Shock! Horror! Now we know what it's like to lose Face...

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Facebook went down briefly yesterday in some parts of the world - so now we know what life would be like without the social networking giant, reports Financial Review. Meanwhile, for those authorities that like checking everyone out, Mail & Guardian has a guide on 'how to spy on your citizens', but BlackBerry SA has assured SA users that 'you're safe with us', reports Times Live. 19 Jun 2013 08:28

BYOD - the new IT challenge

[Perry Hutton] The evolution of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend has been as profound as it has been rapid. It represents the most visible sign that the boundaries between personal life and work life are blurring. 19 Jun 2013 08:40

BlackBerry maintains services are secure

There was no "back door pipeline" to BlackBerry SA's platform, the company said on Tuesday, 18 June, following reports that the United Kingdom government had been monitoring e-mails and phone calls. 19 Jun 2013 06:55

Factors to consider when making the move to 'Everything over IP'

The 'Everything over IP' (EoIP) phenomenon has taken the business world by storm. Often seen as the ultimate solution to converged communications, IP opens up possibilities for businesses. However, migrating to an IP network is not an entirely simple exercise. 19 Jun 2013 10:12

Atio specialists complete training in Dubai

Atio, the provider of specialist ICT and telecoms service assurance solutions, has announced that a team of five mobile network optimisation specialists have successfully completed a two-week training course in Dubai focusing on Long Term Evolution ("LTE") mobile network planning, optimisation and performance management. 19 Jun 2013 08:28

Create/update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity and win!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Create or update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity before 30 June 2013 and stand a chance to WIN an awesome GoPro camera and accessories worth over R6000! The winner will be picked via a lucky draw and announced on 1 July 2013 on Biz, Facebook and Twitter. 18 Jun 2013 12:09

Why every business still needs a fax number

As the business world becomes increasingly digitised and virtualised, it's hard to imagine that corporates are still stamping fax numbers at the bottom of their business cards. But the truth is that there are still over 100 million fax devices in use globally today - and the numbers are rising, not declining. 18 Jun 2013 07:23

SA calls for investigation into spy allegations

The South African government has called on the United Kingdom government to investigate reports that its delegates who attended the 2009 Group 20 meeting were put under surveillance. 18 Jun 2013 09:46

SA cities to get own domain names

[Shamin Chibba] In the near future, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban may have their own top level domain names on the internet, which could spark innovative ways of promoting business and tourism in each city. The suffixes dotJoburg, dotCapetown and dotDurban will be launched later this year. 18 Jun 2013 07:02

Prioritising big data key to future success

[Ayanda Dlamini] Within big data lies huge value, which organisations ignore at their peril. Big data is raising a lot of questions within business, but it's a phenomenon nobody can afford to ignore. 12 Jun 2013 12:37

Telkom sues Blue Label for US$528m

[Thabiso Mochiko] Telkom is suing a former executive for US$6m as part of a US$528.07m lawsuit for damages arising out of the "super dealer agreement" between Blue Label subsidiary African Prepaid Services and Telkom's former Nigerian subsidiary‚ Multi-Links. 18 Jun 2013 06:26

Orange and Nashua Mobile team up

In January 2013, Orange launched an e-commerce store and online portal for the South African market. Following on from this, Orange and Nashua Mobile have agreed to partner in a venture that will see Orange expanding its South African activity by opening several local retail outlets. 18 Jun 2013 11:30

Telkom takes a knock with poor figures

[Thabiso Mochiko] Telkom is reviewing its Internet business outside SA‚ its property portfolio‚ non-core assets in SA and staff numbers‚ as part of a full review of its business. It is urgently seeking ways to return the company to profitability. 18 Jun 2013 06:44

Four non-negotiable areas of focus for IT managers

[Alexander Mehlhorn] We all recognise the stereotypical IT manager sitting behind a desk in the company dungeon, wearing a t-shirt sporting an obscure geek reference, and sighing into the phone as he tries to convince the marketing manager to use a password other than 'God'. 18 Jun 2013 12:57

VoIP shifts into top gear as fibre premises bloom

[Rob Lith] A very exciting development currently playing out in the voice over IP (VoIP) arena is the sudden growth in fibre business premises. 18 Jun 2013 14:31