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ICT drives solutions for the digital world
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover - Smart cities will increase the efficiency of government, offering a host of insights for city managers while services are delivered to citizens efficiently and in less time. However, there are a number of challenges that are...
Technology results in happier babies
A great deal of work goes into the important task of creating new families by pairing children with loving, adoptive parents at homes such as The Baby House, which is currently a place of safety for orphans who may be adopted locally and internationally. For The Baby...
Huawei partners on Industry 4.0
Hardware and infrastructure giant Huawei has signed a series of strategic partnerships with German technology leaders, paving the way for the Chinese organisation to take a lead role in the development of global technology, particularly Industry 4.0. Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with research institute Fraunhofer ESK to jointly develop ICT technology for Industry 4.0. Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT.
New country lead for Oracle SA
Following the departure of former country manager Pieter Bensch to head up the local HP operations, Oracle SA has announced a new interim country lead. Kevin Attard, who was based in London as an Application Strategy & Sales Development senior director for the ECE/MEA region, takes up the position with immediate effect.
Embrace digitisation before it overtakes you
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover - We talk about the disruption taking place as the Internet of Things slowly but surely becomes a reality. But the real disruption comes when we try to truly understand what happens when we transition from a world of atoms to a...
Samsung unveils new brand, tackles IoT
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover - Samsung has launched a new brand, Samsung Business, that brings together the company’s business solutions portfolio, uniting the Knox, smart signage and printing solutions divisions along with a number of other enterprise...
Skype enters the business market
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced that Skype for Business has gone into technical preview and will be available to customers as soon as April. Skype for Business was previously sold at Microsoft Lync, and the technical preview lets Lync customers try the new...
Steady growth in security appliances
IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker says that both factory revenue and unit shipments continued to grow steadily in the fourth quarter of 2014. Worldwide vendor revenue grew 8,6% year-over-year to $2,6-billion in the fourth quarter, the 21st...
Telkom/BCX given the go-ahead
The COMESA Competition Commission has approved Telkom’s acquisition of Business Connexion, paving the way to the takeover being finalised. Once the Competition Authorities have given the approval for the acquisition, approval must still be granted by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) and then the Takeover Regulation Panel can then issue a compliance certificate.
WD releases new data centre hard drives
WD has introduced new datacentre hard drives that deliver to today’s modern datacentre architects the lowest power consumption of any high-capacity 3,5-inch hard drive available today. The WD Re+ hard drive family is the newest component of WD’s full, tiered portfolio...
Multiple devices with modern app framework
Microsoft provides technology to develop, manage, distribute, and use modern apps designed for the device-first and cloud-connected world, with the potential to transform today’s business processes and customer interactions. Connect Microsoft’s or custom-built modern...
Stay on top with Lifecycle Services
Enterprise applications are an integral part of the organisation, and it’s vital to keep them running optimally. Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services helps organisations improve the predictability and quality of their Microsoft Dynamics AX implementations by...
Huawei continues its German charm offensive
Huawei has added another German technology giant to its partner portfolio, this morning signing a strategic agreement with Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems ICT organisation. Huawei and Deutsche Telekom have an existing relationship, but today’s agreement adds...
ICT drives solutions for the digital world
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover - Smart cities will increase the efficiency of government, offering a host of insights for city managers while services are delivered to citizens efficiently and in less time. However, there are a number of challenges that are...
Technology results in happier babies
A great deal of work goes into the important task of creating new families by pairing children with loving, adoptive parents at homes such as The Baby House, which is currently a place of safety for orphans who may be adopted locally and internationally. For The Baby...
Huawei partners on Industry 4.0
Hardware and infrastructure giant Huawei has signed a series of strategic partnerships with German technology leaders, paving the way for the Chinese organisation to take a lead role in the development of global technology, particularly Industry 4.0. Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with research institute Fraunhofer ESK to jointly develop ICT technology for Industry 4.0. Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT.
New country lead for Oracle SA
Following the departure of former country manager Pieter Bensch to head up the local HP operations, Oracle SA has announced a new interim country lead. Kevin Attard, who was based in London as an Application Strategy & Sales Development senior director for the ECE/MEA region, takes up the position with immediate effect.
Embrace digitisation before it overtakes you
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover - We talk about the disruption taking place as the Internet of Things slowly but surely becomes a reality. But the real disruption comes when we try to truly understand what happens when we transition from a world of atoms to a...
Samsung unveils new brand, tackles IoT
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover - Samsung has launched a new brand, Samsung Business, that brings together the company’s business solutions portfolio, uniting the Knox, smart signage and printing solutions divisions along with a number of other enterprise...
Skype enters the business market
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced that Skype for Business has gone into technical preview and will be available to customers as soon as April. Skype for Business was previously sold at Microsoft Lync, and the technical preview lets Lync customers try the new...