Technology News
Massive growth for integrated storage
The worldwide integrated infrastructure and platforms market experienced an impressive 50,2% year-over-year factory value growth during the second calendar quarter of 2013 (2Q13), totalling $1,3-billion in system sales. According to the International Data Corporation...
Cape Town welcomes fibre network
Conduct Telecommunications has launched its first fibre-ready area in Cape Town. Having provisioned open-access fibre to several businesses in Claremont, Conduct plans to soon expand to commercial precincts in Stellenbosch, Westlake, Muizenburg, Tygerberg, Bellville...
Plastic is fantastic in electronics
Although Apple’s iPhone line is a latecomer to the plastic party - with the company introducing its first polycarbonate-enclosed model just last week - the use of plastic resin in the cellphone market is already a multibillion-dollar business, with tremendous growth...
Youngsters excel at Computer Olympiad
Yaseen Mowzer, a Grade 9 learner at Fairbairn College, Goodwood, Cape Town succeeded in beating all but one of the 4 747 entries in this year’s Standard Bank Programming Olympiad. He was beaten only by Gold Medal winner Guy Paterson-Jones, a Grade 12 learner at...
Cell C to sponsor The Sharks
Cell C is to become the Sharks’ new title sponsor in a three-year deal, effective from 1 January 2014. This sponsorship will see the Cell C brand carried on the playing kit of The Sharks professional teams, The KwaZulu-Natal amateur and schools teams as well as The...
Cellfind targets Africa for LBS growth
Blue Label Telecoms subsidiary Cellfind plans to establish itself as the continent’s location-based services (LBS) aggregator of choice by providing robust, flexible and affordable solutions to the market. The South African company will provide its GSM LBS technology...
McMethod’s top project management tips
Projects tend to come and go, whereas the very best project managers can leave a lasting legacy – if they follow a proven recipe, a guideline of what constitutes quality from those in the know. Tony McManus, MD from project management specialist McManus Consulting,...
Argos, eBay pilot the future of retail
The tie-up between Argos and eBay is the dawn of a new kind of retail environment and could spark more partnerships, according to Associate Professor of Marketing & Strategic Management Scott Dacko. Home Retail Group Plc’s Argos is trialling a partnership with the...
Video surveillance creates opportunities
Video surveillance is increasingly gaining the attention of businesses as a means to reduce crime such as theft and even increase productivity. In earlier days, these companies would identify a suitable security reseller to provide them with a solution that runs on...
Oracle adds cloud marketplace
Continuing its commitment to offer the industry’s broadest and most advanced cloud portfolio, Oracle introduced the Oracle Cloud Marketplace, a global marketplace where partners can publish applications and customers can browse through and discover new solutions to...
Security threat keeps getting bigger
Kathy Gibson reports from London - Organisations are already battling to stay ahead of the IT security game – and millions of new hackers are poised to enter the market as emerging markets become connected. Andrzej Kawalec, global chief technology officer: enterprise...
White hat hackers on the front line
Kathy Gibson reports from London - White hat hackers are leading the charge against cyber threats, having uncovered well over 2 000 threats and earning over $8-billion in the last eight years on the HP Zero Day Initiative alone. Jacob West, chief technology officer of...
Cisco, Facebook to work together
Cisco has announced a collaboration with Facebook that helps businesses increase brand recognition and proactively target promotions and advertisements based on customer preferences and demographics using WiFi. The Cisco Connected Mobile Experience (CMX) with Facebook...
Massive growth for integrated storage
The worldwide integrated infrastructure and platforms market experienced an impressive 50,2% year-over-year factory value growth during the second calendar quarter of 2013 (2Q13), totalling $1,3-billion in system sales. According to the International Data Corporation...
Cape Town welcomes fibre network
Conduct Telecommunications has launched its first fibre-ready area in Cape Town. Having provisioned open-access fibre to several businesses in Claremont, Conduct plans to soon expand to commercial precincts in Stellenbosch, Westlake, Muizenburg, Tygerberg, Bellville...
Plastic is fantastic in electronics
Although Apple’s iPhone line is a latecomer to the plastic party - with the company introducing its first polycarbonate-enclosed model just last week - the use of plastic resin in the cellphone market is already a multibillion-dollar business, with tremendous growth...
Youngsters excel at Computer Olympiad
Yaseen Mowzer, a Grade 9 learner at Fairbairn College, Goodwood, Cape Town succeeded in beating all but one of the 4 747 entries in this year’s Standard Bank Programming Olympiad. He was beaten only by Gold Medal winner Guy Paterson-Jones, a Grade 12 learner at...
Cell C to sponsor The Sharks
Cell C is to become the Sharks’ new title sponsor in a three-year deal, effective from 1 January 2014. This sponsorship will see the Cell C brand carried on the playing kit of The Sharks professional teams, The KwaZulu-Natal amateur and schools teams as well as The...
Cellfind targets Africa for LBS growth
Blue Label Telecoms subsidiary Cellfind plans to establish itself as the continent’s location-based services (LBS) aggregator of choice by providing robust, flexible and affordable solutions to the market. The South African company will provide its GSM LBS technology...
McMethod’s top project management tips
Projects tend to come and go, whereas the very best project managers can leave a lasting legacy – if they follow a proven recipe, a guideline of what constitutes quality from those in the know. Tony McManus, MD from project management specialist McManus Consulting,...