9 Dec 2014Contact usSubmit newsAdvertise on bizList your companyHome
  My account

IT & Telecommunications

Weekly top stories


The challenge of mobile security for BYOD
Mobile security that complies with the Protection of Personal Information Act is going to be particularly challenging for organisations that have embraced BYOD... read more>>



ICT
giveITback donates solar PC lab to KZN school
Africa's first commercially available solar powered container (PC) lab built within a shipping container, will improve access to information and communication technologies (ICT) in non-affluent, rural and remote communities... read more>>
Intuate Group and Actifio partner
The Intuate Group has announced an official partnership with Massachusetts-based, Actifio, whose Copy Data Virtualisation platform is designed to make information technology infrastructure more efficient and cost effective by reducing the copies of computer data that an organisation must keep... read more>>
Security Predictions for 2015

Doros Hadjizenonos

2014 has been particularly busy for IT security professionals. Many of the threats that were predicted at the start of the year duly emerged, while other significant issues caught the entire sector by surprise... read more>>
Networks Unlimited celebrates 20th anniversary
Networks Unlimited is celebrating its first 20 years having been launched in 1994 as a network management consultancy... read more>>
iWayAfrica managed service solution launched in Kenya
Gondwana International Networks (GIN) has announced that its iWayAfrica business has launched a managed infrastructure and services solution in Kenya... read more>>
Depth of Africa coverage improves

Anton Harber

Coverage of the rest of Africa in our media provides an interesting gauge of our relationship with the continent since our borders opened up 20 years ago... read more>>
Cloud Computing
Everlytic ranked third fastest growing technology company on the Deloitte Technology Africa Fast 50 2014

Issued by Everlytic

Everlytic attributes its 606 percent revenue growth to ground-breaking digital communications software and technological know-how in cloud-based marketing solutions... read more>>
Cyber Security
ESET joins Facebook to offer free security service
IT security vendor launches ESET Online Scanner for Facebook to protect all Facebook users against malware... read more>>
Data Management
Certain verticals reluctant to virtualise
Kaspersky Lab's IT Security Risks Survey 2014 has revealed that there are certain verticals that are still reluctant to virtualise because of sensitive user data... read more>>
Internet
Live streaming taking off in SA
Live streaming is rising fast as a form of entertainment with YouTube providing more than six billion hours of streamed video content every month to viewers... read more>>
MWeb launches Wi-Fi Zone at Lanseria International Airport
A recent survey conducted by Travelstart.co.za revealed that the majority of South African travellers surveyed rate free Wi-Fi as the number one enhancer of the airport experience... read more>>
Services
SABC Education provides 2014 matric results via SMS and USSD
The Department of Basic Education has partnered with SABC Education to provide a mobile service whereby matriculants can receive their exam results via their mobile phones... read more>>
Symphony of tech voices singing the same tune at third U-Start Africa conference

Leigh Andrews

Cutting through governmental red tape, improving Wi-Fi access and what it takes for start-ups to succeed were all hot topics at this year's U-Start Africa conference... read more>>
TeliaSonera and Telenor to merge Danish operations
OSLO, NORWAY: Norwegian telecom operator Telenor and Swedish-Finnish rival TeliaSonera on Wednesday said they would merge their operations in Denmark, which last week was deemed the world's most connected country... read more>>
Ways service integration drives business success
There's been quite a bit of buzz in the industry over the past couple of years about an approach to workplace management referred to as 'integrated services'... read more>>
Software
Can a business be too agile?
Agile development has been embraced by businesses around the world. It improves speed to market by cutting down on the development cycle. If done properly, it improves the quality of output and mitigates risks... read more>>
The 'good enough' principle really is...
The 'good enough' principle has been around for a few years now, especially in the software development world... read more>>
How the 'Third Platform' will bring disruption, change and opportunity to your business

Keith Fenner

The third platform is currently described as the convergence of four technology trends on business. These trends are mobility, cloud, social and big data - they fundamentally change the way people and businesses relate to technology... read more>>
Telecommunications
Gamification: a manager's new best friend?

