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BBM coming soon to Samsung Galaxy
Samsung has announced that the upcoming BBM app will be available in the Google Play and the Samsung App stores soon and available to all Samsung Galaxy smartphone consumers across Africa. George Ferreira, VP and chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics Africa,...
Cybercrooks not the only malware makers
There is a perception in the market that cybercriminals are the only ones responsible for creating malware - for their own financial gain. While this may have been the case some years back, malware is not just being created by cybercriminals. This is a topic that...
Mobile malware shows massive growth
There has been a 30% increase in mobile malware in Fortinet’s laboratories over the last six months, according to the FortiGuard threat landscape research for the first half of 2013. The team is now seeing more than 1 300 new samples per day, is currently tracking...
FNB: 175 000 mobile users and counting …
As the market for tablets and smartphones begins to mature, FNB notes that customers are placing equal focus on the latest technology and lowest cost of use, with access to affordable data becoming a strong driver in the market. “Since being the first to launch the...
Tablet shipments slow in Q2
As expected, worldwide tablet shipment growth slowed in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Worldwide tablet shipments finally experienced a sequential...
Otel expands Teraco presence
Otel Telecoms has expanded its data centre presence in Teraco Isando and Teraco Cape Town, following increased demand for its carrier-agnostic Class 5 TVNO VoIP Softswitch. Providing carrier grade switches to licenced operators and VoIP Service Providers in Africa,...
Tsheola appointed to MBTech board
After a year serving as MB Technologies’ Group HR executive, Philemon Tsheola has been appointed to the main board of MB Technologies (MBTech). He was appointed as the Group HR executive in April 2012 and has won the confidence of the MBT board, operational executives...
Wildcard certificates are a security risk
As the name suggests, the value of a Wildcard SSL certificate varies and is determined by its audience. There are several risks associated with this certificate type, says Megan Rehbock, LAWtrust certificate service manager. Wildcard certificates, which support all...
Capsicum Culinary Studio uses IEP solution
Integrated electronic platforms (IEP), which have been piloted in select South African schools, is now being used to train some of South Africa’s up-and-coming chefs. This is according to Deon Roets, academic manager of Capsicum Culinary Studio, the country’s largest...
The Open Group SA to host EA conference
The Open Group Enterprise Architecture (EA) Practitioners Conference will be held at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg on 5 September 2013. The sixth conference to be hosted by The Open Group South Africa, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium. This...
Innovate intelligently with HDS
Business and IT leaders are urged to innovate intelligently in order to lead their markets, grow their companies – and change the world. With the right information in the right places, experts make the right decisions to uncover new opportunities. And information is...
Cut costs: manage IT disruptions
IT asset cost optimisation is a growing concern for IT asset management (ITAM) and IT procurement professionals – but managing just eight disruptive forces will help CIOs avoid sudden cost increases. Gartner's 2013 CIO Survey shows that CIOs continue to include...
Chinese slowdown drives PC contraction
The economic slowdown in China has driven International Data Corporation (IDC) to lower its expectations for worldwide IT spending growth this year. The IDC Worldwide Black Book Query Tool now forecasts IT spending growth of 4,6% in constant currency for 2013, down...
BBM coming soon to Samsung Galaxy
Samsung has announced that the upcoming BBM app will be available in the Google Play and the Samsung App stores soon and available to all Samsung Galaxy smartphone consumers across Africa. George Ferreira, VP and chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics Africa,...
Cybercrooks not the only malware makers
There is a perception in the market that cybercriminals are the only ones responsible for creating malware - for their own financial gain. While this may have been the case some years back, malware is not just being created by cybercriminals. This is a topic that...
Mobile malware shows massive growth
There has been a 30% increase in mobile malware in Fortinet’s laboratories over the last six months, according to the FortiGuard threat landscape research for the first half of 2013. The team is now seeing more than 1 300 new samples per day, is currently tracking...
FNB: 175 000 mobile users and counting …
As the market for tablets and smartphones begins to mature, FNB notes that customers are placing equal focus on the latest technology and lowest cost of use, with access to affordable data becoming a strong driver in the market. “Since being the first to launch the...
Tablet shipments slow in Q2
As expected, worldwide tablet shipment growth slowed in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Worldwide tablet shipments finally experienced a sequential...
Otel expands Teraco presence
Otel Telecoms has expanded its data centre presence in Teraco Isando and Teraco Cape Town, following increased demand for its carrier-agnostic Class 5 TVNO VoIP Softswitch. Providing carrier grade switches to licenced operators and VoIP Service Providers in Africa,...
Tsheola appointed to MBTech board
After a year serving as MB Technologies’ Group HR executive, Philemon Tsheola has been appointed to the main board of MB Technologies (MBTech). He was appointed as the Group HR executive in April 2012 and has won the confidence of the MBT board, operational executives...