Technology News
Employee negligence risks company data
Employee negligence poses a serious threat to the security of corporate confidential data, according to more than half the respondents in the recent Worldwide Security Products survey by IDC. The companies identified this as a priority for 2013, and intend to work...
BCX, Conscript partner on talent solution
In continued efforts to create solutions that help South Africa and the rest of Africa tackle unemployment and talent attraction, Business Connexion (BCX) has joined forces with specialist recruitment company Conscript Africa to create SkillsMap – a talent community...
HP expands printing portfolio
HP recently announced an expanded portfolio of printing and personal systems products and solutions designed to help organisations save time and resources. The new offerings integrate seamlessly into existing enterprise environments and advance the speed of the...
Lead generation partnerships yield results
When companies launch a new product, they generally have a marketing plan in place in order to ensure they promote the new offering most effectively. However, regardless of how well-planned a marketing campaign is, there is very little guarantee of it reaching the...
Huawei launches Ascend P6
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has unveiled the Huawei Ascend P6 - the world's slimmest smartphone, measuring just 6,18mm. The smartphone features a 1,5GHz quad-core processor and a sleek metallic body....
China boasts top supercomputer
Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China’s National University of Defense Technology, is the world’s new number one system with a performance of 33,86 petaflop/s on the Linpack benchmark. This is according to the 41st edition of the twice-yearlyTOP500 list of the...
Young entrepreneurs lead in tech innovation
Young entrepreneurs from the G20 countries see themselves as the most dynamic source of technology innovation, and expect their businesses to achieve strong growth and job creation in the next two years, according to a report by Accenture and the G20 Young...
IT services more vital than ever
In an ever-changing world, where IT has to come to grips with trends like cloud computing, BYOD (bring your own device), multiple apps and scattered end-users, IT service management has become more crucial than ever. This year’s Smexa (Service Management Exhibition...
Telkom aims to improve performance
Telkom’s group CEO has promised to take bold action to improve the organisation’s performance. On Friday Telkom SA reported its 2013 annual results with an increase in profit after tax, excluding a R12-billion impairment, of R501-million from R179-million in the prior...
Google’s Project Loon takes to the skies
Google has announced the first step toward a new, experimental method of providing Internet access to rural, remote and underserved areas - balloon-powered Internet access. Project Loon is experimental technology that uses balloons, carried by the wind at altitudes...
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...
Employee negligence risks company data
Employee negligence poses a serious threat to the security of corporate confidential data, according to more than half the respondents in the recent Worldwide Security Products survey by IDC. The companies identified this as a priority for 2013, and intend to work...
BCX, Conscript partner on talent solution
In continued efforts to create solutions that help South Africa and the rest of Africa tackle unemployment and talent attraction, Business Connexion (BCX) has joined forces with specialist recruitment company Conscript Africa to create SkillsMap – a talent community...
HP expands printing portfolio
HP recently announced an expanded portfolio of printing and personal systems products and solutions designed to help organisations save time and resources. The new offerings integrate seamlessly into existing enterprise environments and advance the speed of the...
Lead generation partnerships yield results
When companies launch a new product, they generally have a marketing plan in place in order to ensure they promote the new offering most effectively. However, regardless of how well-planned a marketing campaign is, there is very little guarantee of it reaching the...
Huawei launches Ascend P6
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has unveiled the Huawei Ascend P6 - the world's slimmest smartphone, measuring just 6,18mm. The smartphone features a 1,5GHz quad-core processor and a sleek metallic body....
China boasts top supercomputer
Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China’s National University of Defense Technology, is the world’s new number one system with a performance of 33,86 petaflop/s on the Linpack benchmark. This is according to the 41st edition of the twice-yearlyTOP500 list of the...
Young entrepreneurs lead in tech innovation
Young entrepreneurs from the G20 countries see themselves as the most dynamic source of technology innovation, and expect their businesses to achieve strong growth and job creation in the next two years, according to a report by Accenture and the G20 Young...