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SA resilience under pressure
Remuneration issues in South Africa’s labour sector, combined with problems with the country’s water and electricity supply, are undermining the economy’s hard-earned resilience. This is according to the latest BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI), which...
AxizWorkgroup wins HP distribution
HP Enterprise Security Products (HP ESP) has appointed AxizWorkgroup as its newest distributor within the South African region. The appointment comes on the back of the vendor’s stated intention to grow its South African and African channel, further cultivate and...
SA will benefit from investment in children
Better school results, increased productivity, long-term economic growth and social cohesion are some of the benefits that South Africa can gain by investing in its children early. These can be achieved by improving maternal and child health and nutrition, supporting...
Orange, Nashua Mobile connect travellers
Orange, in partnership with Nashua Mobile, is now offering services for those travelling to the UK and the Ivory Coast. This follows a previous announcement in June 2013, in which Orange launched a partnership with Nashua Mobile to offer such services for travellers...
Fujitsu launches new mobile devices
Fujitsu has launched an entire portfolio of business-class notebook and tablet PCs. With more than 20 years heritage in innovating tablet PCs that are built for the enterprise but designed for the user, Fujitsu has created a full range of "All New in Touch" devices...
CA launches Nimsoft Monitor Snap
In a move that disrupts the rapidly growing worldwide IT management market for emerging enterprises and departmental/line- of-business customers, CA Southern Africa has announced the availability of CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap - a free, feature-rich version of CA’s...
Popular isn’t best in broadband tech
If 54-million people in Africa use 3G for data connectivity, 3-million people use ADSL and less than 500 000 people use satellite, does this mean 3G is the best option for broadband internet access services? Is the number of subscribers indicative of performance,...
Nology to unveil ZyXEL gateway
The brand new ZyXEL SBG3300-N, which Nology will be unveiling at the MyBroadband Conference 2013, is a device that will create excitement in the small to medium business markets. Supporting ADSL, ADSL2+, VDSL2, Ethernet WAN and 3G/LTE with load balancing or failover,...
Dell unveils new Inspiron products
Dell has announced its updated Inspiron portfolio with a range of new laptops and an all-in-one PC that will be on everyone’s wish list. The new touch-enabled systems offer savvy buyers compelling options for everyday computing from the upscale, feature-rich Inspiron...
How operators benefit from VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) offers proven quality under the right conditions (managed access makes a big difference). It is extremely cost-effective to run and comes with rich unified communications possibilities, says Rob Lith, business development director...
Telkom demos 200Mbps LTE Advanced
Telkom used the MyBroadband conference yesterday to demonstrate the results of its technical trials into high-speed fixed Internet over a 100Mbps GPON-based line, as well as showing mobile broadband over 200Mbps LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation air interface. These...
SA’s IT spending set for 6,3% growth
Overall IT spending in South Africa is set to increase 6,3% year-on-year in 2014 to total $14,59-billion, according to the latest forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). Referencing its recently released South Africa Vertical Markets 2013–2017 IT Spending...
SA’s business confidence gap narrows
A fall in business confidence in fast-growing economies such as South Africa has reduced the gap with mature markets as efficiency becomes the key driver to remaining competitive without compromising on growth. The latest Regus survey reveals that globally firms will...
SA resilience under pressure
Remuneration issues in South Africa’s labour sector, combined with problems with the country’s water and electricity supply, are undermining the economy’s hard-earned resilience. This is according to the latest BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI), which...
AxizWorkgroup wins HP distribution
HP Enterprise Security Products (HP ESP) has appointed AxizWorkgroup as its newest distributor within the South African region. The appointment comes on the back of the vendor’s stated intention to grow its South African and African channel, further cultivate and...
SA will benefit from investment in children
Better school results, increased productivity, long-term economic growth and social cohesion are some of the benefits that South Africa can gain by investing in its children early. These can be achieved by improving maternal and child health and nutrition, supporting...
Orange, Nashua Mobile connect travellers
Orange, in partnership with Nashua Mobile, is now offering services for those travelling to the UK and the Ivory Coast. This follows a previous announcement in June 2013, in which Orange launched a partnership with Nashua Mobile to offer such services for travellers...
Fujitsu launches new mobile devices
Fujitsu has launched an entire portfolio of business-class notebook and tablet PCs. With more than 20 years heritage in innovating tablet PCs that are built for the enterprise but designed for the user, Fujitsu has created a full range of "All New in Touch" devices...
CA launches Nimsoft Monitor Snap
In a move that disrupts the rapidly growing worldwide IT management market for emerging enterprises and departmental/line- of-business customers, CA Southern Africa has announced the availability of CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap - a free, feature-rich version of CA’s...
Popular isn’t best in broadband tech
If 54-million people in Africa use 3G for data connectivity, 3-million people use ADSL and less than 500 000 people use satellite, does this mean 3G is the best option for broadband internet access services? Is the number of subscribers indicative of performance,...