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TEDxSoweto 2014: Silver Linings
[Issued by Ornico] TedxSoweto's fifth edition, titled "Silver Linings", takes place at the Soweto Theatre on Saturday, 22 November, and will celebrate some of the strides that South Africa and the rest of the continent have made in technology and business... read more>>



ICT
SACF partners with Raizcorp
The South African Communications Forum (SACF) has recently formed a partnership with Raizcorp to advance business skills development among Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the South African ICT industry... read more>>
Refer2Earn launches revenue-earning smartphone app
Refer2Earn - a mobile application accessible via Android and Apple-based smartphones has opened up the mobile job-creation space, allowing you to turn your smartphone into a money maker... read more>>
Innovation is the key
With today's budget restraints, it seems virtually impossible for IT to meet all business demands. Therefore, IT needs to respond rapidly and innovate in order to stay relevant... read more>>
Cyber Security
Security a top priority as Africa moves to LTE
Securing the network is a top priority for telcos and carriers as LTE becomes increasingly mainstream across Africa... read more>>
'Darkhotels' threat still active, Kaspersky Lab warns
Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team experts have researched the 'Darkhotel' espionage campaign, which has lurked in the shadows for at least four years while stealing sensitive data from selected corporate executives travelling abroad. read more>>
[Mobile360] Beware mobile carriers, the media's watching you...

Leigh Andrews

Headlines about mobile malware dominate the media. If you were to believe all of them, you'd never turn on your phone. But whose responsibility it is really to educate digital and mobile citizens of fraud risks? read more>>
[MRMW] Understanding human behaviour to improve mobile research design

Leigh Andrews

Have you ever thought about the way you think? Or about the biases that inform your decision-making processes? You should, especially if you're involved in mobile research... read more>>
Data Management
It's time for a war on the digital chokers

Chris Moerdyk

I received an email from a colleague this week asking me to sign a petition against local cellular networks taking 50% profit from revenue generated by SMS text messaging in aid of charity... read more>>
Internet
[AfricaCom 2014] Connected cars, IoT and the data revolution

Leigh Andrews

Ever wish you could locate your car in a packed parking lot by checking on your phone? With the Internet of Things, everyday household products are about to become a whole lot smarter... read more>>
[AfricaCom 2014] FB's mission: to get Africa online

Sindy Peters

Consider how your life would change tomorrow if the internet was to be 'switched off'. Sure you could bear it for a week or so, but once the horrifying reality of, for instance, having to go into a bank kicks in... read more>>
[Mobile360] Enhance African mobile skills or miss the global digital citizenship wave

Leigh Andrews

There's a swelling global wave of participatory citizenship. While it's definitely the way forward and enhanced by mobile, there are unique challenges to be faced in Africa... read more>>
Software
How the channel is changing in Africa
Distributors and resellers of software and hardware in Africa have to adapt to a changing marketplace as the sales of that entire industry slowly begins to shift online and move into the cloud... read more>>
Writing software that actually works

Duaan Dekker

Being the only non-technical employee in a software development company is interesting, to say the least. read more>>
Dax Data launches Adobe's Creative Cloud Market
Dax Data has recently launched Adobe's Creative Cloud Market, a new feature of the Creative Cloud 2014... read more>>
Ooba's new mobile app offering home loan info on the go
Applying for a home loan? Bond originator Ooba has launched an innovative mobile application to simplify the home buyer and real estate agent's experience in the home loan application process... read more>>
Telecommunications
SMO's are critical to achieving continual service improvement

Edward Carbutt

The IT department of any organisation has traditionally operated in a silo, viewed as a cost centre rather than a driver of value, and not seen as a customer-facing activity of the business... read more>>
The hidden costs of hosted VoIP

Mitchell Barker

Many businesses rush into hosted VoIP investments, seeing the technology as an enormous cost saving - only to be disappointed with the results... read more>>
Final IMT roadmap for broadband now out, plus RFSAP
ICASA has issued the final International Mobile Telephony roadmap for broadband, which seeks to ensure universal availability of broadband services, a vibrant and competitive telecommunications industry and promote investments... read more>>
Steps to take before implementing VoIP
Convinced by how far the technology has come in recent years and that the quality of the calls have become just as good as that of calls taking place over landlines... read more>>
[Mobile360] Geeks versus princess engineers

Jessica Taylor

"It was always this awkward looking guy who was tech savvy, solved a big problem and got the girl in the end ... I consider myself a geek. A geek can look like this too. A geek can wear pink dresses and can wear sparkles and be just as geeky as anybody else." - Margaret Burgraff... read more>>
International
The flying 'dirtbox' spies on mobile users
SAN FRANCISCO, US: US spies on mobile phones from the sky: report... read more>>
US village is cell phone free and loving it
GREEN BANK, US: In this rural speck of hyper-connected America, it's easier to hear a cow moo than a cell phone ring... read more>>
Twitter to set up shop in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, CHINA: Twitter plans to set up shop in Hong Kong early next year, focusing on ad sales instead of the one-to-many messaging service banned in China... read more>>
More International
Government
Government to review broadcasting policy
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says government will undertake a broadcasting policy review that will, amongst others, ensure that the broadcasting regulation framework is brought in-line with new practices... read more>>
More Government news
Jobs offered
Mid-Senior Content Manager/Knowledge Manager - Cape Town
Content/knowledge manager required for software company based in Cape Town. Read more >>



New events to diarise
SharePoint Conference - South East Asia| Singapore
Espire Infolabs (Singapore) PTE. LTD. - 25 Nov 2014 to 26 Nov 2014 Singapore

Mastering business analytics with SAP
The Eventful Group - 25 Feb 2015 to 27 Feb 2015 Johannesburg

Upcoming events
Startup Grind Johannesburg hosts Niel Schoeman
Startup Grind - 19 Nov 2014 Johannesburg

To Uber or be Ubered? Cloud - a year in review.
DUO Marketing & Communications - 20 Nov 2014 Johannesburg

Summit on Sustainable Gauteng Women Empowerment
Consumer Communications - 21 Nov 2014 Johannesburg, Sandton

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