Technology News
Does BYOD decrease employee productivity?
The bring your own device (BYOD) phenomenon has exploded in recent years as a result of mobility and the exponential growth in the popularity and the available variety of smartphones, tablets and notebook computers, says Paul Fick, divisional MD of Jasco Enterprise. ...
Addressing the data centre in the cloud
Many organisations are acknowledging the benefits of migrating to the cloud and are seeing their competitors either considering this option or having already made the move, says Roelof Louw, Cloud Expert at T-Systems in South Africa. For small medium enterprises...
Med-e-Mass launches HEALTHone Connect
Med-e-Mass, South Africa’s leading provider of practice management applications and part of Bytes Healthcare Solutions, has unveiled HEALTHone Connect, the first online electronic medical record system to be introduced to the South African medical industry. Designed...
Cambium welcomes EU’s NGA vision
Cambium Networks, a leading provider of IP wireless broadband access and transport solutions, has welcomed the European Union’s decision to acknowledge fixed wireless broadband technology as an enabler for next generation access (NGA). The news comes as Cambium...
Riverbed aids software-defined data centres
At an event entitled Data Where You Need It; Control Where You Want It, Riverbed Technology will unveil breakthroughs in software-defined data centre deployments with Granite technology that extend the benefits of the data centre to global branch offices. At the...
BCX, Atio in joint venture
In a deal valued at R70-million, Atio’s Netcampus division has acquired Business Connexion’s Learning Solutions business unit, in exchange for 50% plus one share in the share capital of Netcampus. The merged businesses will create a more sustainable, future-oriented...
Technology holds key for energy, utilities
As the global energy and utility industry faces significant challenges from ongoing environmental sensitivity, changing policymaker attitudes and consumer expectations, technology is set to play a bigger role in the market. A new report from Gartner has identified the...
Samsung’s AlwaysOn WiFi goes live
Samsung Electronics South Africa’s free WiFi access service, at the more than 1 000 local AlwaysOn hotspots, is available for its customers. The service was announced at last month’s Samsung Africa Forum. Customers will be able to register any of their Samsung...
Analytics spend to reach $70,8bn
Global business analytics services spending should enjoy a 14,3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), reaching an estimated $70,8-billion by 2016. This forecast is according to a new business analytics services outlook published by International Data Corporation (IDC)....
Telematics drives lower insurance costs
Vehicle telematics devices - which use technology to send, receive and store realtime driver behaviour data - are fast becoming the most effective and scientific way to calculate motor insurance premiums. As telematics is enabling insurers to gain a more accurate...
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...
Does BYOD decrease employee productivity?
The bring your own device (BYOD) phenomenon has exploded in recent years as a result of mobility and the exponential growth in the popularity and the available variety of smartphones, tablets and notebook computers, says Paul Fick, divisional MD of Jasco Enterprise. ...
Addressing the data centre in the cloud
Many organisations are acknowledging the benefits of migrating to the cloud and are seeing their competitors either considering this option or having already made the move, says Roelof Louw, Cloud Expert at T-Systems in South Africa. For small medium enterprises...
Med-e-Mass launches HEALTHone Connect
Med-e-Mass, South Africa’s leading provider of practice management applications and part of Bytes Healthcare Solutions, has unveiled HEALTHone Connect, the first online electronic medical record system to be introduced to the South African medical industry. Designed...
Cambium welcomes EU’s NGA vision
Cambium Networks, a leading provider of IP wireless broadband access and transport solutions, has welcomed the European Union’s decision to acknowledge fixed wireless broadband technology as an enabler for next generation access (NGA). The news comes as Cambium...
Riverbed aids software-defined data centres
At an event entitled Data Where You Need It; Control Where You Want It, Riverbed Technology will unveil breakthroughs in software-defined data centre deployments with Granite technology that extend the benefits of the data centre to global branch offices. At the...
BCX, Atio in joint venture
In a deal valued at R70-million, Atio’s Netcampus division has acquired Business Connexion’s Learning Solutions business unit, in exchange for 50% plus one share in the share capital of Netcampus. The merged businesses will create a more sustainable, future-oriented...
Technology holds key for energy, utilities
As the global energy and utility industry faces significant challenges from ongoing environmental sensitivity, changing policymaker attitudes and consumer expectations, technology is set to play a bigger role in the market. A new report from Gartner has identified the...