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Telkom to implement substantive agreement
Following the signing of the substantive agreement between Telkom and the Communication Workers Union last week, and the subsequent meeting with SACU on 31 July 2013, Telkom will implement the agreement in respect of all employees falling within the defined bargaining...
Modest earnings increase for Symantec
Symantec has reported that revenue for the fiscal first quarter, ended 28 June 2013, was $1,71-billion, up 2% year-over-year and up 3% after adjusting for currency. “I’m proud of the team’s performance despite the ongoing work to right-size and transform the company....
PCI-DSS compliance: now for everyone
With fraud and cybercrime proliferating, PCI-DSS compliance is an issue businesses of every size need to address, says Perry Hutton, regional director for Africa at Fortinet. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) has been in place for some time,...
Size immaterial when it comes to security
IT security has no respect for size. A hacking group can have hundreds or thousands of members globally, like anonymous, or just a handful, like the group that mounted the successful Eurograbber attacks against banks in 2012 – but in either case, the disruption to the...
RDB keeps Vodacom Mozambique up and running
RDB Consulting is ensuring that Vodacom Mozambique's databases enjoy maximum uptime. The Johannesburg-based database consulting specialist signed a two year contract with BCX Mozambique in April this year to provide monitoring and administration services for the...
SA’s lagging broadband requires action
South Africa currently ranks 123rd in terms of Internet download speed, with an average of 4.03 Megabits per second (Mbps). Furthermore, according to the Net Index results by broadband testing company, Ookla, the country ranks 63rd in cost per Mbps, and averages...
Plan for a successful data migration
Data integration and migration challenges arise every time an organisation moves to a new data system, or wishes to combine multiple data systems, either internally or as a result of a merger, says Gary Allemann, MD at Master Data Management. This is a significant...
IP VPNs – the evolution of communications
Choosing a technology partner provider for your voice, video and data traffic can be complex. This is particularly relevant in business competitive environments where delays, information loss and downtime are truly worst case scenario, says Dean Young, senior sales...
HR technology reinforces management
Technology to regulate human resources (HR) remains one of the fastest growing and most relevant within business management solution development. Today, the emphasis is on big data management and analytics to strengthen operations – with security the first priority....
Customise video communications with APIs
Today’s working environment is more mobile than ever. Employees are no longer bound to their desks but can now work from home, on the road, while travelling, irrespective of what part of the world they are in, says David Sales, head of Product Management at Kathea....
Google debuts Motorola smartphone
Moto X is Motorola’s new Android-powered smartphone, the first built in collaboration with Google since it bought the mobile manufacturer for $12,5-billion. Users can choose their own colours and details through an online studio, Moto Maker. They select details of the...
Telecomms leads on SA’s top brand list
Telecommunications companies MTN and Vodacom are South Africa’s top brands, according to the BrandFinance South Africa Top 50 findings. “It is no surprise that the Brand Finance Top 50 Most Valuable Brands account for almost R300-billion, a sizable share of the 400...
Virtualisation in demand in Africa
There is growing demand for new IT infrastructure throughout east and southern Africa. This is according to Brenton Halsted, chief technology officer for infrastructure services company Silicon Sky, who says that many businesses on the continent are taking advantage...
Telkom to implement substantive agreement
Following the signing of the substantive agreement between Telkom and the Communication Workers Union last week, and the subsequent meeting with SACU on 31 July 2013, Telkom will implement the agreement in respect of all employees falling within the defined bargaining...
Modest earnings increase for Symantec
Symantec has reported that revenue for the fiscal first quarter, ended 28 June 2013, was $1,71-billion, up 2% year-over-year and up 3% after adjusting for currency. “I’m proud of the team’s performance despite the ongoing work to right-size and transform the company....
PCI-DSS compliance: now for everyone
With fraud and cybercrime proliferating, PCI-DSS compliance is an issue businesses of every size need to address, says Perry Hutton, regional director for Africa at Fortinet. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) has been in place for some time,...
Size immaterial when it comes to security
IT security has no respect for size. A hacking group can have hundreds or thousands of members globally, like anonymous, or just a handful, like the group that mounted the successful Eurograbber attacks against banks in 2012 – but in either case, the disruption to the...
RDB keeps Vodacom Mozambique up and running
RDB Consulting is ensuring that Vodacom Mozambique's databases enjoy maximum uptime. The Johannesburg-based database consulting specialist signed a two year contract with BCX Mozambique in April this year to provide monitoring and administration services for the...
SA’s lagging broadband requires action
South Africa currently ranks 123rd in terms of Internet download speed, with an average of 4.03 Megabits per second (Mbps). Furthermore, according to the Net Index results by broadband testing company, Ookla, the country ranks 63rd in cost per Mbps, and averages...
Plan for a successful data migration
Data integration and migration challenges arise every time an organisation moves to a new data system, or wishes to combine multiple data systems, either internally or as a result of a merger, says Gary Allemann, MD at Master Data Management. This is a significant...