For Denel, the sky's the limit SunSpace has teamed up with Denel to form a new business unit, Spaceteq, which, it is intended, will strengthen the group's position as a leader in innovative and advanced aerospace systems and technology. On the aquaculture front, a South African fish farm has been shortlisted for an international award. Cape Town's Alan Fleming and his team from the Business Place Philippi were selected from over 800 entries for their entry, Fish Farm, into the "empowering people. Award" [sic] of the Siemens Stiftung. Let's hope our South African entrant is still there at the "finnish". Geddit? Legal eagles flying high... three SA law firms, Bowman Gilfillan, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr and Webber Wentzel, have been shortlisted for the African Legal Awards. Some good news on the rhino front... an innovative campaign to build awareness of the danger rhinos are in from barbaric poachers feeding backward beliefs in the Far East, has taken Twitter by storm. This week's World Rhino Day saw the virtual world unite behind the #iam4rhinos campaign to raise awareness about the world's rhinos, which are threatened by extinction due to poaching. Here's hoping it will have some effect; many people, however, want to see draconian measures taken to stop poaching and the trade. Rod Baker, Content Director
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MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce, has announced the results of its Global Board elections for the 2013/15 term. Read more >>
 | Symantec Corp has announced the appointment of Huw Owen as vice president of sales and marketing operations for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Owen will be running the EMEA operations function and supporting the continued drive to improve efficiency and deliver results. Read more >> |
 | [Issued by QualityLife] On 15 October QualityLife Company is bringing women in Gauteng the third Annual Wired Women's Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rosebank. Read more >> |
Gartner's technology and business priorities survey of leading CIO's highlights the importance of mobile technology in an increasingly global economy - and the need for executives to travel internationally in search of new markets and potential customers. Read more >>
 | [Issued by Bizcommunity.com] A Biz Press Office is no longer just a conduit for company news releases, but can act and look like your real office, with gorgeous corporate visuals of interiors, your building, team and products - so prospects know who they are dealing with at a glance. Stills or animated mastheads can depict recent work, events or activations. Read more >> visit press office >> |
The technological era, in which smartphones enable us to have access to our bank accounts, also comes with challenges. Read more >>
[Leaine Brebner] Never become complacent about online security. We are reminded of this fact, once again, with the news that ratepayers' personal information was exposed in August 2013, due to the City of Joburg's website security issues. Read more >>
Imagine crystal clear video conferencing without any connection problems, or having immediate access to files in the cloud, or streaming high-definition videos without having to wait. If you are one of the lucky few to have a 100Mbps line, then you are living the internet dream. But why do so few have access to these kinds of high-capacity broadband services? Read more >>
 | [Fifi Peters] Naspers' shares are getting close to the R1‚000 share price barrier even though the shares declined by 3.92% on Wednesday, dropping back to R919. Naspers is way ahead of the JSE's second-highest priced share, British American Tobacco at R522.58. Read more >> |
 | It's two weeks to go until the Nedbank Digital Edge Live 2013 event and only 50 tickets are still up for grabs. Read more >> |
 | Kagiso Media on Wednesday, 17 September, said that diluted headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year to June rose by 24.5% to 168.5c‚ while the final dividend was increased by 33.3% to 40c per share. Read more >> |
 | Yookos, one of Africa's innovative social media companies, is proud to announce the launch of its mobile website that can be accessed via any handset globally. Read more >> |
 | [Coerene Vosloo] The annual Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2013 took place from 16 to 18 September 2013 and was hosted at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town attracting major key players in the IT industry especially the Chief Information Officers, the new IT leaders. Read more >> |
 | Libya will launch a tender in 2014 for the award of the country's first private mobile phone licence, Communications Minister Usama Siala told AFP on Monday. Read more >> |
 | [Ayanda Dlamini] Effectively using Big Data is not about sifting through a wealth of historical data, it is about focusing on the 'now' within the data. Amid the daunting volumes of digitised data now in existence around the world, it is easy for companies to go off-track in their attempts to harness Big Data. Read more >> |
 | BlackBerry has introduced the new BlackBerry Z30 smartphone, reportedly BlackBerry's biggest, fastest and most advanced smartphone to date. Featuring BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2, the new all-touch BlackBerry Z30 smartphone comes with a beautiful 5" display and the largest battery yet on a BlackBerry smartphone. Read more >> |
 | The Wireless Access Provider's Association (WAPA) recently announced a 25% increase in its membership for the year ended. Read more >> |
Off the back of its recent win of the 'Best Android Consumer App' at the MTN App of the Year awards, Nedbank has released an upgraded version of the Nedbank App Suite. The updated release fits into the bank's strategy to provide clients with a one-of-a-kind, customisable and accessible banking, financial services and lifestyle mobile experience. Read more >>
