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Five steps to application-aware data protection
[Nizar Elfarra] Application owners need to know that they'll be able to recover their data at the application level when disaster strikes... read more>>



ICT
CiTi appoints new CEO
The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) has announced the appointment of Ian Merrington as its new Chief Executive Officer... read more>>
Six myths of enterprise business intelligence

Robert Fleming

How much of what we think or 'know' is untested belief? What if the opinion that we never question and unthinkingly repeat turns out to be patently wrong, making us seem naive? read more>>
Veeam predicts fundamental change for the IT industry
Veeam predicts that 2015 will see fundamental changes across the IT industry, driven by end-users demanding 24/7 access to data and applications... read more>>
Cloud Computing
Organising your small business for the new year: Going (almost) paperless
Do you have papers lying everywhere in what you like to call 'organised chaos?' Make sure everything is in tip-top shape with these tips to go almost-paperless and reduce business clutter... read more>>
The cloud keeps rolling in
The outlook for enterprises globally is that it will soon be blanketed by cloud - those tools and services which enable users to store and transfer data online, instead of on physical devices... read more>>
A partnership pushing business forward
The cloud is here to stay. These words have resonated through the channel for most of 2014 and they are not planning to change... read more>>
Why small contact centres need cloud
Cloud technology holds just as much, if not more, power for small businesses and their call centres as it does for large ones... read more>>
Cyber Security
2015: the year when businesses safeguard themselves from cybercrime

Doros Hadjizenonos

Last year was a difficult time for businesses when it came to cybercrime... read more>>
Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI
WASHINGTON, US: An email scam, which targets businesses with bogus invoices, has netted more than $214m from victims in 45 countries in just over one year... read more>>
Data Management
Five data trends that won't change in 2015

Donald Farmer

As everyone begins making their New Year's resolutions for 2015, Qlik, a leader in data discovery highlights what's in store for business intelligence in 2015... read more>>
Trusted data will tip the balance between success and failure in 2015

David King

The wheels are turning ever faster in the telecom industry. For every year, there are new and often unexpected developments... read more>>
Securing the new era of big data

Perry Hutton

In the digital age, information is the new currency. And in order to get information, enterprises are mining data - and lots of it... read more>>
Hardware
Eastern Cape Education Development Trust initiates large-scale telematics roll-out
In partnership with the Department of Education and SU, the Eastern Cape Education Development Trust - a programme managed by the National Business Initiative - has initiated a large-scale roll-out of 50 telematics centres in secondary schools across the province... read more>>
Rural KZN school receives solar PC lab
In addressing the need for learners to better understand ICT, giveITback, in partnership with Poynting and African Union Communications, donated the first of its solar-powered container labs to Umhloti Primary School in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal... read more>>
Internet
Securing school Wi-Fi: Take the corporate approach
Schools moving to install wireless networks need to approach their IT security in the same way as corporates do, says Networks Unlimited, distributor of Fortinet... read more>>
Services
Windows 10 to be free upgrade
According to IT-Online, Microsoft will make Windows 10 available as a free upgrade... read more>>
Ford opens new research, innovation centre in Silicon Valley
Ford Motor Company's new Research and Innovation Centre in Palo Alto, California, was officially opened on 22 January... read more>>
Software
ERP must be flexible to survive, says Palladium
An ERP system that is not sufficiently flexible to meet changing business demands is an anchor not a sail, holding the business back, not driving it forward, according to a Gartner report... read more>>
Lobola goes mobile
Not everyone is happy with a new mobile app that takes the African tradition of paying a bride price into the technological age... read more>>
Telecommunications
Cell C to challenge Vodacom on Neotel

Thabiso Mochiko

Cell C will "vigorously challenge" Vodacom's (VOD) R7bn acquisition of Neotel and says it will pursue every legal avenue to kill the deal, which could pose a serious threat to its business if approved by regulators... read more>>
Adapt IT gives Nike data a brand new view
Adapt IT Holdings was appointed by Nike to implement an optimised and automated Business Intelligence (BI) solution in order to streamline data and business reporting capabilities... read more>>
International
Video shows blind mother seeing baby for first time
WASHINGTON, US: A video that went viral this week showed a legally blind mother in Canada seeing her newborn child for the first time, thanks to vision-enhancing glasses... (Video) read more>>
WikiLeaks accuses Google of handing over emails to US government
LONDON, UK: WikiLeaks has accused Google of handing over the emails and electronic data of its senior staff to US authorities, and not notifying them of this for almost three years... read more>>
Twitter to update users 'while you were away'
WhatsApp adds messaging from Web
Microsoft debuts hologram goggles
More International
Africa
Ghana opens probe after government websites hacked
ACCRA GHANA: Ghana launched a probe on Wednesday after most of the West African government's websites fell victim to hackers... read more>>
More Africa
Government news
National key points - the list they didn't want you to see
NEWSWATCH: A bid by the SA History Archive (Saha) and Right2Know Campaign has paid off. Here's The List, reports Mail & Guardian... read more>>
More Government news
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