Technology News
How about textbooks on demand?
With so many forces impacting academic institutions, the way in which academic textbooks are produced may not seem to be of top concern. However, according to Océ South Africa MD, Dave Clark, the educational material printing process can offer a number of strategic...
Egyptian payment portal targets 94m users
MasterCard, National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Etisalat have launched a mobile payment wallet in Egypt, which will bring Etisalat Egypt’s subscriber base safe and convenient payment services through their mobile phones. The new programme is an early implementation of...
Healthy growth forecast for analytics
The worldwide business analytics software market is expected to grow at a 9,7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2017, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). Demand for business analytics solutions will continue to be driven by...
DHL gets proactive with Pvision
Pvision and Shellard Media have concluded an implementation at DHL’s Johannesburg headquarters which has fundamentally altered the manner in which the logistics giant reacts to potential challenges. Local display technology provider, PVision, has formally concluded an...
Mobile technology can reduce costs
Mobile technology is consuming a large amount of attention these days with software companies developing apps for all sorts of business needs. The truth is that mobility is applicable in almost any industry with field workers that need to be managed more effectively...
How to choose a remote monitoring service
When Dr Rudolph Zinn of the School of Criminal Justice recently did intensive research on the nature of robberies and attacks, he revealed some interesting findings: one being that alarms and armed reaction services are not a deterrent for robbers any longer, says...
Enterasys releases new Ethernet switches
A new family of high density, high-performance 10Gigabit Ethernet switches has been launched by Enterasys Networks. Targeted at high bandwidth and latency-sensitive applications, the new 7100-Series is ideally suited to the demands of modern data centres, according to...
Payment gateways and the Web developer
More and more businesses are moving at least some of their sales online – which means more and more Web developers need to become familiar with the online payments process, says Peter Harvey of PayGate. “If you’re building an e-commerce site for a client, they will...
Samsung enhances mobile printing
Samsung Electronics South Africa has introduced three separate mobile printing solutions that will make it possible to print from mobile devices with only a few simple taps. Available on the GALAXY S4, these mobile printing solutions consist of a mobile printing app...
How to choose a remote monitoring service
When Dr Rudolph Zinn of the School of Criminal Justice recently did intensive research on the nature of robberies and attacks, he revealed some interesting findings: one being that alarms and armed reaction services are not a deterrent for robbers any longer, says...
Mobile devices are under attack
Mobile platforms have become increasingly attractive to cybercriminals, as consumers live more of their digital lives on smartphones and tablets. According to IDC, mobile devices are surpassing PCs as the preferred way to access the Internet and the number of people...
ICT firms are falling short in BBBEE
While the majority of large ICT companies are BBBEE compliant, many small to medium-sized businesses, with a turnover of over R35-million, do not have a B-BBEE scorecard and are losing business as a result. Keith Levenstein, CEO of BEE advisory firm EconoBEE, says...
IS offers converged connectivity
Internet Solutions (IS) has launched allConnect, a converged data solution that offers enterprises anywhere access across multiple connectivity platforms. This allows employees to connect to the Internet across a variety of fixed and mobile networks, using various...
How about textbooks on demand?
With so many forces impacting academic institutions, the way in which academic textbooks are produced may not seem to be of top concern. However, according to Océ South Africa MD, Dave Clark, the educational material printing process can offer a number of strategic...
Egyptian payment portal targets 94m users
MasterCard, National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Etisalat have launched a mobile payment wallet in Egypt, which will bring Etisalat Egypt’s subscriber base safe and convenient payment services through their mobile phones. The new programme is an early implementation of...
Healthy growth forecast for analytics
The worldwide business analytics software market is expected to grow at a 9,7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2017, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). Demand for business analytics solutions will continue to be driven by...
DHL gets proactive with Pvision
Pvision and Shellard Media have concluded an implementation at DHL’s Johannesburg headquarters which has fundamentally altered the manner in which the logistics giant reacts to potential challenges. Local display technology provider, PVision, has formally concluded an...
Mobile technology can reduce costs
Mobile technology is consuming a large amount of attention these days with software companies developing apps for all sorts of business needs. The truth is that mobility is applicable in almost any industry with field workers that need to be managed more effectively...
How to choose a remote monitoring service
When Dr Rudolph Zinn of the School of Criminal Justice recently did intensive research on the nature of robberies and attacks, he revealed some interesting findings: one being that alarms and armed reaction services are not a deterrent for robbers any longer, says...
Enterasys releases new Ethernet switches
A new family of high density, high-performance 10Gigabit Ethernet switches has been launched by Enterasys Networks. Targeted at high bandwidth and latency-sensitive applications, the new 7100-Series is ideally suited to the demands of modern data centres, according to...