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 | Eckart Zollner South Africa's telecoms landscape has traditionally lagged behind that of the western world for a number of reasons, not least of which has been a lack of infrastructure. read more>> |
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 | Duaan Dekker A long overdue trend is mobility in the workforce. Almost everyone has a phone; in fact there are currently more mobile devices in South Africa than people... read more>> |
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 | Saurabh Kumar For many South African firms, making the giant leap to a fully-hosted, fully-outsourced cloud environment is still a daunting idea... read more>> |
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 | Small businesses that use more than two types of cloud services grow 26% faster and are 21% more profitable on average than those that don't use cloud tools, according to a new report from Google and Deloitte that surveyed over 1300 IT decision makers in six countries, including the US, the UK, France, Spain, Italy and The Netherlands. South African business owners and entrepreneurs should learn from the results of this survey and utilise cloud computing to their advantage. read more>> |
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 | Anton Vukic The promulgation of the POPI Act into law will result in severe penalties if an online business does not adequately secure the personal details of its customers stored online... read more>> |
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 | Kalvin Subbadu Data storage has changed dramatically over the years, from the days of hard drives holding just a few megabytes to today, when terms like petabyte, exabyte and zettabyte are used to describe unimaginable volumes of data. read more>> |
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 | Anamika Budree Data is at the heart of any enterprise today, no matter how large or small. Given the rate at which digital content is growing, storage is becoming an increasing concern, and in a connected and collaborative world, being able to share this information is important for productivity. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: A Google executive, Alan Eustace, set a new record by jumping successfully from near the top of the stratosphere, 41,000m above the Earth and, in the process, broke the sound barrier as he fell. read more>> |
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 | South Africans can now use a tablet computer that understands Zulu. The Smart Tab 3G, which sells for R999 (on a prepaid deal) was designed as a low cost device for emerging markets... read more>> |
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 | The notion of managed IT services is not new, but thanks to the ever-evolving nature of technology and the rapid growth of cloud services in Africa, managed services has in effect been born again. read more>> |
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 | Alexander Mehlhorn Today's complex and competitive business landscape is calling for a shift in the role of the software developer as we currently understand it. Increasingly, businesses are looking towards a particular hybrid of software developer and business analyst - someone who can scope and design software architecture while simultaneously considering business and stakeholder needs. read more>> |
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 | Stefan Mayer Corporate South Africa's demand for audio-visual solutions is growing at a rapid pace, but training and professional standards are not keeping up with the expansion of the market. The result is that the industry is still largely dominated by companies that don't have the technical skills to deliver the complex solutions that clients are looking for today. read more>> |
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 | Saurabh Kumar Wearable technology is one of the next great frontiers of innovation. Starting with things like wristbands, watches and glasses, this emerging domain seems set to evolve over the coming years - with a variety of enhanced, connected, wearable items hitting the market. read more>> |
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 | Following a series of high-profile Telematics conferences around the globe and research released by US firm LexisNexis, a clear picture is forming over the state of global Telematics: the US is making the bigger strides with Europe in tow, and South Africa may surprise a few. read more>> |
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 | It might be a bit like hosting an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at a bar but cellphone apps designed to track and reduce time spent on the phone are becoming hugely popular... read more>> |
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 | Shailendra Singh As faster, cheaper and more pervasive broadband networks start becoming a reality in South Africa, the stage is set for a complete reinvention of the workplace. read more>> |
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Amazon has unveiled a new media stick allowing users to stream content to television sets, challenging Google's Chromecast device released last year. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Credit card hacking is the number one crime on Americans' worry list, far above being mugged or murdered, according to a Gallup survey released this week. read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Microsoft announced it is temporarily trimming the price of its Xbox One video game consoles in the United States by $50 in a move aimed at boosting holiday season sales. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Microsoft said it is dropping the Nokia name from its Lumia smartphones following the purchase of the company earlier this year. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Nine days before Ebola was declared an epidemic, a group of researchers and computer scientists in Boston spotted the haemorrhagic fever starting to spread in Guinea. read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Microsoft reported quarterly profits ahead of most expectations, as revenues got a boost from its Xbox consoles and Internet "cloud" services for enterprises. read more>> |
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Amazon says its loss in the last quarter rose to $437m after a series of product launches including new phones, tablets and television programs had failed to provide profits for the company. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Hackers are increasingly targeting mobile phones to access bank accounts of victims and steal their money, security researchers warn. read more>> |
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 | LONDON: Apple customers can make and receive phone calls with their regular phone numbers, whilst using new data-only Apple SIM, with the new Roamer app. read more>> |
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: Shares in French digital security company Gemalto slumped as investors expressed concerns that Apple's plan to integrate SIM cards directly into the new iPads could threaten part of Gemalto's business. read more>> |
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: A Tokyo court has ordered Facebook to disclose the IP addresses used by fake accounts that were posting revenge porn on its pages, in the first such case in Japan. read more>> |
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 | Olympic athlete Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, who died after a car accident last week, has been described by President Jacob Zuma as one of South Africa's most talented athletes. read more>> |
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 | Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has called for investment in research for the small business sector. read more>> |
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Realmdigital is an established digital solutions and software development company looking to expand our team. We're on the hunt for an account manager. Read more >>Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced senior technical officer: research (Ref. NW09/363/1014). Applications close: 10 November 2014 Read more >>
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