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In-store competitions are now easier
Mobile and digital marketing company, MobiMedia, recently launched an innovative in-store competition entry mechanism, which offers consumers immediate feedback and prize notifications, whilst providing prize inventory management and distribution details for...
Citrix XenDesktop offers Windows Azure
Citrix has announced it can enable enterprise customers and service providers to deliver high-performance mobile apps and Windows Server-based session desktops from Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud platform with the recently announced Citrix XenDesktop 7. With the...
Adoption of contactless payments
As South Africa steadily gears up for the widespread adoption of contactless payment systems, a local expert says consumers have plenty of convenience to look forward to. However, adoption is something of a "chicken and egg" challenge, as introducing the technology to...
Cisco appoints new distributor
Following a request for proposals (RFP) issued about two months ago, networking giant Cisco has made a decision on an additional distributor for the South African market. Reliable sources have told IT-Online that AxizWorkgroup has secured the agency for Cisco in South...
SA saving less for kids’ education
More South Africans are struggling with debt and cutting back on saving towards their children’s future education - a financial decision that could have devastating consequences for generations to come. This is o¬ne of the key findings of the recent 2013 Old Mutual...
Pule pulled by Zuma in cabinet reshuffle
Minister of Communications Dina Pule, who has been dogged by controversy for most of her tenure, was yesterday dismissed by President Jacob Zuma in a cabinet reshuffle which sees her replaced by Yunus Carrim. Little is known about Carrim, but an official biography...
Banks prime targets for phishers
Every fifth phishing attack registered between May 2012 and late April 2013 targeted users of banks and other financial organisations, according to Kaspersky Lab. The company says 20,64% of all phishing threats registered between May 2012 and April 2013 were aimed at...
Wireless drives into automotive industry
Wireless technologies like Bluetooth and embedded cellular will gain increasing importance for automotive infotainment and safety purposes over wired solutions, providing solid revenue growth this year and beyond, according to an Automotive Infotainment market tracker...
IS connects Namibia and Nigeria to WACS
Internet Solutions (IS) has boosted its capabilities and reach into West Africa by connecting Namibia - through its local implementation partner, ITN - and Nigeria to the West Africa Cable System (WACS). The company also plans to light up capacity in Ghana and Angola...
First 4G LTE for West, Central Africa
Alcatel-Lucent and Surfline Communications have deployed the first commercial 4G LTE network in Ghana and, more generally, in Western and Central Africa. Alcatel-Lucent will provide hardware and software, along with installation, optimisation, maintenance and managed...
Mobile ‘network in a box’ bridges divide
Cellular networks have revolutionised the South African communications landscape, providing easy access to telephony, data and a host of other services. However, while cellular connectivity provides excellent coverage for metropolitan areas, access is still sparse in...
Data drives payroll in commerce
The advent of big data and big data analytics is changing business at bedrock level, and this will have an impact on the payroll environment. Business leaders are looking to a combination of in memory business intelligence and big data to empower them to offer what...
PPC solidifies backups with CA ARCserve
PPC has consolidated the management and control of its backups across a highly distributed computing environment using CA ARCserve Management Capacity Licence, from CA Southern Africa. This licence allows PPC to purchase a single licence for its multiple offices and...
In-store competitions are now easier
Mobile and digital marketing company, MobiMedia, recently launched an innovative in-store competition entry mechanism, which offers consumers immediate feedback and prize notifications, whilst providing prize inventory management and distribution details for...
Citrix XenDesktop offers Windows Azure
Citrix has announced it can enable enterprise customers and service providers to deliver high-performance mobile apps and Windows Server-based session desktops from Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud platform with the recently announced Citrix XenDesktop 7. With the...
Adoption of contactless payments
As South Africa steadily gears up for the widespread adoption of contactless payment systems, a local expert says consumers have plenty of convenience to look forward to. However, adoption is something of a "chicken and egg" challenge, as introducing the technology to...
Cisco appoints new distributor
Following a request for proposals (RFP) issued about two months ago, networking giant Cisco has made a decision on an additional distributor for the South African market. Reliable sources have told IT-Online that AxizWorkgroup has secured the agency for Cisco in South...
SA saving less for kids’ education
More South Africans are struggling with debt and cutting back on saving towards their children’s future education - a financial decision that could have devastating consequences for generations to come. This is o¬ne of the key findings of the recent 2013 Old Mutual...
Pule pulled by Zuma in cabinet reshuffle
Minister of Communications Dina Pule, who has been dogged by controversy for most of her tenure, was yesterday dismissed by President Jacob Zuma in a cabinet reshuffle which sees her replaced by Yunus Carrim. Little is known about Carrim, but an official biography...
Banks prime targets for phishers
Every fifth phishing attack registered between May 2012 and late April 2013 targeted users of banks and other financial organisations, according to Kaspersky Lab. The company says 20,64% of all phishing threats registered between May 2012 and April 2013 were aimed at...