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Kaspersky named in Magic Quadrant
Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce that it has been recognised in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Device Management Software. Kaspersky Lab was one of 18 software providers – out of more than 100 which were evaluated – that meet the technical and business...
The power of collaboration
While the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) mandates that all listed companies must adopt the practices and guidelines outlined by the King III report, non-listed companies are increasingly reaping the benefits of sustainability reporting in their annual reports by...
Trillium named a data quality leader
Master Data Management is the South African partner for Trillium Software, a leading provider of total data quality solutions, which has once again been named a data quality leader by independent analyst firm The Information Difference. Trillium Software was further...
Financial institutions at high risk
A financial institution not investing in a long term information security strategy is gambling with the protection of corporate and client data, according to information security experts at 4Di Privaca. The executive mind-set of viewing information security as a...
Adaptability is key to better leadership
In a recent article for LinkedIn, best-selling author and CEO of Likable Local Dave Kerpen points out 11 simple concepts that every business leader can use to become a better leader. He emphasises that all of them are simple. "Yet, perhaps in the name of revenues or...
UDM calls for USAASA investigation
United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa has called for an investigation into the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA), to address allegations of corruption and maladministration. Holomisa issued an open memo to president Jacob...
Sixth quarter of server decline
Factory revenue in the EMEA server market reached $2,8-billion in the first quarter of 2013, a decrease of 10,5% when compared with the same quarter of 2012, according to the latest EMEA Server Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). In euros, revenue...
BI key to re-inventing the business
IT must continue to lay the foundations for a world in which business intelligence (BI) and analytics will play an increasingly important role in reinventing business models, according to Gartner. Up until now, analytics has largely been about IT projects, however, as...
Google to pay $1,1bn for mapping app?
It is believed that Google has agreed to buy Waze, which provides online mapping, for $1,1-billion. Bloomberg reported over the weekend that the deal, which could be announced today, will help Google to retain its mobile navigation market lead. Waze provides online...
SMEs battle with virtual backup, recovery
SMEs are experiencing significant issues with the cost, complexity and lack of capabilities of their data protection for virtual environments. In particular, 85% of SMBs are experiencing cost-related challenges with backup and recovery, 83% with lack of capabilities...
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...
Kaspersky named in Magic Quadrant
Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce that it has been recognised in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Device Management Software. Kaspersky Lab was one of 18 software providers – out of more than 100 which were evaluated – that meet the technical and business...
The power of collaboration
While the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) mandates that all listed companies must adopt the practices and guidelines outlined by the King III report, non-listed companies are increasingly reaping the benefits of sustainability reporting in their annual reports by...
Trillium named a data quality leader
Master Data Management is the South African partner for Trillium Software, a leading provider of total data quality solutions, which has once again been named a data quality leader by independent analyst firm The Information Difference. Trillium Software was further...
Financial institutions at high risk
A financial institution not investing in a long term information security strategy is gambling with the protection of corporate and client data, according to information security experts at 4Di Privaca. The executive mind-set of viewing information security as a...
Adaptability is key to better leadership
In a recent article for LinkedIn, best-selling author and CEO of Likable Local Dave Kerpen points out 11 simple concepts that every business leader can use to become a better leader. He emphasises that all of them are simple. "Yet, perhaps in the name of revenues or...
UDM calls for USAASA investigation
United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa has called for an investigation into the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA), to address allegations of corruption and maladministration. Holomisa issued an open memo to president Jacob...
Sixth quarter of server decline
Factory revenue in the EMEA server market reached $2,8-billion in the first quarter of 2013, a decrease of 10,5% when compared with the same quarter of 2012, according to the latest EMEA Server Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). In euros, revenue...