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Business Tech Show set to drive change in industry focus
Kinetic Events is set to revolutionise the ICT industry with the launch of its new Business Tech Show... read more>>



ICT
Samsung Business sponsors ITWeb Security Summit 2015
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced its Diamond sponsorship of the ITWeb Security Summit 2015... read more>>
The IT partners' dilemma: skill up, team up or fade away
The growth of virtualisation, cloud computing and big data is changing the entire landscape for IT partners... read more>>
Turrito Networks wins at the Vodacom Partner awards
Qlik positioned as trendsetter by BARC
QlikView South Africa wins at Qonnections 2015
Cloud Computing
Revolutionising the Cloud for ERP users
One Channel and Acumatica take the message on the road showcasing the power of a true Cloud platform which leverages scalability and mobility... read more>>
Cyber Security
Euphoria Telecom removes the risk of VoIP toll fraud
If your phone provider doesn't offer control mechanisms to help prevent fraudulent use of your VOIP account, you may want to look into using a different provider... read more>>
Beware the criminal within
Allegations that a provincial premier is enriching himself through tenders for friends and family have recently come to light... read more>>
Why your P@s$word is a fail

Jonas Thulin

Passwords have become practically useless as the sole security measure protecting your personal information... read more>>
Cyber criminals check into hotels
Cyber criminals are getting increasingly smarter and finding sophisticated new ways to steal customers' data from hotel websites, front desks and sites... read more>>
Data Management
3D seismic data is the key to offshore drilling, AziNam believes
AziNam, the exploration and production company, is applying state-of-the-art technology in the form of high-quality 3D seismic data to come to terms with Namibia's largely unknown geology... read more>>
Don't make boardroom decisions without inviting the data scientist

Francois Swanepoel

Big Data is fast becoming the biggest buzz phrase in business... read more>>
Absence of backup, recovery equals disaster
Regardless of the size and nature of your business, if you store your data, and your customers' data, you need a safe and secure way to back up and store that data... read more>>
Hardware
Weaker Rand pushes laptop prices up

Duncan Alfreds

South Africans could see an increase in the price of laptops as the Rand continues its downward slide against major international currencies... read more>>
Elliotdale school gets tech savvy

Yolisa Blom

Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, recently handed over 25 desktop computers, among other things, to Ngangolwandle High School in Elliotdale, in the Eastern Cape... read more>>
Services
Betting the farm on untested tech

Jonas Thulin

While a plethora of new payment solutions are coming to market, businesses should be cautious about moving to new solutions just for the sake of it... read more>>
Improve cash flow with easy online billing

Brendon Williamson

Electronic invoicing can now allow even the smallest of companies to take payments online - without needing e-commerce capability on their websites... read more>>
Software
Cheaper smartphones expand SA e-commerce

Duncan Alfreds

The growth of smartphones in South Africa is revolutionising e-commerce but marketing bosses have yet to accept that it's not only wealthy people who now have the gadgets... read more>>
Awesome South Africa mobile app launched to promote tourism

Tom Jackson

Developer Brandon Wilson has released his Awesome South Africa mobile app, which offers vendors and merchants in the tourism industry a platform on which to promote products, services and establishments to tourists... read more>>
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise advises BYOD is the face of the future for hospitality
Meeting customer expectations and demands in the challenging hospitality sector with BYOD... read more>>
Telecommunications
MTN 808 call centre closed

Jenni Evans

MTN's call centre was closed on Sunday, 24 May 2015, as the strike over pay and bonuses at the company continued... read more>>
Telkom plagued by persistent recruitment scam

Darryl Linington

A recruitment scam, offering paid Telkom internships at the company upon payment of a booking fee of R90, is currently still in operation... read more>>
MTN South Africa struck down by strike action

Darryl Linington

According to a report via EWN, Mobile service provider MTN revealed that its call and service centres, as well as its distribution offices, are currently being affected by the latest strike... read more>>
International
UN slams Nauru for Facebook ban, stifling dissent
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: The United Nations on Monday criticised the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru for blocking access to the internet, including Facebook... read more>>
Google backs farm-focused startup as AgTech blooms
SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Tuesday pumped $15 million into a farming-focused technology startup, the latest in a surge of investments applying internet innovations to growing food... read more>>
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Africa
Microsoft launches low-cost internet in rural Kenya

Joseph Mayton

Microsoft is aiming to connect rural residents in Nanyuki, a market town in Laikipia County in central Kenya, with low-cost wireless internet... read more>>
Five African Bitcoin startups to watch

Gabriella Mulligan

Bitcoin is gaining traction worldwide, with the first quarter of 2015 seeing record levels of investment pumped into Bitcoin startups globally... read more>>
Uganda: And the 2015 ICT gurus are...

Samson Baranga

The fifth edition of the Annual Communications Innovation Awards (ACIA) took place last Friday evening at the Sheraton Kampala hotel... read more>>
Alcatel-Lucent and NITA successfully completes Eastern Corridor rural fibre optic backbone project
Alcatel-Lucent and NITA are celebrating the successful completion of the Eastern corridor rural fibre optic backbone project... read more>>
Contact centres: cog in the machine or customer experience hub?
As customer experience becomes the primary competitive advantage in business, the role of the contact centre is changing significantly... read more>>
More Africa
Lifestyle
No, it's not you: why 'wellness' isn't the answer to overwork

Zoƫ Krupka

Despite the fact that the very best evidence we have about the causes of work stress and burnout point to factors present in the workplace rather than in us, the stress reduction industry and the helping professions' focus on individual self-care strategies is at an all-time high... read more>>
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COMPAREX and VMware SAM Event
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Commercial Contract Drafting 2015
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Microsoft PowerPivot
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