Technology News
Gijima appoints new board members
Gijima, a leading black empowered JSE-listed IT company, has made two new appointments to its board of directors, reflecting its commitment to structure the business for the growth demands of its turnaround strategy. “These appointments show the confidence Gijima has...
Nedbank offers accounting services to SMBs
Nedbank, in its quest to support and grow small businesses, has teamed up with SAGE Pastel to offer an integrated online accounting solution known as Nedbank Accounting. This value-added service is integrated with NetBank Business (an online business banking...
Ericsson to acquire Red Bee Media
Ericsson, a world-leading provider of communications technology and services, has announced its intention to acquire Red Bee Media, a world-leading media services company headquartered in the UK, from an entity controlled by Macquarie Advanced Investment Partners. The...
Phoenix distributes Norton in East Africa
Following the announcement last year of the distribution agreement between Phoenix Distribution and Symantec, through which the specialist security distributor is responsible for Symantec’s Norton portfolio, the two companies have expanded their partnership to East...
EMC ranks 13th in best workplaces
EMC has announced that it has been named the 13th Best Multinational Workplace in Europe by Great Place to Work, the experts in workplace excellence. EMC’s ranking was announced at the Great Place to Work’s "Best Workplaces in Europe 2013" award ceremony which...
Networks still very vulnerable
The number of devices on corporate IT networks carrying vulnerabilities has dropped from 75% in 2011 to 67% in 2012. While this is the lowest figure in two years, it highlights the ongoing lax approach to security on the part of network managers. This is one of the...
Payment security is key for e-shoppers
PayU, the payment gateway which processes the online payments for kalahari.com, notes that South Africans rate secure payment facilities as one of the most important considerations when shopping online. As a company which prioritises secure payment solutions above...
Contract notebook makers feel the pinch
Contract manufacturers of notebook computers suffered a worse-than-expected first quarter, after shipments to clients like Apple and Hewlett-Packard tumbled to the lowest level in three years, according to a PC Dynamics Market Brief from HIS. Global shipments of...
Call for collaboration on fibre networks
Local government should work co-operatively with the private sector to avoid the duplication of costly fibre optic infrastructure where open-access networks already exist. This was the general consensus of the panel discussion of industry leaders who gathered to...
SAPO gets new acting chairperson
Dr Nelly Manzini has been appointed as the acting chairperson of the SA Post Office (SAPO) with immediate effect. Minister of Communications Dina Pule made the appointment, after accepting a request by former SA Post Office chairperson George Mothema to retire from...
Social media must be a boardroom issue
The companies that will drive the most advantage from social media in the years to come will be those that treat it as a boardroom and executive committee level issue rather than as a pure marketing and communications function. That’s according to Gordon Geldenhuys,...
Creating an energy-efficient kitchen
With the arrival of winter, South Africans are preparing themselves not only for colder temperatures, but also the inevitable strain that using more electricity will place on their household budgets. But this does not have to be the case, says Samsung Electronics...
Digital technologies will shape the future
With the rapid rise of social media and mobility over the past five years, together with the increasing growth of new digital touchpoints, many marketers are asking what comes next, says Pete Case, founder and CEO at Gloo. Which digital tool is emerging and which will...
Gijima appoints new board members
Gijima, a leading black empowered JSE-listed IT company, has made two new appointments to its board of directors, reflecting its commitment to structure the business for the growth demands of its turnaround strategy. “These appointments show the confidence Gijima has...
Nedbank offers accounting services to SMBs
Nedbank, in its quest to support and grow small businesses, has teamed up with SAGE Pastel to offer an integrated online accounting solution known as Nedbank Accounting. This value-added service is integrated with NetBank Business (an online business banking...
Ericsson to acquire Red Bee Media
Ericsson, a world-leading provider of communications technology and services, has announced its intention to acquire Red Bee Media, a world-leading media services company headquartered in the UK, from an entity controlled by Macquarie Advanced Investment Partners. The...
Phoenix distributes Norton in East Africa
Following the announcement last year of the distribution agreement between Phoenix Distribution and Symantec, through which the specialist security distributor is responsible for Symantec’s Norton portfolio, the two companies have expanded their partnership to East...
EMC ranks 13th in best workplaces
EMC has announced that it has been named the 13th Best Multinational Workplace in Europe by Great Place to Work, the experts in workplace excellence. EMC’s ranking was announced at the Great Place to Work’s "Best Workplaces in Europe 2013" award ceremony which...
Networks still very vulnerable
The number of devices on corporate IT networks carrying vulnerabilities has dropped from 75% in 2011 to 67% in 2012. While this is the lowest figure in two years, it highlights the ongoing lax approach to security on the part of network managers. This is one of the...
Payment security is key for e-shoppers
PayU, the payment gateway which processes the online payments for kalahari.com, notes that South Africans rate secure payment facilities as one of the most important considerations when shopping online. As a company which prioritises secure payment solutions above...