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WebFOCUS tracks government spending
Information Builders says its WebFOCUS technology is being used to distribute and manage public funds. “Currently many organisations create reports using personal productivity tools such as Microsoft Excel. However, there is little consistency, the process is...
Automate governance and compliance
As technology marches on, the reliance on human interaction is fast diminishing. This is something that now holds true with the automation of governance and compliance, provided by the BMC Server Automation suite from BMC, available locally through Quintica. According...
TNPA protects critical data with Altonet
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is a division of Transnet Limited, tasked with controlling and managing all commercial ports on South Africa’s coastline. It is the largest port authority in southern Africa in terms of cargo volumes and is responsible for...
Oracle, Curriki boost Java curriculum
The Oracle Academy and Curriki are working together to make the Oracle Academy’s “Getting Started with Java Using Alice” curriculum widely available to secondary school teachers and students. Java is one of the world’s most popular computing platforms. It is used by...
Scientists to harness energy of 2 000 suns
Marking Earth Day yesterday, scientists announced a collaboration to develop an affordable photovoltaic system capable of concentrating solar radiation 2 000 times and converting 80% of the incoming radiation into useful energy. The system can also provide desalinated...
Big data drives software growth
Big data, analytics and cloud computing are underpinning growth in the enterprise software market, even as the sector braces itself for slower growth going forward. This is one of the findings from International Data Corporation (IDC), which yesterday released the...
‘Involuntary’ IT managers cost SMBs
Small businesses are losing more than $24-billion in productivity each year when non-technical employees, referred to as involuntary IT managers (IITMs), are tasked with managing their companies’ IT solutions. This loss is a direct result of IITMs taking time away...
CSPs to grow hosted contact centres
Riding the anticipated wave of cloud computing adoption, the South African hosted contact centre market is set to expand from $3,2-million in 2012 to $47,8-million by 2018, according to new analysis from Frost & Sullivan. In its latest report, Cloud Networking: A...
International bankers agree to share data
Leading international financial institutions have agreed to share data and collaborate on issues relating to data and statistical capacity building. The six organisations made the announcement with UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon in recognition of the power such...
Obsidian takes on SUSE Linux
South African open source solutions provider Obsidian has signed up as a consultancy partner and reseller of SUSE Linux enterprise server products and solutions. This strengthens the company’s position in the enterprise environment where it has established a...
Data centre power and cooling challenges
There’s no doubt that the challenges of cooling a data centre are tricky. Global specialist in energy management, Schneider Electric, advises focussing on the following four core challenges to get a head start in keeping a company’s data centre power and cooling...
Omni-channel retail set to change shopping
The woman is browsing shoes for her friend’s upcoming wedding. Next to her, her husband is sound asleep. She covers him with the duvet, adjusts her own pillows and continues her 3am shopping spree. With a mere swipe of her finger, her tablet’s display switches over to...
Gemalto to build MCX’s mobile wallet
Leading US merchants consortium Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) has announced the selection of Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, to build its mobile wallet. MCX selected Gemalto for its unmatched expertise in mobile financial services and track record of...
WebFOCUS tracks government spending
Information Builders says its WebFOCUS technology is being used to distribute and manage public funds. “Currently many organisations create reports using personal productivity tools such as Microsoft Excel. However, there is little consistency, the process is...
Automate governance and compliance
As technology marches on, the reliance on human interaction is fast diminishing. This is something that now holds true with the automation of governance and compliance, provided by the BMC Server Automation suite from BMC, available locally through Quintica. According...
TNPA protects critical data with Altonet
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is a division of Transnet Limited, tasked with controlling and managing all commercial ports on South Africa’s coastline. It is the largest port authority in southern Africa in terms of cargo volumes and is responsible for...
Oracle, Curriki boost Java curriculum
The Oracle Academy and Curriki are working together to make the Oracle Academy’s “Getting Started with Java Using Alice” curriculum widely available to secondary school teachers and students. Java is one of the world’s most popular computing platforms. It is used by...
Scientists to harness energy of 2 000 suns
Marking Earth Day yesterday, scientists announced a collaboration to develop an affordable photovoltaic system capable of concentrating solar radiation 2 000 times and converting 80% of the incoming radiation into useful energy. The system can also provide desalinated...
Big data drives software growth
Big data, analytics and cloud computing are underpinning growth in the enterprise software market, even as the sector braces itself for slower growth going forward. This is one of the findings from International Data Corporation (IDC), which yesterday released the...
‘Involuntary’ IT managers cost SMBs
Small businesses are losing more than $24-billion in productivity each year when non-technical employees, referred to as involuntary IT managers (IITMs), are tasked with managing their companies’ IT solutions. This loss is a direct result of IITMs taking time away...