Technology News
New devices grow home networking
As the use of multiple connected devices in the home continues to increase each year, home networks provide the foundation to connect mobile devices, appliances and systems in the home. According to Gartner, a network that shares a robust, reliable and fast fixed...
Lukewarm response to imminent Surface
Microsoft’s long-awaited Surface tablet is due to hit South Africa’s shores within the next few months and, while it is expected to lift the already high level of competition in the tablet market, sales are unlikely to be huge. This is the word from Christopher Riley,...
Semiconductors still under-performing
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending totalled $37,8-billion in 2012, a 16,1% decline from 2011, according to final results by Gartner. Wafer-level manufacturing underperformed the market in 2012, pulled down by weakness in lithography and deposition....
China drags Asia Pacific PC market down
IDC's preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined 8% sequentially and 13% year-on-year in 2013 Q1 to reach 26,4-million units, coming in lower than IDC's initial forecasts. China dragged the entire region down, as the public...
Apple iStore launches iStoreOnline
Apple reseller iStore has launched its online shopping platform, iStoreOnline. The online store offers shoppers the convenience of purchasing Apple products online, while receiving the complimentary benefits exclusive to iStore customers. iStoreOnline offers more...
Lexmark launches new partner programme
Lexmark International, the printing and imaging solutions provider, is launching a new EMEA channel programme. The Lexmark Business Solutions Dealer (BSD) Programme replaces Lexmark’s ValuePrint Programme (LVP) and is designed to fit more closely with Lexmark’s...
Check Point launches 1100 Appliances
Check Point Software Technologies, the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, has announced the launch of its new 1100 Appliances, providing enterprise-class security in a compact desktop package, perfect for branch and remote offices. The 1100 Appliances offers...
Schneider installs data centre at ELIDZ
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has installed a full data centre solution at the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ), a prime industrial park servicing various industries such as automotive, agro-processing and aqua-culture,...
The role of social business intelligence
One of the most important things all organisations need to remember is that a business is only as good as its people, says Davide Hanan, MD of QlikView SA. So, how can users make sure they are getting the most out of their people? Well, it could equally be said that...
The big BI game-changers in 2013
Sean Paine, chief operating officer, EnterpriseWorx, sees significant changes afoot in BI this year. Business intelligence (BI) has been steadily evolving to adapt to numerous technology landscape changes in recent years – for example, mobility, big data and the rise...
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...
New devices grow home networking
As the use of multiple connected devices in the home continues to increase each year, home networks provide the foundation to connect mobile devices, appliances and systems in the home. According to Gartner, a network that shares a robust, reliable and fast fixed...
Lukewarm response to imminent Surface
Microsoft’s long-awaited Surface tablet is due to hit South Africa’s shores within the next few months and, while it is expected to lift the already high level of competition in the tablet market, sales are unlikely to be huge. This is the word from Christopher Riley,...
Semiconductors still under-performing
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending totalled $37,8-billion in 2012, a 16,1% decline from 2011, according to final results by Gartner. Wafer-level manufacturing underperformed the market in 2012, pulled down by weakness in lithography and deposition....
China drags Asia Pacific PC market down
IDC's preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined 8% sequentially and 13% year-on-year in 2013 Q1 to reach 26,4-million units, coming in lower than IDC's initial forecasts. China dragged the entire region down, as the public...
Apple iStore launches iStoreOnline
Apple reseller iStore has launched its online shopping platform, iStoreOnline. The online store offers shoppers the convenience of purchasing Apple products online, while receiving the complimentary benefits exclusive to iStore customers. iStoreOnline offers more...
Lexmark launches new partner programme
Lexmark International, the printing and imaging solutions provider, is launching a new EMEA channel programme. The Lexmark Business Solutions Dealer (BSD) Programme replaces Lexmark’s ValuePrint Programme (LVP) and is designed to fit more closely with Lexmark’s...
Check Point launches 1100 Appliances
Check Point Software Technologies, the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, has announced the launch of its new 1100 Appliances, providing enterprise-class security in a compact desktop package, perfect for branch and remote offices. The 1100 Appliances offers...