Don't sucker Zucker A researcher who hacked into Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg's profile to expose a security flaw won't be in the money. Facebook offers rewards for people who find security weaknesses, but not, apparently, if you target the big man himself... in which case you seem to be deemed a hacker who went too far. Meanwhile, back at Armscor, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has gunned for a couple of the top people and has fired the chairman and his deputy. The dismissals at the state-owned arms procurement agency‚ which are effective immediately‚ follow delays in crucial decisions that have stalled a R9bn manufacturing production contract for a new infantry fighting vehicle by Denel Land Systems (DLS). Looking for a job? Juliette Attwell, writing this week in the BizCareers column, discusses the social media landscape and how it can affect your career. Are you in the estate agency business and if so, do you use online marketing tools to generate sales? Here we show you some simple and cost-effective ways to embrace the internet and get the most out of it for your business. And to end... Don't forget to vote in the Times' Creative Press Ad Challenge and stand a chance to win yourself a Samsung tablet. Rod Baker, Content Director
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 | HP has announced the next generation of its data centre automation, orchestration and cloud management software, which is designed to enable enterprise IT to deliver services rapidly on a massive scale - on premises or via the cloud - to meet changing enterprise needs. Read more >> |
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape the partnership between Business and IT is one of the most crucial aspects of businesses maintaining competitiveness and even in gaining a competitive edge. Read more >>
When Steve Jobs launched the iPad in 2012, a new era in computer was ushered in. Even though tablet PCs have been around for years, the iPad was the first device to use the form factor successfully in the consumer market, and established the foundation for today's proliferation of the devices. Read more >>
 | Nelson Mandela has countless streets named after him, his own foundation, his own fan page and now his own social network. Read more >> |
 | [Tim Wyatt-Gunning] Many of you will have been gorging yourselves on e-commerce services for a while, downloading all the music, movies, TV series and news services that you desire. A few of you might even have paid for some of them. It's brilliant, isn't it? Read more >> |
While there is an increasing buzz around Wi-Fi hotspots globally, there are two main issues which ensure Wi-Fi still remains a problematic means of connectivity for the mobile workforce. Read more >>
 | [Aarti J Narsee] Disgruntled Cell C customers are accusing Cell C of breaching the Consumer Protection Act and breaking promises to customers. Customer complaints range from "terrible network reception" to incorrect billing, call-dropping and poor service. Read more >> |
 | [Larry Claasen] A price war started by Cell C earlier this year has taken its toll on MTN‚ which has seen its South African operations shrink by 400‚000 subscribers to 25m in the six months to end-June. Read more >> |
Despite mixed feelings in the market about migrating IT to the Cloud and uncertainty about the security of that which resides off-site (even that which is governed by a hybrid Cloud model), the level of security in the Cloud is really a matter of who you decide to trust with company data. Read more >>
Telkom will be announcing a "mega challenge" to all South Africans at the sixth annual Innovation Summit taking place at the Industrial Development Corporation in Sandton, Johannesburg, from 27-29 August, 2013. Read more >>
 | [Davide Hanan] Behind the scenes, engineers and mechanics need to know exactly what they are doing - and make any fixes as quickly as possible, especially in the highly pressured situation of the pit stop, where every single second counts. Read more >> |
 | [Luke Wingfield Digby] Online reputation management has come to mean managing the perception of yourself, or your brand, on the internet and especially social media. But for email marketers, reputation management is critical and far more tangible: it's the difference between sending emails and having entire domains blacklisted because you are seen as a spammer. Read more >> |
One of the biggest barriers to innovation in the traditional technology providers' sales model is lack of flexibility to reinvent themselves without placing quarterly revenues at risk, according to Gartner, Inc. Read more >>
 | Dial a Nerd has revamped its look and feel with a new logo and fresh branding, with its more streamlined logo reflects the company's changing role in the local IT landscape. Read more >> |
Forrester Research's Global Tech Market Outlook 2013-2014 points out that software as a service (SaaS) and data-driven smart apps will be the major growth engines for the global software market. The report forecasts that the SaaS market will increase in 2013 by 25% to USD59 billion and to USD75 billion in 2014, but is this the type of software that South African businesses really need? Read more >>
"The moment you reach any kind of scale as a business you simply can't rely on manual ways of doing things anymore," says Alexander Mehlhorn, CEO of software development company Framework One. Read more >>
 | "The moment you reach any kind of scale as a business you simply can't rely on manual ways of doing things anymore," says Alexander Mehlhorn, CEO of software development company Framework One. Read more >> |
WASHINGTON, US: The hackers who penetrated the computer network of The New York Times last year have resurfaced with an attack on "an organisation involved in shaping economic policy," experts have warned. Read more >>
 | NEW YORK, USA: Dell said last week its quarterly profit plunged 72% from a year ago as the struggling computer company felt the impact of weak PC sales. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: Information technology company Cisco announced on Wednesday (14 August) that it will cut 4,000 jobs, or 5% of its workforce. Read more >> |
 | HONG KONG, CHINA: China Mobile, the world's biggest mobile operator by subscribers, said on Thursday (15 August) its net profit for the first six months of the year grew by 1.5%, beating analysts' predictions. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A tweaked version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, which restores the "Start" button missed by users and updates other features, will be available on 18 October, the company said on Wednesday (14 August). Read more >> |
TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Taiwan's tech giant Hon Hai Precision, a major supplier to Apple, said on Tuesday that its net profit in the three months to June rose 41% year-on-year. Read more >>
 | WASHINGTON, USA: The Firefox smartphone is getting its biggest launch and biggest test. Chinese telecommunications company ZTE announced plans on Monday (12 August) to sell a low-cost smartphone using the open source Firefox operating system in the United States and Britain. Read more >> |
 | PARIS, FRANCE: At least 20% of the world's websites and mobile telephone applications provide no information on how, or if, they protect users' personal data, a French watchdog company said on Tuesday (13 August). Read more >> |
FORT MEADE, US: US Army officers overseeing Bradley Manning ignored his angry outbursts and signs of mental health problems before he gave secret files to WikiLeaks, his defence lawyer alleged on Monday. Read more >>
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA: US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Brazil on Tuesday following a stop in Colombia that saw him defending American internet surveillance programs. Read more >>
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Hackers have attacked the Tibetan government-in-exile's Chinese-language website with an unidentified virus, making the portal inaccessible, an official spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. Read more >>
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