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Vigo aims to pick up Woza Online SMEs
South African tech start-up Vigo says it is ready to provide a Web site solution to small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups after Google SA announced the shutdown of its free Web site tool, Woza Online, leaving a large number of SMEs without an online...
Eskom disappoints Earthlife
Yesterday’s State of the Power System briefing from Eskom left a lot to be desired, says Earthlife Africa. The group comments that, besides issues on financial and environmental sustainability barely being addressed, what was really missing from the briefing was an...
Sterling 2014 performance from Intel
Intel has reported full-year revenue of $55,9-billion, operating income of $15,3-billion, net income of $11,7-billion and EPS of $2.31. The company generated approximately $20,4-billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of $4,4-billion, and used $10,8-billion to...
Obsidian buys up 25% of GuruHut
Obsidian Systems, a local open source software specialist, has acquired a 25% stake in GuruHut, a software development house that applies agile methodology to roll out enterprise solutions. The two companies have already formed a strong alliance. In October last year,...
Swift expands in sub-Saharan Africa
Swift will open two new offices in 2015 – in Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya – as a crucial part of its pan-Africa growth plans. From these offices, Swift will manage an expanded presence across the West and East Africa regions. Christian Sarafidis, deputy chief...
Technology can improve education bottom line
The 2014 matric results were released last week, with the national pass rate of 75,8% down 2,4 percentage points compared to previous year’s results. Kobus van Wyk, head of e-Learning at Mustek Limited, weighs in on the state of South Africa’s education system, the...
Al Yah 3 satellite on track for 2016 launch
Yahsat, a wholly owned company of the Mubadala Development Company, and Orbital Sciences have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the Al Yah 3 spacecraft and payload. Al Yah 3, which is based on Orbital's GEOStar-3 platform, is an all-Ka High Throughput...
Telkom ramps up SME focus
The delivery of accessible and value-adding ICT functionality specifically tailored to South Africans growing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is a key priority for Telkom in 2015. The SME sector is widely recognised as a key contributor to South Africa’s economic...
M-commerce set to rise in 2015
2015 will be the year when most online retailers also offer their customers a mobile site. This is according to Dieter Febel, MD of SA Gateway, who adds that m-commerce will take off in 2015, when more and consumers "go mobile" - shopping here and now. And it is not...
New XenMobile release from Citrix
Citrix has announced a new release of XenMobile enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution. XenMobile 10 optimises the mobility experience for end-users while automating and simplifying the IT deployment and management process.
Acer notebook to have RealSense 3D camera
Acer has announced that it will introduce the new V Nitro Black Edition notebooks that will feature the advanced Intel RealSense 3D camera. Because the camera can understand and respond to natural movement in three dimensions, V Nitro owners will be able to interact...
Resilience key for African supply
Successful companies in 2015 will be those that can adapt to the fast changing global environment, such as unstable currency markets, the fast growing global population and rising number of Internet users, and make them work in their favour. This is according to...
E-toll panel calls for further review
An advisory panel report on the socio-economic impact of the e-tolls in Gauteng has recommended that elements of the current e-toll system must be reviewed to address issues such as affordability. “The main recommendation of the panel is that elements of the current...
Vigo aims to pick up Woza Online SMEs
South African tech start-up Vigo says it is ready to provide a Web site solution to small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups after Google SA announced the shutdown of its free Web site tool, Woza Online, leaving a large number of SMEs without an online...
Eskom disappoints Earthlife
Yesterday’s State of the Power System briefing from Eskom left a lot to be desired, says Earthlife Africa. The group comments that, besides issues on financial and environmental sustainability barely being addressed, what was really missing from the briefing was an...
Sterling 2014 performance from Intel
Intel has reported full-year revenue of $55,9-billion, operating income of $15,3-billion, net income of $11,7-billion and EPS of $2.31. The company generated approximately $20,4-billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of $4,4-billion, and used $10,8-billion to...
Obsidian buys up 25% of GuruHut
Obsidian Systems, a local open source software specialist, has acquired a 25% stake in GuruHut, a software development house that applies agile methodology to roll out enterprise solutions. The two companies have already formed a strong alliance. In October last year,...
Swift expands in sub-Saharan Africa
Swift will open two new offices in 2015 – in Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya – as a crucial part of its pan-Africa growth plans. From these offices, Swift will manage an expanded presence across the West and East Africa regions. Christian Sarafidis, deputy chief...
Technology can improve education bottom line
The 2014 matric results were released last week, with the national pass rate of 75,8% down 2,4 percentage points compared to previous year’s results. Kobus van Wyk, head of e-Learning at Mustek Limited, weighs in on the state of South Africa’s education system, the...
Al Yah 3 satellite on track for 2016 launch
Yahsat, a wholly owned company of the Mubadala Development Company, and Orbital Sciences have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the Al Yah 3 spacecraft and payload. Al Yah 3, which is based on Orbital's GEOStar-3 platform, is an all-Ka High Throughput...