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globetom named a Red Hat Premier partner
South African ICT provider globetom has been appointed as a Red Hat Premier Business Partner; a status held by only a handful of local companies. As a premier partner which specialises in Red Hat Infrastructure, globetom is regarded as an expert business partner...
How big is big data?
A client recently complained that he was struggling with a reporting requirement because his technology platform could not cope with big data. Upon investigation it was found that he was dealing with approximately 20 million rows from a relatively small table, says...
Smart collaboration could help government
Private-public sector collaboration, underpinned by smart technologies, stand to significantly reduce South Africa’s crime levels, says IBM South Africa. Speaking from GovTech 2013, IBM South Africa sales lead Hamilton Ratshefola noted that the most recent crime...
Intervate, AvePoint introduce SharePoint kit
Intervate, South Africa’s foremost provider of Enterprise Information Management (EIM) and Microsoft SharePoint solutions, has collaborated with AvePoint, the leader in governance, compliance, and management solutions for social enterprise collaboration platforms, to...
IS Mozambique supports prepaid roll-out
Internet Solutions Mozambique has embarked on the implementation of the second phase of state electricity supplier Electricidade de Moçambique’s (EDM) extensive metering and vending upgrade. Following the successful roll-out of the first phase in Maputo and surrounds,...
Winds of change at SITA
Although the State IT Agency (SITA) is behind in implementing its turnaround plan, there is a new spirit of innovation and partnering at the organisation. With a new board and new CEO having taken over recently, the original turnaround plan can be said to have...
Telkom CFO suspended
The board of Telkom has suspended the company’s chief financial officer, Jacques Schindehütte, pending a disciplinary process. The board was recently made aware of certain allegations and appointed an independent law firm to investigate them. The results of the...
African smartphone shipments set to double
Smartphone shipments to Africa were up 21,5% year-on-year for Q2 2013, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). Referencing its most recent Middle East and Africa Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the leading global market intelligence...
Channel key in mid-market
Mark Davison at Dell’s Technology Camp, Paris – While Dell’s direct model in South Africa will continue to play a crucial role for the company, it is looking to involve the local channel in more aspects of its business. John Coulston, director of Global Commercial...
Dell addresses today’s security ills
Mark Davison at Dell’s Technology Camp, Paris – It wouldn’t be a technology camp without new technology and Dell has used the opportunity in Paris this week to launch a slew of new products as it looks to transform, connect, inform and protect customers. One of the...
Infor unveils new Rhythm platform
Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70 000 customers, has announced Infor Rhythm, a cloud-based e-commerce platform. Infor Rhythm is built on a complete and proven e-commerce platform and now complemented with beautiful designs...
The cloud is here to stay
Today’s extremely competitive business landscape sees enterprises, both big and small, desperately seeking opportunities to cut costs, improve productivities and gain competitive advantage. Many are looking to IT as a way to realise these goals, and in particular,...
DVT, FICO bring Blaze Advisor to SA
Specialist software and services company DVT and leading analytics software company FICO have announced a strategic partnership that will see DVT market, implement and support FICO’s business rules management system Blaze Advisor in South Africa. The partnership comes...
globetom named a Red Hat Premier partner
South African ICT provider globetom has been appointed as a Red Hat Premier Business Partner; a status held by only a handful of local companies. As a premier partner which specialises in Red Hat Infrastructure, globetom is regarded as an expert business partner...
How big is big data?
A client recently complained that he was struggling with a reporting requirement because his technology platform could not cope with big data. Upon investigation it was found that he was dealing with approximately 20 million rows from a relatively small table, says...
Smart collaboration could help government
Private-public sector collaboration, underpinned by smart technologies, stand to significantly reduce South Africa’s crime levels, says IBM South Africa. Speaking from GovTech 2013, IBM South Africa sales lead Hamilton Ratshefola noted that the most recent crime...
Intervate, AvePoint introduce SharePoint kit
Intervate, South Africa’s foremost provider of Enterprise Information Management (EIM) and Microsoft SharePoint solutions, has collaborated with AvePoint, the leader in governance, compliance, and management solutions for social enterprise collaboration platforms, to...
IS Mozambique supports prepaid roll-out
Internet Solutions Mozambique has embarked on the implementation of the second phase of state electricity supplier Electricidade de Moçambique’s (EDM) extensive metering and vending upgrade. Following the successful roll-out of the first phase in Maputo and surrounds,...
Winds of change at SITA
Although the State IT Agency (SITA) is behind in implementing its turnaround plan, there is a new spirit of innovation and partnering at the organisation. With a new board and new CEO having taken over recently, the original turnaround plan can be said to have...
Telkom CFO suspended
The board of Telkom has suspended the company’s chief financial officer, Jacques Schindehütte, pending a disciplinary process. The board was recently made aware of certain allegations and appointed an independent law firm to investigate them. The results of the...