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Lenovo to build African Android statue
Lenovo aims to become the first company to create an African Android statue, to mark the launch of the Lenovo A1000, A3000 and S6000 Android tablets in Africa. The most famous Android statues have been created by Google and are located at its corporate headquarters in...
The new African drivers for Internet growth
African markets have far more technological sophistication and much higher expectations than most observers give them credit for. Research done by McKinsey Quarterly in October 2012 shows that African consumers are optimistic about the future, demand quality from...
Building a connected communications hub
While video conferencing and collaboration technology has already come of age, South Africa's medical industry is still grappling with connectivity issues to provide effective services to patients remotely. Telemedicine, which can be broadly defined as medical...
Patio Warehouse grows with Sage solutions
Patio Warehouse, the provider of the largest selection of patio furniture and accessories in Africa, implemented Sage 300 Retail in 2010. Four years since its implementation, they are a true witness to the solution’s business benefits. “The software enabled us to...
Jabra, Dolby deliver full sound experience
Just a few weeks after the announcement of the local availability of Jabra’s music range of headphones and speakers in South Africa, the global leader in innovative headset and speakerphone solutions announced a new co-operation with Dolby Laboratories. This...
Nikon deploys Dell end-to-end solutions
Riding the wave of the African technology explosion, Nikon South Africa, the regional African centre of the leading global optic technology company, was experiencing rapid growth in demand for its digital technology and exploring the possibility of offering cloud...
Gartner names MicroStrategy a challenger
MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms, has announced that it has debuted in the “Challengers” quadrant in Gartner’s 2013 “Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application Development Platforms” (MADP) report. “We are extremely...
SpamTitan launches WebTitan Cloud
SpamTitan Technologies has announced the launch of WebTitan Cloud, a powerful Web content filtering service that helps businesses control Internet usage in their organisations. Requiring no on-premise software, WebTitan Cloud is easy to set up and manage and is...
Samsung introduces Galaxy S4 Zoom
Samsung South Africa has announced the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, a powerful new device which combines the design language of the Galaxy S4 smartphone with advanced photographic capabilities, not to mention the only smartphone with a 10x Optical Zoom in the...
4G LTE-enabled Optimus G Pro available soon
The LG Electronics (LG) flagship smartphone, the Optimus G Pro, will be available in South Africa from 1 September 2013. Compatible with most of 4G LTE networks around the world, the Optimus G Pro is set to impress with its smart and sleek performance. In response to...
Cisco boosts its SA channel operation
Cisco has appointed a new channel director to head up the South African region, as well as a new distributor to help accelerate time to market and service channel customers. Kevin Hardy has been appointed as director of partner operations and commercial for Cisco’s...
Energy-intensive users’ costs still rising
A survey of energy-intensive users has found that the electricity portion of their total input costs has increased by an average of 9% to 18% between 2007 and 2012. Shaun Nel, project director and advisor of the Energy Intensive Users Group of Southern Africa, reveals...
EnterpriseWorx brings cloud BI to Africa
Kognitio, which drives the convergence of big data, in-memory analytics and cloud computing, has partnered with South African business intelligence (BI), data management and software engineering specialist EnterpriseWorx to deliver the first cloud-based analytics...
Lenovo to build African Android statue
Lenovo aims to become the first company to create an African Android statue, to mark the launch of the Lenovo A1000, A3000 and S6000 Android tablets in Africa. The most famous Android statues have been created by Google and are located at its corporate headquarters in...
The new African drivers for Internet growth
African markets have far more technological sophistication and much higher expectations than most observers give them credit for. Research done by McKinsey Quarterly in October 2012 shows that African consumers are optimistic about the future, demand quality from...
Building a connected communications hub
While video conferencing and collaboration technology has already come of age, South Africa's medical industry is still grappling with connectivity issues to provide effective services to patients remotely. Telemedicine, which can be broadly defined as medical...
Patio Warehouse grows with Sage solutions
Patio Warehouse, the provider of the largest selection of patio furniture and accessories in Africa, implemented Sage 300 Retail in 2010. Four years since its implementation, they are a true witness to the solution’s business benefits. “The software enabled us to...
Jabra, Dolby deliver full sound experience
Just a few weeks after the announcement of the local availability of Jabra’s music range of headphones and speakers in South Africa, the global leader in innovative headset and speakerphone solutions announced a new co-operation with Dolby Laboratories. This...
Nikon deploys Dell end-to-end solutions
Riding the wave of the African technology explosion, Nikon South Africa, the regional African centre of the leading global optic technology company, was experiencing rapid growth in demand for its digital technology and exploring the possibility of offering cloud...
Gartner names MicroStrategy a challenger
MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms, has announced that it has debuted in the “Challengers” quadrant in Gartner’s 2013 “Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application Development Platforms” (MADP) report. “We are extremely...