Ahead of the planned autumn launch in Europe of Apple's iPhone, and with the availability of the smartphone in the US, a number of mobility solution vendors are positioning themselves to support the device. Mark Blowers, senior research analyst with IT research and advisory organisation Butler Group, points out unapproved devices could compromise corporate information. 3 Sep 2007
Consumers are the new brand managers – they define the rules of engagement online, and brands need to engage with this change. So... are you moving fast enough? Join Andrew Felbert, Tom Acquaviva of Nielsen/NetRatings UK and Matthew Buckland of the Online Publishers Association in Joburg and Cape Town as they discuss 'A match made in heaven' and 'Rules of online engagement'. 3 Sep 2007
Sony unveiled two new Walkman music players yesterday, 30 August - the NWZ-A810 and NWZ-S610. The two new players bring video storage and playblack capabilities to the iconic Walkman brand, and are the first in the digital players from the company not tied down to Sony's ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding) audio format, writes Walaika Haskins of TechNewsWorld. 31 Aug 2007
Details Nigeria, MultiChoice Africa's local business partner in Nigeria, has launched Africa's first commercial mobile broadcast TV service in the city of Abuja. 30 Aug 2007
BizBuySell, an Internet-based marketplace for buying or selling small businesses, have announced that for the first time business owners and buyers can find out the value of a business at no cost by using its unique "Valuation Report." 29 Aug 2007
Bad acoustics will almost certainly seriously impair an otherwise good recording, be it of a piece of commercial music, or a piece of music or other audio for an advertisement or marketing campaign. 29 Aug 2007
In a country where the cost of calling clients, friends and family is high, a Cape Town-based company has developed software that they claim makes the cost of cell phone calls a great deal cheaper. 28 Aug 2007
South Africa has been ranked 35th in a global electronic readiness (e-Readiness) survey, thus leading the continent in the 2007 edition as announced by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) at this year's eNNOVATE expo in Lagos. 27 Aug 2007
Pai Lung, manufacturer of the Kintel series knitting machines, will be showcasing its upgraded Knitel series and brand new 'A series' machines at the International Exhibition of Textile Machinery (ITMA) to be held in Munich, Germany in September 2007. 23 Aug 2007
Despite the wave of excitement around business intelligence (BI) in corporate South Africa, many companies that have adopted BI technology are still struggling to implement their tools and get the level of access to information that they were aiming for. 21 Aug 2007
The IT sector in Kenya, and to a greater extent East Africa, is set for a major price war following the launch by Acer of low-priced but innovative products. 17 Aug 2007
TrueShip has introduced support for UPS WorldShip® version 9, aimed at adding new expandability to TrueShip's ReadyShipper shipping software. 16 Aug 2007
ODIN technologies, a leader in RFID solution design, testing and deployment was recently awarded another RFID patent, which related to a project dubbed the "Secure Material Accounted in Real Time (S.M.A.R.T) container". US Patent No. 7,256,682 relates to, for example, a wide range of embodiments having active and/or passive RFID to provide efficient and accurate visibility of assets as they travel in a closed container. 15 Aug 2007
RFID Journal, media and events company covering radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, and the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), trade association for the apparel and footwear industries, announced today that Avery Dennison, Motorola and Vue Technology, three leading RFID technology providers, will run a live demonstration at the RFID Journal--AAFA Apparel & Footwear Summit, to be held in New York City, 20 - 22 August 2007. The demonstration will show how RFID can deliver benefits all along the apparel and footwear supply chain. 13 Aug 2007
Authors, publishers, and others craving their daily fix of Amazon sales ranks may well overdose on Sales Rank Express, a next-generation rank checker that delivers sales ranks, customer ratings, availability info, stock figures, promotional pairings, and much more, all in a compact and convenient display with up to 10 books per page and 400 pages per search. 10 Aug 2007
Lenovo and Novell have partnered to deliver Suse Linux pre-installed on certain models of notebook PCs. 8 Aug 2007
It's not only South African home owners who get stuck with shoddy workmanship. It happens in many other countries, but in the United States disgruntled owners are turning to technology to get their own back. 8 Aug 2007
Handset giant Nokia has partnered with software Goliath Microsoft in licensing the latter's PlayReady digital rights management technology for its phones. 8 Aug 2007
Nokia Siemens Networks is to expand fixed access networks for Tunisie Telecom in Ennasr, Jardin du Lac and the Kheireddine industrial zone. 7 Aug 2007
USA - Auction Sentry Software joined the ranks of Microsoft, Adobe and Corel when it was awarded the People's Choice Award 2007 at the Software Industry Conference in Denver, Colorado. The flagship eBay sniping software product, Auction Sentry Deluxe, was voted Best Vertical Market Program or Utility. Users around the world cast votes for the People's Choice Awards on web sites such Download.com, PC World and Tucows. 6 Aug 2007
