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 | Paul Hick An outside-in approach to IT infrastructure is emerging. Driven by megatrends, such as the emergence of the cloud, the ubiquity of mobile devices and the growth of BYOD in the workplace, CIOs are moving away from owning infrastructure and IT solutions to making use of technology infrastructure and solutions on a pay-per-use basis. Read more >>
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 | Senior IT executives in the financial services industry understand that cloud computing infrastructure can boost the value of their services and offerings by greatly reducing the problems of managing what has become commoditised infrastructure. Read more >>
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 | Businesses today need to focus equally on physical, personnel and cyber security in order to mitigate risk in the face of growing criminal focus on enterprise data, said UK-based security expert Chris Phillips. Read more >>
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 | Doros Hadjizenonos The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act was signed into law last year. It places strict onuses on businesses when it comes to handling personal information about their clients, staff and customers. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK - US media company Disney has made a deal with satellite operator Dish Network to allow its channels to be watched over the Internet -- streamed to smartphones, tablets, computers, or a traditional TV. Read more >>
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 | Zappar is an app that brings brands to life by using augmented reality to turn one-dimensional communications into vibrant, animated, three-dimensional brand experiences via mobile or tablet. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko MTN Group has reported a 27.5% rise in headline earnings per share (HEPS) to R13.86 for the year to December. Read more >>
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 | Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says progress has been made in the last nine months since the signing of the Youth Employment Accord. Read more >>
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 | HANOVER, GERMANY: Britain and Germany will team up to work on developing the next super-fast mobile network, 5G, Prime Minister David Cameron told the opening of the world's biggest high-technology fair. Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK: With three young children and a full-time job, Emma Martini has little time for computer games. But every night she sits quietly at the end of her son's bed to reassure him while he falls asleep - and she plays Candy Crush. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Bitcoin exchange MtGox faced a huge hacker offensive last month, coming under some 150,000 denial-of-service attacks per second for several days ahead of its spectacular failure, a report said over the weekend. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A federal judge has rejected Apple's request to ban an array of Samsung smartphones and tablets found to have infringed patents held by the US technology company. Read more >>
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 | SINGAPORE: The 28-year-old American boss of a Bitcoin exchange has been found dead at the base of a Singapore apartment block, police and reports said on Thursday (6 March), in the latest misfortune linked with the troubled virtual currency. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Facebook is in talks to buy a solar-powered drone startup in what could lead to making wireless Internet available in regions without online access, according to technology news website TechCrunch. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan may slap regulations on Bitcoin including taxing transactions, a report said on Wednesday, 5 March, as the global digital currency suffered another alleged theft that cast doubt on its reliability. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: Out at sea, gentle waves provide power for thousands of homes. In cities, dance-floor moves generate electricity for nightclubs. In the countryside, hikers use leg power to recharge their phones. Read more >>
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