Technology News
Retailers urged to practice e-commerce
The number of consumers in South Africa making use of online shopping platforms is likely to increase over the next few years, due to the escalating cost of transport, as well as the rise of mobile phones used to make purchases. This is according to Fatima Sullivan of...
Web site helps users locate health services
A new interactive mapping Web site, FPD Compass, has been launched with the aim of providing consumers with an easily accessible way to locate all health-related services in their area. Grant Shippey, CEO of Amorphous, the solutions focussed digital marketing agency,...
Nokia partners with ONE to fight poverty
Leveraging the power of mobile technology, Nokia has partnered with The ONE Campaign to support their mission of ending extreme poverty around the world. ONE’s new music-based campaign, agit8, showcases the incredible progress that has been made in the fight and to...
Centralising security management
Businesses of all sizes – and especially smaller organisations – often find that deploying and controlling workstation and mobile device protection is not an easy task. In this situation, centralised management tools can help, but barely half of companies understand...
HP embraces new IT style
HP Discover, Las Vegas – The concept of a new "IT style" emerging in the industry, as opposed to an evolutionary step or a paradigm shift, was first mooted by HP at its PartnerWorld conference earlier this year. And during a press conference at HP Discover, Todd...
Labour market looks stable in Q3
The most recent Manpower Employment Outlook Survey predicts a relatively stable labour market for the third quarter of 2013. South Africa's seasonally adjusted Net Employment Outlook of 0% indicates the percentage of employers who intend adding to their payrolls will...
HP restores faith in the desktop
HP Discover, Las Vegas – HP’s Printing and Personal Systems Group (PPS) kicked off this year’s Discover conference in Las Vegas with the announcement of a slew of new products, including a new series of desktop PCs and all-in-ones (AiOs), new retail solutions and new...
Little change for IT salaries in SA
The Gauteng and Western Cape provinces stand out as the regions with the highest salaries, with median earnings well above those of other areas. This is one of the findings from the CareerJunction Index for 2013, which provides data on compensation patterns across...
New channel programme from HP PPS
HP Discover, Las Vegas – Continuing its quest to nurture one of the strongest channels in the IT industry, HP has launched a new partner programme aimed at its printer resellers. Pradeep Jotwani, senior VP, Laser Jet Enterprise Solutions at HP, says the HP Managed...
Emerging markets lead smart device growth
Global shipments of smart connected devices (PCs, tablets, and smartphones) are expected to surpass 1,7-billion units by 2014 with roughly 1-billion units delivered to emerging markets, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart...
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...
Retailers urged to practice e-commerce
The number of consumers in South Africa making use of online shopping platforms is likely to increase over the next few years, due to the escalating cost of transport, as well as the rise of mobile phones used to make purchases. This is according to Fatima Sullivan of...
Web site helps users locate health services
A new interactive mapping Web site, FPD Compass, has been launched with the aim of providing consumers with an easily accessible way to locate all health-related services in their area. Grant Shippey, CEO of Amorphous, the solutions focussed digital marketing agency,...
Nokia partners with ONE to fight poverty
Leveraging the power of mobile technology, Nokia has partnered with The ONE Campaign to support their mission of ending extreme poverty around the world. ONE’s new music-based campaign, agit8, showcases the incredible progress that has been made in the fight and to...
Centralising security management
Businesses of all sizes – and especially smaller organisations – often find that deploying and controlling workstation and mobile device protection is not an easy task. In this situation, centralised management tools can help, but barely half of companies understand...
HP embraces new IT style
HP Discover, Las Vegas – The concept of a new "IT style" emerging in the industry, as opposed to an evolutionary step or a paradigm shift, was first mooted by HP at its PartnerWorld conference earlier this year. And during a press conference at HP Discover, Todd...
Labour market looks stable in Q3
The most recent Manpower Employment Outlook Survey predicts a relatively stable labour market for the third quarter of 2013. South Africa's seasonally adjusted Net Employment Outlook of 0% indicates the percentage of employers who intend adding to their payrolls will...
HP restores faith in the desktop
HP Discover, Las Vegas – HP’s Printing and Personal Systems Group (PPS) kicked off this year’s Discover conference in Las Vegas with the announcement of a slew of new products, including a new series of desktop PCs and all-in-ones (AiOs), new retail solutions and new...