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FNB Banking app team wins best App of the Year
The FNB Banking app team has won overall best App of the Year for 2012 in the inaugural MTN Business App of the Year awards event held on 1 August 2012. 3 Aug 2012 08:58
Telefónica UK (O2) selects Ruckus Wireless to supply small cells
Telefónica UK, operator of the popular O2 brand, has selected Ruckus Wireless to supply high-capacity small cell products for high-speed wireless services being deployed throughout London. 2 Aug 2012 14:06
Social software needs a flexible approach - Gartner
Enterprises should use the opportunity to develop a flexible approach when using non-standard collaboration tools. Although it poses some risks it is easy to over-play them, according to Jeffrey Mann, an analyst at Gartner. 2 Aug 2012 12:06
ContinuitySA and Britehouse offer disaster recovery services
ContinuitySA and Britehouse are jointly offering a solution for managing the performance of SAP systems combined with disaster recovery services. 2 Aug 2012 11:53
Share and protect - bringing your SMB's data storage and protection up to speed
[Anamika Budree] Businesses of today depend on data. It is the heart and soul of the modern enterprise and the risk of losing this data is a daily threat that can have dire consequences. The increasing pace of business, as well as a growing trend towards mobility, means that this data also needs to be shared, while it is being protected to prevent data loss. 2 Aug 2012 11:43
Will your integrated video strategy scale to meet explosive demand?
[Dion Bruyns] By now, the potential benefits of visual communications are familiar to most large organisations. Many have already invested in the required hardware and infrastructure, and, like some before, have struggled with initially low utilisation rates. But these teething problems are gradually being solved by successful video adoption programmes, to such an extent that the opposite challenge is now beginning to rear its head. 2 Aug 2012 11:40
The global race for internet ownership is on
[Naseem Javed] The internet is no longer just a screen, mouse and keyboard, it's a living organism attached to the hearts and minds of billions while breathing via their wallets. It has become a true example of a "human interface with electro-ergonomics", where human functions are intertwined with circuitry to access information, suck cash and process consumption. 2 Aug 2012 09:10
New Virgin Mobile plan means store closures
Virgin Mobile SA will reduce its franchise-owned stores from 38 to eight as part of its new strategy to improve "customer experience" and align its business processes with that of its new major shareholder, Friendi Group, it said on Tuesday, 31 July 2012. 2 Aug 2012 08:03
Social news site Digg rises from ashes
SAN FRANCISCO: Digg, the once high-flying social news site, relaunched on Wednesday (1 August 2012) under new ownership after a six-week rebuilding. 2 Aug 2012 07:49
Finalists for entrepreneur of the year announced
The 22 finalists of the 2012 Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition have been announced. According to Nimo Naidoo, project manager of the competition, this year has set a benchmark in terms of celebrating entrepreneurial excellence in the country, resulting in encouraging entries from very talented South African entrepreneurs. 1 Aug 2012 12:19
MWeb reduces uncapped ADSL prices
MWeb announced late last week that the price of its 10Mbps uncapped unshaped ADSL pricing has been reduced by 50%. 1 Aug 2012 10:57
Research shows that SMEs spend more on coffee than IT
During a recent study of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by worldwide market research organisation GfK, it was found that many SMEs spend more money on coffee and tea for their employees than they do to invest in their company's IT. The aim of the survey, which was commissioned by global security software manufacturer AVG, was to explore the IT security software market landscape of SMEs. 1 Aug 2012 08:56
QR codes bring email, mobile coupons to life
[Wikus Engelbrecht] Marketers today face a dizzying array of options designed to help capture audience attention and drive sales. While email marketing through newsletters and coupons remains one of the most popular and successful vehicles for driving both online and in-store sales, mobile technologies have quickly gained momentum as the go-to choice for reaching consumers who are increasingly dependent on their mobile devices for everything from socialising to banking and shopping. This piece was co-authored by Kara Gray from New Horizon Consulting.* 31 Jul 2012 11:13
Kaspersky Open Space Security provides complete protection
The Kaspersky Open Space Security suite of products has seen substantial growth in South Africa as well as into sub-Saharan Africa. It provides world-class anti-malware protection in a single, integrated suite of applications that work seamlessly across all platforms. Every workstation, laptop, file server, mail server, internet gateway or smartphone is fully protected, giving Open Space Security users complete confidence that the network is secure, whether they are working in the office, remotely or at home. 31 Jul 2012 09:39

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