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20 years in SA for O’Keeffe & Swartz
O’Keeffe & Swartz, a leader in the South African telemarketing call centre industry, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, an achievement made possible by the support of its staff and clients over the years. Since its founding in 1993, O’Keeffe & Swartz...
The cost of data roaming
Picture this scenario: an executive is about to leave on a business trip to the United States. Whilst he is away, his colleagues decide to e-mail him a large video file. He goes about his business for two weeks, downloading e-mails, checking in with the South Africa...
Datatec remains resilient
Datatec’s interim results indicate that overall group revenues and EBITDA for the period 1 March to 30 June 2013 will be similar to the corresponding period last year, but that underlying earnings and headline earnings per share are slightly lower. However, it adds,...
Security policies key against cybercriminals
Misuse of office computers does not just reduce productivity and waste time and money - it puts corporate network security at risk and jeopardises critical data. Communicating on social networking sites or via IM, visiting entertainment sites, or downloading files...
SARS adopts Oversight for its procurement
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has become the first local public sector institution to implement Oversight, a leading solution for monitoring transactions in the procurement system in real time. The organisation will be using Oversight to further improve its...
Westcon in global first with Cisco
As part of a global first, Westcon Security Solutions is now able to offer its reseller market access to the Cisco Physical Security portfolio with immediate effect. The Cisco Physical Security solution set will afford Westcon Security Solutions’ resellers the...
Powertech QuadPro makes its mark
With a R36-million share of Eskom’s new wind farm, the newest company in the Powertech stable – Powertech QuadPro – is starting to make its presence felt in one of the country’s most competitive markets. The Eskom deal is the new company’s first major successful...
Wits geared up for National Science Week
Wits University will be taking part in National Science Week from 29 July to 2 August, with a packed week-long programme that will showcase the university’s advances in scientific and technological research. The media, public, school learners, families, students and...
12 steps to successful recruitment
South African business owners often complain about the lack of skilled labour in the country; however, many do not realise the role that a below-par recruitment process plays in attracting and securing the wrong candidates. This is the view of renowned business growth...
EMC to up presence in SADC
EMC Southern Africa is embarking on a new drive to increase its presence in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries with increased investment and improved focus. Nick Christodoulou, regional partner manager, EMC Southern Africa, says the company...
Affordable, powerful WLAN for SMEs
Africa is an abundant breeding ground for SMEs (small and medium enterprises). In fact, it is estimated that there are over 55-million SMEs across the continent, and while governments do provide SMEs with tax benefits, the ability of SMEs to succeed, both in the...
Virtualised backups ideal test environments
Virtualising IT environments isn’t just about optimising hardware resources and saving energy – it can shorten development cycles and help to make organisations more agile, according to Warren Olivier, territory manager of backup and virtualisation management company...
Blended solutions best for e-learning
Online education specialists believe as the market continues to embrace technology to digitise the learning experience, there is an increasing need to consider the merits of combining e-learning with instructor-led training workshops. Richard Rayne is the MD of...
20 years in SA for O’Keeffe & Swartz
O’Keeffe & Swartz, a leader in the South African telemarketing call centre industry, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, an achievement made possible by the support of its staff and clients over the years. Since its founding in 1993, O’Keeffe & Swartz...
The cost of data roaming
Picture this scenario: an executive is about to leave on a business trip to the United States. Whilst he is away, his colleagues decide to e-mail him a large video file. He goes about his business for two weeks, downloading e-mails, checking in with the South Africa...
Datatec remains resilient
Datatec’s interim results indicate that overall group revenues and EBITDA for the period 1 March to 30 June 2013 will be similar to the corresponding period last year, but that underlying earnings and headline earnings per share are slightly lower. However, it adds,...
Security policies key against cybercriminals
Misuse of office computers does not just reduce productivity and waste time and money - it puts corporate network security at risk and jeopardises critical data. Communicating on social networking sites or via IM, visiting entertainment sites, or downloading files...
SARS adopts Oversight for its procurement
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has become the first local public sector institution to implement Oversight, a leading solution for monitoring transactions in the procurement system in real time. The organisation will be using Oversight to further improve its...
Westcon in global first with Cisco
As part of a global first, Westcon Security Solutions is now able to offer its reseller market access to the Cisco Physical Security portfolio with immediate effect. The Cisco Physical Security solution set will afford Westcon Security Solutions’ resellers the...
Powertech QuadPro makes its mark
With a R36-million share of Eskom’s new wind farm, the newest company in the Powertech stable – Powertech QuadPro – is starting to make its presence felt in one of the country’s most competitive markets. The Eskom deal is the new company’s first major successful...