Technology News
Securing executive level payroll
Payroll administration is still considered one of the most important and strategic areas of business management today. In order to ensure full compliance with legislation and the highest level of accuracy, decision makers scout for the very best of the best in...
Avoiding common collaboration mistakes
Collaboration is vital to an agile business, plus it is one of the best ways to be effectively creative. That is, by bringing together limited resources, people and great ideas, collaboration plays an important role in companies rising above the rest and remaining...
Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8400 from Océ
Océ South Africa, a leader in digital document management and delivery, announces the arrival of the imagePROGRAF iPF8400, a large format print solution ideal for proofing, photographic and fine art applications. It is designed with cost management and return on...
Cloud backup and disaster recovery
As more organisations become comfortable with cloud-based back-up solutions, it is becoming increasingly important to understand exactly what level of recovery their solution provides, says Gareth Tudor, CEO of Altonet. While backup is an important part of disaster...
Taking video collaboration to the cloud
The benefits of video conferencing (VC) are widely acknowledged – the technology enables face-to-face communication on demand, without the need to travel, improving productivity and enhancing collaborative abilities, says Divesh Nathoo, pre-sales manager at Kathea....
Triple4 offers affordable enterprise backups
Ask any IT administrator which task is the most painful for them and the chances are very good they will reply "backup". While this has never been a popular or enjoyable job for the vast majority of those tasked with doing it, backups are also enormously important,...
Library security boosts asset management
Book theft, which has steadily increased over the past few years, is the most common crime in South African libraries and can have a significant impact on the bottom line. However, local developments of advanced library security technologies can reduce these losses,...
Riverbed delivers WAN optimisation solution
Riverbed Technology the application performance company extended its market leading Steelhead wide area network (WAN) optimisation product family with the addition of a new hardware appliance and upgrades to its Steelhead software. Steelhead WAN optimisation solutions...
Tablets drive SA e-commerce
The growth of tablet ownership in South Africa is one of the driving forces behind e-commerce growth in the country. The 2013 mobile shopping survey by online retail Kalahari.com reveals that tablet ownership has grown by 10% compared to last year’s figures. In 2012...
Sustainable energy shows growth in 2012
The global use of solar and wind energy continued to grow significantly in 2012. Solar power consumption increased by 58%, to 93 terrawatt-hours (TWh), and the use of wind power increased by 18%, to 521 TWh. Although hydropower remains the world's leading renewable...
Gartner recognises Sophos as leader
Sophos has announced that it has once again been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of Gartner’s 2013 "Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management". The quadrant is based on an assessment of a company’s ability to execute and completeness of vision. Sophos is the...
Pick n Pay achieves project success with PPO
The Pick n Pay Group, one of Africa's largest retailers of food, general merchandise and clothing, has seen a vast improvement in the quality of data within its project management team, providing enhanced project visibility for management and, ultimately, allowing for...
New social media channel for body corporates
SA’s first social media platform that targets managed communities to ease the process of communication between members is set to change the way body corporates and homeowner associations operate. Launched late last year, SocialEstate.co.za radically speeds up...
Securing executive level payroll
Payroll administration is still considered one of the most important and strategic areas of business management today. In order to ensure full compliance with legislation and the highest level of accuracy, decision makers scout for the very best of the best in...
Avoiding common collaboration mistakes
Collaboration is vital to an agile business, plus it is one of the best ways to be effectively creative. That is, by bringing together limited resources, people and great ideas, collaboration plays an important role in companies rising above the rest and remaining...
Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8400 from Océ
Océ South Africa, a leader in digital document management and delivery, announces the arrival of the imagePROGRAF iPF8400, a large format print solution ideal for proofing, photographic and fine art applications. It is designed with cost management and return on...
Cloud backup and disaster recovery
As more organisations become comfortable with cloud-based back-up solutions, it is becoming increasingly important to understand exactly what level of recovery their solution provides, says Gareth Tudor, CEO of Altonet. While backup is an important part of disaster...
Taking video collaboration to the cloud
The benefits of video conferencing (VC) are widely acknowledged – the technology enables face-to-face communication on demand, without the need to travel, improving productivity and enhancing collaborative abilities, says Divesh Nathoo, pre-sales manager at Kathea....
Triple4 offers affordable enterprise backups
Ask any IT administrator which task is the most painful for them and the chances are very good they will reply "backup". While this has never been a popular or enjoyable job for the vast majority of those tasked with doing it, backups are also enormously important,...
Library security boosts asset management
Book theft, which has steadily increased over the past few years, is the most common crime in South African libraries and can have a significant impact on the bottom line. However, local developments of advanced library security technologies can reduce these losses,...