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FNB launches tablet banking app
FNB has released a new banking app customised for tablet devices, complimenting a much larger tablet device strategy for the bank. The app is available for download in app stores across Apple, Android and Windows 8 devices. “The new banking app, designed specifically...
CRM continues the shift to SaaS
Significant shifts are set to occur in the customer relationship management (CRM) market in the next two years. Gartner predicts mobile CRM apps available for download on app stores will grow to over 1 200 by 2014 from over 200 in 2012. More than 50% of total CRM...
PayGate attains PCI compliance
Payment services provider PayGate has been certified compliant with the security standards of the Global Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council, MD Peter Harvey has confirmed. “The PCI certification is a comprehensive best practice standard for...
Mobile apps can boost tourism
As the travel industry builds up to INDABA, from 11 to 14 May, tourism-dependent Africa should give mobile apps their serious consideration, as apps can help them capitalise on commercial opportunities more swiftly and build more lasting relationships. Mobile is an...
Panda, Facebook expand collaboration
Panda Security has announced that its collaboration agreement with Facebook to protect the digital lives of users of the popular social networking site will extend its reach six months after its launch. Facebook’s AV Marketplace will now allow users to enjoy Panda...
Estate deploys Jasco’s access control
An upmarket residential and golf estate in northern Johannesburg sees thousands of residents and visitors entering and exiting the estate each day. When their security and access control systems required upgrading, the Homeowners Association went out on a tender...
Allied Publishing rolls out Sage ERP X3
Allied Publishing was in need of a system that could provide for end-to-end integration between the different business platforms. Sage ERP X3 presented itself as the perfect solution to address the company’s sales and distribution functions. Allied Publishing is a...
New Dell Latitude range from DCC
Whether users need high mobility with a large display for working and creating on the go, or an ultrabook with business-class security and all-day battery life, look no further than the E6430s and the 6430u, two new additions to the Dell Latitude range from...
Samsung introduces GALAXY Note 8.0
Samsung Electronics announced the launch of the world’s first 8-inch tablet, the GALAXY Note 8.0; a new era of intelligent Note technology set to re-ignite the mid-size tablet category that Samsung established in 2010. Providing unrivalled multimedia performance...
Quintica unveils ITIL e-learning course
Customers looking to fast track their employees’ path to ITIL without having time out of the office in order to achieve this, can now benefit from Quintica’s ITIL Foundation E-Learning training. Quintica has answered customer’s demand for ITIL Foundation training, as...
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...
FNB launches tablet banking app
FNB has released a new banking app customised for tablet devices, complimenting a much larger tablet device strategy for the bank. The app is available for download in app stores across Apple, Android and Windows 8 devices. “The new banking app, designed specifically...
CRM continues the shift to SaaS
Significant shifts are set to occur in the customer relationship management (CRM) market in the next two years. Gartner predicts mobile CRM apps available for download on app stores will grow to over 1 200 by 2014 from over 200 in 2012. More than 50% of total CRM...
PayGate attains PCI compliance
Payment services provider PayGate has been certified compliant with the security standards of the Global Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council, MD Peter Harvey has confirmed. “The PCI certification is a comprehensive best practice standard for...
Mobile apps can boost tourism
As the travel industry builds up to INDABA, from 11 to 14 May, tourism-dependent Africa should give mobile apps their serious consideration, as apps can help them capitalise on commercial opportunities more swiftly and build more lasting relationships. Mobile is an...
Panda, Facebook expand collaboration
Panda Security has announced that its collaboration agreement with Facebook to protect the digital lives of users of the popular social networking site will extend its reach six months after its launch. Facebook’s AV Marketplace will now allow users to enjoy Panda...
Estate deploys Jasco’s access control
An upmarket residential and golf estate in northern Johannesburg sees thousands of residents and visitors entering and exiting the estate each day. When their security and access control systems required upgrading, the Homeowners Association went out on a tender...
Allied Publishing rolls out Sage ERP X3
Allied Publishing was in need of a system that could provide for end-to-end integration between the different business platforms. Sage ERP X3 presented itself as the perfect solution to address the company’s sales and distribution functions. Allied Publishing is a...