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Strategic challenges for 2015
Looking ahead this New Year the key question remains the same: what are the strategic challenges that IT leaders will face in 2015? The CIO is the number one executive to drive business innovation and new services across the business. One of the major challenges the...
Acer commits to the education channel
Acer is a leading vendor of IT products in the education market and aims to support the change of the way students learn and teachers teach nowadays. Acer believes the most valuable part of computing is its power to spread knowledge. With its full product portfolio...
Secure school WiFi with a corporate approach
Schools moving to install wireless networks need to approach their IT security in the same way as corporates do, says Networks Unlimited, distributor of Fortinet. Schools around South Africa are increasingly looking to technology to enrich learning and make school...
Windows 10 to be free upgrade
Microsoft will make Windows 10 available as a free upgrade to customers who upgrade in the first year that the upcoming operating system is available. This will apply to users who run Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. The new generation of Windows will offer a wide range of experiences designed to usher in a new era of more personal computing, as well as two new devices designed to extend the Windows experience from large screens to no screens.
SA’s digital future hangs in the balance
South Africa’s digital future looks bleak as the current Internet growth trajectory won’t support the exploding Internet of Everything - and the accompanying devices and digital services that will become mainstream in the next five years. Steven Ambrose, Strategy Worx...
SA firms urged to take security seriously
South African organisations must adopt an “all hands on deck” approach to defend against cyber-attacks. Attackers have become more proficient at taking advantage of gaps in security to evade detection and conceal malicious activity, as evidenced by the recent attacks against the Gautrain and Eskom.
Modest gains for EMEA PC shipments
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) reached 25,5-million units in the fourth quarter of 2014 - a 2% increase year-on-year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Strong consumer demand during the holiday season helped keep the market...
MTN re-organises enterprise business unit
MTN South Africa is to reorganise its MTN Business unit, implementing a new go-to-market structure that is in line with a revised group-wide business model. “We are reorganising to enhance our customer service and market differentiation,” says Alpheus Mangale, chief...
SA start-up heads to Switzerland
South African start up Lumkani will be going to Geneva for the Seedstars World (SSW) final event on 4 February. Lumkani won Seedstars Cape Town last July and is among the 36 start-ups that will compete and pitch for $500 000 equity investment. More than 1 500...
January blues drive online classifieds
Online classifieds are performing better than ever as consumers put unwanted goods up for sale during what is traditionally the most cash-strapped month of the year. Various online classifieds have reported a surge in trading since the beginning of the year, a trend...
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...
Strategic challenges for 2015
Looking ahead this New Year the key question remains the same: what are the strategic challenges that IT leaders will face in 2015? The CIO is the number one executive to drive business innovation and new services across the business. One of the major challenges the...
Acer commits to the education channel
Acer is a leading vendor of IT products in the education market and aims to support the change of the way students learn and teachers teach nowadays. Acer believes the most valuable part of computing is its power to spread knowledge. With its full product portfolio...
Secure school WiFi with a corporate approach
Schools moving to install wireless networks need to approach their IT security in the same way as corporates do, says Networks Unlimited, distributor of Fortinet. Schools around South Africa are increasingly looking to technology to enrich learning and make school...
Windows 10 to be free upgrade
Microsoft will make Windows 10 available as a free upgrade to customers who upgrade in the first year that the upcoming operating system is available. This will apply to users who run Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. The new generation of Windows will offer a wide range of experiences designed to usher in a new era of more personal computing, as well as two new devices designed to extend the Windows experience from large screens to no screens.
SA’s digital future hangs in the balance
South Africa’s digital future looks bleak as the current Internet growth trajectory won’t support the exploding Internet of Everything - and the accompanying devices and digital services that will become mainstream in the next five years. Steven Ambrose, Strategy Worx...
SA firms urged to take security seriously
South African organisations must adopt an “all hands on deck” approach to defend against cyber-attacks. Attackers have become more proficient at taking advantage of gaps in security to evade detection and conceal malicious activity, as evidenced by the recent attacks against the Gautrain and Eskom.
Modest gains for EMEA PC shipments
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) reached 25,5-million units in the fourth quarter of 2014 - a 2% increase year-on-year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Strong consumer demand during the holiday season helped keep the market...