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SecureData in Magix deal
Security specialist SecureData Africa has formally absorbed the value-added distributor (VAD) business of Magix Security into its operations. The Magix Security VAD team, comprising pre-sales, sales, and technical support functions has already transitioned into...
The way forward for cyber-war training
Hacking and anti-cyber-warfare training exercises could be the way to support the UK government and play a major role in the training of IT security experts in the future. The suggestion has been made by IT security company MWR InfoSecurity, which attracted security...
Girls make a mark in Computer Olympiad
Almost half of the more than 17 000 entrants for the 2013 Applications Olympiad - and four of the 11 finalists - were girls. The finalists were from only four provinces: KwaZulu-Natal; Eastern Cape; Western Cape; and Mpumalanga. “It is most unusual not to have a...
Are consumers buying products or solutions?
Consumers live in an information age, where easy access to the world’s knowledge via the Internet has changed the way we approach everything from education to business. Today, customers are often way ahead of the salespeople who are “helping” them, armed with a...
Edge Evolve, MDM sign partnership agreement
Master Data Management (MDM), a specialist solutions provider for data governance, data quality, data integration and master data management, has signed a partnership agreement with The Edge Evolve Group (Edge Evolve), an organisation with businesses that offer data...
Integrated reporting drives good governance
While integrated reporting is a legal requirement for all Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed companies in South Africa, today's business environment demands more transparency and good governance from all companies. Integrated reporting combines financial and...
Dac rolls out Microsoft for Solenta Aviation
Dac Systems, a national specialist services provider focused on turnkey implementations of leading edge industry solutions, has implemented a Microsoft system for its client, Solenta Aviation – the result has been improved control of capex due to intricate, precise...
HDS brings security to mobile workforce
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, has unveiled new solutions and services that allow enterprises to adopt cloud computing more readily, enable their mobile workforce more securely and reliably, and provide a better IT...
Futuresense delivers insight for ARM
Futuresense, a Johannesburg-based performance management specialist and Oracle Gold partner, has developed a financial intelligence solution for diversified mining group African Rainbow Minerals (ARM). Replacing spreadsheets, the Oracle Hyperion Strategic Finance...
Tips on information governance frameworks
It’s easy to lose sight of why businesses need information governance frameworks, says Mervyn Mooi, director at Knowledge Integration Dynamics (KID). The discussion can quickly become embroiled in details about technology, repositories, silos, quality, master data and...
Don’t get duped by Samsung hoax
Samsung Electronics SA has issued a warning to consumers about a false competition and hoax that is currently doing the rounds in South Africa using its brand. The company says the hoax is falsely using the Samsung name in an aim to entice consumers to deposit a...
MTN calls for mobile app entries
MTN has announced that local mobile developers still have time to enter their apps for the second MTN Business App of the Year Award which not only recognises the best and brightest in this field, but also provides them with a platform to drive their business. “Award...
UCT doctor awarded prestigious AIDS grant
University of Cape Town medical historian, Dr Rebecca Hodes, has been awarded a prestigious global AIDS research grant at the 7th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this week. Dr Hodes...
SecureData in Magix deal
Security specialist SecureData Africa has formally absorbed the value-added distributor (VAD) business of Magix Security into its operations. The Magix Security VAD team, comprising pre-sales, sales, and technical support functions has already transitioned into...
The way forward for cyber-war training
Hacking and anti-cyber-warfare training exercises could be the way to support the UK government and play a major role in the training of IT security experts in the future. The suggestion has been made by IT security company MWR InfoSecurity, which attracted security...
Girls make a mark in Computer Olympiad
Almost half of the more than 17 000 entrants for the 2013 Applications Olympiad - and four of the 11 finalists - were girls. The finalists were from only four provinces: KwaZulu-Natal; Eastern Cape; Western Cape; and Mpumalanga. “It is most unusual not to have a...
Are consumers buying products or solutions?
Consumers live in an information age, where easy access to the world’s knowledge via the Internet has changed the way we approach everything from education to business. Today, customers are often way ahead of the salespeople who are “helping” them, armed with a...
Edge Evolve, MDM sign partnership agreement
Master Data Management (MDM), a specialist solutions provider for data governance, data quality, data integration and master data management, has signed a partnership agreement with The Edge Evolve Group (Edge Evolve), an organisation with businesses that offer data...
Integrated reporting drives good governance
While integrated reporting is a legal requirement for all Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed companies in South Africa, today's business environment demands more transparency and good governance from all companies. Integrated reporting combines financial and...
Dac rolls out Microsoft for Solenta Aviation
Dac Systems, a national specialist services provider focused on turnkey implementations of leading edge industry solutions, has implemented a Microsoft system for its client, Solenta Aviation – the result has been improved control of capex due to intricate, precise...