Can you engage effectively with your employees? Technology has turned the world in which we live upside-down, says Lia Marus and asks: how can you effectively engage your employees?Still on the employee front, a mining framework agreement has been signed, unfortunately without the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU). The mining sector has been hit by unreasonable wage demands and it seems as though some in labour are oblivious to the damage they are doing to the industry. No business can afford unreasonable wage demands... something has to give: either the company goes under, and everyone loses their jobs, or it cuts staff and an unfortunate number are out on the street, and/or it takes the mechanised route - and that still leads to fewer jobs. No-one is saying miners should work for a pittance, but demanding astronomical increases is just plain stupid. Hoof would have thought of it... 10 top media personalities took to the Twitterverse to help raise funds for the charity of their choice in the #BeTheStud campaign - and they made a difference for charity. Our tame motoring editor Henrie Geyser is a heady blend of city chic and country charm, so it's no wonder he sees those same qualities in the Volvo CC. Rod Baker, Content Director
Submit your company news to itnews@bizcommunity.com. Exclusive contributions may be sent to contributors-it@bizcommunity.com. Weekly top stories | Doros Hadjizenonos, sales manager of Check Point South Africa provides insight into trends driving mobile security in South Africa, challenges facing the South African mobile security market, top tips for businesses regarding managing mobile security and predictions for the future of mobile security in the South African market. Read more >> |
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 | [Ashton Steyn] The growth and popularity of cloud with the consumer in recent months has meant that companies are finding the need to respond to an ever-increasing demand for their services. These new service offerings, therefore, need to be a priority for those particular companies, as customers look to take advantage of all the benefits that the platform has to offer. Read more >> |
With the promulgation of the Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI) later this year, the protection of consumers' personal information is becoming increasingly important. In light of the increase in cellphone banking fraud in South Africa, this has become particularly relevant for companies in the telecommunications space. Read more >>
[Riaan Pietersen] There's no question that Voice over Internet Protocol has become a standard tool for many companies. That's owing to its promise of lower costs and the ability substantially to broaden the scope of what you can do with your telecommunications. Read more >>
South Africans have been hard at work for six years and are now putting the finishing touches on our first comprehensive data protection laws, aligned closely with those currently under debate in Europe. Read more >>
 | T-Systems' Enterprise Supplier Development (ESD) initiative aims to promote skills development and job creation through leveraging procurement spend. T-Systems has launched the initial phase of this programme, which is part of its strategy to create sustainable growth within the company and in South Africa as a whole. Read more >> |
 | On 2 July 2013, Hetzner, a South African specialist web-hosting company, announced that construction of a world-class data centre in Samrand (Gauteng) has begun and is expected to be completed by late 2013. Read more >> |
 | [Thabiso Mochiko] E-commerce in Africa has grown dramatically over the past year‚ and is poised to support the massive consumer boom on the continent‚ according to Robin Philip of payment services provider PayGate. Read more >> |
 | One of the latest threats to online security is Facebook account cloning. Hackers steal identities by cloning accounts, sending friend requests and then asking for money. Today's users are faced with a multitude of potential scams and need assistance in verifying who they are interacting with. Read more >> |
 | Social networking is all about sharing: information, ideas, jokes, pictures, personal, academic and professional milestones. That is why it has become such a popular way for individuals around the world to stay in touch with each other and for brands to reach out to consumers. Read more >> |
 | Companies now have a greater choice of cloud service providers to whom they may entrust their data. According to Richard Broeke from specialist managed IT security services company Securicom, attacks on cloud companies are to be anticipated, and client companies should accordingly exercise the right to choose a cloud service provider more assertively. Read more >> |
 | [Martin Ferreira] Cellular networks have revolutionised the South African communications landscape, providing easy access to telephony, data and a host of other services. However, while cellular connectivity provides excellent coverage for metropolitan areas, access is still sparse in rural communities, limiting rural residents' ability to access the services they need. Read more >> |
 | Within five years‚ Vodacom Business could account for 25% of Vodacom South Africa's service revenue according to new plans revealed by Vuyani Jarana‚ chief executive of the company Read more >> |
