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| BT has announced the launch of a series of new services that promise to transform the quality of business conversations and greatly improve the way that people work together within and between large organisations. Read more >>
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| Issued by MyBroadband The 2013 MyBroadband Conference was the biggest and best broadband conference in South Africa, with 2,100 delegates attending the event and Aki Anastaciou once again the MC for the event. Read more >>
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| Ntsakisi Maswanganyi Christmas period retail sales could grow by slightly more than 3% in real terms provided there is no resurgence in strike activity that disrupts both production and workers' earningsā Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation senior economist Luke Doig said. Read more >>
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| Nanine Steenkamp The Burkina Faso-hosted African Forum on Best Practices in ICT has issued a declaration in support of the dotAfrica initiative, stating its benefit to the African community. Read more >>
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| Maxwell Technology, a satellite-based communications and data solutions provider, has launched a satellite Hotspot solution. The Maxwell HotSpot solution is an offering for public facilities that require voucher or token-based WiFi Internet access for guests. Read more >>
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| Amanda Visser Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has appointed former Competition Commission deputy commissioner Thembinkosi Bonakele as acting commissioner after accepting Shan Ramburuth's resignation. Read more >>
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| Dimension Data South Africa and Internet Solutions (IS) have announced the launch of Enterprise Wi-Fi, a fully managed solution that integrates a secure, enterprise WLAN deployment with the advantages of the AlwaysOn Hotspot service. Read more >>
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| South Africa launched an online, 24-hour radio station on Thursday, 17 October that aims to showcase its foreign policy and shore up its position as a continental economic and political powerhouse. Read more >>
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| President Ntuli Before the birth of the electricity generating industry, any enterprise needing power had to build and run private generators. These were inflexible, inelastic and did not scale easily. In the mid-19th century, centralised generation allowed electricity to be provided as a utility, meaning that consumers only had to pay for what they used. Read more >>
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| The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has gazetted the draft call termination regulations. Read more >>
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Local network collaboration and compliance management specialist company NETCB will leverage Novell's strategic partnership agreement with MobileIron to provide secure mobile file access. Novell Filr integration with MobileIron AppConnect provides mobile users access to and ability to share files from any IT-approved device. Read more >>
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| Thabiso Mochiko Service providers Altech Autopage and Nashua Mobile will have to invest in more value-added services to mitigate the potential losses brought by the proposed reduction in termination rates. Read more >>
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| Workforce management group Adcorp Holdings (ADR) has reported diluted headline earnings per share of 21.4c for the six months to September, down from 126.1c a year ago. Read more >>
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| Vox Telecom has announced the launch of a new corporate managed Wi-Fi solution that allows any business to extend its existing network into the wireless space. Read more >>
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| Maxwell Technology has launched its satellite HotSpot solution, aimed at lodges, guesthouses, bed & breakfasts, conference centres or any other public facilities that require internet access for their customers. Read more >>
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| The Cape Chamber believes that the decision by the Department of Basic Education is indicative of the deteriorating state of ICT education and a wake up call to industry to urgently intervene. Read more >>
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| Tom Cleveland PALM COAST, FLORIDA, US: What would you make of a headline that read, "BitPay Passes 10,000 Bitcoin-Accepting Merchants On Its Payment Processing Network"? Read more >>
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| SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple is expected to improve its range of iPads with the expected announcement of new gadgets as the tablet market heats up with competition from Google and Microsoft. Read more >>
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| KIGALI, RWANDA: It's a scene any visitor would be surprised to see deep in central Africa: a tech-savvy consumer sitting in a restaurant and surfing a broadband connection with a smartphone, tablet and laptop. Read more >>
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| SHANGHAI, CHINA: A young Chinese couple are facing criminal charges for "selling" their daughter and using part of the proceeds to buy an Apple iPhone, state media said. Read more >>
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Technical problems have hobbled the health care website that is supposed to sign up millions of uninsured Americans for health care, but they have largely been overshadowed by a 16-day government shutdown. Read more >>
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| SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google-owned online ad-placing service DoubleClick has announced that the way has been cleared to include space at Facebook. Read more >>
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| BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The European Commission called a public review on the remedies offered by South Korean electronics company Samsung concerning allegations it has abused its dominant market position in its fight with Apple. Read more >>
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| SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google's shares rose to a record high, and almost broke the US$1,000 mark after quarterly earnings figures showed the Internet company's profits are climbing despite a trend toward cheaper advertising on smartphones and tablets. Read more >>
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| SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Microsoft released Windows 8.1 on Thursday, 17 October, after tweaking the operating system designed for various devices that had confused some users. Read more >>
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| OTTAWA, CANADA: BlackBerry shareholders on Tuesday, 15 October, launched a class-action lawsuit against the company, alleging its optimistic sales forecasts for its new smartphones cost them hundreds of millions of dollars, lawyers announced. Read more >>
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The founder of eBay, Pierre Omidyar, said on Wednesday, 16 October, he will back a project with investigative reporter Glenn Greenwald which "elevates and supports" journalists and "allows them to pursue the truth." Read more >>
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| SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple's plan to build a verdant new campus crowned with a shimmering flying-saucer shaped headquarters was cleared for 'lift-off' Tuesday, 15 October. Read more >>
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| SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Samsung has made a start on its huge Silicon Valley research centre, just down the road from its arch-rival Apple. Read more >>
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| WASHINGTON, USA: - BlackBerry is launching a campaign aiming to reassure its customers it intends to stay in business, brushing aside suggestions of its impending demise. Read more >>
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| Chris Bathembu South Africa has acknowledged the importance of Poland not only as a trading partner in Europe but as a crucial market for South Africa's tourism industry. Read more >>
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| Rod Baker NEWSWATCH: Communications Minister Yunus Carrim has inaugurated the National Cyber Security Advisory Council (NCAC), reports Mail & Guardian. Read more >>
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More Government news
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| Talooma is looking for a mid level PHP developer to join the team. Read more >> |
bSOLVe is currently looking for a talented interface designer to help turn raw functionality into beautiful pages and components for users to interact with. Read more >>MyBroadband, the largest IT website in SA, requires an IT journalist or junior journalist. We require well-qualified graduates who have a strong technical background. Read more >>Xperien a small fast growing IT products and service company require energetic young graphic designer to assist in our marketing projects, HTML and DTP experience are essential. Read more >>IT administrator required for a company in Illovo. Read more >>
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