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Kaspersky scores in AV-Comparatives test
Kaspersky Lab reports that Kaspersky Internet Security blocked 100% of malicious attacks in a recent Real-World Protection Test. The test was conducted by the authoritative international test lab AV-Comparatives in May 2013. The Kaspersky Lab solution was joined by 20...
African e-commerce may come of age
E-commerce in Africa has grown dramatically over the past year, says Robin Philip of payment services provider PayGate, and is now in a position to support the massive consumer boom that’s happening across the continent. “A year ago we said e-commerce in Africa wasn’t...
CA simplifies data protection for Linux
CA Southern Africa has announced that CA Technologies has launched CA ARCserve D2D for Linux. This provides fast, simple data protection and disaster recovery for businesses running virtual and physical servers on the popular open source platform. An image-based...
Toyota Tsusho Africa implements Sage VIP
Toyota Tsusho Africa (TTAF) has successfully completed the implementation of Sage VIP’s Premier Payroll product in four African countries - Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. TTAF is a subsidiary of the Toyota Tsusho Corporation, which is one of the 18 Toyota Group...
IBM commits more to Africa
IBM has announced a new Global Delivery Centre in Casablanca that will create up to 400 information technology roles in Morocco over the next three years. The centre will enable IBM to deliver a range of innovative technology services to clients in Morocco and across...
Africans to get .africa domain
The .africa domain name is expected to launch towards the end of 2013, making it possible for businesses and other organisations to register domain names ending in .africa for the first time. Donvay Wegierski, director of Werksmans Attorneys and member of its...
China software market set to soar
IDC says that China’s software market is expected to grow to US$13,1-billion by 2017 at a CAGR of 11,3%, as the four pillars of the Third Platform (big data, cloud computing, mobility and social networks) are gradually integrated into the development of software....
Increase in forecast for tablet displays
Analyst group IHS has increased its forecast for tablet displays by 6% for 2013, following a boost in orders in the sector from unbranded, white-box Chinese manufacturers. A total of 262-million displays for tablets are forecast to be shipped in 2013, compared to the...
DiData on brink of AccessKenya acquisition
The AccessKenya Group board of directors has recommended that its shareholders accept the Ksh3-billion (R355-million) Dimension Data bid to take over 100% of the shares of AccessKenya. This follows the formal approval by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) last week,...
Cybercriminals bite into Apple
Once regarded as almost immune to cyber-attacks and hacking, Apple users are coming under increasing pressure from cybercriminals targeting their Apple IDs and financial credentials. Kaspersky Lab has published a phishing report that analyses the dramatic increase of...
Application delivery in modern data centres
Brent Lees, senior product manager at Riverbed Technology, explains how enabling businesses to manage their application delivery infrastructure in an "ADC as a service" model can translate into service agility, time-to-market improvements and enhanced user experience....
Cash Crusaders chooses WyseTalk solution
Cash Crusaders, a major retailer of new and quality second-hand goods operating via 154 outlets countrywide, has chosen the WyseTalk social business software (SBS) platform for enterprise-wide knowledge sharing and collaboration. CEO Sean Stegmann says the franchise...
Gartner names Software AG a leader
Software AG has announced it was positioned by Gartner, a leading industry analyst firm, in the Leaders Quadrant of the recently published Magic Quadrant for On-Premises Application Integration Suites. In gaining this recognition, vendors were evaluated based on...
Kaspersky scores in AV-Comparatives test
Kaspersky Lab reports that Kaspersky Internet Security blocked 100% of malicious attacks in a recent Real-World Protection Test. The test was conducted by the authoritative international test lab AV-Comparatives in May 2013. The Kaspersky Lab solution was joined by 20...
African e-commerce may come of age
E-commerce in Africa has grown dramatically over the past year, says Robin Philip of payment services provider PayGate, and is now in a position to support the massive consumer boom that’s happening across the continent. “A year ago we said e-commerce in Africa wasn’t...
CA simplifies data protection for Linux
CA Southern Africa has announced that CA Technologies has launched CA ARCserve D2D for Linux. This provides fast, simple data protection and disaster recovery for businesses running virtual and physical servers on the popular open source platform. An image-based...
Toyota Tsusho Africa implements Sage VIP
Toyota Tsusho Africa (TTAF) has successfully completed the implementation of Sage VIP’s Premier Payroll product in four African countries - Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. TTAF is a subsidiary of the Toyota Tsusho Corporation, which is one of the 18 Toyota Group...
IBM commits more to Africa
IBM has announced a new Global Delivery Centre in Casablanca that will create up to 400 information technology roles in Morocco over the next three years. The centre will enable IBM to deliver a range of innovative technology services to clients in Morocco and across...
Africans to get .africa domain
The .africa domain name is expected to launch towards the end of 2013, making it possible for businesses and other organisations to register domain names ending in .africa for the first time. Donvay Wegierski, director of Werksmans Attorneys and member of its...
China software market set to soar
IDC says that China’s software market is expected to grow to US$13,1-billion by 2017 at a CAGR of 11,3%, as the four pillars of the Third Platform (big data, cloud computing, mobility and social networks) are gradually integrated into the development of software....