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 | According to a Kaspersky Lab survey undertaken on businesses worldwide, very small businesses (VSBs) with fewer than 25 employees are the least likely to view IT Strategy as a top strategic concern. Read more >>
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 | Networking specialist NETCB has announced that it will once again be hosting a training tour to BrainShare 2014 from 2-5 November 2014. BrainShare is the premier conference event for Novell, NetIQ, SUSE and Attachmate customers. Read more >>
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 | Dimension Data has announced an initiative to sell one million new seats of Microsoft Lync Enterprise Voice, delivered either on premises or in a private cloud by 2017. Read more >>
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 | Rudolph von Abo What is the cloud? How do I connect to the cloud? What can the cloud do for me? Read more >>
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 | "The information security field is extremely fast moving; however, the scarcity of skills in South Africa remain at a critical state and businesses are at risk of employing inadequate resources that could potentially leave their company vulnerable to cybercrime". Read more >>
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 | Trend Micro has recently released a new report that says that Google Play has become infested with 'Trojan-ised' versions of the most popular apps that lie in wait for the opportunity to steal user information, money and data. Read more >>
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 | Trends such as mobility, BYOD and cloud have completely revolutionised the way we do business, by giving users access to the information they need anytime and from anywhere. Unfortunately, as much as businesses have gained from these trends, so have they been put at risk Read more >>
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 | Computer users cite the risk of security threats from malware as the top reason not to use unlicensed software. Among their specific concerns are intrusions by hackers and the loss of data. However, 34% of the software installed on personal computers in South Africa in 2013 was not properly licensed. Read more >>
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 | Online privacy is a topic getting a lot of attention these days and has become a large concern among consumers. Read more >>
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 | Rob Lith Notice anything funny about your cellular bill lately? If so, you may have been blind-sided by prevailing mobile data trends. Read more >>
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 | Deloitte South Africa has slashed its annual mobile voice and data bill by 26% thanks to Nebula's Enterprise Mobile Management Services (EMMS). Improved operational efficiencies will result in far bigger savings due to reduced administration and internal support costs. Read more >>
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 | Bryan Balfe Big data has become a reality; however it is not the same reality for every company or every user. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: The United States has failed to sufficiently adapt to new cyber-security threats, exposing itself to potential terror strikes as devastating as September 11, authors of the report on the 2001 attacks have warned. Read more >>
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 | Speed might kill on the regular highway, but when it comes to the information superhighway, you want to be zooming along smoothly, without interruption and as quickly as possible. Read more >>
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 | In line with the broader vision of the National Development Plan (NDP), the 2020 Vision for broadband is that all South Africans will have access to broadband services at 2.5% or less of the population's average monthly income. Is this a merely another fantasy or is Government serious about achieving its vision? Read more >>
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 | About 40% of companies are investing in mobile technologies across their business and consider mobility as a key part of their business strategy, according to Accenture Mobility Report 2014. Read more >>
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 | Launched two years ago, the Africa Cloud eXchange (ACX) from Teraco Data Centre Environments now provides access to 54 African countries via local and global carriers. ACX aims to provide... Read more >>
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 | Samuel Mungadze Vodacom (VOD)‚ South Africa's largest mobile operator by subscriber numbers‚ on reported fast growth outside of its domestic market‚ offsetting stagnating growth at home in the June quarter. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Not long ago cloud computing and "bring your own device" to work began to change the way businesses and individuals used technology. This is now expanding to include the concept of the "Internet of Things" (IoT). Read more >>
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 | Brent Lees The enterprise work environment has changed dramatically. Long gone are the days when business was confined to desktop PCs and a 9-5 working day. Today, the explosion of online, social and mobile technologies has paved the way for a 24/7 global workplace, with the distributed workforce viewed as a critical business enabler. Read more >>
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 | Evan Pickworth Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Vodafone‚ the owner of SA-listed Vodacom‚ from A3 to Baa1. Read more >>
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 | Nader Henein Over the past three decades legislatures across the world have been trying to update their legal systems to address growing concerns around how our private information is being used once handed over to companies in both the public and private sectors. Read more >>
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 | Visitor management continues to be neglected by companies and it is still not taken seriously, with little or no record keeping. Visitors also continue to provide false personal information to obtain entry into business premises, which is unlawful and could have dire consequences for visitors as well as company executives. Read more >>
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 | Christopher Bell, Interactive Intelligence's Channel Manager for Africa, has recently called for the creation of a call centre association for Nigeria and other African countries as a way of promoting... Read more >>
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 | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Samsung Electronics said it would postpone the roll-out of its new smartphone based on Tizen, a home-grown operating system aimed at breaking away from Google's Android system. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA:Online real estate website Zillow announced it is buying rival Trulia in a $3.5bn stock deal that merges the two main firms in the sector. Read more >>
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 | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The European Commission has cleared Apple's $3bn purchase of US headphone manufacturer and music streaming business Beats despite Bose lodging court papers claiming patent infringements. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, US: Audio technology veteran Bose Corporation on Friday sued Beats Electronics over patented technology for cancelling noise in earphones. Read more >>
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 | HONG KONG, CHINA: Fans dressed as Transformers, Iron Man and Jedi knights were among thousands at the first day of Hong Kong's comic and games expo, where Xbox and Playstation went head-to-head with their new consoles. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: Finnish telecommunications equipment company Nokia jumped back into profit in the second quarter boosted by restructuring after it lost its leading position in handsets and sold its phone division to Microsoft. Read more >>
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 | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: LG Electronics posted a 165% rise in second-quarter net profit compared with a year ago, as strong TV and mobile phone sales boosted the turnaround to the company. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Global sales of tablet computers edged higher in the second quarter, in the slowest growth since 2009, research firm Strategy Analytics said. Read more >>
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 | ANKARA TURKEY: Turkish authorities arrested scores of senior police officers on suspicion of illegally eavesdropping on top officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: French-Italian microchip manufacturer STMicroelectronics reported a switch into profit in its second quarter, but its outlook disappointed investors as the company's shares fell. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, US: The Wall Street Journal took some of its computers housing news graphics offline after they were hacked, publisher Dow Jones & Co said. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Bitcoin investors voiced their anger after the first creditors' meeting for failed Tokyo trading exchange MtGox, whose spectacular collapse hammered the digital currency's reputation and left a trail of unanswered questions. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Microsoft said its profits took a hit from its newly acquired Nokia phone division but that revenues got a strong lift from cloud services. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: - Apple reported that its quarterly profit climbed with strong iPhone demand, but a decline in its iPad tablet sales put a damper on its results. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: US computer chip manufacturer Nvidia has launched a high-performance tablet aimed at gamers who want the convenience of a mobile device on whch to play games. Read more >>
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 | Linda Ensor Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has accused "some media houses" and other unknown people of conducting deliberate cyber-attacks on the website of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) which is responsible for the hugely unpopular electronic tolls in Gauteng. Read more >>
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