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SA business confidence still down
The South African Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SACCI) Business Confidence Index (BCI) for September 2013 improved slightly by 0.9 index point from 90.5 in August to 91.4 in September 2013. This is the first time in five months that the BCI moved above the level...
New recharge promotion from MTN
MTN SA has re-launched its Pay-As-You-Go Call Per Second (CPS) Recharge Giveback promotion. Customers subscribed to the CPS Recharge Giveback price plan can now accumulate better and bigger free airtime recharge givebacks which they can redeem over weekends. Through...
Samsung and The Kleek seek young designers
South Africa’s young designers are being given an opportunity to showcase their creative skills by entering the design competition, Skin our Headies. Participating designers are given free rein to express themselves and bring the fresh bold style of The Kleek to life...
Telkom frees data for movies and gaming
Telkom is to offer SoftCap customers uncapped data for video and gaming services. “As devices evolve and video streaming gains popularity we know that to be relevant we must deliver on the data demands that will enable this trend. We must embrace the data explosion to...
QlikView boosts customers’ BI
QlikView has announced the launch of its Qlik Customer Success Framework to help customers progressively optimise how they use data as a strategic resource. This builds on the company’s QlikView. Next strategic roadmap to transform the BI market through its Natural...
MicroStrategy 9 BI SAP HANA certified
MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms, announced today that the SAP Integration and Certification Centre (SAP ICC) has certified that the MicroStrategy 9 BI platform integrates with the SAP HANA platform....
Software resellers still needed in cloud era
Ever since the cloud has appeared and rapidly expanded, many have warned that it would rain on the parade of several ICT channel players, even threatening to wash some of them away entirely. Those said to be especially at risk of extinction due to the advent of the...
Better bandwidth increases DDoS risk
On the flipside of the bandwidth boom in South Africa there has been a significant increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks at an application level in the country, says Perry Hutton, regional director – Africa, Fortinet. Until recently, distributed...
SUSE Cloud 2.0 aids cloud deployment
Based on OpenStack Grizzly, SUSE Cloud 2.0 provides users with the capability to set up a mixed hypervisor private cloud evironment which can be rapidly deployed and easily managed. “It is a solution that that helps enterprises to become more agile while reducing IT...
Océ launches PRISMAprepare 6.1
Océ South Africa, a leader in digital document management and delivery, has announced the launch of PRISMAprepare version 6.1, the company’s latest generation of all-in-one document preparation software. This solution streamlines the make-ready process from...
Icasa drops mobile termination rates
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has decided on the future of both mobile and fixed termination rates for the next three years, based on a review of industry conditions. Currently, termination to a mobile location is R0,40, dropping to...
Intel launches new processor in SA
Intel has launched its 4th generation Intel Core i processor family in South Africa, enabling a new generation of ultrabook devices and two-in-one systems that deliver a PC and tablet experience in one device. Vince Resente, territory manager for South and sub-Saharan...
Canada wants to lure SA entrepreneurs
Canada is actively recruiting foreign entrepreneurs with a Start-up Visa Programme introduced by the Canadian government to assist qualified entrepreneurs interested in relocating to Canada. Introducing the visa, Jason Kenney, Canadian Immigration Minister, says that...
SA business confidence still down
The South African Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SACCI) Business Confidence Index (BCI) for September 2013 improved slightly by 0.9 index point from 90.5 in August to 91.4 in September 2013. This is the first time in five months that the BCI moved above the level...
New recharge promotion from MTN
MTN SA has re-launched its Pay-As-You-Go Call Per Second (CPS) Recharge Giveback promotion. Customers subscribed to the CPS Recharge Giveback price plan can now accumulate better and bigger free airtime recharge givebacks which they can redeem over weekends. Through...
Samsung and The Kleek seek young designers
South Africa’s young designers are being given an opportunity to showcase their creative skills by entering the design competition, Skin our Headies. Participating designers are given free rein to express themselves and bring the fresh bold style of The Kleek to life...
Telkom frees data for movies and gaming
Telkom is to offer SoftCap customers uncapped data for video and gaming services. “As devices evolve and video streaming gains popularity we know that to be relevant we must deliver on the data demands that will enable this trend. We must embrace the data explosion to...
QlikView boosts customers’ BI
QlikView has announced the launch of its Qlik Customer Success Framework to help customers progressively optimise how they use data as a strategic resource. This builds on the company’s QlikView. Next strategic roadmap to transform the BI market through its Natural...
MicroStrategy 9 BI SAP HANA certified
MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms, announced today that the SAP Integration and Certification Centre (SAP ICC) has certified that the MicroStrategy 9 BI platform integrates with the SAP HANA platform....
Software resellers still needed in cloud era
Ever since the cloud has appeared and rapidly expanded, many have warned that it would rain on the parade of several ICT channel players, even threatening to wash some of them away entirely. Those said to be especially at risk of extinction due to the advent of the...