South African owned integrated solutions specialist, Intuate Group, is geared up to offer Noble Systems' latest family of products, Noble IQ, which features data analytics solutions for campaign strategy management and business analytics tools. Read more >>
 | Samsung has confirmed that when BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), the mobile social network launches for Android smartphones on the 21 September 2013, it will be available as a free download for Samsung GALAXY smartphones across South Africa from the Google Play store. Read more >> |
 | [Jaroslav Cerny] Outsourcing has become commonplace. It has become an integral part of many successful businesses, with surveys and analyst reports regularly pointing to outsourced solutions as responsible for growth and profitability. Read more >> |
 | [Andrew Kramer] The creative and media planning processes are said to be riding a wave of change in the wake of the recent ad space revolution on Mxit. Read more >> |
 | [Michael Walker] If you're a digital marketer, this scenario will probably sound painfully familiar to you. You have just invested in a brand new e-mail marketing or ad-serving platform and you can't wait to try out its bells-and-whistles. Read more >> |
 | [Chemory Gunko] Websites are one of those funny pieces of marketing collateral - most businesses understand they need one, yet for many it's still seen as a grudge purchase. Read more >> |
 | [Gillian Jones] SilverBridge‚ the AltX-listed provider of software solutions to the financial services industry‚ returned to profitability in its financial year to June. Read more >> |
Master Data Management is the South African partner for Trillium Software, which has announced an alliance with Collibra, a provider of data governance software, to address the increasing demand for data governance initiatives. This alliance provides companies with a practical and cost-effective approach to enable their data governance programs. Read more >>
Global security software vendor Trend Micro has appointed Cloud On Demand, a South African cloud vendor and hybrid cloud enablement partner, as its first XSP (cloud) partner in the southern African region. Read more >>
 | OTTAWA, CANADA: BlackBerry has agreed to a US$4.7bn buy-out by a consortium of investors who plan to take the struggling Canadian smartphone manufacturer private. Read more >> |
 | WASHINGTON, USA: A year after its failed tablet introduction, Microsoft is back with a new Surface that has corrected many of the mistakes in its first iteration as it tries to gain a foothold in the tablet market dominated by Apple's iPad and others makes that use Google's Android operating system.. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: Apple says it sold a record nine million iPhones in the three days after launching two new versions of the smartphone. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: British police said they have arrested eight men after a gang stole £1.3m from Barclays bank by taking control of a branch computer system. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: BlackBerry said it would cut 4,500 jobs as the struggling Canadian smartphone manufacturer retrenches in the face of hefty losses and weak sales of its new handsets. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, US / MAIDENHEAD, UK: Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of software solutions for application and database development, has announced the availability of RAD Studio XE5, a multi-language, multi-device, and multi-database application development suite, now with Android and iOS support. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: A device billed as the world's first ethically sourced smartphone was unveiled in London this week and despite thousands of pre-orders its designer says the project remains a huge gamble. Read more >> |
 | WASHINGTON, USA: Apple has no intention of competing in the "junk" segment of the electronics market, chief executive Tim Cook says. Read more >> |
 | OTTAWA, CANADA: Parents of a Canadian girl who killed herself after months of cyber-bullying following a rape were sickened on Wednesday, 18 September, that her image was used to advertise an online dating service. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: "Grand Theft Auto V," (GTA V) the latest in the violently brash video game franchise, raked in more than US$800m on its first day of sales, the publisher said on Wednesday, 18 September. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google announced on Wednesday (17 September) it was launching a new company focused on health and well-being and hinted at co-operation with longtime rival Apple in the venture. Read more >> |
 | WASHINGTON, USA: With consumers eagerly awaiting the release of two new iPhones this week, the more dramatic change may be in the software, not the hardware. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: Dozens of British universities began offering free online courses through a collective portal, joining a global trend that started in the United States to open higher education to everyone. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: IBM said on Tuesday (17 September) it would invest US$1bn in new Linux and open source technologies for its servers in a bid to boost efficiency for big data and cloud computing. Read more >> |
TOKYO, JAPAN: Games on tablets and smartphones are better, faster and more varied than ever, but the excitement surrounding the upcoming PlayStation 4 -- expected to attract big crowds at this week's Tokyo Game Show -- proves consoles are here to stay, say observers. Read more >>
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: - Start-up company Wickr has released snoop-thwarting messaging software tailored for Android smartphone or tablets, following last year's release of the program for Apple devices. Read more >> |
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 | iGroup, a technology-driven digital solutions company, is seeking a skilled, responsible and experienced PHP developer with remarkable work ethic to join an ever-growing team of developers. Read more >> |
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