Cyber attacks on Android devices increasing

Hackers have declared war on Android devices. This is evident with the increasing number of attacks seen in the last month, most recently with the fake versions of the Instagram Android app, which sends background SMS messages to premium rate services, earning its creators revenue. 15 May 2012 09:15

Security of South Africans' personal data not guaranteed - information security specialist

Although in theory, security measures are in place in government and private institutions, in practice, some of South Africa's most critical data could be open to compromise, says information security specialist and academic professor Basie von Solms from the University of Johannesburg. 10 May 2012 12:22

RIM appoints new executives

Research In Motion (RIM) has announced key additions to its executive leadership team with the hiring of Kristian Tear as chief operating officer and Frank Boulben as chief marketing officer. 10 May 2012 11:44

Internet is evolving into Smurf village - Stafford Massie

Cheap computing power, paired with ubiquitous connectivity in nearly every corner of the world, is creating a global, intelligent fabric of network services and applications that will transform the way we live over the next three to five years. 10 May 2012 11:10

Didata wins Polycom System Integrator Partner Award

Dimension Data, the US$5.8 billion global ICT services and solutions provider, has been named both Global and EMEA System Integrator Partner of the Year by Polycom, a global leader in open standards-based unified communications. 10 May 2012 10:39

Vaimo e-commerce solution provider wins award

Sweden-based e-commerce solution provider, Vaimo has been recognised for its global best practice in delivering e-commerce solutions by winning a Fast and Emerging Partner award at the prestigous annual Magento industry event. At the same time, market success has allowed Vaimo to spread its operations internationally. 10 May 2012 09:55

Connecting SA will cost up to R90b, minister says

According to BusinessTech, Communications Minister Dina Pule said that between R60 to R89 billion would need to be invested to build a telecommunications broadband network throughout the country and to reduce connectivity costs. 9 May 2012 15:27

Wi-Fi... in the sky

South African airspace becomes cyberspace in a first for South Africa as Wireless G, together with Mango and Vodacom, bring you Wi-Fi in the sky. By using G-Connect In-Flight Wi-Fi, Mango guests can now surf the web when travelling between South Africa's major centres, at 30 000 feet. 9 May 2012 14:00

ITWeb Africa launches new website

South Africa's technology publisher, ITWeb on wednesday, 9 May 2012, launched its new ITWeb Africa website which will provide news, insight and analysis for Africa's ICT sector, at the Hyatt Hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa. 9 May 2012 13:41

Government to make Telkom decision at end May

Government will make its view known on the proposed acquisition of 20% of Telkom by South Korea's KT Telecommunications by the end of May, says Communications Minister Dina Pule. She said this during a press briefing on Tuesday following her budget vote speech in the National Assembly. 9 May 2012 13:35

Industry experts to attend IT Infrastructure Summit

The second annual IT Infrastructure Africa Summit will take place on 12 and 13 July 2012 at the Westin Hotel in Cape Town. Hosted by international business-to-business conferencing company, Kinetic Events, the summit will focus on IT infrastructure challenges and how these challenges can be overcome through innovation, alignment of business with technology and the positive influence of active government participation. 9 May 2012 10:51

Getting the most out of your call centre analytics

[Bruce von Maltitz] Technology offers a powerful means of improving the performance of call centre agents, with analytics (reports) having the most direct bearing. But the intricacies of analytics necessitate having a trusted advisor on your side, to choose and interpret the right data models and reports. 8 May 2012 11:53

Far South Networks launches Com.X5 platform for SMEs

Far South Networks, the Cape Town-based telecoms developer, has released the next generation in its highly successful Com.X range of telecommunications platforms for voice, data and voice over IP networks. The new Com.X5 platform targets the small-office or home-office to the SMME market. 8 May 2012 11:40

MTN wants spectrums urgently allocated

Business Live reports that MTN has urged the government to allocate unused spectrums so that the companies can roll-out the next generation of long-term evolution (LTE) technology to drive broadband penetration and improve internet speeds. 7 May 2012 16:18