 | In its recently launched advertising campaign, Telkom is claiming its position as South Africa's converged solutions enabler. Read more >> |
 | While the number of devices on corporate IT networks carrying vulnerabilities has dropped from 75% in 2011 to 67% in 2012, the lowest figure in two years, this nevertheless indicates that network managers are taking a lax approach to security. This is according to Dimension Data, a global ICT solutions and services provider. Read more >> |
 | [Kobus Le Roux] Biometric access control technology has experienced phenomenal growth in adoption in South Africa over the past few years, with an estimated 80% of all access control solutions using fingerprint readers and other biometrics to enhance security. The popularity of these solutions can be attributed to many factors, including the nature and size of many blue-collar workforces, for example in the mining industry. Read more >> |
 | [Selvin Kristnen] It seems businesses large and small are coming round to the idea of using video conferencing as an effective and efficient business communications tool. This shift has partly been driven by the popularity of consumer video technologies like Skype, which are allowing people to communicate face-to-face across different geographies and time zones, in a cost-effective, efficient and social manner. Read more >> |
 | [Brent Lees] Application delivery controllers (ADCs) are now essential for business-critical applications, managing fast-changing transaction loads, and enhancing performance, resilience and security. However, many online applications change frequently to reflect customer requirements, and the increasing speed of change in application deployment means that traditional ADC architectures can hold back the pace of change. Read more >> |
 | Global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, Huawei, is a a member of Working Party 5A (WP5A), a subordinate working group of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R). Huawei has now joined forces with other radiocommunication industry players in order to promote the standardisation of broadband trunking. Read more >> |
 | Based in Cape Town, with a Johannesburg office and testing lab, IT solutions company, Cybervine became a Riverbed partner in August 2012, taking only three months to progress from Silver to Gold status. Within eight months, Cybervine won recognition from Riverbed as New Partner of the Year 2012 in South Africa. Read more >> |
 | In a recent listing of the Top 20 Tech Influencers in Africa, published in African Innovator Magazine, Integr8's joint CEO, Robert Sussman, was ranked amongst the best of the best. Read more >> |
 | [Rob Lith] Open source software (OSS) has come a long way since the 1990s and early 2000s, when it was considered a risky investment for enterprises. Read more >> |
 | T-Systems in South Africa has been awarded an SAP Application Management and Modernisation (AMM) contract by the Department of Water Affairs worth R67.5 million. Read more >> |
 | Entries for the Entelect 100K Challenge are now open and will close on 2 September 2013. Entrants have to write an artificially intelligent programme that can play against an opponent in the cult Nintendo classic, Battle City. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Facebook on Monday (8 July) began rolling out a tool for US English language users to mine the social network's trove of experiences for anything from restaurant choices to photos of far-off places. Read more >> |
WASHINGTON, US: Patients searching for health-related information on the Internet may find their privacy threatened, said a research letter published in a major US medical journal on Monday. Read more >>
 | BRASILIA, BRAZIL: Investigators and government officials in Brazil said on Monday (8 July) that they will investigate reports of US electronic spying on citizens and called for a multilateral agency to govern the Internet. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK, USA: A key shareholder advisory firm on Monday (8 July) backed a US$24.4bn private equity buyout of Dell, giving a major boost to the plan led by founder Michael Dell to reorganise the struggling computer company. Read more >> |
 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Smartphone manufacturer HTC said that net profit in the April to June quarter fell by 83% year-on-year, although it was a slight improvement from the record low seen in the previous three months. Read more >> |
LOS ANGELES, US: Douglas Engelbart, who revolutionised computing by inventing the mouse, died in California on Tuesday at the age of 88, the institute bearing his name said Wednesday. Read more >>
 | SAN FRANCISCO, US: Yahoo on Wednesday continued a months-long take-over binge with word that it had bought Xobni, a start-up behind tools for better managing contact lists and email inboxes. Read more >> |
 | WASHINGTON, USA: - The US State Department came under fire on Wednesday (3 July) for spending US$630,000 over two years to win millions of "likes" on its Facebook pages at a time of severe government austerity measures. Read more >> |
 | MADRID, SPAIN: A smartphone powered by the Firefox operating system has been launched in Spain. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Technology shopaholic Marissa Mayer, chief executive of Yahoo! on Tuesday (2 July) announced the company had bought Qwiki, a smartphone movie application. Read more >> |
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