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EOH, Connection Telecom join forces
Cloud-based PBX service provider Connection Telecom has signed a collaborative national partnership with EOH Network Solutions to offer its hosted voice services on EOH’s next-generation network (NGN). Connection Telecom’s MD Dave Meintjes says the bidirectional...
Avaya joins 2014 Olympic team
Avaya has been named by the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee as the official supplier of telecoms equipment for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. The agreement was signed yesterday at the annual Sochi 2014 Marketing Club meeting headed by Dmitry Chernyshenko, president of...
Shortage of big picture thinking skills
While catchphrases such as cloud, mobility and big data are commonplace, and rapidly emerging as key trends within the consumer sector, not all enterprises are aware of what it takes to truly capitalise on these disruptive technologies - and the skills involved in...
Resources could boost African growth
Africa’s agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent’s economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African Economic Outlook 2013. The report is produced annually by the African Development Bank...
SAP overhauls organisational structure
SAP AG has announced that it will simplify its organisational structure and create a single development organisation to oversee innovation across the company. The new structure will enable SAP to accelerate innovations powered by the SAP HANA platform for existing...
AV-Comparatives rates Kaspersky highly
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 has received the highest Advanced+ award following independent Performance testing by the respected research laboratory AV-Comparatives in May 2013. The series of tests are designed to evaluate the impact security software has on a PC’s...
The digital divide widens in classrooms
The learners file into the classroom, sit down at their desks and reach into their backpacks. Instead of taking out notebooks, pens and textbooks, they whip out the latest generation, state of the art computing devices in a “bring your own device” environment. These...
McAfee, Intel deliver new security model
McAfee has announced McAfee LiveSafe service, the first unlimited cross-device security service to use cutting-edge facial and voice recognition technology to protect users' digital lives. Delivering on the joint vision with Intel to redefine the consumer security...
ESN could improve the bottom line
The popularity of social networking was reiterated again recently when it was reported that last year, Americans spent 74-billion minutes – or approximately 20% of their time – on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, much of which happened during company...
Ninzi-Connect to distribute OpenSpan in SA
Ninzi-Connect, a telecommunications and contact centre solutions provider with over 20 years experience in the contact centre market has announced it has been appointed as the sole OpenSpan distributor in South Africa. OpenSpan provides desktop analytics and desktop...
Africa aims for economic transformation
The agenda for Africa needs to turn to economic transformation. “The sleeping giant is on its way,” says AfDB president Donald Kaberuka during the 50th anniversary of the African Union. He adds that the first 50 years achieved political freedom and laid a basis for...
Helping to overcome SME challenges
There is no question that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are important to the South African economy; however, running a small business is no easy feat. Each SME must overcome a multitude of challenges ranging from getting the business up-and-running to keeping it...
Will UHD go the same way as 3D TV?
Vendors are hoping that new ultra-high definition (UHD) televisions will rejuvenate the market, but sceptics are asking if UHD will avoid the fate of another product touted as the industry’s saviour just a few years ago - the 3D TV. TV panel makers are betting on a...
EOH, Connection Telecom join forces
Cloud-based PBX service provider Connection Telecom has signed a collaborative national partnership with EOH Network Solutions to offer its hosted voice services on EOH’s next-generation network (NGN). Connection Telecom’s MD Dave Meintjes says the bidirectional...
Avaya joins 2014 Olympic team
Avaya has been named by the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee as the official supplier of telecoms equipment for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. The agreement was signed yesterday at the annual Sochi 2014 Marketing Club meeting headed by Dmitry Chernyshenko, president of...
Shortage of big picture thinking skills
While catchphrases such as cloud, mobility and big data are commonplace, and rapidly emerging as key trends within the consumer sector, not all enterprises are aware of what it takes to truly capitalise on these disruptive technologies - and the skills involved in...
Resources could boost African growth
Africa’s agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent’s economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African Economic Outlook 2013. The report is produced annually by the African Development Bank...
SAP overhauls organisational structure
SAP AG has announced that it will simplify its organisational structure and create a single development organisation to oversee innovation across the company. The new structure will enable SAP to accelerate innovations powered by the SAP HANA platform for existing...
AV-Comparatives rates Kaspersky highly
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 has received the highest Advanced+ award following independent Performance testing by the respected research laboratory AV-Comparatives in May 2013. The series of tests are designed to evaluate the impact security software has on a PC’s...
The digital divide widens in classrooms
The learners file into the classroom, sit down at their desks and reach into their backpacks. Instead of taking out notebooks, pens and textbooks, they whip out the latest generation, state of the art computing devices in a “bring your own device” environment. These...