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Ericsson delivers services to Africa
Ericsson has established two new service delivery facilities in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The facilities, which offer enhanced support to customers, will support Ericsson's position in managed services, and enhance the delivery of their services...
FNB first bank to support local peering
First National Bank (FNB) has leveraged its telecommunications licenses, skills and internal ISP, FNB Connect, to become the first bank in the country to support peering by joining the NAPAfrica platform. “This is a substantial first for the South African banking...
Weak rand not good for manufacturers
As the rand continues its weakening trend against the US dollar, economists have predicted greater potential for local manufacturers to compete positively with imports. “While the weak rand may present certain advantages for exporters, the reality is that local...
Telkom confirms R12bn network impairment
Following a review by the board, Telkom has decided to impair the carrying value of its assets by R12-billion. After the impairment, the net asset value (NAV) per share will be around R34. "We are committed to transforming Telkom's financial performance,” says Sipho...
SA teens urged not to drink
As South Africa commemorates Youth Month, the You Decide programme has urged the country’s teenagers to abstain from consuming alcohol, reminding them of the negative consequences to themselves and their future prospects. You Decide is a programme designed to curb...
Yellowfin announces version 6.3
Global business intelligence (BI) and analytics vendor, Yellowfin, has officially released the latest version of its BI software, Yellowfin 6.3, following a series of launch Webinars held across Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 May 2013. Analysts and customers have...
Magix Security, STEALTHbits partner up
STEALTHbits Technologies, a leading developer of data and access governance solutions and Magix Security (Magix), an IT risk and security consulting firm, announced a partnership to offer STEALTHbits’ Data & Access Governance solutions to South African enterprises...
New WiFi standard on the horizon
The latest standard and fifth generation in WiFi protocols, the 802.11ac promises to deliver speeds on wireless LAN sites of up to three times faster than the previous 802.11n standard, finally making true high-definition video streaming at 500Mbps possible. With the...
Malicious e-mails abound in SA
Although cybercriminals and scammers are increasingly using social media to launch attacks on companies and individuals, they haven’t abandoned e-mail as a channel. In South Africa malicious e-mail traffic is amongst the highest in the world and so is the phishing...
Big data and presidential campaigns
After President Obama was re-elected in 2012, it emerged that his campaign had successfully used big data analytics in ways no other political campaign had done before. The team of over 100 people started with the core data of the voters' roll, modelled how they could...
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...
Ericsson delivers services to Africa
Ericsson has established two new service delivery facilities in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The facilities, which offer enhanced support to customers, will support Ericsson's position in managed services, and enhance the delivery of their services...
FNB first bank to support local peering
First National Bank (FNB) has leveraged its telecommunications licenses, skills and internal ISP, FNB Connect, to become the first bank in the country to support peering by joining the NAPAfrica platform. “This is a substantial first for the South African banking...
Weak rand not good for manufacturers
As the rand continues its weakening trend against the US dollar, economists have predicted greater potential for local manufacturers to compete positively with imports. “While the weak rand may present certain advantages for exporters, the reality is that local...
Telkom confirms R12bn network impairment
Following a review by the board, Telkom has decided to impair the carrying value of its assets by R12-billion. After the impairment, the net asset value (NAV) per share will be around R34. "We are committed to transforming Telkom's financial performance,” says Sipho...
SA teens urged not to drink
As South Africa commemorates Youth Month, the You Decide programme has urged the country’s teenagers to abstain from consuming alcohol, reminding them of the negative consequences to themselves and their future prospects. You Decide is a programme designed to curb...
Yellowfin announces version 6.3
Global business intelligence (BI) and analytics vendor, Yellowfin, has officially released the latest version of its BI software, Yellowfin 6.3, following a series of launch Webinars held across Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 May 2013. Analysts and customers have...
Magix Security, STEALTHbits partner up
STEALTHbits Technologies, a leading developer of data and access governance solutions and Magix Security (Magix), an IT risk and security consulting firm, announced a partnership to offer STEALTHbits’ Data & Access Governance solutions to South African enterprises...