Technology News
20% rate cuts on Switch VoIP
VoIP operator Switch Telecom has announced another in a series of double digit rates reductions – this time a cut of 20%. "Switch Telecom was launched with a commitment to real annual rates reductions that were more often than not significant, double digit reductions...
Petrol price could rise on poor FDI
The price of fuel and diesel in South Africa has risen in the past three months, even though the international traded price of crude oil has dropped. Although the weakening rand is usually blamed for this, answers are being sought for why the rand continues to...
SAP takes aim fraud
To help companies worldwide address the estimated R32,39-trillion worth of fraud that occurs every year, SAP AG has announced the SAP Fraud Management analytic application. Powered by the SAP HANA platform, SAP Fraud Management aims to enable enterprises across...
WAN optimisation aids hyperconvergence
Convergence started in the late 1990s when Internet Protocol (IP) became the de facto standard for communication, says Christo Briedenhann, country manager of Riverbed Technology, Africa. Today, convergence means streamlined voice, video, and storage delivery via an...
Alcatel, Tunisie bring broadband to Tunisia
Alcatel-Lucent and Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia’s leading telecommunications provider, have successfully completed the trial of superfast broadband services using advanced Alcatel-Lucent’s VDSL2 Vectoring technology. The trial is a major step toward Tunisie Telecom’s plan...
LAWtrust wins WebTrust, Adobe certifications
South African cryptographic security provider LAWtrust has become the first provider in Africa to be certified by both WebTrust and Adobe. LAWtrust was certified by global certificate authority WebTrust in February, shortly after being added to the Adobe Approved...
Recordings: the contact centre security hole
The management and security of contact centre recordings tends to be sorely neglected, says Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer at Elingo. Most contact centres record voice calls and interactions, but few manage and utilise the resulting data...
Samsung DVM offers cooling efficiency
Samsung Electronics has announced its latest generation of smart variable refrigerant flow air conditioning systems, the Digital Variable Multi (DVM). Designed for large business or home spaces, the DVM allows different temperatures to be maintained in different...
DCC offers HP EliteBook Revolve
The new HP EliteBook Revolve, available from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is an ultra-thin, full-performance Windows 8 notebook that transforms effortlessly into a tablet, allowing users to choose what works best in any given scenario. This powerful...
NEC offer new LED display solutions
NEC Display Solutions Europe has expanded its range of indoor and outdoor LED modules, ideal for creating fixed and temporary LED video wall installations where the highest performance is demanded. NEC is also launching a totem by the name of Messenger designed for...
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...
20% rate cuts on Switch VoIP
VoIP operator Switch Telecom has announced another in a series of double digit rates reductions – this time a cut of 20%. "Switch Telecom was launched with a commitment to real annual rates reductions that were more often than not significant, double digit reductions...
Petrol price could rise on poor FDI
The price of fuel and diesel in South Africa has risen in the past three months, even though the international traded price of crude oil has dropped. Although the weakening rand is usually blamed for this, answers are being sought for why the rand continues to...
SAP takes aim fraud
To help companies worldwide address the estimated R32,39-trillion worth of fraud that occurs every year, SAP AG has announced the SAP Fraud Management analytic application. Powered by the SAP HANA platform, SAP Fraud Management aims to enable enterprises across...
WAN optimisation aids hyperconvergence
Convergence started in the late 1990s when Internet Protocol (IP) became the de facto standard for communication, says Christo Briedenhann, country manager of Riverbed Technology, Africa. Today, convergence means streamlined voice, video, and storage delivery via an...
Alcatel, Tunisie bring broadband to Tunisia
Alcatel-Lucent and Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia’s leading telecommunications provider, have successfully completed the trial of superfast broadband services using advanced Alcatel-Lucent’s VDSL2 Vectoring technology. The trial is a major step toward Tunisie Telecom’s plan...
LAWtrust wins WebTrust, Adobe certifications
South African cryptographic security provider LAWtrust has become the first provider in Africa to be certified by both WebTrust and Adobe. LAWtrust was certified by global certificate authority WebTrust in February, shortly after being added to the Adobe Approved...
Recordings: the contact centre security hole
The management and security of contact centre recordings tends to be sorely neglected, says Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer at Elingo. Most contact centres record voice calls and interactions, but few manage and utilise the resulting data...