Technology News
High mobile use drives MDM need
South Africans are prolific mobile users, with mobile penetration in South Africa at 100,48%. As mobile adoption and usage continues to grow, particularly in respect of smartphones, the number of people producing volumes of online content, browsing the Internet, doing...
SA shopping malls, airports on the map
mapIT’s international partner Micello has launched 15 000 indoor venue maps worldwide, including 65 shopping malls and nine airports in South Africa. This data enables enterprises to deploy an extensive array of maps in mobile and desktop applications. “mapIT are...
McAfee improves security on Android devices
McAfee has announced that it has delivered the industry's first ever whitelisting security solution for Android-based embedded systems. McAfee Application Control for Android is the only security solution that resides in the Android kernel, embedded in the operating...
VMware, Trend Micro partner for security
Global leaders in virtualisation and cloud computing VMware has partnered with leading security specialists Trend Micro to deliver the first agentless security platform architected for VMware virtualised data centres, virtual desktops, and cloud deployments. As per...
Banking embraces cloud telephony
One of South Africa’s biggest retail banks, noted for its innovative use of technology, has again moved ahead of the competition with a cloud-based PBX solution from Connection Telecom. The Telviva platform provides the basis for easy group-wide rollout of a...
Fujitsu, Quantum boost enterprise backup
Fujitsu has announced that enterprises will soon find it far easier to balance backup and recovery speed with the cost of flexibly storing virtually unlimited amounts of data on any combination of storage media. In an extended sales and technology agreement, Fujitsu...
Navigating the morass of technology threats
The rate at which technology is currently progressing is so rapid that almost all government legislation regarding technology is out of date by the time it is written into law. In an attempt to prevent this, governments try to make legislation as technology neutral as...
Mimecast achieves ISO 27001 certification
Mimecast, the leading provider of cloud-based e-mail archiving, continuity and security for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365, has announced that it has attained the ISO/IEC 27001 security certification for the South African market. The ISO 27001:2005 Information...
Comztek expands into Port Elizabeth
Value-added distributor of communications and technology products, Comztek, has announced that it has officially formed a local presence in the Port Elizabeth area. With the news, resellers will now have access to the full length and breadth of Comztek’s products and...
Integr8 achieves Cisco certification
Integr8, part of Africa’s largest publicly traded ICT management and managed services company, has announced that it has achieved Select Certification from Cisco. The Select Certification recognises Cisco resale channel partners that focus on meeting the technology...
IDC releases smart city guidelines
IDC Government Insights has released its Business Strategy: IDC Government Insights Smart City Maturity Model - Assessment and Action on the Path to Maturity, designed to help cities assess their current situation and determine critical capabilities needed to develop...
TV viewing shifts to mobile devices
TV Everywhere adoption has increased 12-fold, while mobile video viewing grew by 300%, Facebook users are seeing twice the level of engagement with video over non-video content, and pre-roll ads now account for 82% of all video ad impressions in long-format content. ...
CSPs need to meet data challenge
Faced with ongoing economic challenges, declining voice and text revenues, and the need to address customers’ quality of service expectations on data-intensive networks, communications service providers (CSPs) are being compelled to consider revamping their operating...
High mobile use drives MDM need
South Africans are prolific mobile users, with mobile penetration in South Africa at 100,48%. As mobile adoption and usage continues to grow, particularly in respect of smartphones, the number of people producing volumes of online content, browsing the Internet, doing...
SA shopping malls, airports on the map
mapIT’s international partner Micello has launched 15 000 indoor venue maps worldwide, including 65 shopping malls and nine airports in South Africa. This data enables enterprises to deploy an extensive array of maps in mobile and desktop applications. “mapIT are...
McAfee improves security on Android devices
McAfee has announced that it has delivered the industry's first ever whitelisting security solution for Android-based embedded systems. McAfee Application Control for Android is the only security solution that resides in the Android kernel, embedded in the operating...
VMware, Trend Micro partner for security
Global leaders in virtualisation and cloud computing VMware has partnered with leading security specialists Trend Micro to deliver the first agentless security platform architected for VMware virtualised data centres, virtual desktops, and cloud deployments. As per...
Banking embraces cloud telephony
One of South Africa’s biggest retail banks, noted for its innovative use of technology, has again moved ahead of the competition with a cloud-based PBX solution from Connection Telecom. The Telviva platform provides the basis for easy group-wide rollout of a...
Fujitsu, Quantum boost enterprise backup
Fujitsu has announced that enterprises will soon find it far easier to balance backup and recovery speed with the cost of flexibly storing virtually unlimited amounts of data on any combination of storage media. In an extended sales and technology agreement, Fujitsu...
Navigating the morass of technology threats
The rate at which technology is currently progressing is so rapid that almost all government legislation regarding technology is out of date by the time it is written into law. In an attempt to prevent this, governments try to make legislation as technology neutral as...