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XDSL expands data centre facility
Local Internet service provider (ISP) XDSL has expanded its data centre by an additional 600 square metres, bolstering its existing data centre facility. This will enable the provider to expand its service offering in the network and infrastructure space. These...
Search is on for new SA musical talent
Cell C has partnered with music channel Trace Urban in a bid to unlock South Africa’s musical talent. With more than 6-million viewers monthly and the accolade of the Sunday Times Generation Next award for “coolest music channel” four years in a row, Trace Urban can...
Solving data residency issues
The industry has been talking about the benefits of cloud computing and BYOD for some time. However, as jurisdictional and regulatory controls tighten, questions about where data is stored, and how it’s protected are being raised. Different countries have different...
Cellfind launches LBS workforce management
Cellfind, a subsidiary of Blue Label Telecom, has introduced a set of location based service (LBS) workforce and asset management solutions to help enterprises increase efficiency improve productivity and reduce costs. Quentin Joubert, product manager at Cellfind,...
WD develops Red drives
The network attached entry level storage market is expected to grow at an 86.2% CAGR between 2011 and 2016, according to John Rydning, IDC’s Research vice president for hard disk drives. With this expected phenomenal increase the channel needs to make sure they...
Social media as a contact centre
Could social media in its mainstream form become the go-to technology for customer service? The Gartner Group certainly thinks so. In a research paper published in April, Social Media for CRM Will Force a Shift From Contact Centres to Customer Engagement Centres, VP...
Vodacom Mozambique orders eCentre
Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and pre-fabricated data centres for the ICT industry, has received a multi-million dollar order from Vodacom Mozambique for its modular and pre-fabricated data centre eCentre. Vodacom...
Unpacking the business analyst toolbox
Software development company BBD recently hosted an International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) event in Cape Town. The event was fully subscribed and attended by analysts from various companies and vertical markets. The IIBA is an independent, non-profit...
Genesys wins Frost & Sullivan accolades
Based on its recent analysis of the workload management market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Genesys with the 2013 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation in Workload Management. Businesses of every type are realising that they need to consider...
The challenges of a smart grid
It is no secret that South Africa’s national power grid is under severe pressure, and the country’s energy supply is unreliable and insecure. In Winter months the grid at times gets alarmingly close to the brink of shutdown. Power utility, Eskom, is faced with ongoing...
IBM commits $1bn to Linux
IBM has announced plans to invest $1-billion in new Linux and open source technologies for IBM's Power Systems servers. The investment aims to help clients capitalise on big data and cloud computing with modern systems built to handle the new wave of applications...
MasterCard, EFL to promote small business
MasterCard and the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab (EFL) have announced a global partnership to promote small business (SMB) growth in developing countries. The partnership provides international issuers in developing markets with new tools to help improve credit...
More printer declines in Europe
Weakening demand among consumers caused the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market to decline by 10,3% year on year in Q2 2013, according global research and consulting company IDC, with just over 1,69-million units shipped. "The continuing...
XDSL expands data centre facility
Local Internet service provider (ISP) XDSL has expanded its data centre by an additional 600 square metres, bolstering its existing data centre facility. This will enable the provider to expand its service offering in the network and infrastructure space. These...
Search is on for new SA musical talent
Cell C has partnered with music channel Trace Urban in a bid to unlock South Africa’s musical talent. With more than 6-million viewers monthly and the accolade of the Sunday Times Generation Next award for “coolest music channel” four years in a row, Trace Urban can...
Solving data residency issues
The industry has been talking about the benefits of cloud computing and BYOD for some time. However, as jurisdictional and regulatory controls tighten, questions about where data is stored, and how it’s protected are being raised. Different countries have different...
Cellfind launches LBS workforce management
Cellfind, a subsidiary of Blue Label Telecom, has introduced a set of location based service (LBS) workforce and asset management solutions to help enterprises increase efficiency improve productivity and reduce costs. Quentin Joubert, product manager at Cellfind,...
WD develops Red drives
The network attached entry level storage market is expected to grow at an 86.2% CAGR between 2011 and 2016, according to John Rydning, IDC’s Research vice president for hard disk drives. With this expected phenomenal increase the channel needs to make sure they...
Social media as a contact centre
Could social media in its mainstream form become the go-to technology for customer service? The Gartner Group certainly thinks so. In a research paper published in April, Social Media for CRM Will Force a Shift From Contact Centres to Customer Engagement Centres, VP...
Vodacom Mozambique orders eCentre
Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and pre-fabricated data centres for the ICT industry, has received a multi-million dollar order from Vodacom Mozambique for its modular and pre-fabricated data centre eCentre. Vodacom...