January 2014. Fat Pipe is a premium ADSL product that offers high-quality bandwidth at less than R4 per Gb. As an added...