XDSL extends network to New Telco SA
New Telco SA’s carrier neutral Midrand data centre has been selected by Internet service and premier fibre provider, XDSL, as a Point of Presence on their rapidly expanding network. The data centre...
View ArticleLight at the end of the PoPI tunnel
The Information Regulator has been working hard on draft Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act regulations that will soon be tabled in parliament. The PoPI Act stipulates how companies may...
View ArticleOnline banking fraud – consumers have a say
Incidents of online banking fraud continue to rise in South Africa as more consumers become comfortable with transacting on the internet. While cyber fraudsters are known to target companies – or...
View ArticleMPT upgrades realtime monitoring operations centre
Master Power Technologies (MPT) has upgraded its realtime monitoring operations centre for all secure power critical equipment. The new Life Centre is situated at MPT’s Randburg offices where operators...
View ArticleFibre-like connectivity now available in under-serviced areas
Pan-African telecoms operator Paratus Telecom has started rolling out its Paratus Communication Service throughout South Africa. It now offers connectivity that provides the same performance and...
View ArticleVeeam adds availability integration for Cisco HyperFlex
Veeam Software has expanded its work with Cisco by launching the direct snapshot integration with the Cisco HyperFlex hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) platform. The integration of Veeam Availability...
View ArticlePower training adds virtual and augmented reality
Schneider Electric has added advanced virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies to its industrial software portfolio with the acquisition of MWPowerlab. MWPowerlab’s industry-leading...
View ArticleKaspersky Lab retains secure testing top spot
Kaspersky Lab has continued to outperform the competition in its TOP3 metric for Internet security, achieving the top spot for the fourth year in a row in independent testing over the year. This...
View ArticleRed Hat helps enterprises embrace DevOps at scale
Red Hat has announced the general availability of Ansible Tower 3.1, the latest version of its enterprise-grade, agentless automation platform. Ansible Tower by Red Hat helps enterprises cut through...
View ArticleIoT just got serious
Morten Illum, vice-president: EMEA at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, explains why IoT is a big deal. After Mobile World Congress, we’re once again asking ourselves the same question:...
View ArticleGet the most out of your surveillance cameras
Recently, there has been much discussion about the differences between (and resulting advantages of) thermal cameras and traditional visual cameras for surveillance purposes, writes Laurence Smith,...
View ArticleWhy you should care about EPM
Allan Saffy, director: EPM solutions at Decision Inc, unwraps why enterprise performance management (EPM) is an essential tool for the successful chief financial officer. Consistent, profitable growth...
View ArticleManual processes put database development at risk
Agile development ideas have come a long way over the past few years, from a set of interesting principles with the potential to change the face of software development, management and deployment, to...
View ArticleIs wireless an advantageous alternative to fibre?
Eckart Zollner, head of business development at Jasco Group, weighs up the pros and cons of wireless versus fibre. Fibre to the premises (FTTx), be it home or office, is a very hot topic at the moment....
View ArticleTransform your intranet with cloud
Cloud-based software delivery models are quickly becoming the ‘new normal’ in enterprise IT, writes Marc Fletcher, head of marketing and business development at Intervate, a T-Systems company. In a...
View ArticleRiverbed launches SteelFusion 5.0 with NAS support
Riverbed Technology today announced Riverbed SteelFusion 5.0, which includes new support of Network Attached Storage (NAS), enhancing the flexibility and ease of managing remote and branch office IT....
View ArticleAre next-gen technologies putting service provider profits at risk?
There is no doubt that technology has helped to put the consumer into the driving seat, allowing users to influence the way in which organisations conduct business today. In fact, according to...
View Article10 reasons why cybercriminals target smartphones
Smartphones have become a central part of our lives, allowing us to perform all sorts of tasks that make our everyday existence easier and more enjoyable. But, while they aim to heighten convenience,...
View ArticleAMD tackles datacentre with Naples processor
AMD has taken a significant step into the server and datacentre market with its most detailed look yet at the upcoming high-performance CPU for servers, codenamed “Naples”. Purpose-built to disrupt the...
View ArticleFujitsu World Tour brings digital transformation to life
The Fujitsu World Tour is on the road again for the 10th consecutive year, this year highlighting how Fujitsu is partnering with customers to co-create the digital future. In 2017, the biggest-ever...
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