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TAKEALOT.com launches stationery section
TAKEALOT.com is once again pushing the boundaries of South African online retail with the launch of a brand new department – Office & Stationery. With over 3700 new products from 42 top brand names, customers can shop for anything from ballpoint pens to...
WD Sentinel RX4100 addresses SMB market
WD, a Western Digital company and leader in digital storage solutions has expanded its product portfolio addressing small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) with the addition of the WD Sentinel RX4100, its first 1U rack-mount small business storage server. “Following...
The logistics of hosting large events
In 2014, Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup, an extravaganza of epic proportions, where football players and football fans the world over converge to watch and celebrate the beautiful game. In 2010 here in South Africa, we saw more than 310 000 tourists converge...
Why companies need IT to combat fraud
Information technology is an essential tool for combating fraud. Without using the predictive power of analytics, it isn’t possible to prevent fraud before it happens, says Colin Hill, senior solution manager, Financial Crimes and Risk Solutions, SAS South Africa. The...
Cloud adoption will impact accountants
At Sage Pastel we’re paying a lot of attention to accounting over the internet and also to mobility, both of which are a direct benefit of cloud computing, says Steven Cohen, MD, Sage Pastel Accounting. We recognise that this is the most fundamental shift in how...
HP unveils powerful thin client
HP recently announced its most powerful thin client solution, the HP t820 Flexible Series Thin Client, to help businesses thrive with outstanding performance, security and manageability. HP also announced support for new NVIDIA GRID cards for the HP WS460c Generation...
Kaspersky secures mobile Android devices
Kaspersky Lab announces the release of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android locally, a powerful protection solution for smartphones and tablets running Android, the world’s most popular mobile operating system. The number of Internet-enabled mobile devices keeps...
Orange, Weinmann develop homecareONLINE
In close co-operation, Orange Business Services and Weinmann, a global manufacturer of therapeutic system solutions in sleep medicine and ventilation, have developed homecareONLINE, a fully-integrated, end-to-end connected medical device solution for sleep therapy....
Fujitsu reduces data centre costs
Fujitsu has enabled businesses to drive competitive advantage by delivering the efficiency and reliability they need while exponentially reducing the lion’s share of data centre costs – over 80% – that result from operating infrastructure and introducing new...
Intel aims to stay on top
Intel is re-inventing itself to keeps its leadership status in rapidly-changing market segments that are seeing game-changing transitions. These range from data centres to ultra-mobile devices such as tablets, phones and wearables, according to Intel CEO Brian...
Sun power lets Tembisa school aim high
Phomolong Secondary School in Tembisa has become the first school to be connected to one of Samsung’s Solar Power Generators. The generator will power the school’s administration block, which accounts for over 90% of its total electricity consumption. Samsung also...
Deadline for employment equity returns looms
All designated employers who employ 50 or more employees or whose turnover value exceeds the annual thresholds must submit Employment Equity reports this year. Employers may deliver printed reports to their nearest Labour Centre before 01 October 2013. Manual...
IPv6 – the Internet protocol with a twist
The adoption and overall success of a new global technology are often driven by a number of factors such as user acceptance, infrastructure readiness or even accessibility, says Dean Young, senior sales Consultant Telecommunications at T-Systems in South Africa....
TAKEALOT.com launches stationery section
TAKEALOT.com is once again pushing the boundaries of South African online retail with the launch of a brand new department – Office & Stationery. With over 3700 new products from 42 top brand names, customers can shop for anything from ballpoint pens to...
WD Sentinel RX4100 addresses SMB market
WD, a Western Digital company and leader in digital storage solutions has expanded its product portfolio addressing small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) with the addition of the WD Sentinel RX4100, its first 1U rack-mount small business storage server. “Following...
The logistics of hosting large events
In 2014, Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup, an extravaganza of epic proportions, where football players and football fans the world over converge to watch and celebrate the beautiful game. In 2010 here in South Africa, we saw more than 310 000 tourists converge...
Why companies need IT to combat fraud
Information technology is an essential tool for combating fraud. Without using the predictive power of analytics, it isn’t possible to prevent fraud before it happens, says Colin Hill, senior solution manager, Financial Crimes and Risk Solutions, SAS South Africa. The...
Cloud adoption will impact accountants
At Sage Pastel we’re paying a lot of attention to accounting over the internet and also to mobility, both of which are a direct benefit of cloud computing, says Steven Cohen, MD, Sage Pastel Accounting. We recognise that this is the most fundamental shift in how...
HP unveils powerful thin client
HP recently announced its most powerful thin client solution, the HP t820 Flexible Series Thin Client, to help businesses thrive with outstanding performance, security and manageability. HP also announced support for new NVIDIA GRID cards for the HP WS460c Generation...
Kaspersky secures mobile Android devices
Kaspersky Lab announces the release of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android locally, a powerful protection solution for smartphones and tablets running Android, the world’s most popular mobile operating system. The number of Internet-enabled mobile devices keeps...