Technology News
IS Ignite launches cloud service for SMEs
Internet Solutions (IS) Ignite has launched a public cloud solution targeted at the South African SME market. Cloud Server is affordable and flexible enough for businesses in the SME market segment, and delivers enterprise-level reliability, scalability and uptime,...
Pinnacle finalises Datacentrix acquisition
The last remaining conditions regarding Pinnacle Holdings’ acquisition of part of Datacentrix have been met, and the deal is now finalised. Competition Authority approval was granted on 30 October, and the acquisition is now unconditional, with Pinnacle now holding...
Leveraging big data for claims processing
Short-term insurance and medical aid companies in Africa are under extreme pressure to keep up with the growing volumes of claims, with vital information embedded in faxes, e-mails, handwritten notes and phone calls that have pertinent information which need to be...
Consumers shape the future of television
Connectivity and convergence are increasingly becoming a core part of consumer’s day-to-day lives, with television just one such example where consumer need and demand is beginning to shape how these devices are used. According to Lance Berger, head of Product...
AOC launches 16:10 monitors
Display specialist AOC launches three new 61cm (24-inch) monitors in the format 16:10. The series 60 models from the AOC Professional Line deliver a WUXGA resolution of 1 920 x 1 200 pixels, adding valuable desktop space in height compared to the widespread 16:9 Full...
Ericsson showcases voice over LTE solution
Ericsson is showcasing voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology at the Transform Africa conference that is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, between 28 and 31 October. Transform Africa 2013 is co-hosted by Rwandan President, Honourable Paul Kagame and Secretary General of the...
ElegantFoil & Print uses Xerox press
ElegantFoil & Print, a family-owned hot foil stamping and general print finishing business, is the first company in South Africa to acquire a Xerox Colour J75 press from DigiPress, together with support from Bytes Document Solutions, the authorised Xerox...
SA technology enables realtime management
By no means do managers have an easy task ahead of them. The challenges they face when it comes to inspiring a workforce are immense, from employing and keeping their staff motivated, to keeping up with technology which changes at a rapid rate while using admin...
Veeam announces record Q3 2013 results
Veeam Software, innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualisation management solutions for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, has announced record results for the third quarter of 2013 (Q3 13), continuing its expansion in all major global markets as the...
Taylor Wimpey rolls out QlikView solution
QlikView has announced that one of the largest homebuilders in the UK, Taylor Wimpey, has selected the QlikView Business Discovery platform for sales, land, commercial, and financial performance analysis. Formed by the merger of George Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow,...
Global economic recovery on the cards
The global economy is possibly poised for an extended recovery period, with the US showing the way and the Eurozone still having quite a way to go. This is according to Old Mutual Equities Strategist, Graham Bell, speaking at the Old Mutual Investment Group Q3...
Social media, cloud change security needs
The Nexus of Forces is transforming the approach towards information security as new requirements are brought about by social, mobile, cloud and information, according to Gartner. Gartner predicts that traditional security models will be strained to the point that, by...
Governments commit to open partnering
More than 1 000 people, representing countries with populations of 1,94-billion, and hundreds of civil society and multilateral organisations, are coming together in London for the Open Government Partnerships’ (OGP) Summit today and tomorrow (31 October and 1...
IS Ignite launches cloud service for SMEs
Internet Solutions (IS) Ignite has launched a public cloud solution targeted at the South African SME market. Cloud Server is affordable and flexible enough for businesses in the SME market segment, and delivers enterprise-level reliability, scalability and uptime,...
Pinnacle finalises Datacentrix acquisition
The last remaining conditions regarding Pinnacle Holdings’ acquisition of part of Datacentrix have been met, and the deal is now finalised. Competition Authority approval was granted on 30 October, and the acquisition is now unconditional, with Pinnacle now holding...
Leveraging big data for claims processing
Short-term insurance and medical aid companies in Africa are under extreme pressure to keep up with the growing volumes of claims, with vital information embedded in faxes, e-mails, handwritten notes and phone calls that have pertinent information which need to be...
Consumers shape the future of television
Connectivity and convergence are increasingly becoming a core part of consumer’s day-to-day lives, with television just one such example where consumer need and demand is beginning to shape how these devices are used. According to Lance Berger, head of Product...
AOC launches 16:10 monitors
Display specialist AOC launches three new 61cm (24-inch) monitors in the format 16:10. The series 60 models from the AOC Professional Line deliver a WUXGA resolution of 1 920 x 1 200 pixels, adding valuable desktop space in height compared to the widespread 16:9 Full...
Ericsson showcases voice over LTE solution
Ericsson is showcasing voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology at the Transform Africa conference that is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, between 28 and 31 October. Transform Africa 2013 is co-hosted by Rwandan President, Honourable Paul Kagame and Secretary General of the...
ElegantFoil & Print uses Xerox press
ElegantFoil & Print, a family-owned hot foil stamping and general print finishing business, is the first company in South Africa to acquire a Xerox Colour J75 press from DigiPress, together with support from Bytes Document Solutions, the authorised Xerox...