Technology News
Huawei Ascend P6 wins award
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, was recognised at the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) awards last Friday in Berlin, Germany. The Huawei Ascend P6, launched in South Africa in August this year,...
Oracle releases ZS3 Series storage
Oracle’s latest ZFS Storage Appliances, the ZS3 Series, enable customers to significantly improve operational efficiencies, reduce data centre costs, and increase business application performance. Powered by an advanced cache architecture and multi-threaded SMP OS,...
Network Platforms offers free rack space
In celebration of its milestone 10th year of operation, national IT solutions provider Network Platforms is offering clients in Johannesburg and Cape Town free rack space in Teraco. The once-off limited offer is exclusive to Johannesburg and Cape Town and subject to...
Q4 employment positive in SA
South African employers are cautiously optimistic for the fourth quarter 2013 in the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Nationally, employers expect some opportunities for job seekers this quarter as South Africa's seasonally adjusted Net Employment Outlook stands at...
Global employment set to remain static
Global hiring conditions are expected to remain stable for the remainder of 2013, but Manpower Group’s fourth-quarter Manpower Employment Outlook survey, released today, reveals few signs that global hiring momentum will improve by any notable degree. This quarter’s...
Fujitsu announces LIFEBOOK additions
At IFA Berlin Fujitsu announced two additions to the LIFEBOOK U Series line-up, including a flagship new touchscreen ultrabook based on latest fourth generation Intel Core processor technology. With these new models, Fujitsu is offering a wider-than-ever choice of...
Xhosa version of iFirefox browser soon
Rubric, a global language service provider (LSP), has donated its translation services to make Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser available in isiXhosa – South Africa’s second most spoken language. Françoise Henderson, CEO of Rubric, says the company completed the...
Securicom partners with Clikit Media
Securicom, a specialist provider of managed IT security solutions, has partnered with Clikit Media to distribute its comprehensive e-mail security and content management solution, ePurifier, and its robust e-mail archiving and business continuity service, MailVault,...
Apple future bleak without Samsung
Apple may be the most influential technology company in the world, but even its formidable status may not help as it tries to out-innovate Samsung, its primary competitor. That’s because any major innovation would likely demand greater memory capabilities - and Apple...
M2M market already burgeoning
Machine-to-machine (M2M) is often portrayed as a nascent industry sector. However, operators are already generating strong revenue in this sector, amounting to $10-billion worldwide in 2013, and increasing to U$88-billion by 2023. Future growth opportunities will be...
DreamWorks’ new film uses HP tech
HP recently announced that DreamWorks Animation used HP technology to develop cutting-edge animation for its latest film, Turbo, which debuts in theatres in July. HP Converged Infrastructure technology spanning servers, storage, networking, services and management...
SnappCab to change metered cab industry
SnappCab aims to change the way South Africans use cab services by enabling commuters with smartphones to order, track and pay for cab services on-the-go. Newly launched and locally developed, the multiplatform smartphone application (app) will initially be introduced...
VMware announces VMware Workstation 10
VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, has announced VMware Workstation 10, the latest version of its award-winning virtualisation software. The solution showcases robust new features with unmatched operating system support, a rich user...
Huawei Ascend P6 wins award
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, was recognised at the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) awards last Friday in Berlin, Germany. The Huawei Ascend P6, launched in South Africa in August this year,...
Oracle releases ZS3 Series storage
Oracle’s latest ZFS Storage Appliances, the ZS3 Series, enable customers to significantly improve operational efficiencies, reduce data centre costs, and increase business application performance. Powered by an advanced cache architecture and multi-threaded SMP OS,...
Network Platforms offers free rack space
In celebration of its milestone 10th year of operation, national IT solutions provider Network Platforms is offering clients in Johannesburg and Cape Town free rack space in Teraco. The once-off limited offer is exclusive to Johannesburg and Cape Town and subject to...
Q4 employment positive in SA
South African employers are cautiously optimistic for the fourth quarter 2013 in the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Nationally, employers expect some opportunities for job seekers this quarter as South Africa's seasonally adjusted Net Employment Outlook stands at...
Global employment set to remain static
Global hiring conditions are expected to remain stable for the remainder of 2013, but Manpower Group’s fourth-quarter Manpower Employment Outlook survey, released today, reveals few signs that global hiring momentum will improve by any notable degree. This quarter’s...
Fujitsu announces LIFEBOOK additions
At IFA Berlin Fujitsu announced two additions to the LIFEBOOK U Series line-up, including a flagship new touchscreen ultrabook based on latest fourth generation Intel Core processor technology. With these new models, Fujitsu is offering a wider-than-ever choice of...
Xhosa version of iFirefox browser soon
Rubric, a global language service provider (LSP), has donated its translation services to make Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser available in isiXhosa – South Africa’s second most spoken language. Françoise Henderson, CEO of Rubric, says the company completed the...