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Oracle announces InForm GTM 6.0
Oracle Health Sciences has announced the availability of Oracle Health Sciences InForm GTM 6.0 with Oracle Health Sciences Central Designer 2.0, the latest release in Oracle’s e-clinical solutions suite. The solution provides trial sponsors and contract research...
Marketers require new, integrated approach
The poor performance of some of South Africa’s top retailers in recent weeks could mark a watershed moment for South African marketers. In order to stay relevant in the current challenging and volatile environments, marketing managers, particularly in the retail...
Sage Pastel goes online
Accountants and bookkeepers who gathered at Sage Pastel’s offices in Johannesburg to learn more about My Business Online were surprised to discover that it is not just an end-user tool, but one which improves the efficiency of their own practices as it enhances the...
Partnering with SMEs benefits business
High on the CIO’s wish list from a partner is personal support, agility and an understanding of the business’s unique strategic needs. SMEs can deliver these, says Elingo CEO Ian Goss-Ross. Bigger is not always better when it comes to ICT partners. When a corporate...
Bytes awarded NetApp’s Star Partner status
Bytes Systems Integration has become the first NetApp partner in South Africa, and only the third on the continent, to be awarded NetApp’s prestigious Star Partner status. Bytes was elevated to Star Partner status in June, after meeting the programme requirements and...
SAP, MTN offer cloud ERP
MTN Business has signed a strategic partnership with SAP business partner Britehouse to offer SAP’s Business One ERP system as a cloud computing service, specifically for SME customers. The cloud solution is easy to set up and cost-effective, says Kanagaratnam...
Smartphone growth slows in Western Europe
The Western European mobile phone market shrank in the first quarter of 2013, due to a lower-than-expected slowdown in smartphone shipments, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Total shipments dropped 4,2% year-over-year to 43,6-million units,...
Spam volumes continue to decline
In May, the percentage of spam in e-mail traffic was down by 2,5 percentage points and averaged 69,7%. Experts at Kaspersky Lab noted a very slight increase in the share of phishing e-mails compared with April, while malicious attachments were detected in 2,8% of...
Huawei’s Ascend G510 debuts in SA
Huawei has launched the Huawei Ascend G510, an ergonomically designed smartphone measuring just 9,9mm thin and featuring a 1,2Ghz dual-core processor. “Our latest smartphone, the Huawei Ascend G510, proves that great value can also come in a stylish and ergonomic...
25 years since the AS/440 launch
This month marks the 25th anniversary of the IBM i operating system, which runs on IBM's Power Systems and PureSystems PureFlex servers. It was on 21 June 1988 when IBM debuted the new Application System/400 (AS/400) family of computer systems, the original...
Firewalls keep cybercriminals out
In March this year, Internet users across the world experienced slowed down service due to what has been called the biggest cyber attack in history. Although the attack was specifically aimed at European spam fighting group The Spamhaus Project, Web sites around the...
Bidvest’s DEVELOP SA targets W Cape
Bidvest Group company, DEVELOP South Africa, has broadened its national reach, establishing a strong presence in Cape Town with the appointment of local authorised dealer, Ikon Office Technology. Says Marc Pillay, GM of DEVELOP South Africa: “Since the establishment...
BlackBerry secures iOS, Android
BlackBerry has announced the availability of a new security solution that separates work and personal apps and data on iOS and Android devices. Secure Work Space for iOS and Android is a new option with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (version 10.1.1) that offers...
Oracle announces InForm GTM 6.0
Oracle Health Sciences has announced the availability of Oracle Health Sciences InForm GTM 6.0 with Oracle Health Sciences Central Designer 2.0, the latest release in Oracle’s e-clinical solutions suite. The solution provides trial sponsors and contract research...
Marketers require new, integrated approach
The poor performance of some of South Africa’s top retailers in recent weeks could mark a watershed moment for South African marketers. In order to stay relevant in the current challenging and volatile environments, marketing managers, particularly in the retail...
Sage Pastel goes online
Accountants and bookkeepers who gathered at Sage Pastel’s offices in Johannesburg to learn more about My Business Online were surprised to discover that it is not just an end-user tool, but one which improves the efficiency of their own practices as it enhances the...
Partnering with SMEs benefits business
High on the CIO’s wish list from a partner is personal support, agility and an understanding of the business’s unique strategic needs. SMEs can deliver these, says Elingo CEO Ian Goss-Ross. Bigger is not always better when it comes to ICT partners. When a corporate...
Bytes awarded NetApp’s Star Partner status
Bytes Systems Integration has become the first NetApp partner in South Africa, and only the third on the continent, to be awarded NetApp’s prestigious Star Partner status. Bytes was elevated to Star Partner status in June, after meeting the programme requirements and...
SAP, MTN offer cloud ERP
MTN Business has signed a strategic partnership with SAP business partner Britehouse to offer SAP’s Business One ERP system as a cloud computing service, specifically for SME customers. The cloud solution is easy to set up and cost-effective, says Kanagaratnam...
Smartphone growth slows in Western Europe
The Western European mobile phone market shrank in the first quarter of 2013, due to a lower-than-expected slowdown in smartphone shipments, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Total shipments dropped 4,2% year-over-year to 43,6-million units,...