Technology News
Apple debuts colourful new iPhones
Apple has launched two new iPhones: the iPhone 5s, featuring 64-bit desktop-class performance; and the less expensive iPhone 5c. However, the much-anticipated launch – almost a year after the last iPhone upgrade – left some analysts disappointed. Ronald Klingebiel,...
Apple debuts iOS 7 for iPad, iPhone, iPod
Apple yesterday launched iOS 7, featuring a redesigned user interface, which will be available from today for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users as a free software update. New features in iOS 7 include Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking,...
Phoenix adds Corel distribution
Phoenix Distribution has been appointed a key local Corel distribution partner. The company has already made the full range of Corel products available to its resellers and retail partners, and will be looking to grow the footprint of the brand in South Africa and...
Cisco strengthens African leadership team
Cisco has promoted David Meads to the role of Cisco’s vice-president for Africa, responsible for the sales operations and go-to-market model across the continent. Sabrina Dar becomes GM: sales for East Africa (including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia)...
SecureData to distribute AlgoSec in SSA
AlgoSec, a vendor of security policy management, has appointed SecureData Africa, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSE-listed SecureData Holdings, as its first value-added distributor for the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region. “Partnering with AlgoSec extends our portfolio...
EOH grows revenue 40%, profit up 49%
EOH has reported a 40% increase in group revenue, to R5,086-billion, for the year ended 31 July 2013. Profit after tax increased by 49% to R331-million, while headline earnings per share (HEPS) was up 34% to 339 cents. “EOH is now one of the strongest players in the...
Slower growth for mobile phones
The Western European mobile phone market grew in the second quarter of 2013, but declined from the first quarter this year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Total shipments increased 2,6% year on year to 43,3-million units, according to IDC's Europe,...
Intel debuts faster Xeon processors
Intel has showed its new Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 v2 product family, which offers up to 45% greater efficiency and up to 50% more performance compared to the previous generation. The processors are designed for use in the server, storage and networking...
US, China lead in tech innovation
Technology executives worldwide believe that the US and China are the top two countries with the greatest potential to drive technology breakthroughs that will have a global impact in the next four years, according to the Global Technology Innovation survey by KPMG....
SA connects with social media
Facebook has become the biggest social network in South Africa, seeing its strongest growth yet in the past year, according to the SA Social Media Landscape 2014 research study, by World Wide Worx and Fuseware. The study showed that Facebook has 9,4-million active...
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...
Apple debuts colourful new iPhones
Apple has launched two new iPhones: the iPhone 5s, featuring 64-bit desktop-class performance; and the less expensive iPhone 5c. However, the much-anticipated launch – almost a year after the last iPhone upgrade – left some analysts disappointed. Ronald Klingebiel,...
Apple debuts iOS 7 for iPad, iPhone, iPod
Apple yesterday launched iOS 7, featuring a redesigned user interface, which will be available from today for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users as a free software update. New features in iOS 7 include Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking,...
Phoenix adds Corel distribution
Phoenix Distribution has been appointed a key local Corel distribution partner. The company has already made the full range of Corel products available to its resellers and retail partners, and will be looking to grow the footprint of the brand in South Africa and...
Cisco strengthens African leadership team
Cisco has promoted David Meads to the role of Cisco’s vice-president for Africa, responsible for the sales operations and go-to-market model across the continent. Sabrina Dar becomes GM: sales for East Africa (including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia)...
SecureData to distribute AlgoSec in SSA
AlgoSec, a vendor of security policy management, has appointed SecureData Africa, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSE-listed SecureData Holdings, as its first value-added distributor for the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region. “Partnering with AlgoSec extends our portfolio...
EOH grows revenue 40%, profit up 49%
EOH has reported a 40% increase in group revenue, to R5,086-billion, for the year ended 31 July 2013. Profit after tax increased by 49% to R331-million, while headline earnings per share (HEPS) was up 34% to 339 cents. “EOH is now one of the strongest players in the...
Slower growth for mobile phones
The Western European mobile phone market grew in the second quarter of 2013, but declined from the first quarter this year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Total shipments increased 2,6% year on year to 43,3-million units, according to IDC's Europe,...