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SBV grows network performance
Banks and other financial services and institutions around the world have always been front in line when it comes to adopting cutting edge technologies. This is as a result of their particular operating environments: banks face the same common challenges associated...
F5 expands cloud services with BIG-IQ
F5 Networks has announced BIG-IQ Cloud, a new software-based management solution that enables customers to deploy application delivery and network services in a consistent, fast, and repeatable manner across public and private clouds, traditional data centres and...
Computer backup easy with Windows 8
Windows 8 - Microsoft’s latest PC operating system (OS) - is here, and with promises of greater flexibility for creating, sharing and enjoying content stored on PCs, many users are eager to upgrade, says Anamika Budree, sales manager: Branded Products at WD South...
Tight security prevents VoIP toll fraud
Among the last remaining arguments against the tidal wave of voice over IP (VoIP) is the claim that IP systems are susceptible to fraud, says Rob Lith, business development director at Connection Telecom. In reality, breaching VoIP security is a far more complex...
BB10 approved for use on US DoD networks
BlackBerry has announced the US Department of Defence (DoD) has approved BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 to be used on DoD networks. Working with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), BlackBerry...
Businesses vulnerable to mobile threats
Businesses which have opened up their IT infrastructures to user-owned mobile devices, through bring your own device (BYOD) policies, need to take firmer steps to secure their data and networks from a growing range of security threats. That’s the word from William...
AfricaEye portal offers market insights
AfricaEye, an online solution designed for investors, businesses, researchers and entrepreneurs, has announced the launch of its improved portal which now has the ability to give its clients access to market analysis and demographic insights to an even greater number...
BDS, XLMEA help grow digital printing
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), Africa’s leading document management technology and services company, and the largest Xerox distributor in the world, has contracted XLMEA, a global management consulting firm specialising in graphic communications in emerging markets,...
Krzanich takes over as Intel CEO
Brian Krzanich will become the new CEO of Intel on 16 May, when Paul Otellini steps down. Krzanich, Intel’s chief operating officer since January 2012, will become the sixth CEO in Intel’s history. “After a thorough and deliberate selection process, the board of...
Tablets surge on strong Q1
Worldwide tablet shipments continue to surge, growing 142,4% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Tablet shipments totalled 49,2-million...
New appointments at Mimecast SA
Mimecast has announced three new appointments to its executive management. Johannesburg-based Garth Wittles joins Mimecast’s global leadership as CXO. Brandon Bekker takes over as local MD, and Christelle Hicklin has been promoted to customer experience director for...
Infor plans to double offerings in 2013
Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70 000 customers, has announced that significantly more products, features, enhancements and integrations are planned to be delivered in 2013 than in any similar period in the company’s...
Cyberoam strengthens security for SMEs
Extending its future-ready NG series UTM lineup for small and medium enterprises, Cyberoam, the leading global provider of network security appliances, today announced addition of two new unified threat management (UTM) models – CR200iNG and CR300iNG. Addressing the...
SBV grows network performance
Banks and other financial services and institutions around the world have always been front in line when it comes to adopting cutting edge technologies. This is as a result of their particular operating environments: banks face the same common challenges associated...
F5 expands cloud services with BIG-IQ
F5 Networks has announced BIG-IQ Cloud, a new software-based management solution that enables customers to deploy application delivery and network services in a consistent, fast, and repeatable manner across public and private clouds, traditional data centres and...
Computer backup easy with Windows 8
Windows 8 - Microsoft’s latest PC operating system (OS) - is here, and with promises of greater flexibility for creating, sharing and enjoying content stored on PCs, many users are eager to upgrade, says Anamika Budree, sales manager: Branded Products at WD South...
Tight security prevents VoIP toll fraud
Among the last remaining arguments against the tidal wave of voice over IP (VoIP) is the claim that IP systems are susceptible to fraud, says Rob Lith, business development director at Connection Telecom. In reality, breaching VoIP security is a far more complex...
BB10 approved for use on US DoD networks
BlackBerry has announced the US Department of Defence (DoD) has approved BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 to be used on DoD networks. Working with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), BlackBerry...
Businesses vulnerable to mobile threats
Businesses which have opened up their IT infrastructures to user-owned mobile devices, through bring your own device (BYOD) policies, need to take firmer steps to secure their data and networks from a growing range of security threats. That’s the word from William...
AfricaEye portal offers market insights
AfricaEye, an online solution designed for investors, businesses, researchers and entrepreneurs, has announced the launch of its improved portal which now has the ability to give its clients access to market analysis and demographic insights to an even greater number...