Technology News
Awareness, response key in tax season
The tax season for March 2012/Feb 2013 finalises in November. Non-provisional tax payers have to adhere to the September submission deadline for manual returns and November for SARS eFiling. HR specialists say it is best to adopt a proactive approach to tax and tax...
Tablets, smartphones fuel telepresence
Smartphones and tablets continue to nab market share from more traditional computing technologies, such as netbooks, as they are integrated into the enterprise arena, says Alain Schram, chief operating officer at Kathea. Apple's iPad and tablets featuring...
SPAR launches DRYVER app
With a solid retail footprint and more than 500 stores across southern Africa, TOPS at SPAR is known for its edgy marketing and advertising campaigns. The launch of a new social network, DRYVER, that will be a "push of a button" away for those who’ve had one too...
mapIT brings deCarta L2 to SA
mapIT, a digital mapping partner, has introduced deCarta, the leading independent, global location-based services (LBS) technology company’s third generation local search technology, the L2 Geospatial Search Engine to South Africa. L2 is a high performance, scalable...
How to secure multiple devices
Today most company employees use multiple devices to access business critical information within and outside of the organisation, writes Fred Mitchell, Security business unit manager at Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones have...
BT launches BT Cloud Compute
BT is accelerating its push into cloud computing all round the world by launching BT Cloud Compute, an enhanced service that allows CIOs far greater control in terms of designing, building, buying and operating a cloud solution that is tailored to their specific...
COBIT 5 makes EA mandatory
ISACA’s COBIT 5, now repositioned as a business framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT, has cemented the business necessity for hundreds of thousands of companies globally, and thousands in South Africa, to engage in enterprise architecture (EA)...
SA-made cloud system to go live
A locally-developed human resources (HR) and talent management system, Piilo, is ready to go live in the cloud – and has already garnered interest from both local and global companies looking to implement the cost-effective solution. Phil Lotter, CEO of Piilo,...
Smartphones outship feature phones
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 4% year-over-year in the seasonally slow first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as smartphones outshipped feature phones for the first time. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker,...
AxizWorkgroup takes on Aruba Networks
AxizWorkgroup has signed a deal with Aruba Networks to distribute its products in South Africa. Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. The company’s Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture...
Tool Centre improves ERP with Sage
Tool Centre, a well-established Industrial supply company on the East Rand, moved its ERP systems into the cloud with Sage ERP X3, in an effort to improve their service levels to their customers, combined with simplifying the ordering process. In the early days, Tool...
Mobility to change the African enterprise
Mobility is changing the way business is run across Africa, and the IT department needs to step up to enable it, says Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager at LGR Telecommunications. Mobility is an unstoppable wave, and anyone who tries to block it will simply...
Huawei launches iOS-based TP Controller
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, announced the launch of TP Controller, an iOS-based Telepresence touch control system. TP Controller makes it possible for users to control Huawei Telepresence products...
Awareness, response key in tax season
The tax season for March 2012/Feb 2013 finalises in November. Non-provisional tax payers have to adhere to the September submission deadline for manual returns and November for SARS eFiling. HR specialists say it is best to adopt a proactive approach to tax and tax...
Tablets, smartphones fuel telepresence
Smartphones and tablets continue to nab market share from more traditional computing technologies, such as netbooks, as they are integrated into the enterprise arena, says Alain Schram, chief operating officer at Kathea. Apple's iPad and tablets featuring...
SPAR launches DRYVER app
With a solid retail footprint and more than 500 stores across southern Africa, TOPS at SPAR is known for its edgy marketing and advertising campaigns. The launch of a new social network, DRYVER, that will be a "push of a button" away for those who’ve had one too...
mapIT brings deCarta L2 to SA
mapIT, a digital mapping partner, has introduced deCarta, the leading independent, global location-based services (LBS) technology company’s third generation local search technology, the L2 Geospatial Search Engine to South Africa. L2 is a high performance, scalable...
How to secure multiple devices
Today most company employees use multiple devices to access business critical information within and outside of the organisation, writes Fred Mitchell, Security business unit manager at Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones have...
BT launches BT Cloud Compute
BT is accelerating its push into cloud computing all round the world by launching BT Cloud Compute, an enhanced service that allows CIOs far greater control in terms of designing, building, buying and operating a cloud solution that is tailored to their specific...
COBIT 5 makes EA mandatory
ISACA’s COBIT 5, now repositioned as a business framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT, has cemented the business necessity for hundreds of thousands of companies globally, and thousands in South Africa, to engage in enterprise architecture (EA)...