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 | Catalys Supply Chain Finance has formed a strategic alliance with the UK-based technology specialist of working capital solutions, Demica. Read more >>
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 | Willem van Biljon has joined South Africa's online retailer takealot.com as co-CEO and chief technology officer. Read more >>
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 | Kilowatt AV, a technical solution partner to the live event industry, recently handled all the technical production requirements for what is believed to be South Africa's first choreographed dance video mapped dance routine. The visual display formed part of Nissan South Africa's three-day trade event for the launch of its new X-Trail and Qashqai vehicles. Read more >>
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 | If you still haven't decided on how you plan to pay your bills while you're in Brazil for the FIFA World Cup - cash or credit card - it is time to do so. Read more >>
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 | ESET has recently discovered the first confirmed case of ransomware that encrypts files held by Android devices. Read more >>
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 | Dimension Data, the ICT solutions and services provider have announced the publication of its 2013 Sustainability Report. The Report - a first for the Group - discusses how businesses will be impacted by future change such as population growth and climate change, and how ICT can make a positive contribution in creating a sustainable future. Read more >>
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 | South Point, the specialist in student accommodation, identified a business need to improve the use of its current technology investments while at the same time ensuring it could take advantage of an improved disaster recovery environment, should disaster strike. Read more >>
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 | Kalvin Subbadu In 2014, the total market in Africa for video surveillance equipment is expected to exceed US$200 million (over R2 billion). Read more >>
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 | Stuart Hardy In the last 18 months consumers have seen a significant change in the costs of broadband internet services. This change has almost entirely been supported by a substantial increase in infrastructure and competition in the telecommunications space that makes delivering consumer services like broadband internet possible. Read more >>
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 | Securicom has been appointed as the value-added distributor for logMojo's cloud-based reporting service for Fortigate Firewalls for the African continent. As such, Securicom will enhance the value of the logMojo service by providing local support to African companies and service providers. Read more >>
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 | The N1 highway into Cape Town is the most gridlocked route in the most congested city in South Africa . Read more >>
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 | The Merchantec CEO confidence index rose 1.4% on a quarterly basis to 51.7 points in the second quarter just slightly higher than the 51 points in the first. Read more >>
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 | Business Connexion and Parallels have joined forces in a strategic partnership to provide major African markets with white-label Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions built on the Parallels Automation platform. Read more >>
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 | In a prestigious victory, South African contact centre solutions provider, Ocular Technologies, was awarded the Aspect Software 2014 Partner of the Year award for Europe and Africa, for its excellent performance. Read more >>
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 | Today's SME market understands the importance of stable databases, code and language and they want solutions that offer stability and reduced cost of ownership. The consequences of data corruption are dire and the impact of data loss on business could be detrimental. Read more >>
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 | When network connectivity problems and reliability issues start to affect your operation's ability to function daily, the next best thing is to find a partner that offers multiple networking solutions and has your best interests at heart. Read more >>
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 | Efforts to widen network coverage across Africa, and upgrade 2G and 3G networks to 4G in the country, are driving the demand for electronic test equipment in the telecommunication sector. Read more >>
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 | By 2016, video conferencing is expected to be the world's most preferred method of collaboration ahead of email and voice, and line-of-business executives will take the lead decision-maker role in more than half of these investments, according to a 2013 Gartner survey. Read more >>
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 | A new-age estate agency, PropertyCloud, has launched and is changing the way that estate agents work by serving as a branding platform for estate agents and employing the latest digital and online methods in servicing home buyers and sellers. Read more >>
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 | Bryan Balfe It should come as no surprise that the biggest technological impacts on IT departments in 2013 were mobile and big data. Both issues also dominated conversations in the storage arena last year and with employees now increasingly working remotely, it's highly likely that 2014 will see more and more organisations struggling to manage large volumes of data. Read more >>
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 | Text messages in the Central African Republic (CAR) are now considered a security threat and their use has been suspended, the telecommunications ministry has announced. Read more >>
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 | BERLIN, GERMANY: Germany's federal prosecutors have opened an investigation over alleged snooping on Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone by the US National Security Agency (NSA). Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Cybercrime has grown into a global industry worth around half a trillion dollars, with no sign of slowing, a research report has claimed. Read more >>
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 | LOS ANGELES, USA: Microsoft aimed squarely at hard-core video game players with the release date for "Halo: The Master Chief Collection" and a barrage of other titles for play on its new-generation Xbox One consoles. Read more >>
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 | INDIANAPOLIS, US: Research by global software provider Interactive Intelligence Inc reveal what customers look for in a great service experience. Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK: Telecommunications company Vodafone admitted the existence of secret wires that allow government agencies to listen in to conversations on its networks. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Internet Age taxi app Uber rose to the elite ranks of Silicon Valley with a round of funding that gives the California-based start-up a whopping $17bn value. Read more >>
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 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Once a star of the intensely competitive smartphone sector, Taiwan's HTC has seen its fortunes collapse - but the success of its latest model provides a glimmer of hope for the company. Read more >>
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 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: A new generation of wearable technology is promising not only to log data about users' health but to predict and avert crises, from drivers falling asleep at the wheel to runners wearing themselves out in a marathon. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Samsung unveiled plans to produce a co-branded tablet computer with US bookseller Barnes & Noble (B&N), which has struggled with its Nook line of devices. Read more >>
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 | VIENNA, AUSTRIA: The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said its website had been hacked. Read more >>
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 | THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: A Dutch online shop selling halal sex products announced an alliance with Europe's largest erotic retailer to tap into the lucrative Muslim market, potentially worth billions of euros. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google stepped up its efforts to make it tougher for anyone to snoop on email, unveiling Chrome browser software for scrambling digital messages. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Two 12-year-old American girls, charged as adults and facing up to 65 years in jail for trying to stab a friend to death, say they were inspired by a fictional character, local media reported. Read more >>
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 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: US computer chip company Intel declared its faith in the future of the personal computer in a landscape that is increasingly dominated by super-slim tablets and mobiles. Read more >>
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 | ISTANBUL, TURKEY: Turkey has finally lifted a controversial ban on YouTube, days after the country's top court ruled that it breached the right to free speech. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Caught in the middle and paralysed - that is what the information and communications technology (ICT) sector fears the industry regulator will be, now that two departments have been created for the sector. Read more >>
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