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SA’s Internet traffic set to quadruple
South Africa’s Internet Protocol (IP) traffic will quadruple between 2012 and 2017, at a compound growth rate of 31%. This is one of the findings from Cisco’s Visual Networking Index (VDI) Forecast (2012-2017), which predicts that South Africa’s IP traffic (fixed and...
Telkom fills out uncapped SME range
Telkom has launched its Business Uncapped Internet usage plan, filling out its range of uncapped Internet products catering to the small business market. “Business Uncapped consists of a range of affordable uncapped internet offers suitable for small offices with up...
Security breaches cost big money
The average cost incurred by large companies in the wake of a cyber-attack is $649 000, according to the 2013 Global Corporate IT Security Risks Survey conducted by B2B International, in conjunction with Kaspersky Lab. In 2013, experts at B2B International calculated...
Internet of Things alive with possibility
The Internet plays an increasingly central role in the modern world - not only at the level of infrastructure, but also in culture, society and business. The Internet of Things extends that role to encompass an increasingly diverse range of devices and communications...
The business of Africa
Africa is not for sissies, but it presents a land of opportunity for those who are prepared to invest in the growing economies that comprise the continent. Doing business in Africa requires an understanding of the nuances of the role of politics, cultural and...
Digital banking saves FNB customers money
FNB encourages customers to use its digital and electronic banking channels as another way to save this National Savings Month. By using channels such as FNB Banking App, FNB Online Banking or Cellphone Banking, FNB customers save between 75 and 100% on day-to-day...
Ledula goes mobile
Ledula Services has launched their iPhone and iPad mobile application. This enables Ledula members to access and store contacts on their phones and tablets, where they previously had to visit the Web site to find trusted home service providers. Says Ledula founder,...
AWM360 ready to roll with biometrics
The ongoing focus by businesses on security and the integration of systems to better protect resources is driving adoption of biometric technology across the African and southern African market. Experienced professionals in this high-growth marketplace suggest as the...
Old Mutual rolls out Adobe Connect
Specialist Adobe Distributor, Dax Data (together with reseller First Technology) has delivered Adobe Connect to Old Mutual’s Personal Finance Advice (PFA) Division. PFA is home to a large number of brokers specialising in the delivery of financial service solutions....
Integrated service management in healthcare
Information technology (IT) has revolutionised the healthcare sector, offering more sophisticated diagnostic machines and procedures as well as more efficient ways of processing admissions and patient information, along with the ability to better manage all of the...
Tablets make up 31% of PC shipments
More than 34-million tablets were shipped in the second quarter of 2013 - a 43% year-on-year increase. Tablets now account for 31% of worldwide PC shipments, according to research by Canalys. But Apple’s performance faltered in the quarter, with the company’s tablet...
Security concerns plague cloud services
Buyers of commercial cloud services, especially software as a service (SaaS), are finding security provisions inadequate. Gartner says that SaaS contracts often have ambiguous terms regarding the maintenance of data confidentiality, data integrity and recovery after a...
All change for new Altron TMT division
Allied Electronics (Altron) has announced that a new division, Altron TMT (Telecommunications, Multimedia and Information Technology), will be created following the operative date of the acquisition of the minority shares in Allied Technologies (Altech). Approval has...
SA’s Internet traffic set to quadruple
South Africa’s Internet Protocol (IP) traffic will quadruple between 2012 and 2017, at a compound growth rate of 31%. This is one of the findings from Cisco’s Visual Networking Index (VDI) Forecast (2012-2017), which predicts that South Africa’s IP traffic (fixed and...
Telkom fills out uncapped SME range
Telkom has launched its Business Uncapped Internet usage plan, filling out its range of uncapped Internet products catering to the small business market. “Business Uncapped consists of a range of affordable uncapped internet offers suitable for small offices with up...
Security breaches cost big money
The average cost incurred by large companies in the wake of a cyber-attack is $649 000, according to the 2013 Global Corporate IT Security Risks Survey conducted by B2B International, in conjunction with Kaspersky Lab. In 2013, experts at B2B International calculated...
Internet of Things alive with possibility
The Internet plays an increasingly central role in the modern world - not only at the level of infrastructure, but also in culture, society and business. The Internet of Things extends that role to encompass an increasingly diverse range of devices and communications...
The business of Africa
Africa is not for sissies, but it presents a land of opportunity for those who are prepared to invest in the growing economies that comprise the continent. Doing business in Africa requires an understanding of the nuances of the role of politics, cultural and...
Digital banking saves FNB customers money
FNB encourages customers to use its digital and electronic banking channels as another way to save this National Savings Month. By using channels such as FNB Banking App, FNB Online Banking or Cellphone Banking, FNB customers save between 75 and 100% on day-to-day...
Ledula goes mobile
Ledula Services has launched their iPhone and iPad mobile application. This enables Ledula members to access and store contacts on their phones and tablets, where they previously had to visit the Web site to find trusted home service providers. Says Ledula founder,...