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 | The fibre rollout race has been heating up of late. Connectivity providers are falling over themselves to cover as much ground as possible with increasingly high-capacity fibre access at aggressive prices and with minimal lead times. read more>> |
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 | Under the theme 'Digitising Rwanda', the second edition of SMART Days Rwanda will take place in Kigali, Serena Hotel from 2-3 October 2014. The event comes as the country prepares to embark on the last five years of the 2020 vision... read more>> |
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 | Francois Smith From providing scalability on demand to empowering the mobility of the workforce, cloud computing offers a host of benefits to both organisations and users. The business case for adopting cloud computing is becoming clear for large organisations, but the path to adoption for SMBs is less clear. read more>> |
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 | Check Point Threat Prevention has achieved a 100% catch rate of unknown malicious files in recent benchmark testing. 300 unknown malicious files were scanned through a Check Point 13500 security gateway running ThreatCloud, and through competitive products from three other security vendors. read more>> |
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 | Premlan Padayachi Attacks on global brands such as eBay, PayPal and Amazon get a lot of news coverage, and each time this happens the brand suffers. Often, the source of corruption, unbeknownst to the organisation, is an email that appears to have come from the company, but instead was sent by a criminal source aimed at illegally soliciting sensitive information. read more>> |
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 | Michael Fletcher With LTE (4G) cellular gaining momentum and operators starting to push entry-level smartphones across Africa, consumers across the continent are in a great position to benefit from the connected world. However, what does the increase in data demand mean for Wi-Fi and its relationship with other forms of connectivity? read more>> |
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 | South Africa is one of the leading countries that is increasingly using technology to improve road safely, claims vehicle tracking company Tracker. read more>> |
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 | THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: Electronics manufacturer Funai is suing Philips for €312m in compensation for the failed sale of the Dutch company's entertainment business. read more>> |
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 | Sage South Africa has acquired SkillsMap - a cloud-based, end-to-end recruitment solution that offers organisations direct access to top talent in Africa and abroad - to broaden its payroll and HR offering with a comprehensive recruitment solution. read more>> |
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 | Not too long ago, the fact that you were able to have a three-way conference call over your fixed line was a big deal... read more>> |
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 | MTN Business have signed a partnership deal with the City Lodge Hotel Group to be the group's connectivity and telecommunications support. This will significantly improve ICT services at the group's existing hotels in South Africa and one in Botswana, and future hotels that the group develops in South Africa. read more>> |
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 | Issued by ITWeb The BlackBerry Experience, an executive forum in partnership with ITWeb will give delegates practical and actionable insights into the latest issues, trends and developments in enterprise mobility. Registration is free, but seats are limited... read more>> |
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 | HONG KONG, CHINA: Hong Kong police said they had arrested five people over hacking allegations, days after the online "hacktivist" group Anonymous declared a cyber-war against the southern Chinese city. read more>> |
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Hewlett-Packard said it would split into two separate, listed companies with its computer and printer businesses in one company and its corporate hardware and services operations in another. read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Bidding for a rare prototype of Apple's new-generation iPhone 6 neared a whopping $100,000 on eBay, after the device appeared to have accidentally landed in a buyer's hands. read more>> |
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 | HELSINKI, FINLAND: Rovio, the Finnish manufacturer of the popular mobile game "Angry Birds" announced has it is cutting at least 130 jobs, because sales have fallen sharply. read more>> |
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 | DAMASCUS, SYRIA: Residents of Syria's capital have set up a Facebook page to track near-daily mortar rounds fired by rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. read more>> |
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 | KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Malaysia has refused to grant a print license to a news portal often critical of the government despite a landmark court ruling in the site's favour in a case spotlighting the government's curbs on press freedom. read more>> |
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 | BERLIN, GERMANY: Germany's ambitious start-up platform Rocket Internet made its high-profile arrival on the Frankfurt stock market on Thursday, 2 October, but got off to a disappointing start as shares slumped in early trading. read more>> |
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Netflix has signed comic actor Adam Sandler to produce four films exclusively for the streaming video group, expanding its foray into cinema. read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Microsoft offered its first glimpse of its Windows software that it hopes will deliver a winning formula for tablets and smartphones, along with laptops and desktop computers. read more>> |
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 | NEW YORK, USA: The New York Times plans to cut 100 newsroom jobs in the latest move by the prestigious daily to adapt to industry upheaval and trim its costs. read more>> |
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 | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The prospect of the European Union accusing Apple of getting illegal tax breaks in Ireland has reopened a debate on how European countries attract multinational businesses. It has also put Dublin back in the spotlight. read more>> |
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 | BERLIN, GERMANY: German newspapers have ridiculed incoming EU Digital Commissioner Guenther Oettinger after he blamed "stupid" celebrities for having their private nude pictures hacked and spread online. read more>> |
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 | NEW YORK, USA: US online auction company eBay announced plans to spin off PayPal in a move designed to help is compete in the fast-moving online payments segment. read more>> |
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