Technology News
Hybrid apps come to the fore
Gartner says that hybrid apps, which offer a balance between HTML5-based Web apps and native apps, will be used in more than 50% of mobile apps by 2016. While native application development offers the ultimate user experience and performance for mobile applications,...
Potential for SA software development
As the current global economic downturn continues to bite, South African software developers should be looking to create products for both home and international markets. Ripple effects of the Eurozone financial crisis are far-reaching and will continue to have a...
Seacom’s Pamoja enters Kenya
As part of its ongoing strategy in Africa, Seacom has launched its Pamoja cloud services business in Kenya. The company, established in 2011 by Seacom founder Brian Herlihy and Stafford Masie, is a provider of wholesale cloud computing services via telecommunication...
Oracle announces in-memory applications
Oracle has announced new Oracle In-Memory Applications for Oracle Engineered Systems leveraging DRAM, flash memories and the near zero latency InfiniBand network fabric to run 10 to 20-times faster than commodity hardware by transforming batch processing to real-time...
Kaseya proves efficacy of cloud-based ITSM
Kaseya, the only vendor to provide a complete IT systems management (ITSM) SaaS solution, along with an on-premises solution, has announced that UK charity and housing association, Framework Housing, is using the Kaseya ITSM solution to ensure best practice IT...
Security convergence in commercial buildings
One of the latest trends in major commercial buildings - especially among those of multinational corporations - is the convergence of the security function and other vital building systems onto a single network. While well worth the effort, it is not an easy task,...
SilverBridge, Wellnicity in BI partnership
SilverBridge, a provider of software solutions to the financial services industry, has entered into a product partner agreement with Wellnicity to strengthen and extend its Exergy solution with business intelligence capabilities. Business intelligence (BI) refers to a...
Soarsoft uses Binary Tree SMART methodology
Soarsoft Africa, exclusive South African distributors of global messaging platform migration specialists Binary Tree, have announced their adoption of Binary Tree’s revolutionary SMART migration methodology. With this move the company becomes one of the first global...
Engage customers with social networking
Technology has made customers much more discerning and savvy than they used to be. Nowadays, consumers go online and read product or service reviews before making a purchase, use mobile apps to compare prices and visit a brand’s Web site or engage with other consumers...
APC meets SOHO backup requirements
Unstable power, power outages and voltage fluctuations are an unfortunate reality of doing business in South Africa, and aside from causing lost productivity these power issues can also damage sensitive equipment such as PCs and servers, costing businesses even more...
Big data drives storage demand
As demand for big data technology and services continues to escalate, all levels of the big data technology stack will experience significant growth. Storage is a critical piece of the infrastructure component, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 53%...
Move to protect trademarks online
The Trademark Clearinghouse, which came into effect on 26 March 2013, could significantly benefit trade mark owners by granting them preferential rights to domain names and alerting trademark owners to any third party applications to register the same trade mark. ...
Datacentrix invests in skills for growth
Datacentrix has made substantial investments in the skills capacity and related delivery infrastructure needed to take the company into its next growth phase. Announcing its annual results for the year ended 28 February 2013, the Group showed R1,919-billion in...
Hybrid apps come to the fore
Gartner says that hybrid apps, which offer a balance between HTML5-based Web apps and native apps, will be used in more than 50% of mobile apps by 2016. While native application development offers the ultimate user experience and performance for mobile applications,...
Potential for SA software development
As the current global economic downturn continues to bite, South African software developers should be looking to create products for both home and international markets. Ripple effects of the Eurozone financial crisis are far-reaching and will continue to have a...
Seacom’s Pamoja enters Kenya
As part of its ongoing strategy in Africa, Seacom has launched its Pamoja cloud services business in Kenya. The company, established in 2011 by Seacom founder Brian Herlihy and Stafford Masie, is a provider of wholesale cloud computing services via telecommunication...
Oracle announces in-memory applications
Oracle has announced new Oracle In-Memory Applications for Oracle Engineered Systems leveraging DRAM, flash memories and the near zero latency InfiniBand network fabric to run 10 to 20-times faster than commodity hardware by transforming batch processing to real-time...
Kaseya proves efficacy of cloud-based ITSM
Kaseya, the only vendor to provide a complete IT systems management (ITSM) SaaS solution, along with an on-premises solution, has announced that UK charity and housing association, Framework Housing, is using the Kaseya ITSM solution to ensure best practice IT...
Security convergence in commercial buildings
One of the latest trends in major commercial buildings - especially among those of multinational corporations - is the convergence of the security function and other vital building systems onto a single network. While well worth the effort, it is not an easy task,...
SilverBridge, Wellnicity in BI partnership
SilverBridge, a provider of software solutions to the financial services industry, has entered into a product partner agreement with Wellnicity to strengthen and extend its Exergy solution with business intelligence capabilities. Business intelligence (BI) refers to a...