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Intervate announces Telkom Knockout app
Intervate, South Africa's foremost provider of Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solutions, partnered up with Microsoft to develop the Telkom Knockout Tournament Application which now available for download on Windows 8 mobile phone. The Telkom Knockout...
Bytes SI offers biometric keyboard solution
Passwords are vulnerable because people tend to forget them, share them or write them down to remember. They are easy to decode and people often use personal information in the passwords, making it even easier to break them if the attacker has any knowledge of the...
SA partner scoops VMware EMEA award
By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona - Ubuntu has been singled out as VMware’s Upcoming Partner of the Year for EMEA. The company was nominated by the regional VMware team, and judged against nominations from other regions. Benjamin Caller, senior director: EMEA marketing...
VMware simplifies partner programme
By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona - VMware has launched a new partner programme, significantly simplifying the way resellers do business with the software company. Benjamin Caller, senior director: EMEA marketing partners and market segments at VMware, tells IT-Online that...
Virtualisation gets real on mobile devices
By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona - Mobile workers are increasingly using a variety of devices to access their applications and data – from PCs and laptops to tablets and smartphones; even smart cars and machines that haven’t been thought of yet will soon be used as access...
Poor Datatec results blamed on Westcon
Datatec has shown a slight improvement in revenues in its latest half-year results, blaming the poor performance of its Westcon North American operations and, in particular, problems that business has had implementing a new ERP system for its mediocre results. The...
Credit card data breach addressed
Following the discovery of what is already being described as the country’s biggest breach of credit card data, the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) has reacted swiftly to reassure cardholders that they “have no need for concern”. PASA says that...
Avoid penalties as tax deadline looms
All companies, small, medium and large, have to submit their SARS interim reconciliation returns for the period 1 March to 31 August 2013 before the end of this month and, should they not make the 31 October deadline, they will have to pay penalties to SARS. Sage...
LFP market contracts in CEMA
The large format printer (LFP) market in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMA) region declined 10,7% in volume and 5,1% in value year-on-year in the first half of 2013, according to IDC. The analyst group says LFP shipments exceeded 16,300...
Outsourcing R&D boosts innovation
Businesses that outsource research and development (R&D) overseas are more likely to innovate than those who outsource at home, according to new research. Professor Michael Mol, of Warwick Business School, and Associate Professor Olivier Bertrand, of SKEMA...
Biometric security protects mobile banking
Increasing rates of identity theft and related fraud is fuelling the demand for the application of biometric technology, specifically as e-verification tools for online and mobile banking. According to experts within the identity management industry, aside from the...
Apps are changing enterprise development
Enterprise systems design and development has been turned on its head thanks to the rise in mobile applications. Instead of being just another external client, mobile apps are pushing companies to rethink the way they design and roll out their internal applications,...
2014 Kaspersky products available from Kolok
Kolok SA, an official Kaspersky Lab partner, has announced the immediate availability of Kaspersky Internet Security - multi-device 2014, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 and Kaspersky Internet Security for Android to the South African channel. The Kaspersky Lab 2014 home...
Intervate announces Telkom Knockout app
Intervate, South Africa's foremost provider of Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solutions, partnered up with Microsoft to develop the Telkom Knockout Tournament Application which now available for download on Windows 8 mobile phone. The Telkom Knockout...
Bytes SI offers biometric keyboard solution
Passwords are vulnerable because people tend to forget them, share them or write them down to remember. They are easy to decode and people often use personal information in the passwords, making it even easier to break them if the attacker has any knowledge of the...
SA partner scoops VMware EMEA award
By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona - Ubuntu has been singled out as VMware’s Upcoming Partner of the Year for EMEA. The company was nominated by the regional VMware team, and judged against nominations from other regions. Benjamin Caller, senior director: EMEA marketing...
VMware simplifies partner programme
By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona - VMware has launched a new partner programme, significantly simplifying the way resellers do business with the software company. Benjamin Caller, senior director: EMEA marketing partners and market segments at VMware, tells IT-Online that...
Virtualisation gets real on mobile devices
By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona - Mobile workers are increasingly using a variety of devices to access their applications and data – from PCs and laptops to tablets and smartphones; even smart cars and machines that haven’t been thought of yet will soon be used as access...
Poor Datatec results blamed on Westcon
Datatec has shown a slight improvement in revenues in its latest half-year results, blaming the poor performance of its Westcon North American operations and, in particular, problems that business has had implementing a new ERP system for its mediocre results. The...
Credit card data breach addressed
Following the discovery of what is already being described as the country’s biggest breach of credit card data, the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) has reacted swiftly to reassure cardholders that they “have no need for concern”. PASA says that...