Bruce von Maltitz

Games have been used to motivate and engage people since the dawn of time. They speak to one of our most basic instincts: the desire to play, compete, achieve and be part of a team... read more>>
International
Steve Jobs gives posthumous testimony in Apple trial
NEW YORK CITY, US: Three years after the tech world mourned his passing, Apple mastermind Steve Jobs was back from the dead on Friday giving posthumous testimony in a video at a US antitrust trial... read more>>
Hackers threaten Sony staff in new email
LOS ANGELES, US: Sony Pictures staff received a threatening email on Friday claiming to be from the hackers who breached the entertainment giant's computer network, reportedly with warnings that they and their families were "in danger..." read more>>
Google slashes Google Drive storage prices offering new age data storage tools

Ritesh Sanghani

AHMEDABAD, INDIA / SANTA CLARA, US: I believe Google Drive has emerged as the most awesome tool for data storage and cloud based processing... read more>>
EU launches anti-trust probe into Orange bid for Spain's Jazztel
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The EU has launched an in-depth probe into the €3.4bn acquisition of Spanish telecom Jazztel by French giant Orange to see if it distorts the market and undercuts customer choice... read more>>
BlackBerry gets OK to buy encryptors of Merkel's mobile
BERLIN, GERMANY: Germany said on Friday it had approved Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry's purchase of data encryption firm Secusmart, whose customers include Chancellor Angela Merkel... read more>>
More International
Jobs offered


New events to diarise
Africa Com
Informa - 17 Nov 2015 to 19 Nov 2015 Cape Town

Quotes
Steve Jobs
"My favourite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time."

More quotes  Submit a Quote
PrintPrint any item in this newsletter. EmailEmail any item in this newsletter. CommentComment on any item in this newsletter.
Follow us

Biz press office welcome

Kagiso Interactive has opened a press office on Bizcommunity.com!
Kagiso Interactive
Kagiso Interactive is a leading web and mobile applications development agency. We believe in providing forward thinking creative solutions that yield exceptional results.

  Twitter
@OduorMaurice
RT @engadget: Your old laptop's battery will light homes in developing countries http://t.co/EyQz1r4ySc http://t.co/vOK8DYO2yK - Tue Dec 09
@mashable
Apple has named its top apps of 2014: http://t.co/SQzMAmaPDv http://t.co/foWwOYeBR2 - Tue Dec 09
@googleafrica
RT @googledevs: Bandwidth challenged? Amazing Google Developer content is now available offline: http://t.co/P4lKMDOSyd - Tue Dec 09
More tweetsFollow

Today's weather
Cpt

25°C
16°C
Jhb

25°C
14°C
PE

25°C
18°C
Dur

27°C
20°C
Bloem

29°C
14°C

Customise weather

Browse other industries

Press releases: Distribute your news professionally to over 170 000 subscribers across various industries. Read more about our press offices.

Editorial: We welcome your news, views and comments! Email press releases, invitations, interview requests, and proposals to itnews@bizcommunity.com and exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-it@bizcommunity.com.

Advertising: We welcome your sales enquiries! Email sales@bizcommunity.com and read more about our advertising rates.

Location: Cape Town (head office): tel +27 (0)21 680 3500 | 24 On Main, Main Street, Rosebank, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa. Johannesburg: tel +27 (0)11 513 4172 | Nicol Grove Office Park, Design Quarter, Leslie Avenue, Fourways, Gauteng, 2055.

Subscribe/unsubscribe: Invite your friends, colleagues, suppliers, customers and partners to subscribe!


© 2014 Bizcommunity.com. All rights reserved.
Bizcommunity.com, its sponsors, contributors and advertisers disclaim all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense that might arise from the use of, or reliance upon, the services contained herein.

Unsubscribe, Manage subscriptions. Subscribe. Change email address. Change frequency to DAILY.