Technology News
Online rugby club saves a life
The online rugby fraternity showed its collective strength when a suicidal rugby forum contributor in New Zealand last week posted his suicide note on South Africa's PlanetRugby Chat Forum. Former British Policeman Tobi Lothian, currently a serving officer in Hong...
Telkom to pay up, revise pricing
Telkom will pay a Competition Commission fine of R200-million over the next three years, and will separate its wholesale and retail pricing. The company and the Commission have concluded a settlement agreement to resolve a series of complaints lodged against Telkom...
PhD student’s app changes lives
A University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD graduate’s technology solution is not only changing the lives of many skilled workers who could not find employment, it has also landed her a job with Google in Africa. Shikoh Gitau has devised a simple approach to using mobile...
Malherbe joins AxizWorkgroup
Ex-CEO of Westcon, Jacques Malherbe, has joined AxizWorkgroup as executive of Advanced Technologies. Advanced Technologies is a new division of AxizWorkgroup which focusses on the monitoring, early adoption and distribution of new technologies within the ICT market....
Google applies to secret court
Google has reportedly asked the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for permission to publish data pertaining to requests made by National Security Agency (NSA). According to a report in the New York Times, Google last week wrote to the director of the FBI...
Comztek, Avaya launch partner programme
Local value-added distributor Comztek and vendor partner Avaya have launched the Avaya iConnect partner programme for eligible Comztek resellers. The new Avaya iConnect partner programme is designed to unpack a series of value-added benefits for resellers who are...
Alpha Software launches Alpha Anywhere
Alpha Software has announced Alpha Anywhere, the first complete environment for rapid development and deployment of robust business applications for mobile devices and personal computers, including smartphones, tablets, PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, ultrabooks and...
AxizWorkgroup joins SAP PartnerEdge
AxizWorkgroup has announced it is the first distributor in South Africa to join SAP’s authorised reseller programme, part of the SAP PartnerEdge programme. Through participation in the programme, AxizWorkgroup is now authorised to offer resellers in Africa the...
Banks step up efforts to mitigate risk
The financial services industry, particularly banks, has stepped up efforts in gearing up its intellectual capital base to manage risk and money-laundering activities, says Alison Thom, principal consultant at leading executive search and consulting group Mindcor....
Lombard Tyres stays on the road with SAP
Lombard Tyres, one of the country’s largest independent tyre dealers for the past 30 years, has turned to SAP Business One ERP technology to centralise its accounting, business management, stock control and reporting processes. “A major stumbling block for us was that...
Different rewards for Gen Y workers
Research by the Department of Industrial Psychology at the North-West University has identified some of the factors that will not only attract Generation Y employees, but retain this talented and upwardly-mobile sector of the workforce. The survey highlighted five...
China Telecom Global moves into Teraco
China Telecom Global (CTG), the wholly-owned international business subsidiary of one of the world’s largest providers of integrated telecommunication services China Telecom Corporation Limited (CTCL), is now offering services from Teraco Data Environments. Lex van...
IT department could cease to exist
The IT department as it is known today is already outdated, and within a few years may very well cease to exist. This is the bold prophecy from Johann Botha, spokesperson for the Smexa (Service Management Exhibition Africa) conference being held in Sunninghill,...
Online rugby club saves a life
The online rugby fraternity showed its collective strength when a suicidal rugby forum contributor in New Zealand last week posted his suicide note on South Africa's PlanetRugby Chat Forum. Former British Policeman Tobi Lothian, currently a serving officer in Hong...
Telkom to pay up, revise pricing
Telkom will pay a Competition Commission fine of R200-million over the next three years, and will separate its wholesale and retail pricing. The company and the Commission have concluded a settlement agreement to resolve a series of complaints lodged against Telkom...
PhD student’s app changes lives
A University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD graduate’s technology solution is not only changing the lives of many skilled workers who could not find employment, it has also landed her a job with Google in Africa. Shikoh Gitau has devised a simple approach to using mobile...
Malherbe joins AxizWorkgroup
Ex-CEO of Westcon, Jacques Malherbe, has joined AxizWorkgroup as executive of Advanced Technologies. Advanced Technologies is a new division of AxizWorkgroup which focusses on the monitoring, early adoption and distribution of new technologies within the ICT market....
Google applies to secret court
Google has reportedly asked the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for permission to publish data pertaining to requests made by National Security Agency (NSA). According to a report in the New York Times, Google last week wrote to the director of the FBI...
Comztek, Avaya launch partner programme
Local value-added distributor Comztek and vendor partner Avaya have launched the Avaya iConnect partner programme for eligible Comztek resellers. The new Avaya iConnect partner programme is designed to unpack a series of value-added benefits for resellers who are...
Alpha Software launches Alpha Anywhere
Alpha Software has announced Alpha Anywhere, the first complete environment for rapid development and deployment of robust business applications for mobile devices and personal computers, including smartphones, tablets, PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, ultrabooks and...