11 Jun 2013

IT & Telecommunications

Fraudsters named and shamed, but...

It's all very well for Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe to tell us that the naming and shaming of a list of convicts shows government's commitment in fighting fraud and corruption. However, there are many of us out there who would like to see a few people higher up, so to speak, not only go to court and answer charges, but also be named and shamed if found guilty.

We have a massive unemployment problem in this country, right? But the ANC is hell-bent on banning labour brokers. Now Busa has warned that if the government goes ahead and bans brokers, unemployment will rise. It's a faint hope, however, that those bent on banning brokers, will listen.

Is your company culture putting you at greater risk of fraud? asks Kevin Phillips. Read this article, take note, and then see where your company might be lacking in prevention measures; it could be the most useful read you have had in some time.

He's big, wild and lovable himself, so he should know... Henrie Geyser, our motoring editor, says that the new Chrysler SRT8 is a big, wild, lovable animal.

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Weekly top stories

What the Kings of Cloud have in common
[Jed Hewson] If you were to ask a roomful of IT professionals what the cloud is, and whether businesses should move some (or all) of their processes to the cloud - you are likely to get a diverse range of answers. Read more >>

IT & Telecommunications
Is your company culture putting you at greater risk of fraud?
[Kevin Phillips] Most accountants and auditors know the "fraud triangle", the combination of incentive, opportunity and rationalisation that creates a risk that an employee will attempt to defraud his company. Read more >>

Local lack of big-picture-thinking skills
While catchphrases such as cloud, mobility and big data are commonplace, and rapidly emerging as key trends within the consumer sector, not all enterprises are aware of what it takes truly to capitalise on these disruptive technologies and the skills involved in implementing them. Read more >>

SA losing to Kenya in tech race
[Duncan McLeod] South Africa appears to be losing its status as the preferred investment destination on the continent for international technology companies. That honour, increasingly, is going to Kenya, which may be on the cusp of a technology-fuelled era of economic growth. Read more >>

Data centre transformation delivers bottom-line benefits - Lees
[Brent Lees] Transforming and optimising the data centre has benefits across business operations, and can deliver significant bottom-line payback, says Brent Lees, senior product manager at Riverbed Technology. Read more >>


Hardware
Why Kindle is not the answer
[Wesley Lynch] Even though the story of e-books, for the most part, is the story of Amazon's Kindle - which overcame the increasingly high cost of print book production and distribution by digitising the value chain - it is not, for various reasons, the answer in an academic context. Read more >>

Why public wi-fi hot spots don't work for executives
When travelling on business internationally, relying on public wi-fi access can be problematic and comes with potential security concerns too. Utilising a PocketWifi device could be a far safer way for executives to get online when travelling. Read more >>


Internet
What the Kings of Cloud have in common
[Jed Hewson] If you were to ask a roomful of IT professionals what the cloud is, and whether businesses should move some (or all) of their processes to the cloud - you are likely to get a diverse range of answers. Read more >>

Social media hackers are a threat to business security - Broeke
Recently, a growing number of South African Facebook profiles have been cloned for malicious and criminal reasons. These cyber attacks on social media users could have dire consequences for businesses as well as individuals. Read more >>


Network
Solidarity, Telkom to resume wage talks
Solidarity and various other trade unions will meet with Telkom again next week in response to an appeal by the Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for the parties to resume negotiations‚ after wage talks reached a deadlock. Read more >>

Telkom may dump the value of its legacy assets
[Thabiso Mochiko] Telkom said on Wednesday (5 June) that its board of directors is considering writing off the carrying value of the group's old fixed-line network. Read more >>


Services
BlackBerry apps lab for Johannesburg
The third South African BlackBerry apps lab has opened in the JoziHub mobile and ICT co-creation hub in Milpark, Johannesburg. Read more >>


Software
Silvertree Capital buys into Vosto
Silvertree Capital will become a shareholder and advisor to Vosto, a Cape Town based mobile ordering app company, recently selected by Net Prophet as one of the 10 most promising start-ups. Read more >>


International

iTunes Radio in new iOS 7 from Apple
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple on Monday (10 June) unveiled its hotly anticipated iTunes Radio Service as it announced a dramatic overhaul of the touch-screen interface for its popular smartphones and tablets. Read more >>

India's Ambani brothers sign US$2.1bn telecoms deal
MUMBAI, INDIA: India's billionaire Ambani brothers announced on Friday a US$2.1 billion agreement to share telecom tower infrastructure, cementing a reconciliation in the once-warring family. Read more >>

Publishers take steps to control data leakage
PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has launched a new initiative to ensure that users of news sites are protected from unauthorised collection of data. Read more >>

Microsoft sets up fund for job-seekers
Microsoft launched a campaign on Thursday (6 June) aimed at helping 3,000 graduates find information technology jobs in South Africa, where one-in-four workers is officially unemployed. Read more >>

Icahn buyout plan under-funded says Dell
NEW YORK, USA: A special committee of Dell's board studying a sale of the computer company said on Wednesday (5 June) that the alternative plan from corporate raider Carl Icahn is under-funded by as much as US$3.9bn. Read more >>

Top US spy hits out at phone surveillance leak
WASHINGTON, US: America's top spy chief James Clapper has warned that leaks of secret court documents about a scheme to capture millions of phone records risked US national security. Read more >>

'Finn-ish' wind farm, Google urges
STOCKHOLM, FINLAND: Google said on Tuesday (4 June) it had entered a ten-year deal with a Swedish wind farm developer to power a data centre in Finland that will soon reduce its energy costs. Read more >>


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