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SonicWALL SuperMassive 9000 from Dell
Dell recently announced the Dell SonicWALL SuperMassive 9000 Series next-generation firewall (NGFW), built from the ground up to meet the needs of enterprise networks by delivering security, productivity, performance, and scalability without compromise. Providing...
BlackBerry Q10 features QWERTY keyboard
BlackBerry Q10 is the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone to feature a classic BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. The new BlackBerry Q10 combines the power of the BlackBerry 10 platform with a large, re-engineered physical keyboard and stunning touchscreen display – the largest...
Worst decline ever for PCs
The worldwide PC market saw its steepest decline ever in the first quarter of 2013, the fourth quarter of year-on-year shipment declines. Worldwide PC shipments totalled 76,3-million units in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13), down -13,9% compared to the same quarter...
No bridging the digital divide
Despite efforts in the past decade to improve information and communications technologies (ICT) infrastructure in developing economies, there remains a new digital divide in how countries harness ICT to deliver competitiveness and well-being. This is according to the...
More to fear from Bitcoin malware
Threats posed by the Bitcoin malware go well beyond initially-reported Skype and Bitcoin mining. And about 350 000 users are at risk, having unwittingly downloaded the malware through Skype and Gtalk. This is according to Cyberoam’s Threat Research Labs (CTRL), which...
CRM markets shift to mobile apps
Significant shifts will 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 software...
Managed unified comms a reality
By 2015, between 34% and 42% of large enterprises will seriously consider procuring unified communications and collaboration (UCC) applications as a premise-based, but managed, service. While businesses should not ignore cloud options – particularly as more become...
Retail sales disappoint in Q1
Trading conditions continued to deteriorate and the growth in retail sales volumes slowed further during the first quarter of 2013, according to results from the latest Ernst & Young/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Retail survey. Derek Engelbrecht, retail and...
Accenture invests in cloud platform
Accenture has launched the Accenture Cloud Platform, providing services and solutions designed to help organisations integrate and manage the hybrid cloud environments that span across multiple vendor platforms and are critical to providing ultimate flexibility and...
Absa launches banking app
Absa Bank has launched its banking app as the next leg of its strategic digital journey. The app builds on a strong foundation of infrastructure developments while leveraging shared global resources. The technological capability built up over the last two years lays...
XDSL Diginet provides channel opportunities
For vendors of PABX equipment and companies providing ICT support services to enterprise or small businesses, selling voice over IP (VoIP) services into their client base is an attractive business opportunity. It can lower telephony costs for the client, while earning...
Securing the best level of access control
Continuous research into, and development of, access control solutions means businesses can take advantage of a wider selection of low-cost technology. This technology is designed to offer complete security and empower decision-makers with control over the...
Mobility, connectivity and cloud drive ICT
In the last few years, there have been several factors that have driven the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) market, creating shifts in the way businesses operate, says Eckart Zollner, business development manager at Jasco ICT Solutions. These trends...
SonicWALL SuperMassive 9000 from Dell
Dell recently announced the Dell SonicWALL SuperMassive 9000 Series next-generation firewall (NGFW), built from the ground up to meet the needs of enterprise networks by delivering security, productivity, performance, and scalability without compromise. Providing...
BlackBerry Q10 features QWERTY keyboard
BlackBerry Q10 is the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone to feature a classic BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. The new BlackBerry Q10 combines the power of the BlackBerry 10 platform with a large, re-engineered physical keyboard and stunning touchscreen display – the largest...
Worst decline ever for PCs
The worldwide PC market saw its steepest decline ever in the first quarter of 2013, the fourth quarter of year-on-year shipment declines. Worldwide PC shipments totalled 76,3-million units in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13), down -13,9% compared to the same quarter...
No bridging the digital divide
Despite efforts in the past decade to improve information and communications technologies (ICT) infrastructure in developing economies, there remains a new digital divide in how countries harness ICT to deliver competitiveness and well-being. This is according to the...
More to fear from Bitcoin malware
Threats posed by the Bitcoin malware go well beyond initially-reported Skype and Bitcoin mining. And about 350 000 users are at risk, having unwittingly downloaded the malware through Skype and Gtalk. This is according to Cyberoam’s Threat Research Labs (CTRL), which...
CRM markets shift to mobile apps
Significant shifts will 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 software...
Managed unified comms a reality
By 2015, between 34% and 42% of large enterprises will seriously consider procuring unified communications and collaboration (UCC) applications as a premise-based, but managed, service. While businesses should not ignore cloud options – particularly as more become...