Technology News
New apps drive LBS opportunities in SA
There’s far more to location-based services (LBS) than checking in with FourSquare when you visit your favourite local coffee shop. The ability to gather rich, accurate location data, and then act on it in realtime, is powering a host of innovative services in the...
SIM cards may expose mobiles
SIM cards are considered the de facto trust anchor of mobile devices, but a newly discovered vulnerability could expose literally billions of users. According to Security Research Labs (SRL), in research that it will present at Black Hat next week, SIM cards protect...
Herbst officially new Tarsus CEO
Anton Herbst, who took on the role of interim CEO of Tarsus Technologies following the shock resignation of Pierre Spies, has been permanently appointed to the position by holding company MB Technologies. Herbst, regarded by many in the local industry as one of its...
African apps needed for Africa
Mobile users are spoilt for choice when it comes to apps – but many of them are simply not relevant to the African market. “There is a need for local application developers to develop apps specifically for the African market that solve local problems and provide...
Thin drives are in as PCs slim down
A new generation of thin hard disk drives (HDDs) only 5mm and 7mm thick are expected to enjoy fast sales growth in coming years, as mobile computers including ultrathin PCs and PC tablets drive up demand by a factor of more than 25 from 2012 to 2017. The combined...
Mitel acquires contact centre supplier
Unified communications (UC) vendor Mitel has completed the acquisition of one of its key suppliers, prairieFyre Software, a privately-held global provider of contact centre, business analytics and workforce optimisation software and services. The net cash cost to...
Open access library launches today
The first open access site for scholarly journals in Africa, the newly-certified SciELO-South Africa, will be launched by the Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, today. The Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO)-SA is South Africa’s premier...
Hawks confirm Pule investigation
The Hawks have confirmed they are investigating allegations of corruption against former communications minister Dina Pule. Yesterday, DA shadow minister of communications Marian Shinn commented that it appeared the South African Police Services (SAPS) has either lost...
China drives consumables growth
IDC's China Quarterly Consumables Tracker (Q1 2013) shows that the total shipment of printing consumables in China in Q1 2013 was nearly 29,96-million units, declining by 8,2% compared with Q4 2012 and flat year-on-year. The revenue of printing consumables in Q1 2013...
Identifying value in mobile apps
Not every mobile app is worth building, says Gartner research director Richard Marshall – and investing in the wrong app can waste resources and damage brands. "There is an app frenzy at the moment that’s leading many companies to rush into building apps because they...
Research shows BI is rarely implemented
For more than 20 years, adoption has been the key hurdle in the business intelligence (BI) industry. Average BI usage is only about 10% to 20%, says Johan Jurd, MD of InfoBuild, representing Information Builders in SA. Every business is at some stage involved in some...
Call Cabinet Version 8 released
Historically, call logging may have been considered a luxury. However, as a result of increasing customer demands for higher standards of service and support, coupled with the challenges of corporate liability and regulatory compliance, cost-effective and reliable...
How tech is changing the way businesses talk
Networked-based communications – or Voice over IP (VoIP) – is responsible for a radical overhaul of the role of the business PBX. Previously a mere utility that switched voice calls, today’s IP-PBX offers unprecedented efficiencies, flexibility and functional variety,...
New apps drive LBS opportunities in SA
There’s far more to location-based services (LBS) than checking in with FourSquare when you visit your favourite local coffee shop. The ability to gather rich, accurate location data, and then act on it in realtime, is powering a host of innovative services in the...
SIM cards may expose mobiles
SIM cards are considered the de facto trust anchor of mobile devices, but a newly discovered vulnerability could expose literally billions of users. According to Security Research Labs (SRL), in research that it will present at Black Hat next week, SIM cards protect...
Herbst officially new Tarsus CEO
Anton Herbst, who took on the role of interim CEO of Tarsus Technologies following the shock resignation of Pierre Spies, has been permanently appointed to the position by holding company MB Technologies. Herbst, regarded by many in the local industry as one of its...
African apps needed for Africa
Mobile users are spoilt for choice when it comes to apps – but many of them are simply not relevant to the African market. “There is a need for local application developers to develop apps specifically for the African market that solve local problems and provide...
Thin drives are in as PCs slim down
A new generation of thin hard disk drives (HDDs) only 5mm and 7mm thick are expected to enjoy fast sales growth in coming years, as mobile computers including ultrathin PCs and PC tablets drive up demand by a factor of more than 25 from 2012 to 2017. The combined...
Mitel acquires contact centre supplier
Unified communications (UC) vendor Mitel has completed the acquisition of one of its key suppliers, prairieFyre Software, a privately-held global provider of contact centre, business analytics and workforce optimisation software and services. The net cash cost to...
Open access library launches today
The first open access site for scholarly journals in Africa, the newly-certified SciELO-South Africa, will be launched by the Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, today. The Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO)-SA is South Africa’s premier...