Technology News
Mixed Q2 results for switches and routers
Worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) revenues reached $5,4-billion in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), representing a year-over-year decline of -1,1%, says IDC. On a sequential basis, the 2Q13 results increased 2,7% over a seasonally weaker first quarter....
Windows 8.1 released to manufacturers
Responding rapidly to the lukewarm uptake of its Windows 8 platform, Microsoft yesterday announced it has released Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 to its hardware partners. “Windows 8.1 is a significant update, delivered in a very short time frame, which continues the...
Telkom in local ‘Mega Challenge’
Telkom has launched what it terms an Open Innovation “Mega Challenge” to all South African innovators, calling on them to think innovatively about Telkom. The company has invited all small and medium business, universities, research institutes, not-for-profit...
Seacom boosts Kenyan innovators
Pan-African service provider Seacom has given 100Mbps of Internet connectivity to four innovation centres in Kenya to enhance their capacity to generate local content for a global audience. The centres - iHub, m:Lab, naiLab and 88mph - will now benefit from super fast...
Top award for BCX’s Kids Aid app
Business Connexion’s Kids Aid app - developed primarily to focus on children’s medical emergency situations - was named Best Windows App at the second annual MTN Business App of the Year Awards this week. The awards celebrate South Africa’s technical talent by...
Ericsson, Zamtel demo 4G technology
Ericsson and Zamtel have agreed to demonstrate their capability to deliver state-of-the-art 4G mobile communications technology in a live Zamtel mobile communications network, for the first time in Zambia during the 20th edition of the United Nations World Tourism...
How ESN can benefit marketing departments
Their names are known throughout the world by millions of adoring fans, they are attractive, sometimes they are even genuinely talented, they are often absurdly wealthy – and for just a few million more, one of them might be willing to lend their gorgeous, famous face...
Bridging language barriers
Good communication is an imperative part of achieving success in all aspects of life, but especially when it comes to conducting business. Trying to sell your product or service is challenging enough when you don’t have language barriers to overcome and cultural...
Citrix, VMware opt for NetScaler integration
At VMworld, Citrix announced Citrix NetScaler Control Center for VMware. Citrix is automating deployment and configuration of NetScaler functionality within networks that will use the new VMware NSX network virtualisation platform and other VMware virtualisation...
POS struggles to meet customer demands
Many retailers are still grappling with what has been dubbed “the era of the customer experience”, says Ian Steyn of Innervation. Companies have to find ways to serve their customers more efficiently, whilst offering an increasing number of diverse value-added...
Banking Trojans dominated in July
The results of spam monitoring in July point to a lack of variety among malware targets — nearly every malicious programme launched during the month was after personal user data. Most cases involved malicious programmes from banking Trojan families that use personal...
Deadline looms for would-be entrepreneurs
South African small and medium-sized businesses and individuals over the age of 17 have only one month left in which to enter their new or existing innovative business concepts into the Step-Up Technology Innovation Competition. South Africa’s newest technology...
Telkom switches on IMS core
Continuing on its quest to transform to an all IP network through its Network Transformation programme, Telkom’s new Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) core has now been switched on. The company says that this move towards an all IP Converged Core Network is...
Mixed Q2 results for switches and routers
Worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) revenues reached $5,4-billion in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), representing a year-over-year decline of -1,1%, says IDC. On a sequential basis, the 2Q13 results increased 2,7% over a seasonally weaker first quarter....
Windows 8.1 released to manufacturers
Responding rapidly to the lukewarm uptake of its Windows 8 platform, Microsoft yesterday announced it has released Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 to its hardware partners. “Windows 8.1 is a significant update, delivered in a very short time frame, which continues the...
Telkom in local ‘Mega Challenge’
Telkom has launched what it terms an Open Innovation “Mega Challenge” to all South African innovators, calling on them to think innovatively about Telkom. The company has invited all small and medium business, universities, research institutes, not-for-profit...
Seacom boosts Kenyan innovators
Pan-African service provider Seacom has given 100Mbps of Internet connectivity to four innovation centres in Kenya to enhance their capacity to generate local content for a global audience. The centres - iHub, m:Lab, naiLab and 88mph - will now benefit from super fast...
Top award for BCX’s Kids Aid app
Business Connexion’s Kids Aid app - developed primarily to focus on children’s medical emergency situations - was named Best Windows App at the second annual MTN Business App of the Year Awards this week. The awards celebrate South Africa’s technical talent by...
Ericsson, Zamtel demo 4G technology
Ericsson and Zamtel have agreed to demonstrate their capability to deliver state-of-the-art 4G mobile communications technology in a live Zamtel mobile communications network, for the first time in Zambia during the 20th edition of the United Nations World Tourism...
How ESN can benefit marketing departments
Their names are known throughout the world by millions of adoring fans, they are attractive, sometimes they are even genuinely talented, they are often absurdly wealthy – and for just a few million more, one of them might be willing to lend their gorgeous, famous face...