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EnterpriseWorx partners with Informatica
South African Business Intelligence (BI), data management and software engineering specialists EnterpriseWorx have become a member of the Informatica INFORM partner program to deliver data management solutions in South Africa. EnterpriseWorx has joined INFORM,...
Mobile wallets will change travel industry
The mobile wallet will be increasingly used by travellers to make all kinds of payments, including hotel reservations - something hoteliers need to take serious cognisance of. So says Nicolette Kruger, country manager of NFS Technology, the developer and supplier of...
Meeting mobile app needs of the enterprise
Businesses face a number of challenges when it comes to software and application deployment, says Paulo Ferreira, head of Enterprise Mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa. As employees start bringing their own mobile devices into the corporate environment, the...
Datatec completes Comztek acquisition
The acquisition of Comztek by Datatec concluded on 31 May, with all conditions being fulfilled. The cash portion of the R88-million total consideration was settled by the payment of R48-million in cash, funded from new loan finance (R27,4-million to Mustek; and...
Cloud drives new business growth
Companies and organisations are increasingly turning to the cloud as a strategy for business growth. According to The New Era of Hosted Services, a Microsoft-commissioned study conducted by 451 Research LLC, as they look ahead to the next two years, more than 52% of...
Tablets surge in education sector
While personal computers are facing weak demand and reduced budgets in the US education sector, tablets are experiencing exceptionally strong interest among education stakeholders, from school managers, teachers and governments, to parents and students. New...
Positive news for SA peering
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has announced two initiatives aimed at making its Internet exchange points (INXs) more accessible and useful. Internet exchange points are locations that allow separate networks to interconnect with each other...
Visa requirements limit African trade
During the African Development Bank Annual Meeting last week, organised jointly by the World Economic Forum and the African Development Bank, the benefits of relaxing visa restrictions throughout Africa was discussed. Dr Ibrahim Bocar Ba, ECOWAS Commissioner of...
Samsung opens Cresta experience store
Samsung Electronics SA has opened its eighth brand store in Cresta shopping mall. “Our brand stores showcase premium Samsung products across the extensive product range. "These stores provide our customers with the ideal location to come and experience our lifestyle...
Intelligence will drive M2M growth
Among the billions of user-driven and machine-driven systems that will connect to the Internet and conduct transactions in the Internet of everything market over the next five years, the real value will be captured primarily by intelligent systems, according to a new...
Intervate to demonstrate enterprise search
Intervate, South Africa’s foremost provider of Enterprise Information Management Solutions (EIM), will host a discussion on the benefits of solution-based enterprise search functionality at the SharePoint Saturday event – due to be held in Northriding, Johannesburg on...
Dis-Chem launches e-store with iGroup
iGroup, the innovative technology-driven digital solutions company and provider of e-business solutions, recently announced that Dis-Chem, the South African pharmacy, health and beauty retailer, has launched a new online store running on iGroup’s zeroPoint enterprise...
MTN Mahala offer is back
MTN will once again reward its PayAsYouGo and TopUp customers with 50% Mahala Airtime when they recharge. The free airtime value will be every day, on all recharges from a minimum of R10, allowing MTN customers to make cheaper MTN to MTN calls, send SMS and access to...
EnterpriseWorx partners with Informatica
South African Business Intelligence (BI), data management and software engineering specialists EnterpriseWorx have become a member of the Informatica INFORM partner program to deliver data management solutions in South Africa. EnterpriseWorx has joined INFORM,...
Mobile wallets will change travel industry
The mobile wallet will be increasingly used by travellers to make all kinds of payments, including hotel reservations - something hoteliers need to take serious cognisance of. So says Nicolette Kruger, country manager of NFS Technology, the developer and supplier of...
Meeting mobile app needs of the enterprise
Businesses face a number of challenges when it comes to software and application deployment, says Paulo Ferreira, head of Enterprise Mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa. As employees start bringing their own mobile devices into the corporate environment, the...
Datatec completes Comztek acquisition
The acquisition of Comztek by Datatec concluded on 31 May, with all conditions being fulfilled. The cash portion of the R88-million total consideration was settled by the payment of R48-million in cash, funded from new loan finance (R27,4-million to Mustek; and...
Cloud drives new business growth
Companies and organisations are increasingly turning to the cloud as a strategy for business growth. According to The New Era of Hosted Services, a Microsoft-commissioned study conducted by 451 Research LLC, as they look ahead to the next two years, more than 52% of...
Tablets surge in education sector
While personal computers are facing weak demand and reduced budgets in the US education sector, tablets are experiencing exceptionally strong interest among education stakeholders, from school managers, teachers and governments, to parents and students. New...
Positive news for SA peering
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has announced two initiatives aimed at making its Internet exchange points (INXs) more accessible and useful. Internet exchange points are locations that allow separate networks to interconnect with each other...