Technology News
Carlton Centre toppled as tallest in Africa
Towering 270m over the Algerian capital, the new Great Mosque of Algiers will be the tallest building in Africa once it is completed later this year. The new Great Mosque will surpass Africa’s current tallest building, the 223m Carlton Centre in Johannesburg. The...
Oracle unveils new engineered systems
Oracle executive chairman and CTO Larry Ellison has outlined Oracle’s strategy for reducing customer costs and increasing value with a new generation of engineered systems. These include Oracle’s new Virtual Compute Appliance X5, Oracle FS1 Series Flash Storage...
High school graduates access online degrees
University of the People’s (UoPeople.edu) president, Shai Reshef, has announced 1 000 places for South African students at the non-profit, tuition-free, accredited, online American university for 2015. The decision comes following the news of matric results in early...
Steps to application-aware data protection
Many IT organisations have had the same data protection tools and practices for years, even decades, and see no need for that to change. However, Application Owners need to know that they’ll be able to recover their data at the application level when disaster strikes,...
Paper could be the downfall of compliance
Organisations wanting to toe the compliance line when it comes to regulatory requirements linked to PoPI and FICA, must factor paper-based documentation into their governance, risk and compliance strategies, or run the risk of non-compliance, says Andrew Griffith,...
A new era of big data risk management
Increasingly stringent regulatory environments are driving a stronger focus on identifying, measuring, and managing risk exposure. Managing vast amounts of data is a crucial component in the accurate assessment of risk, and is one of the top reasons why big data risk...
Securing personal and business data
The ability to centrally store, share and access data is fast becoming essential for businesses of all sizes in an increasingly mobile and connected world. However, in light of the recent high profile and well-publicised attacks on public cloud providers, security...
HDS enhances Content Platform portfolio
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) has announced new capabilities in its entire Hitachi Content Platform portfolio. Now each system delivers true peace of mind in a wholly integrated and secure data, workforce and cloud mobility solution. HDS introduced the new...
Collaboration key to NHI success
Some members of the private healthcare sector regard the introduction of National Health Insurance (NHI) a threat, but that should not be the case, says Dr Mangaliso Mahlaba, chief operating officer of Thebe Ya Bophelo Healthcare, South Africa’s foremost black-owned...
Huawei launches NFV open lab
Huawei has announced the launch of its new, state-of-the-art Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) open lab in Xi’an, China, dedicated to developing multi-vendor integration verification capabilities, expanding joint service innovations with customers, partners and...
Altron set to post 50% lower earnings
Altron has advised shareholders that the company’s basic earnings per share for the financial year ending 28 February 2015 are likely to be more than 50% lower as against the previous financial year, though various impairment reviews will only be concluded closer to...
CTB-Locker demands ransom
ESET has received multiple reports of malware-spreading campaigns in various countries, mostly in Latin America and Eastern Europe. A fake e-mail purporting to contain a fax is in fact nothing more than a campaign to spread malicious code, with the ultimate aim of encrypting victims’ files and demanding ransom.
Tips for SMEs to cope with load-shedding
Over the last few months, various business formations have expressed concerns regarding the overall impact of limited power supply on business sustainability. Significantly, the country’s energy provider continues to emphasise that supply is likely to remain...
Carlton Centre toppled as tallest in Africa
Towering 270m over the Algerian capital, the new Great Mosque of Algiers will be the tallest building in Africa once it is completed later this year. The new Great Mosque will surpass Africa’s current tallest building, the 223m Carlton Centre in Johannesburg. The...
Oracle unveils new engineered systems
Oracle executive chairman and CTO Larry Ellison has outlined Oracle’s strategy for reducing customer costs and increasing value with a new generation of engineered systems. These include Oracle’s new Virtual Compute Appliance X5, Oracle FS1 Series Flash Storage...
High school graduates access online degrees
University of the People’s (UoPeople.edu) president, Shai Reshef, has announced 1 000 places for South African students at the non-profit, tuition-free, accredited, online American university for 2015. The decision comes following the news of matric results in early...
Steps to application-aware data protection
Many IT organisations have had the same data protection tools and practices for years, even decades, and see no need for that to change. However, Application Owners need to know that they’ll be able to recover their data at the application level when disaster strikes,...
Paper could be the downfall of compliance
Organisations wanting to toe the compliance line when it comes to regulatory requirements linked to PoPI and FICA, must factor paper-based documentation into their governance, risk and compliance strategies, or run the risk of non-compliance, says Andrew Griffith,...
A new era of big data risk management
Increasingly stringent regulatory environments are driving a stronger focus on identifying, measuring, and managing risk exposure. Managing vast amounts of data is a crucial component in the accurate assessment of risk, and is one of the top reasons why big data risk...
Securing personal and business data
The ability to centrally store, share and access data is fast becoming essential for businesses of all sizes in an increasingly mobile and connected world. However, in light of the recent high profile and well-publicised attacks on public cloud providers, security...