Technology News
Moms go online for baby shopping
While women are clearly enjoying the convenience of online shopping, it seems that mothers have been a little slower to take-up the opportunity to buy baby goods online - until now. The kalahari.com 2013 parenting shopping survey reveals that the number of connected...
Microsoft launches 4Afrika scholarship
In recognition of International Youth Day, Microsoft has introduced the 4Afrika Scholarship programme as part of its 4Afrika Initiative, through which it will provide mentorship, leadership and technical training, certification, university-level education, and...
Progress Software delivers aPaaS platform
Progress Software Corporation, represented locally by AIGS, has announced the availability of new data connectivity and application capabilities as part of its Progress Pacific application platform as a service (aPaaS), furthering its strategy to give anyone the...
Simplified PCI DSS compliance
Card payments are not just something that e-commerce websites and banks have to be concerned about. No matter what kind of business users have, if they accept or process any kind of credit or debit card payment online or offline; or even just collect, transmit and...
Analysing the fast lane
Everyone knows that Formula 1 is as fast-paced as it gets, with every car on the grid capable of going from 0 to 200kmph in about four seconds and averaging at a speed of 360kmph. But things don’t just need to move quickly on the track for a Formula 1 team to be a...
IronTree extends cloud services with Panda
Online data backup specialist, IronTree, and Panda Security South Africa, have joined forces to extend IronTree’s cloud-based offering to the channel. In addition to its fully managed back-up service, IronTree now offers cloud security products and services, thanks to...
Oracle releases Retail Allocation 13.3
Overlaying science with the art of merchandising, Oracle Retail Allocation 13.3 uses embedded business intelligence analysing input from multiple data sources to provide allocators with better insight and recommendations. The resulting dashboard reports and...
mapIT solution includes latest census data
mapIT, leading international digital mapping partner throughout Africa, has released the latest Census 2011 data into their location-based business intelligence application, MarketScope. The Census 2011 was a complex and massive exercise undertaken by Stats SA, it...
Who calls the shots in the call centre?
Call centre managers and MDs are finding that they can no longer rely solely on their IT managers to make the call when it comes to choosing the right technology for their business, says Jed Hewson, director of 1Stream. “We’ve seen a shift in the decision-making...
Sophos releases Mobile Security 3.0
Sophos has introduced Sophos Mobile Security 3.0, the latest version of the company’s free, full-featured mobile security and antivirus application for Android. As more consumers and businesses purchase Android smartphones and tablets, applications are now associated...
Mobile security still the biggest threat
Towards the end of last year, it became apparent that the post-PC era is upon us and cybercriminals are now embracing mobile malware use. This trend has continued to remain a major problem for users in the last quarter as criminals become more and more sophisticated....
Counting the cost of a security breach
A successful targeted attack against a large company can cause damages of up to $2,4-million. This is according to B2B International which, along with Kaspersky Lab, conducted the 2103 Global Corporate IT Security Risks survey. Targeted attacks are one of the most...
Samsung moves into healthcare market
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced its expansion into the healthcare sector with the addition of the Samsung Health & Medical Equipment business portfolio. By expanding its presence in the medical equipment industry, Samsung aims to become a global...
Moms go online for baby shopping
While women are clearly enjoying the convenience of online shopping, it seems that mothers have been a little slower to take-up the opportunity to buy baby goods online - until now. The kalahari.com 2013 parenting shopping survey reveals that the number of connected...
Microsoft launches 4Afrika scholarship
In recognition of International Youth Day, Microsoft has introduced the 4Afrika Scholarship programme as part of its 4Afrika Initiative, through which it will provide mentorship, leadership and technical training, certification, university-level education, and...
Progress Software delivers aPaaS platform
Progress Software Corporation, represented locally by AIGS, has announced the availability of new data connectivity and application capabilities as part of its Progress Pacific application platform as a service (aPaaS), furthering its strategy to give anyone the...
Simplified PCI DSS compliance
Card payments are not just something that e-commerce websites and banks have to be concerned about. No matter what kind of business users have, if they accept or process any kind of credit or debit card payment online or offline; or even just collect, transmit and...
Analysing the fast lane
Everyone knows that Formula 1 is as fast-paced as it gets, with every car on the grid capable of going from 0 to 200kmph in about four seconds and averaging at a speed of 360kmph. But things don’t just need to move quickly on the track for a Formula 1 team to be a...
IronTree extends cloud services with Panda
Online data backup specialist, IronTree, and Panda Security South Africa, have joined forces to extend IronTree’s cloud-based offering to the channel. In addition to its fully managed back-up service, IronTree now offers cloud security products and services, thanks to...
Oracle releases Retail Allocation 13.3
Overlaying science with the art of merchandising, Oracle Retail Allocation 13.3 uses embedded business intelligence analysing input from multiple data sources to provide allocators with better insight and recommendations. The resulting dashboard reports and...