Technology News
Veeam named in “Visionaries” Quadrant
Veeam Software, innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualisation management solutions for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the “Visionaries” quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise...
McAfee simplifies MDM and data security
McAfee has announced that McAfee Enterprise Mobility Management (McAfee EMM software) is now fully integrated with the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO) platform. With McAfee EMM software, comprehensive security, policy and management capabilities are extended...
Telmap upgrades Navigator app
Telmap, an Intel company, has upgraded its personal navigation app, Telmap Navigator - especially designed for South Africa - free of charge to the end-user, and with strong appeal to local advertisers. The latest version of Telmap Navigator turns an Android, Apple or...
VMware extends analytics capabilities
VMware, the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, has introduced VMware vCenter Log Insight, a new automated log management and analytics product for the cloud era. By extending analytics to logs, VMware enables IT organisations to gain real-time...
Redington named Nexans distributor
Nexans, the worldwide leader in cables and cabling systems, has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Redington Gulf, a leading value added distributor and service provider that supports global IT and telecommunications brands in the Middle East...
Light at the end of the channel tunnel
HP Discover, Las Vegas – While the IT channel may be feeling the strain of the current recession more than others, senior HP channel executives have little doubt that it will bounce back and continue to thrive in the future. Terry Richardson, vice-president of US...
Absa app rings up R1bn transaction value
Absa’s app has rung up R1-billion in transactions and has seen 100 000 downloads since its launch its 50 days ago, to become one of the most popular financial apps in South Africa. “This is a proud achievement, as the download number shows how much demand our app has...
Firms missing info strategy
Fewer than 10% of today’s enterprises have a true information strategy. Research by Gartner has found that, just as business model thinking wasn't mainstream or well-rehearsed a decade ago, management thinking at an "information as strategy" level is still evolving....
Collaboration will drive smart city success
Stakeholder collaboration can maximise the benefits generated by deploying smart technologies for public and private facilities in urban environments. The discussion will help policy makers, building owners and technology vendors better understand how working together...
Is the traditional PC dead?
The market has been foretelling the death of the traditional PC for some time, but it seems its demise might be nearer than many pundits thought, says Christopher Riley, MD of The Notebook Company. “The PC market is shrinking rapidly now, as notebooks, tablets and...
Break down silos for a cohesive view of GRC
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is not new and has been in existence for many decades, says Edward Carbutt, executive director at Marval South Africa. However, the recent recession, increasing legislation, more stringent guidelines and growing stakeholder...
A DIY cloud is no cloud at all
There’s a great deal of pride and enjoyment that the geeks in an organisation get from building servers from scratch, creating server rooms, and architecting an infrastructure that they can boast about to their peers, says Alexander Mehlhorn, CEO, Framework One. And...
Big data, analytics key to business strategy
Big data and analytics are all the rage. But while these are important concepts for businesses of all sizes, they have no value if they are merely another addition to IT’s “to-do” list. Gerald Naidoo, CEO of specialist systems integrator Logikal Consulting, says that...
Veeam named in “Visionaries” Quadrant
Veeam Software, innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualisation management solutions for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the “Visionaries” quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise...
McAfee simplifies MDM and data security
McAfee has announced that McAfee Enterprise Mobility Management (McAfee EMM software) is now fully integrated with the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO) platform. With McAfee EMM software, comprehensive security, policy and management capabilities are extended...
Telmap upgrades Navigator app
Telmap, an Intel company, has upgraded its personal navigation app, Telmap Navigator - especially designed for South Africa - free of charge to the end-user, and with strong appeal to local advertisers. The latest version of Telmap Navigator turns an Android, Apple or...
VMware extends analytics capabilities
VMware, the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, has introduced VMware vCenter Log Insight, a new automated log management and analytics product for the cloud era. By extending analytics to logs, VMware enables IT organisations to gain real-time...
Redington named Nexans distributor
Nexans, the worldwide leader in cables and cabling systems, has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Redington Gulf, a leading value added distributor and service provider that supports global IT and telecommunications brands in the Middle East...
Light at the end of the channel tunnel
HP Discover, Las Vegas – While the IT channel may be feeling the strain of the current recession more than others, senior HP channel executives have little doubt that it will bounce back and continue to thrive in the future. Terry Richardson, vice-president of US...
Absa app rings up R1bn transaction value
Absa’s app has rung up R1-billion in transactions and has seen 100 000 downloads since its launch its 50 days ago, to become one of the most popular financial apps in South Africa. “This is a proud achievement, as the download number shows how much demand our app has...