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EMC leads storage software market
The worldwide storage software market increased 3,2% during the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) when compared to the same quarter of 2012. Revenue during the quarter totalled $3,6-billion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Storage Software...
Big data haven in HAVEn
HP Discover, Las Vegas – Big data has been identified as one of the megatrends driving the radical change in today’s IT and, in order to address this, HP yesterday launched a new analytics platform which will enable organisations to gain better insight into their data...
HP collaborates with Google for SMBs
HP Discover, Las Vegas – In addressing what it terms as the “new style” of IT currently underway in the industry, partnerships and alliances will be crucial, and HP yesterday announced a venture with Google aimed at SMBs – SMB IT in a Box. This new “one-stop-shop”...
Customers the core of HP’s business
HP Discover, Las Vegas – Actor Kevin Bacon brought his famed six degrees of separation down to zero at HP Discover yesterday when he appeared on stage to introduce HP president and CEO, Meg Whitman, to more than 11 000 delegates for her keynote address. Bacon, who a...
Behind every great device is a great network
Exponential growth in the use of smart devices has led to significant and increased demand for bandwidth across 84% of organisations surveyed globally, according to new research commissioned by BT and Cisco. More than half (56%) of IT managers have also noticed a...
Getting customer service right
Contact centres find themselves under increasing pressure from businesses to drive revenue, and thus are being forced to identify an appropriate balance between cost saving and improved efficiency, says Deon Scheepers, strategic consultant – EMEA for Interactive...
Ncondezi Coal rolls out Sage 300 ERP
Among many benefits, Ncondezi Coal Company Mozambique (NCCML) wanted to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that had the ability to report in multiple currencies. “Sage 300 ERP Advanced (previously known as Sage ERP Accpac 200) has provided us...
Fortinet enhances firewall capabilities
Fortinet, a world leader in high-performance network security, has answered the question “what’s next in next-generation enterprise firewalls?” with new features within its FortiOS 5 operating system, which serves as the foundation for the company’s award-winning...
Getting plant cabling right
Specifying the right cables and wires for mine and processing plant automation is becoming a top priority, due to the increasing demands being made on control systems to operate almost every aspect of the operation. Endure the harsh environments within these process...
Multi-channel marketing alters distribution
Distribution used to be about shifting boxes, until a few progressive companies changed the face of the channel by introducing value-added services, forcing everyone else to keep up or die a slow death. Today, there is a similar fundamental shift with the changing...
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...
EMC leads storage software market
The worldwide storage software market increased 3,2% during the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) when compared to the same quarter of 2012. Revenue during the quarter totalled $3,6-billion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Storage Software...
Big data haven in HAVEn
HP Discover, Las Vegas – Big data has been identified as one of the megatrends driving the radical change in today’s IT and, in order to address this, HP yesterday launched a new analytics platform which will enable organisations to gain better insight into their data...
HP collaborates with Google for SMBs
HP Discover, Las Vegas – In addressing what it terms as the “new style” of IT currently underway in the industry, partnerships and alliances will be crucial, and HP yesterday announced a venture with Google aimed at SMBs – SMB IT in a Box. This new “one-stop-shop”...
Customers the core of HP’s business
HP Discover, Las Vegas – Actor Kevin Bacon brought his famed six degrees of separation down to zero at HP Discover yesterday when he appeared on stage to introduce HP president and CEO, Meg Whitman, to more than 11 000 delegates for her keynote address. Bacon, who a...
Behind every great device is a great network
Exponential growth in the use of smart devices has led to significant and increased demand for bandwidth across 84% of organisations surveyed globally, according to new research commissioned by BT and Cisco. More than half (56%) of IT managers have also noticed a...
Getting customer service right
Contact centres find themselves under increasing pressure from businesses to drive revenue, and thus are being forced to identify an appropriate balance between cost saving and improved efficiency, says Deon Scheepers, strategic consultant – EMEA for Interactive...
Ncondezi Coal rolls out Sage 300 ERP
Among many benefits, Ncondezi Coal Company Mozambique (NCCML) wanted to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that had the ability to report in multiple currencies. “Sage 300 ERP Advanced (previously known as Sage ERP Accpac 200) has provided us...