Technology News
Strong social media passwords are key
Last week (23 April), the Twitter account of the Associated Press (AP) news agency was hacked and subsequently sent out a hoax tweet reporting that President Barack Obama had been injured in an explosion in the White House. Within seconds, Wall Street was in panic...
MITSUMI wins at BoICT Awards Nigeria
The fourth Annual Beacon of ICT Awards 2013, the annual industry-wide celebration of deserving talents, contributions and commitments to the growth of the ICT industry, was held on Saturday, 20 April 2013 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria. MITSUMI...
Quintica unveils COBIT 5 training courses
Companies throughout South Africa are fast starting to see the benefits of implementing governance initiatives at the heart of their business. As a result, COBIT and related frameworks are gathering traction and the need for their implementation is foremost on the...
Mobile computing is far from mature in SA
Mobile computing is a growing phenomenon in the workplace and out with leading researchers already recognising the emergence of a "post-PC" era, says Nitesh Devanand, Dell Consumer product specialist at Drive Control Corporation (DCC). As more people access IT...
Sage ERP Africa implements PPO
Provider of scalable enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, Sage ERP Africa has selected Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, to create greater...
joBerg2c riders stay in touch with Itec
Itec has partnered with Vodacom to provide mobile connectivity for participants in the Old Mutual joBerg2c challenge, one of the country’s favourite mountain bike stage races. This falls in line with Itec’s commitment to supporting sports in South Africa, and provides...
Mahindra Comviva grows mobile music
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS, is rapidly expanding its mobile music offerings in Africa. Over the last 12 months the company has become one of the largest music aggregators in the African continent, having collaborated...
BDS appoints new owners for Xerox dealership
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), Africa’s leading document management technology and services company and the largest Xerox distributor in the world, has announced that its Xerox dealership in the southern Cape, known as Southern Cape Copiers (SCC), has been acquired...
Cell C supports open peering
Cell C has become the first mobile operator in the country to support open peering, via NAPAfrica. NAPAfrica is South Africa’s first open and free public peering facility and one of the largest multi-lateral peering internet exchanges in the country. Lex van Wyk, CEO...
New business leaders confident
A new report into the attitudes of business students around the world shows a drive for quality and co-operation in response to the current economic climate. The report shows that most business students around the world are confident their banks will help their...
ISPA launches iCode against malware
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has announced that its iCode became effective yesterday (1 May 2013). The iCode is a voluntary code of practice designed to make it safer for South Africans to work and play online by encouraging Internet service...
Interactive grows customer service in Africa
Interactive Intelligence is launching a year-long campaign to educate African enterprises on customer service best practice. Through a series of Webinars and in-house seminars, Interactive Intelligence aims to help African businesses improve their customer experience...
Panasonic introduces Toughbook, Toughpad
Syntech, a South African based IT hardware distributor, and Panasonic, one of the largest electronic product manufacturers in the world, have announced the launch of the Toughbook and Toughpad at a media and reseller get-together on Thursday. The new Toughbook and...
Strong social media passwords are key
Last week (23 April), the Twitter account of the Associated Press (AP) news agency was hacked and subsequently sent out a hoax tweet reporting that President Barack Obama had been injured in an explosion in the White House. Within seconds, Wall Street was in panic...
MITSUMI wins at BoICT Awards Nigeria
The fourth Annual Beacon of ICT Awards 2013, the annual industry-wide celebration of deserving talents, contributions and commitments to the growth of the ICT industry, was held on Saturday, 20 April 2013 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria. MITSUMI...
Quintica unveils COBIT 5 training courses
Companies throughout South Africa are fast starting to see the benefits of implementing governance initiatives at the heart of their business. As a result, COBIT and related frameworks are gathering traction and the need for their implementation is foremost on the...
Mobile computing is far from mature in SA
Mobile computing is a growing phenomenon in the workplace and out with leading researchers already recognising the emergence of a "post-PC" era, says Nitesh Devanand, Dell Consumer product specialist at Drive Control Corporation (DCC). As more people access IT...
Sage ERP Africa implements PPO
Provider of scalable enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, Sage ERP Africa has selected Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, to create greater...
joBerg2c riders stay in touch with Itec
Itec has partnered with Vodacom to provide mobile connectivity for participants in the Old Mutual joBerg2c challenge, one of the country’s favourite mountain bike stage races. This falls in line with Itec’s commitment to supporting sports in South Africa, and provides...
Mahindra Comviva grows mobile music
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS, is rapidly expanding its mobile music offerings in Africa. Over the last 12 months the company has become one of the largest music aggregators in the African continent, having collaborated...